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Hello again, everyone.

It's me, Mrs. Steele, and I'm back with another music lesson for us today.

Today's lesson is called "Singing to Help us Work in Time Together." So let's get started as a team.

By the end of today's lesson, you will be able to sing songs with a steady pulse and know that this can help us to work in time together.

Here are the keywords that we'll need in our learning today.

The first one is sea shanty, a traditional folk song sung by sailors to help them work together in time.

Then we have pulse, the regular, steady heartbeat of the music.

Beat, the playing or showing of the steady pulse, like the ticking of a clock.

And finally, rhythm, the pattern of sounds that we play and sing.

It's important to warm up for every music lesson.

Warmups that use movement can help us to feel the pulse so that we can make music together in time.

The movement in this song, "A Sailor went to sea, sea, sea," will help us to feel the pulse and warm up our bodies and our voices.

Watch the video to remember how to play.

Then press pause to try it with your partner.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ A sailor went to sea, sea, sea ♪ ♪ To see what he could see, see, see ♪ ♪ But all that he could see, see, see ♪ ♪ Was the bottom of the deep blue sea, sea, sea ♪ ♪ A sailor went to chop, chop, chop ♪ ♪ To see what he could chop, chop, chop ♪ ♪ But all that he could chop, chop, chop ♪ ♪ Was the bottom of the deep blue chop, chop, chop ♪ ♪ A sailor went to knee, knee, knee ♪ ♪ To see what he could knee, knee, knee ♪ ♪ But all that he could knee, knee, knee ♪ ♪ Was the bottom of the deep blue knee, knee, knee ♪ ♪ A sailor went to sea, chop, knee ♪ ♪ To see what he could sea, chop, knee ♪ ♪ But all that he could sea, chop, knee ♪ ♪ Was the bottom of the deep blue sea, chop, knee ♪ <v ->These warmup games will help us to develop our sense</v> of pulse so that we can make music together in time.

The first one is called "Baby, one, two, three." Here's the video.

Join in.

(lively piano music) ♪ Head and shoulders, baby, one, two, three ♪ ♪ Head and shoulders, baby, one, two, three ♪ ♪ Head and shoulders, head and shoulders ♪ ♪ Head and shoulders, baby, one, two, three ♪ ♪ Shoulders, elbows, baby, one, two, three ♪ ♪ Shoulders, elbows, baby, one, two, three ♪ ♪ Shoulders, elbows, shoulders, elbows ♪ ♪ Shoulders, elbows, baby, one, two, three ♪ ♪ Elbows, knees, baby, one, two, three ♪ ♪ Elbows, knees, baby, one, two, three ♪ ♪ Elbows, knees, elbows, knees, ♪ ♪ Elbows, knees, baby, one, two, three ♪ ♪ Knees and toes, baby, one, two, three ♪ ♪ Knees and toes, baby, one, two, three ♪ ♪ Knees and toes, knees and toes ♪ ♪ Knees and toes, baby, one, two, three ♪ <v ->Now join in with one of my favorites.

</v> It's called "Rubber Chicken" and it's a bit silly.

Get ready to join in.

(lively piano music) Ready chickens? ♪ One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four ♪ ♪ One, two, one, two ♪ ♪ One, two, one, two ♪ ♪ One, one, one, one ♪ ♪ Rubber chicken ♪ (lively piano music) <v Instructor>Ready chickens?</v> ♪ One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four ♪ ♪ One, two, one, two ♪ ♪ One, two, one, two ♪ ♪ One, one, one, one ♪ ♪ Rubber chicken ♪ <v ->Now have a go at "Alive, alert, awake."</v> Watch the actions carefully.

Can you do them all in time? <v ->Join in with me on this warmup.

</v> The tempo gets faster, so follow carefully.

♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake ♪ ♪ I'm awake, alert, alive ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake ♪ ♪ I'm awake, alert, alive ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake ♪ ♪ I'm awake, alert, alive ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake ♪ ♪ I'm awake, alert, alive ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ <v ->Let's check that you're ready to make music together.

</v> Are you listening carefully? Are you alert and awake? And are you focused? Great.

