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Hello, everyone.

It's me, Mrs. Steele, back again for another music lesson.

In today's lesson, we're going to be learning all about beat, and we're going to have a brilliant time together.

Here we go.

By the end of today's lesson, you will be able to identify the beat in songs that you sing.

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

Singing voice: the voice that we use to create musical sounds that can be a mixture of high sounds and low sounds.

Pulse: the regular, steady heartbeat of the music.

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

And lastly, percussion instrument: a device used to make a musical sound, which is played by striking, scraping, or shaking.

Before every music lesson, it's important to warm up our bodies and our voices so that we're ready to move and ready to sing.

Warming up also helps us prevent injury to our voices and makes sure that we can sing safely.

Join in with these warmups so that you're ready for singing.

Here comes the video.

(upbeat music) Let's warm up our bodies.

We'll start with our shoulders.

(upbeat music) And let's say hello to our arms (hands scraping) (upbeat music) and the other arm (upbeat music) and our middle, (hands tapping) all the way down to our toes.

Give your toes a wiggle.

Let's warm up all the muscles of our faces.

Show me your happy face.

Show me your grumpy face.

Show me your big face.

Show me your small face.

Show me your silly face.

Show me your thinking face.

Join in with these breathing exercises.

Copy me.

(hands scraping) (Mrs. Steele blowing) (Mrs. Steele susurrating) (gentle music) (Mrs. Steele and students vocalizing) (gentle music) <v ->Kitty caught the kitten in the kitchen.

</v> Kitty caught the kitten in the kitchen.

Kitty caught the kitten in the kitchen.

<v ->These songs and chants will help us to warm up further</v> as they help us to use our bodies and our voices in lots of different ways.

Let's start with "Yoo Hoo." Watch this video of me singing and playing "Yoo Hoo" with some pupil friends.

Join in with the echo "Yoo Hoo" when you hear it.

Here comes the video.

♪ There's someone sitting on a high, high hill ♪ ♪ I wonder who it could be ♪ ♪ There's someone sitting on a high, high hill ♪ ♪ Who always answers me ♪ ♪ Yoo hoo ♪ ♪ Yoo hoo ♪ ♪ They always answer me ♪ ♪ Yoo hoo ♪ ♪ Yoo hoo ♪ ♪ They always answer me ♪ Now, let's make a fruit salad with "Chop, Chop." Watch the video and join in.

<v ->Let's make a fruit salad.

</v> Chopping boards ready? Ready, steady, off we go.

♪ Chop, chop, chopity, chop ♪ ♪ Chop, chop, chopity, chop ♪ ♪ Chop off the bottom ♪ ♪ Chop off the bottom ♪ ♪ And chop off the top ♪ ♪ And chop off the top ♪ ♪ What we have left ♪ ♪ What we have left ♪ ♪ We will put in the pot ♪ ♪ We will put in the pot ♪ ♪ Chop, chop, chopity, chop ♪ ♪ Chop, chop, chopity, chop ♪ <v ->What should our first fruit be?</v> <v ->Strawberry.

</v> <v ->A strawberry.

</v> ♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Chop, chop, chopity, chop ♪ ♪ Chop, chop, chopity, chop ♪ ♪ Chop off the bottom ♪ ♪ Chop off the bottom ♪ ♪ And chop off the top ♪ ♪ And chop off the top ♪ ♪ What we have left ♪ ♪ What we have left ♪ ♪ We will put in the pot ♪ ♪ We will put in the pot ♪ ♪ Chop, chop, chopity, chop ♪ ♪ Chop, chop, chopity, chop ♪ <v ->What should our second fruit be?</v> <v ->An orange.

</v> <v ->An orange.

</v> <v ->A pear.

