Understand and demonstrate pulse, rhythm and body percussion in music

WALT: understand and demonstrate pulse, rhythm and body percussion in music

Success Criteria:

To demonstrate the difference between pulse and rhythm

To revise the definitions of pulse, rhythm and body percussion

Clap to the rhythm of a range of different paced songs

What have you learned so far in music?

• Try clapping the pulse to this rhyme, keep a steady beat. You can do this by tapping your shoulders to the words.

What have you learned so far in music?

• Now try clapping to the rhythm of this rhyme. Remember to clap to the syllables (the beat of the words).

Rhythm

• Sequence of long and short sounds and silences

Pulse

• Steady, regular (stays the same) throughout a song.

Body percussion

• Using different parts of your body as an instrument to make sounds.

Rhythm

• Sequence of long and short sounds and silences

Pulse

• Using different parts of your body as instrument to make sounds.

Body percussion

• Steady, regular (stays the same) throughout a song.

Rhythm

• Steady, regular (stays the same) throughout a song.

Pulse

• Using different parts of your body as instrument to make sounds.

Body percussion

• Sequence of long and short sounds and silences

Can you guess which letter has the correct definitions?

Did you guess right?

• Letter has the correct definitions…

Rhythm

• Sequence of long and short sounds and silences

Pulse

• Steady, regular (stays the same) throughout a song.

Body percussion

• Using different parts of your body as an instrument to make sounds.

Over the last few week’s, you have looked at many different body percussion videos. This week, choose your favourite video to practice your rhythm. You only need to choose one or two…

• The Greatest Showman – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VldOnhk-jwo&t=146s

• Try Everything from Zootropolis - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64M44FYz5d4

• Sir Duke, Stevie Wonder – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oipYZZwPdIk

• All Star from Shrek – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eigp_gQEyI

• On Top of the World, Imagine Dragons - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvlkI1z-OFc

Two new songs:

• Better When I’m Dancing, Meghan Trainor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6PVNEMHpcQ

• Lovely Day, Bill Withers – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSzNGQrgDRk

To conclude…• Do you feel more confident finding the pulse or the rhythm

of a song?

• Do you know the difference between the two?

• What was your favourite body percussion video and why? (Did you find it easier because it was slow paced? Was it your favourite song? Was it the fastest paced song which made it more fun?).

Self-Assessment

What have you enjoyed most?

What would you like to learn more about?

What have you found the most challenging?