Lesson 5: Practice makes perfect
Identifying and performing the pulse and rhythm to highlight their differences.
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Lesson plan
Play the Audio: Name game backing track. March to the pulse and clap, “We are Year 1, we have a lot of fun.” Invite the children to copy. (For further guidance, watch from 1:40 on the Teacher video: Name game.)
Audio: Name game backing track.
Play the 'Name game' using the Audio: Name game backing track. Allow all the children to introduce themselves and instruct the whole class to use a speaking voice and clap, “We are Year 1, we have a lot of fun".
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After a brief spell as an opera singer, Liz embarked on a 20-year career in music education, teaching at early years, primary and secondary. After Liz had her daughter, she started her own business Music Education Solutions® Limited, helping teachers across the UK deliver music with confidence. Liz teaches Foundation Stage and KS1 music in a primary school, and is also Programme Leader for the largest Level 4 Certificate for Music Educators centre in the world! She is Editor of Primary Music Magazine, a writer for Music Teacher Magazine, and a reviewer for the British Journal of Music Education.
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