</v> ♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Chop, chop, chopity, chop ♪ ♪ Chop, chop, chopity, chop ♪ ♪ Chop off the bottom ♪ ♪ Chop off the bottom ♪ ♪ And chop off the top ♪ ♪ And chop off the top ♪ ♪ What we have left ♪ ♪ What we have left ♪ ♪ We will put in the pot ♪ ♪ We will put in the pot ♪ ♪ Chop, chop, chopity, chop ♪ ♪ Chop, chop, chopity, chop ♪ <v ->And finally, it's "Tony Chestnut."</v> This one might take a bit of practicing as there are lots of tricky actions.

Here comes the video for you to join in.

(upbeat music) ♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Tony Chestnut knows I love you ♪ ♪ Tony knows ♪ ♪ Tony knows ♪ ♪ Tony Chestnut knows I love you ♪ ♪ That's what Tony knows ♪ (energetic upbeat music) ♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Tony Chestnut knows I love you ♪ ♪ Tony knows ♪ ♪ Tony knows ♪ ♪ Tony Chestnut knows I love you ♪ ♪ That's what Tony knows ♪ (energetic upbeat music) ♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Tony Chestnut knows I love you ♪ ♪ Tony knows ♪ ♪ Tony knows ♪ ♪ Tony Chestnut knows I love you ♪ ♪ That's what Tony knows ♪ <v ->Are you ready to sing?</v> Do your muscles feel loose? Is your throat relaxed, and are you alert and ready to focus? Fantastic.

Let's do some singing together.

We're going to begin by singing and moving to the beat.

Here's a new singing game.

It's called "Here Comes a Bluebird." Watch the video to learn how to play the game.

Notice how the players keep a steady pulse as they sing and move together.

Here it comes.

♪ Ready, steady, and off we go ♪ ♪ Here comes a bluebird through my window ♪ ♪ Hey-diddle-dum-a-day-day-day ♪ ♪ Take a little partner ♪ ♪ Hop in the garden ♪ ♪ Hey-diddle-dum-a-day-day-day ♪ ♪ Here comes a bluebird through my window ♪ ♪ Hey-diddle-dum-a-day-day-day ♪ ♪ Take a little partner ♪ ♪ Hop in the garden ♪ ♪ Hey-diddle-dum-a-day-day-day ♪ ♪ Here comes a bluebird through my window ♪ ♪ Hey-diddle-dum-a-day-day-day ♪ ♪ Take a little partner ♪ ♪ Hop in the garden ♪ ♪ Hey-diddle-dum-a-day-day-day ♪ ♪ Here comes a bluebird through my window ♪ ♪ Hey-diddle-dum-a-day-day-day ♪ ♪ Take a little partner ♪ ♪ Hop in the garden ♪ ♪ Hey-diddle-dum-a-day-day-day ♪ <v ->The pulse is the regular, steady heartbeat of the music.

</v> Most music has a steady pulse.

The pulse helps to keep us in time when we sing or move together.

We can show the pulse with actions, body percussion, or by playing instruments, and when we show the pulse, we call it the beat.

Join in singing "Here Come a Bluebird." Feel the pulse and tap the beat on your knees as you sing.

Here comes the music for you.

(upbeat music) ♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Here comes a bluebird through my window ♪ ♪ Hey-diddle-dum-a-day-day-day ♪ ♪ Take a little partner ♪ ♪ Hop in the garden ♪ ♪ Hey-diddle-dum-a-day-day-day ♪ Now that you've felt the pulse and shown the beat, you're ready to play the game "Here Comes a Bluebird." Have a go at playing the game as a class where you are.

Remember you can watch the video again to remind yourselves of how to play or use the audio button to help you if you need it.

Off you go, bluebirds.

Have fun.

We have another new song now.

This one's called "Engine, Engine, Number Nine." Join in singing "Engine, Engine, Number Nine." Tap the beat on your knees as you sing.

Here comes the music.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Engine, engine, number nine ♪ ♪ Going down the railroad line ♪ ♪ If the train should leave the track ♪ ♪ Will I get my money back ♪ Let's turn "Engine, Engine, Number Nine" into a game.

Take turns being the leader as you sing and move, To do this, form one long line or a few shorter lines and choose a leader for the front of each line.

Then you're going to move around the room like a train as you sing.

