Playing rhythm patterns to a steady pulse
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Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can play a rhythm with a steady pulse.
Key learning points
- We warm up before singing so that our bodies, minds and voices are ready to sing.
- We can can hear, feel and perform the rhythm and the beat in our songs and chants.
- We can identify known rhythm patterns in our chants.
- We can use pictures and words to help us play rhythm compositions accurately, keeping a steady pulse as we play.
Keywords
Rhythm - the pattern of sounds that we play and sing
Beat - the playing or showing of the steady pulse, like the ticking of a clock
Echo - an exact copy of a musical phrase
Composition - a new piece of music that has been created
Common misconception
Pulse, beat and rhythm are the same thing.
Beat is the playing of the steady pulse. Rhythm is the pattern of sounds and silences of differing durations.
Teacher tip
Spend plenty of time on activities that help to develop pupils' sense of pulse. For success in composition, the pupils need to be able to recite and play their rhythms to a steady pulse.
Equipment
Class set of percussion instruments that are easy to play rhythm patterns clearly on e.g. claves / woodblocks. Minibeast compositions from lesson 5.
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