Echoing simple rhythm patterns
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can echo a rhythm in time and know that rhythm is the pattern of sounds that we play and sing.
Key learning points
- We warm up before singing so that our bodies, minds and voices are ready to sing.
- We can sing and move in time to a steady pulse and find the rhythm in our songs and chants.
- We can control changes on our percussion instruments, starting, playing and stopping together.
- We can echo rhythmic phrases when playing our percussion instruments.
Keywords
Pulse - the regular, steady heartbeat of the music
Syllable - a part of a word
Rhythm - the pattern of sounds that we play and sing
Percussion instrument - a device used to make a musical sound which is played by striking, scraping or shaking
Echo - an exact copy of a musical phrase
Common misconception
Pulse, beat and rhythm are the same thing.
Pulse is the regular heartbeat of the music. Rhythm is the pattern of sounds and silences of differing durations.
Teacher tip
If pupils are struggling to count syllables and connect syllables to rhythm, have them place their hand under their chin and feel their chin touching their hand as they say the words. This can help them count the syllables.
Equipment
A wide selection of classroom percussion instruments
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.How is this triangle played?
Q2.When we sing or play an exact copy of a musical phrase, we call this .
Q3.Pulse is...
Q4.When we are describing an instrument's special sound that helps us identify it, we are describing it's .
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.How do you make a sound with the claves?
Q2.Pulse is...
Q3.Match the word to the number of syllables.
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Q4.The pattern of sounds that we play and sing is called the .
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