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This unit develops pupils’ awareness of the importance of pulse as a fundamental upon which music is built and performed. Through the integrated activities of performing, composing and listening, pupils will begin to develop their own feeling for and awareness of a regular pulse. Pupils will be able to make a clear distinction between pulse and rhythm and learn to use rhythm grids as a method of recording rhythms. Pupils are introduced to note values and notation and compose, perform and notate their own rhythm compositions including time signatures and the grouping of note values into bars to form regular units. Element Focus - Rhythm, Texture |
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Secondary/Key Stage 3 Unit - Rhythm & Pulse |
Learning, Listening, Composing & Evaluating Activities |
Performing Activities - Songs & Scores |
Starter & Plenary Activities |
Supporting Activities - Cover & Homework |
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Exploring Rhythm & Note Values |
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Note Duration Flash Cards |
Rhythm Clock (contains accompanying notes and suggestions) |
Rhythm Notation |
Note Values Notation Matching |
Simple Time Signatures (useful for display and throughout unit) |
Compound Time Signatures (useful for display and throughout unit) |
Rhythm & Pulse Definition Dominoes |
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4/4 Assorted Rhythms Flash Cards |
“Big Notes” 4/4 Rhythms Flash Cards |
Hung Up - Madonna |
110bpm Pulse (can be used in any rhythm or clapping game to keep the pulse or steady beat) |
144 bpm Pulse (can be used in any rhythm or clapping game to keep the pulse or steady beat) |
Rhythm Backing (can be used in any rhythm or clapping game to keep the pulse or steady beat) |
Note Durations Poster (useful for display and throughout unit) |
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Percussion Rhythm Grid |
Half Beats into Rhythm Grids |
Learning about Note Values |
Tea, Coffee & Soup |
A Journey on the Circle Underground Line |
My Rhythm & Pulse Learning |
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Rhythms Word Search |
Watch the Time |
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Pulse Piece Composing Sheet |
Evaluating Pulse Pieces |
Musical Maths |
London Underground Rhythms Sheet |
Standard Tube Map (for use with Worksheet 5) |
Large Print Tube Map (for use with Worksheet 5) |
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Listening to The Viennese Musical Clock (uses Audio 8) |
The Viennese Musical Clock - Kodaly |
Finding the Pulse
(5 extracts for pulse/beat or time signature identification) |
Watch the Time
(6 longer extracts for pulse/beat or time signature identification) |
Checking the Pulse
(uses Audio 17) |
Checking the Pulse |
Blank 4-part eight-beat rhythm grid |
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The Rite of Spring Rhythm Score |
The Rite of Spring - Stravinsky
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The Rite of Spring First Line Rhythm |
The Rite of Spring Third Line Rhythm |
The Rite of Spring Sixth Line Rhythm |
The Rite of Spring Seventh Line Rhythm |
The Rite of Spring Eighth Line Rhythm |
The Rite of Spring Ninth Line Rhythm |
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Ostinato Bells |
Ostinato Bells (all parts together) |
Talking Drums |
Talking Drums Part 1 |
Talking Drums Part 2 |
Talking Drums Part 3 |
Talking Drums Part 4 |
Talking Drums All 4 parts together |
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I Got Rhythm |
I Got Rhythm Song Melody |
I Got Rhythm Piano Version |
Ticking Clocks |
Ticking Clocks Part 1 |
Ticking Clocks Part 2 |
Ticking Clocks Part 3 |
Ticking Clocks All parts together |
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And all Stations To |
And all Stations To Rhythm Track |
Oom-pah-pah |
Oom-pah-pah Song Melody |
Oom-pah-pah Song Example |
The French Grenadiers |
The French Grenadiers Song Melody |
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My Grandfather’s Clock |
My Grandfather’s Clock Song Melody |
(Accompaniments and further teaching resources available from Sing Up! WWW web link) |
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Scheme of Work |
Lesson Plan (PDF) |
Lesson Plan (DOC) |
Lesson Bundles (ZIP) Download all the resources you need for each lesson (excluding video files) in a ZIP file. |
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Lesson 1 Exploring Pulse and Accents |
Resource Bundle |
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Lesson 2 Exploring Rests and Rhythm Grids |
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Lesson 3 Exploring Half Beats into Rhythms |
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Lesson 4 Exploring Note Durations & Musical Maths |
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Lesson 5 Exploring Marches, Waltzes & Time Signatures |
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Lesson 6 Exploring Underground Music |
Resource Bundle |