a goblet-shaped drum originating from West Africa, played with hands

a rhythm from Guinea, West Africa, that can be played on two or more drums

rhythms that emphasise the beats that are usually weaker

a specific phrase played by the lead drummer to signal starting, stopping, or changing a rhythm

Sangban Rhythm 4 times 

British English CC

Pulse Track with Count In "5+6+7+8+"

Kenkeni Rhythm 4 times 

Count In: "5+6+7+8+"

Djembe Rhythm x 4

Dawda Sanneh - faster version

Dawda Sanneh Rhythm on Djembe

Drum Break

Dawda Sanneh - slower version 

Don't Clap This One Back

Fruit Cannon

Layering syncopated rhythms to accompany a song

Music

What is syncopation?

Singing and playing syncopated rhythms

Syncopated rhythms in jazz

Creating and rehearsing a syncopated performance - building a tight ensemble

Syncopation performance and reflection

This unit introduces pupils to the term syncopation through adding syncopated rhythms to songs. Pupils learn how to feel the offbeats through movement and experience how straight rhythms and syncopated rhythms feel different. Syncopated rhythm patterns form an accompaniment to a range of songs.

Singing for performance: syncopation in songs

The Kuku rhythm played on two or more drums comes from {{}}.

The combination of different layers of sound.

The speed of the music, how fast or slow the music is played.

The showing or playing of the steady pulse.

Weak beats or notes between the beats are called {{}}.

When we play and sing together, it is important that we keep the steady {{}} to play in time with each other.

Order these in terms of how the beats feel in 4-time, from beat 1 to beat 4.

{{}} is the steady heartbeat of the music.

a gradual increase in loudness or intensity

how individual notes or groups of notes should be played or sung

a measure of musical time with a set number of beats

a repeating musical idea created from a rhythmic pattern

Which kind of rhythm emphasises beats that are usually weaker, or plays in between beats?

Introduction

What will you need for this lesson?

Are you ready to learn?

Equipment

Worksheet