Music Literacy

LESSON 1

RhythmWhat is rhythm?Rhythm is a strong, regular repeated pattern of sound.

The arrangement of sounds as they move through time.

Learning objectivesTo be able to clap/play in time using a variety of different rhythmsTo create your own musical rhythmRHYTHM revisionEach square is a BEAT. There are 8 beats in total. Where there is a circle in a square, clap on the beat. Where the square is empty, dont clap!

TURNING dots into notes!

Crochet, quavers and semi-quavers

1 beat beat beatTry out these rhythms. . .

Making more interesting rhythms

REMEMBER!!Learning objectivesTo be able to clap/play in time using a variety of different rhythmsTo create your own musical rhythm along to a chord sequence

Drinks menu

Create your own one bar rhythm

Create your own 1 bar rhythm (using 4 drinks from the menu)Repeat the bar 4 times

Example

Learning objectivesTo be able to clap/play in time using a variety of different rhythmsTo create your own musical rhythm

PLENARY TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONSThe co-ca co-la rhythm is worth the same number of beats as the Pine-ap-ple rhythm?

True!

PLENARY TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONSIs this musical sum correct?

False!

PLENARY TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONSIs this musical sum correct?

True!