Exploring Pulse & RhythmExploring Pulse & Rhythm

FEEL THE PULSEFEEL THE PULSE

All Music © Alan J Currie

The PulseThe Pulse

Your heart has a pulse, Your heart has a pulse, can you feel it?can you feel it?

Your pulse rate is about Your pulse rate is about 70 beats a minute when 70 beats a minute when resting. resting.

Can you clap the pulse?Can you clap the pulse?

Try again

Feel the Pulse Feel the Pulse Here are the beats. Clap high in the air for the Here are the beats. Clap high in the air for the first beat and on your lap for beats 2,3 and 4 first beat and on your lap for beats 2,3 and 4 whilst counting whilst counting 1,2,3,41,2,3,4..

Get ready, here we go!

Different Tempo’sDifferent Tempo’s

Is this tempo faster or slower?Is this tempo faster or slower?

Now clap the rhythm

Is this tempo faster or slower?Is this tempo faster or slower?

Now clap the rhythm

Clapping high on different beatsClapping high on different beats

Now try the exercises with beat 2 high in Now try the exercises with beat 2 high in the air and 1,3 and 4 on your lap. Repeat the air and 1,3 and 4 on your lap. Repeat until each beat has been clapped high. until each beat has been clapped high.

Good luck and have fun.Good luck and have fun.