Starter quiz
- When we speak together to a steady pulse, we are...
- chanting. ✓
- singing.
- humming.
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- When we move on the beat, we are feeling the...
- structure.
- pulse. ✓
- timbre.
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- When we clap to the feeling of the pulse, we are clapping on the ______.
- 'beat' ✓
In music, structure is...- how fast or slow the music is.
- how high or low the note is.
- the way the music is organised. ✓
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Exit quiz
Tempo is...- the regular steady heartbeat of the music.
- the way the music is organised.
- how fast or slow the music is. ✓
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- When the beat is fast, the music has a ______ tempo.
- 'fast' ✓
- Most of our singing games are played at a __________ tempo so that we can do our actions at a walking speed.
- fast
- steady ✓
- slow
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- Who do you agree with?
Alex: fast music makes me feel really sleep.
Lucas: slow music helps me to relax. ✓
Aisha: really fast music is good to walk to.
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- We can sing slowly and quickly and know that we are thinking about the tempo of the music.
- We can describe the tempo of the music, for example, the song has a fast tempo.
- The same piece of music can be performed at different speeds. It can be played or sung at a slow tempo or a fast tempo.
Common misconception
Pulse and beat are the same thing.
Pulse is the underlying feeling of uniformed beats - it is the heartbeat of the music. When organised into metres, we then feel it as beats e.g. counting 1,2,3 1,2,3.
Keywords
Pulse - the regular steady heartbeat of the music
Beat - the playing or showing of the steady pulse, like the ticking of a clock
Tempo - how fast or slow the music is played
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