Feeling the pulse and playing the beat | Music | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Match the warm up exercise to the part of the body we are warming up.

filling up our imaginary balloons

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breathing ✓

circling our arms

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whole body ✓

making funny faces

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face ✓

making zzz sounds go higher and lower

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voice ✓
When we use our speaking voice in time to the pulse, we are...

'chanting' ✓
What do we call the regular, steady heartbeat of the music?

'pulse' ✓
Match the song structure to the definition.

echo

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an exact copy of a musical phrase ✓

call and response

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a question and answer musical structure ✓

Exit quiz

When we play instruments on the steady pulse, we are playing on the...

'beat' ✓
The beat is...

the playing of the pulse, like the ticking of a clock. ✓

how loud or quiet the music is.

when there is a drum playing in the music.
In music, we need to develop our sense of pulse because...

it helps us know how loud the music is.

it helps us know what instruments are playing.

it helps us to sing, play and move in time. ✓
Can you put the call and response song Lemonade in the correct order?

1

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Here I come!

2

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Where from?

3

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Bristol.

4

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What's your trade?

5

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Lemonade.

6

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Give us some don't be afraid.

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

We warm up before singing so that our bodies, minds and voices are ready to sing.
We can sing and move in time to the music and know that pulse is the steady heartbeat of the music.
We can play a steady beat on percussion instruments as we sing and chant.

Common misconception

Pulse, beat and rhythm are the same thing.

Pulse is the regular heartbeat of the music. Beat is what we play or show when making the pulse audible or visible. Rhythm is the pattern of sounds and silences of differing durations.

Keywords

Pulse - the regular, steady heartbeat of the music
Beat - the playing or showing of the steady pulse, like the ticking of a clock
Instrument - a device used to make a musical sound
Percussion - an instrument played by striking, scraping or shaking