The leader will perform a beat action as you go for the rest of the line to copy.

At the end of the song, the leader goes to the back of the line, and we have a new leader.

Have fun moving like a train to "Engine, Engine, Number Nine." You can use the audio button to help you if you'd like to.

Off you go.

Here's a new way to play and sing "Oliver Twist." Watch the video to learn a clapping game for this song.

Notice how the partners are clapping on the beat.

Watch carefully.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Oliver Twist ♪ ♪ Oliver Twist ♪ ♪ You can't do this ♪ ♪ You can't do this ♪ ♪ So what's the use of trying ♪ ♪ So what's the use of trying ♪ ♪ Touch your knees ♪ ♪ Touch your knees ♪ ♪ Touch your toes ♪ ♪ Touch your toes ♪ ♪ Clap your hands ♪ ♪ Clap your hands ♪ ♪ And away we go ♪ ♪ And away we go ♪ <v ->Now it's your turn to learn the clapping pattern.

</v> Practice clapping it with a partner, making sure to keep a steady beat.

Watch the video one more time, then press pause to practice it with your partner.

We can turn this clapping pattern into a game that the whole class can play together.

To play this game, choose a partner.

Then make a circle with your class.

Stand beside your partner in that circle.

Then turn to face your partner to sing the song and perform the clapping actions that we've just practiced.

When you sing the words ♪ Away you go ♪ Turn around to face a new partner behind you, then repeat.

Press pause now to try playing "Oliver Twist" as a whole class game.

Remember that you can use the audio button to help you if you need it.

See you soon.

How did it go? Did you show a steady sense of pulse by keeping in time together as you played the game? Did you keep a steady beat as you performed the clapping pattern with your partner, and were you able to sing and perform the actions at the same time? Well done if you could.

That one's particularly tricky.

Let's move on to building understanding about beat.

Join in singing "Burnie Bee." Perform the beat actions as you sing.

Here comes the video.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Burnie Bee, Burnie Bee ♪ ♪ Tell me when your wedding be ♪ ♪ If it be tomorrow day ♪ ♪ Take your wings and fly away ♪ <v ->Using hearts is a good way of visualizing the beat</v> because remember, the beat is the showing of the steady pulse, the regular, steady heartbeat of the music.

Sing the song again, this time pointing to the heartbeats as you sing.

Press pause to try that now.

It's time for a check-in with our learning all about beat.

How many beats are in each line of "Burnie Bee"? Press pause to work out your answer.

Hello again.

What do you think? How many beats are in each line of "Burnie Bee"? Here comes the answer.

There are four.

Well done if you spotted that.

Great understanding of beat.

Now join in singing this new song.

It's called "Listen, Listen, Here I Come." Here comes the music.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Listen, listen, here I come ♪ ♪ Listen, listen, here I come ♪ ♪ Somebody special ♪ ♪ Somebody special ♪ ♪ Gets the drum ♪ ♪ Gets the drum ♪ <v ->Now listen to the song again</v> and tap the beat on your hand gently.

Can you count how many beats there are in the song? Here comes the music again.

Tap and count the beats.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Listen, listen, here I come ♪ ♪ Listen, listen, here I come ♪ ♪ Somebody special ♪ ♪ Somebody special ♪ ♪ Gets the drum ♪ ♪ Gets the drum ♪ <v ->Could you work out how many beats there are</v> in "Listen, Listen, Here I Come"? Here are our hearts to help us visualize the beat, and you can check your answer.

♪ Listen, listen, here I come ♪ ♪ Somebody special gets the drum ♪ There are eight beats in the song.

Now sing the song again, this time pointing to the heartbeats as you sing.

Press pause to try that now.

Let's join in singing and playing "Listen, Listen, Here I Come" as a class now.

Watch this video to find out how to play the game.

Then press pause to play it where you are, taking turns tapping the beat on a drum.

Here comes the video.

Then press pause to try it where you are.

When it's your turn, you could use the audio button to help you if you'd like it.

