Pulse and Rhythm (All About Me)
An introductory topic for Year 1 that includes lots of activities for getting to know one another. Through listening to a range of different music and playing games, children learn to identify the difference between the pulse and rhythm of a song and consolidate their understanding of these concepts through listening and performing activities. Can be made COVID-19 appropriate by sanitising instruments and omitting the singing elements.
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Lesson 1: Pulse and rhythm: My favourite things
Children are shown how to feel the pulse in music and are given the chance to experiment with percussion instruments. To be Covid-appropriate, you may decide to sanitise the percussion instruments, or teach the lesson without instruments.
ViewLesson 2: Pulse and rhythm: You've got a friend
Children learn to play rhythms on untuned percussion instruments to deepen their understanding of pulse and rhythm To be Covid-appropriate, you may could sanitise the percussion instruments.
ViewLesson 3: Pulse and rhythm: Dance, dance, dance
In this lesson, children develop their ‘thinking voice’ by internalising the pulse when listening to music. You can swap the instruments for clapping in this lesson
ViewLesson 4: Pulse and rhythm: Happy
Through the 'call and response' method, pupils listen out for rhythms and then repeat them
ViewLesson 5: Pulse and rhythm: Practice makes perfect
After identifying the pulse in several songs, pupils practise performing either the pulse or rhythm to highlight the differences between the two
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