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Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils develop their understanding of pitch, pulse, beat, and rhythm by participating in a variety of singing games. Through playful and interactive songs and movements, pupils will naturally develop their understanding of these musical elements.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to sing and move with a steady sense of pulse.

Key Notes

• It is important to warm up our bodies and voices before every music lesson.
• Warming up helps prevent us from injuring our voices.
• Having a steady sense of pulse helps to keep us in time when we sing and move together.
• We can show the pulse in different ways, and this is called the beat.

Vocabulary To Learn

• warm-up: a sequence of exercises used to prepare the mind, body and voice for singing / playing instruments
• singing voice: the voice we use to create musical sounds that can be a mixture of high sounds and low sounds
• pulse: the regular, steady heartbeat of the music
• beat: the playing or showing of the steady pulse, like the ticking of a clock

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• Warming up is only important before a perfomance. It isn't necessary to warm up for every music lesson.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• Bringing it together Study Guide
• Learning about beat Study Guide
• Learning about rhythm Study Guide
• Recognising pitch changes in our singing games Study Guide
• Singing with pitch accuracy Study Guide