Year 5
To understand the difference between on and off beats
Year 5
To understand the difference between on and off beats
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will learn a body percussion pattern; explore graphic notation to help us perform on and off beat rhythms; and complete a challenge at the end!
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5 Questions
Q1.
What is the pulse?
The length of sound
The pattern of sounds
Q2.
The warm up today was all about performing the pulse and rhythm at the same time. What two items of fruit are included in the title of this warm up?
Apples and pears
Papayas and bananas
Q3.
What is the rhythm?
The heartbeat of the music
When we use our bodies to create sound
Q4.
The song we've learned today was from Brazil. The song was about a "tambor". What instrument is this?
Maraca
Xylophone
Q5.
We've been using body percussion throughout this lesson. What does this mean?
Using instruments to create sounds
Using our voices to create sounds
5 Questions
Q1.
What is vocal percussion?
Making sounds using our bodies
The pattern of sounds
Q2.
What is the pulse?
Making sounds with our bodies
The pattern of sounds
Q3.
In our body percussion pattern, which sound came first?
Finger click
Foot stomp
Q4.
In the challenge 'Switch', what did we need to do?
Switch between singing out loud and singing in our heads
Switch between tapping our heads and tapping our nose
Q5.
What is rhythm?
The heartbeat of the music
The length of sound - whether it's long or short