Study Guides

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils use minibeast names to rehearse and compose simple four beat rhythms by clapping, chanting and performing on untuned percussion. They use minibeast images to order and repeat these rhythms. Backing tracks are used to aid rehearsal and performance of their rhythmic compositions.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to play a rhythm with a steady pulse.

Key Notes

• 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.

Vocabulary To Learn

• 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 Mistakes To Avoid

• Pulse, beat and rhythm are the same thing.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• Composing a rhythm sequence using pictures Study Guide
• Echoing simple rhythm patterns Study Guide
• Identifying the timbre of classroom percussion Study Guide
• Reading rhythms from pictures Study Guide
• Singing, moving and playing to a steady pulse Study Guide