You're ready.

Let's get started.

We're going to begin by singing, moving and working together.

We know that sea shanties are an example of a working song.

Sea shanties have a steady pulse that's sounded as a strong beat.

A strong beat helped sailors to complete a task at the same time, like pulling on a rope to raise a sail.

Here's a new sea shanty.

It's called "Sam's Gone Away." In this one, the steady pulse is sounded as a strong beat on a drum.

The beat stays the same throughout the song.

It doesn't get faster or slower.

This helped the sailors to keep working together at the same tempo.

Have a listen.

(lively piano music) ♪ Oh, I wish I were a sailor ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Sam's gone away ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Oh, I wish I were a boatswain ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Sam's gone away ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Pretty work, brave boys, pretty work I say ♪ ♪ Sam's gone away ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Pretty work, brave boys, pretty work I say ♪ ♪ Sam's gone away ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ (lively piano music) (drum beating) ♪ Oh, I wish I were a lookout ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Sam's gone away ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Oh, I wish I were a captain ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Sam's gone away ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Pretty work, brave boys, pretty work I say ♪ ♪ Sam's gone away ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Pretty work, brave boys, pretty work I say ♪ ♪ Sam's gone away ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ <v ->Let's listen to "Sam's Gone Away" again.

</v> Listen carefully to the drumbeat.

Feel the pulse and tap your shoulders to the strong beat as you listen.

(lively piano music) ♪ Oh, I wish I were a sailor ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Sam's gone away ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Oh, I wish I were a boatswain ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Sam's gone away ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Pretty work, brave boys, pretty work I say ♪ ♪ Sam's gone away ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Pretty work, brave boys, pretty work I say ♪ ♪ Sam's gone away ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ (lively piano music) (drum beating) ♪ Oh, I wish I were a lookout ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Sam's gone away ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Oh, I wish I were a captain ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Sam's gone away ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Pretty work, brave boys, pretty work I say ♪ ♪ Sam's gone away ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Pretty work, brave boys, pretty work I say ♪ ♪ Sam's gone away ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ <v ->It's time for a check-in</v> with our learning about beat.

Can you remember what beat is? Is it A, the pattern of sounds that we play and sing, B, the playing or showing of the steady pulse, like the ticking of a clock or C, the regular, steady heartbeat of the music? Press pause to choose your answer.

Could you remember what beat is? Here comes the right answer.

Beat is the playing or showing of the steady pulse, like the ticking of a clock.

Great work if you remembered that.

"Sam's Gone Away" is thought to come from the UK.

It's about sailors working onboard a ship called the Mary Rose.

Listen carefully to identify the response.

♪ Sam's gone away ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ Can you touch your nose each time you hear it? (lively piano music) ♪ Oh, I wish I were a sailor ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Sam's gone away ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Oh, I wish I were a boatswain ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Sam's gone away ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Pretty work, brave boys, pretty work I say ♪ ♪ Sam's gone away ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Pretty work, brave boys, pretty work I say ♪ ♪ Sam's gone away ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ (lively piano music) (drum beating) ♪ Oh, I wish I were a lookout ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Sam's gone away ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Oh, I wish I were a captain ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Sam's gone away ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Pretty work, brave boys, pretty work I say ♪ ♪ Sam's gone away ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Pretty work, brave boys, pretty work I say ♪ ♪ Sam's gone away ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ <v ->Let's listen again to "Sam's Gone Away."</v> This time, join in with the response each time you hear it.

♪ Sam's gone away ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ Can you hear the strong beat on the drum as you listen too? This helps you to sing the response all together, just like the sailors.

(lively piano music) ♪ Oh, I wish I were a sailor ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Sam's gone away ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Oh, I wish I were a boatswain ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Sam's gone away ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Pretty work, brave boys, pretty work I say ♪ ♪ Sam's gone away ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Pretty work, brave boys, pretty work I say ♪ ♪ Sam's gone away ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ (lively piano music) (drum beating) ♪ Oh, I wish I were a lookout ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Sam's gone away ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Oh, I wish I were a captain ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Sam's gone away ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Pretty work, brave boys, pretty work I say ♪ ♪ Sam's gone away ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ ♪ Pretty work, brave boys, pretty work I say ♪ ♪ Sam's gone away ♪ ♪ Aboard the Mary Rose ♪ <v ->It's time for another check-in.

