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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will warm-up by playing a game to the tune of 'My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean'. Then, we will move to music in different metres, review rhythm notation and understand the purpose of bar lines.

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5 Questions

Q1.
What is pulse?
Correct answer: The heartbeat of the music
The pattern of sounds
The speed of the music
Q2.
What equipment did we need to perform both Chumbara and Oi Dana?
A didgeridoo
A drum
Correct answer: Two plastic cups
Q3.
How did the metre differ between Chumbara and Oi Dana?
Correct answer: Chumbara was in 4 time, and Oi Dana was in 3 time
It didn't - they shared the same metre
Oi Dana was in 8 time, and Chumbara was in 2 time
Q4.
What is rhythm?
The heartbeat of the music
Correct answer: The pattern of sounds
The speed of the music
Q5.
What is metre?
Correct answer: the grouping of pulse into strong and weak beats (defined by the time signature)
The length of a piece of sheet music (in centimetres)
The pattern of sounds

5 Questions

Q1.
What item did you need to help you move to the metre?
Correct answer: A bouncy ball
A chair
A ribbon
Q2.
What is metre?
Correct answer: the grouping of pulse into strong and weak beats (defined by the time signature)
The heartbeat of the music
The pattern of sounds
Q3.
What is the purpose of a bar line?
To show the end of a piece of music
Correct answer: To show the groupings of notes in relation to the metre
To show the musician when to breathe
Q4.
Which metres did we explore today?
1, 2 and 3 time
Correct answer: 2, 3 and 4 time
5, 10 and 50 time
Q5.
In the challenge, what did we leave behind? (according to the rhyme!)
Our dinner in the microwave
Correct answer: Our luggage
Our socks on the bus