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- Year 2
Combining rhythm and timbre
I can rehearse a rhythm and can choose an instrument, based on its timbre, to perform it on.
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- Year 2
Combining rhythm and timbre
I can rehearse a rhythm and can choose an instrument, based on its timbre, to perform it on.
Copyrighted materials: to view and download resources from this lesson, you’ll need to be in the UK and
Lesson details
Key learning points
- When we chant an animal description we are chanting in a rhythm.
- We can rehearse rhythms to improve and prepare for performance.
- An instrument might be chosen to represent an animal based on its timbre.
- There is no right and wrong when choosing instruments to represent an animal.
Keywords
Rhythm - the pattern of sounds that we play and sing
Rehearse - to practise in order to improve and prepare for performance
Timbre - a description of the sound or tone of an instrument
Common misconception
Instruments can only create one sound or represent one animal.
There is no right or wrong when choosing instruments for their timbre.
To help you plan your year 2 music lesson on: Combining rhythm and timbre, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 2 music lesson on: Combining rhythm and timbre, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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Equipment
A variety of classroom percussion. A box with a lid that can fit multiple instruments inside.
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