Here's the video of the game.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Listen, listen, here I come ♪ ♪ Listen, listen, here I come ♪ ♪ Somebody special ♪ ♪ Somebody special ♪ ♪ Gets the drum ♪ ♪ Gets the drum ♪ ♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Listen, listen, here I come ♪ ♪ Listen, listen, here I come ♪ ♪ Somebody special ♪ ♪ Somebody special ♪ ♪ Gets the drum ♪ ♪ Gets the drum ♪ ♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Listen, listen, here I come ♪ ♪ Listen, listen, here I come ♪ ♪ Somebody special ♪ ♪ Somebody special ♪ ♪ Gets the drum ♪ ♪ Gets the drum ♪ <v ->Here we can see the beat</v> in our song "Engine, Engine, Number Nine." Let's listen to it again.

Here comes the music.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Engine, engine, number nine ♪ ♪ Going down the railroad line ♪ ♪ If the train should leave the track ♪ ♪ Will I get my money back ♪ Now it's your turn to join in.

Move your arms back and forth like train pistons as you sing.

Remember to follow the heartbeats that you can see on the screen.

Here's the music again.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Engine, engine, number nine ♪ ♪ Going down the railroad line ♪ ♪ If the train should leave the track ♪ ♪ Will I get my money back ♪ We can perform the beat as we sing this song.

This time, as you listen, make a train sound following the beat as you move your arms back and forth like train pistons, like this.

Ch, ch, ch, ch.

Here comes the music again.

Join in making your train sounds following the beat.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Engine, engine, number nine ♪ ♪ Going down the railroad line ♪ ♪ If the train should leave the track ♪ ♪ Will I get my money back ♪ Our next musical challenge is to split into two groups to perform "Engine, Engine, Number Nine." One group is going to sing the song, and the other group is going to perform the train sounds on the beat, moving their arms back and forth like train pistons.

Watch the video to see how this works.

Then press pause to try it where you are.

Here's the video <v ->Ch, ch, ch, ch.

</v> ♪ Engine, engine, number nine ♪ <v ->Ch, ch, ch, ch.

</v> ♪ Going down the railroad line ♪ <v ->Ch, ch, ch, ch</v> ♪ If the train ♪ <v ->Ch, ch.

</v> ♪ Should leave the track ♪ <v ->Ch, ch.

</v> ♪ Will I get my money back ♪ ♪ Ch, ch, ch, ch.

♪ <v ->Now it's time to practice playing the beat</v> in "Engine, Engine, Number Nine" using a percussion instrument.

Here's how we're going to do this.

We're going to choose a percussion instrument to represent the sound of the train.

A shaker, a guiro, or a cabasa would work well, but choose from what you have with you.

Then we're going to split into two groups.

One group will sing the song, while the other group plays their train sound on their percussion instrument following the beat.

Then we're going to swap groups and repeat.

It's time now to press pause and give that musical challenge a go where you are.

Remember, you can use the audio button to help you if you need it.

Have fun.

I'll see you on the other side.

Hello again.

Did you play a steady beat and keep in time together? Here are some of our Oak friends' ideas about their performance.

Andeep says, "We chanted, 'Ready, steady, off we go,'" to make sure they all started together, and Sofia noticed that the singers and instruments finished at the same time.

Alex spotted that the instruments were all playing at the same time, too.

Well done if you did that when you were in your instrument group.

And Lucas spotted that the instruments were like a train chugging steadily along.

Great work, everyone.

We've come to the end of our lesson together today.

Let's take a moment to think about everything that we've been learning.

We know that having a steady sense of pulse is important when we sing and move together, just like we've been doing today, and we know that when we show the pulse through actions, body percussion, or by playing instruments, we call it the beat.

Playing the beat on a percussion instrument can help us keep in time as we sing together, just like we did in "Engine, Engine, Number Nine," and we know that using hearts is one way to visualize the beat in a song.

Fantastic understanding about beat today, everyone.

I can't wait to see you for the next lesson.

Bye.

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