This Music video introduces teachers to how rhythm and note duration are written using staff notation. It explains the different note values, from semibreves to semiquavers, and shows how rests, dots, and bar structures indicate silence, extended notes, and how rhythms are mathematically organised within a time signature. The video highlights common misconceptions, such as uneven quavers, and provides strategies to help pupils understand how rhythms are built and written down.

This video is part of Kapow Primary’s Music scheme – notes. It supports teachers in explaining rhythm notation clearly and practically, giving them the confidence to guide pupils in recognising, reading, and performing rhythms. By breaking down note values and rests step by step, it provides a strong foundation for developing musical literacy and performance skills in the classroom.

Music, KS2 Whole-class instrumental lessons, Instrumental lessons, Unit 1: South Africa (Instrumental lessons), Lesson 2: Minims