Au 1 | Exploring Pulse & Tempo 1: Feel the Beat
In Year 1, the musical journey begins with an exploration of pulse and tempo, focusing on feeling the beat. This unit aligns with the curriculum’s emphasis on developing pulse awareness. Students learn to recognise and internalise basic rhythms and tempi, …
Overview
In Year 1, the musical journey begins with an exploration of pulse and tempo, focusing on feeling the beat. This unit aligns with the curriculum’s emphasis on developing pulse awareness. Students learn to recognise and internalise basic rhythms and tempi, laying the foundation for more complex rhythmic concepts in later years.
Expected Standards:
- Maintain a steady beat by clapping, tapping, or moving in time to the music.
- Mimic short rhythmic patterns accurately when led by the teacher.
- Sing simple songs, chants and rhymes from memory collectively and at the same pitch.
Lesson structure
- Introduce the unit
- Warm up
- Core song
- Other Song
- Keyword
- Song with instruments
- Call and Response Song
- Guided Movement/Listening (Recorded)
- Goodbye Song
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Course Features
- Lectures 6
- Quiz 0
- Duration 6 weeks
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 6
- Assessments Yes
