Au 1 | Exploring Pulse & Tempo 2: Find the Strong Beat
In Year 2, the musical journey continues with an exploration of pulse and tempo, focusing on finding the strong beat. This unit aligns with the curriculum’s goal of reinforcing pulse awareness. Students further develop their ability to recognise and internalise …
Overview
In Year 2, the musical journey continues with an exploration of pulse and tempo, focusing on finding the strong beat. This unit aligns with the curriculum’s goal of reinforcing pulse awareness. Students further develop their ability to recognise and internalise rhythms, building on the foundations laid in Year 1. This unit prepares them for more intricate rhythm exploration in the coming terms.
Expected Standards:
- Maintain a steady beat and adjust the speed of the beat in response to music.
- Play copycat rhythms accurately and perform short repeating rhythm patterns
- Understand and demonstrate dynamics (loud/quiet) and tempo (fast/slow) while singing.
- Sing short phrases independently within a game or short song.
Lesson structure
- Introduce the unit
- Warm up
- Keyword
- Call and Response Song/Solo Singing Game
- Guided Movement (with singing)
- Circle Game/ Passing Game
- Guided Movement (Recorded Music)
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