</v> True or false? The strong beat in a sea shanty doesn't stay the same.

It gets faster and slower.

Do you think that's true? Show me a thumb up.

Or false, thumbs down.

What do you think? Here comes the answer.

That's false.

Well done if you knew that.

The steady pulse in sea shanties is often sounded as a strong beat, for example, on a drum.

But this beat stays the same.

It doesn't get faster or slower.

This helped the sailors to keep working together in time.

Let's feel the pulse and listen to the beat to help us to move together, just like the sailors working onboard the Mary Rose.

We're going to create a body percussion performance of Sam's gone away.

Listen to the drumbeat to make sure that you move together in time.

Have a look at these body percussion actions.

Then it will be time to press pause and choose which actions you're going to perform on the steady beat.

Here are the examples.

You could try four clicks and then four taps on your knees, followed by a clap, stomp, clap, stomp.

And then you could repeat those over and over again.

Repeat each action four times before you change.

Now it's time to press pause to decide on your body percussion actions and perform them as a team to "Sam's Gone Away." Remember to listen to the steady drumbeat to help you to move all together.

You're going to want to do this at your own pace where you are.

So decide on your body percussions now.

Then press play on the music when you're ready.

Hello again.

How did you get on with your body percussions to "Sam's Gone Away?" How do you know you were successful? Did you feel the steady pulse and could you hear the beat? Did you work as a team and move together in time with your actions? Did your actions match the steady beat played on the drum? Well done if they did.

That kind of task takes a bit of practice.

Now let's move on to learning about pulse and rhythm.

We know that sea shanties have a steady pulse that can be played as a beat.

Sea shanties also have a rhythm, but pulse and rhythm are not the same thing.

Jun is reminding us that the rhythm is the pattern of sounds that we play and sing.

We can join in with songs and chants to help us to identify the rhythm.

The rhythm follows the syllables of the words that we chant or sing.

Listen to the chant "Bee, Bee, Bumblebee." Here it comes.

♪ Bee, bee, bumblebee ♪ (musical sticks banging) ♪ Stung a man upon his knee ♪ ♪ Stung a pig upon his snout ♪ ♪ I declare that you are out ♪ Now try gently tapping the rhythm with two fingers on the palm of your hand.

Chant the words at the same time as you tap.

I wonder what you notice.

I'll show you what that looks like.

Then you can press pause to try it yourselves.

Here's my turn.

♪ Bee, bee, bumblebee ♪ (fingers tapping) ♪ Stung a man upon his knee ♪ ♪ Stung a pig upon his snout ♪ ♪ I declare that you are out ♪ Press pause to try that where you are.

What do you notice? Hello again.

What did you notice when you were chanting and tapping? Did you spot that the rhythm follows the words? Did your tapping and chanting match? Well done if they did.

Great spotting.

It's time for another check-in with our learning.

Who do you agree with? Andeep says, "Pulse and rhythm are the same thing." Jun says, "Rhythm is the regular, steady heartbeat of the music." And Laura says, "The rhythm follows the syllables of the words." Press pause to decide who you agree with.

Here comes the answer.

Laura's right this time, the rhythm follows the syllables of the words." Well done Laura, and well done you if you got that right.

Have a listen to this famous sea shanty.

I wonder if you've heard it before.

It's called, "What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor?" It might have been sung by sailors as they pulled on ropes to raise the ship's sails.

Feel the steady pulse and march in time as you listen.

Here comes "What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor?" (lively piano music) ♪ What shall we do with the drunken sailor ♪ ♪ What shall we do with the drunken sailor ♪ ♪ What shall we do with the drunken sailor ♪ ♪ Earlye in the morning ♪ ♪ Hooray an' up she rises ♪ ♪ Hooray an' up she rises ♪ ♪ Hooray an' up she rises ♪ ♪ Earlye in the morning ♪ ♪ What shall we do with the drunken sailor ♪ ♪ What shall we do with the drunken sailor ♪ ♪ What shall we do with the drunken sailor ♪ ♪ Earlye in the morning ♪ ♪ Hooray an' up she rises ♪ ♪ Hooray an' up she rises ♪ ♪ Hooray an' up she rises ♪ ♪ Earlye in the morning ♪ Listen carefully to this version of "What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor?" Can you hear the rhythm of the words being played on claves this time? Here comes the music.

