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

the pattern of sounds and silences that we play and sing

an instrument that makes a sound when you strike, shake, or scrape it, but doesn’t have a specific note or pitch

Alligator syllables

British English CC

Tideo -perform the actions with a partner

Tideo - first part of the song (for join in with beat, then clap the rhythm)

Tideo song- audio

Tideo - watch the circle dance

Alligator new video - not the beat

Jingle at the window body percussion

Tideo body percussion

Alligator chant

Tideo - Takadimi rhythm 

Sarasponda song audio support

Sarasponda with Actions

Warm-ups 

H.E.L.L.O

Kumala Vista

A Sailor Went to Sea Sea Sea

Adding simple instrumental parts to songs and chants

Music

Chanting and singing in time

Building texture with a rhythmic ostinato

Playing and singing simultaneously

Rehearsing layers of unpitched accompaniments under a chant

Rehearsing layers of unpitched accompaniments under a song

In this unit, pupils explore texture by adding untuned percussion layers to songs and chants. Using repeated rhythms, pupils will develop their sense of pulse and accuracy of rhythm. They will identify rhythmic ostinati in listening examples and begin to describe texture.

Start with playing: adding percussive layers to build to texture in our songs

Which of the following are unpitched percussion instruments?

Which of the following matches the rhythm?

True or false? An ostinato is not a very interesting accompaniment to a song.

When we play the beat, we are showing the steady ...

How many syllables are in each of these words?

The beat is steady, like the ticking of a clock.

The beat follows the pattern of the words.

Which of the following is true about the beat?

Having a steady sense of {{}} is important because it helps us keep in time as we sing or play together.

Exit Quiz

Which of the following are unpitched percussion instruments?