(lively piano music) ♪ What shall we do with the drunken sailor ♪ ♪ What shall we do with the drunken sailor ♪ ♪ What shall we do with the drunken sailor ♪ ♪ Earlye in the morning ♪ ♪ Hooray an' up she rises ♪ ♪ Hooray an' up she rises ♪ ♪ Hooray an' up she rises ♪ ♪ Earlye in the morning ♪ ♪ What shall we do with the drunken sailor ♪ ♪ What shall we do with the drunken sailor ♪ ♪ What shall we do with the drunken sailor ♪ ♪ Earlye in the morning ♪ ♪ Hooray an' up she rises ♪ ♪ Hooray an' up she rises ♪ ♪ Hooray an' up she rises ♪ ♪ Earlye in the morning ♪ Now it's your turn to join in on your claves.

If you don't have any claves, you could tap two fingers on the palm of your hand instead.

This time, join in and play the rhythm of the words on your claves.

It's time for another check-in.

Can you match the keywords to their definitions? Press pause now to read each keyword and definition and match them up correctly.

And I'll meet you back here with the answers.

Hello again.

Could you match each keyword with its definition? Here come the answers.

Pulse is the regular, steady heartbeat of the music.

Beat is the playing or showing of the steady pulse, like the ticking of a clock, which means that rhythm is the pattern of sounds that we play and sing.

Well done if you matched all three keywords with their definitions correctly.

Great musical understanding.

Now it's time for our big musical challenge.

We're going to split into two groups to perform "What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor?" in two parts.

Team Pulse are going to feel the steady pulse and tap the beat on your knees, or you could march in time.

And Team Rhythm are going to play the rhythm on their claves.

Let's listen to what that sounds like.

(lively piano music) ♪ What shall we do with the drunken sailor ♪ ♪ What shall we do with the drunken sailor ♪ ♪ What shall we do with the drunken sailor ♪ ♪ Earlye in the morning ♪ ♪ Hooray an' up she rises ♪ ♪ Hooray an' up she rises ♪ ♪ Hooray an' up she rises ♪ ♪ Earlye in the morning ♪ ♪ What shall we do with the drunken sailor ♪ ♪ What shall we do with the drunken sailor ♪ ♪ What shall we do with the drunken sailor ♪ ♪ Earlye in the morning ♪ ♪ Hooray an' up she rises ♪ ♪ Hooray an' up she rises ♪ ♪ Hooray an' up she rises ♪ ♪ Earlye in the morning ♪ Now it's your turn to give that a try.

Remember to swap teams. This challenge may take a lot of practice and you're going to want to do it at your own pace where you are.

So it's time to press pause and give it a go.

And you can use the audio button to support you if you need it.

Have fun.

How did it go, everyone? Were you successful in Team Pulse and were you successful in Team Rhythm? When you were in Team Pulse, could you feel the pulse and listen to the drumbeat? Did you make sure that your knee taps or your marches matched the drumbeat? Well done if you did.

And how about Team Rhythm? Laura says, "I played the rhythm using claves.

My tapping matched the syllables of the words." She sang the words at the same time to help.

I wonder if you did too.

We've reached the end of our music lesson today.

So let's take a moment to think about everything we've been learning together.

We know that we warm up for every music lesson to make sure that our minds, bodies, and voices are ready.

We know that sea shanties have a steady pulse that's often sounded as a strong beat.

This helped sailors to work together in time.

And we know that this strong beat stays the same.

It doesn't get slower or faster.

And finally, we know that rhythm is the pattern of sounds that we play and sing.

That's different to pulse.

Great musical learning together, everyone.

I can't wait to see you again for another music lesson sometime soon.

Bye-bye.