Lesson video

Hello everyone.

My name is Mrs. Steele and I'm really excited to be guiding you through your music learning today.

Today's lesson is called "Reading Rhythms from Pictures." And there's lots to do, so let's get started together.

By the end of this lesson, you'll be able to use pictures to help you play a rhythm correctly.

Here are the keywords that will be important in our lesson today.

Pulse, the regular steady heartbeat of the music.

Beat, the playing or showing of the steady pulse, like the ticking of a clock.

Rhythm, the pattern of sounds that we play and sing.

It's important to warm up our voices and body for every music lesson so that we can sing safely and keep our voices healthy.

Watch this video and join in with these warmups so that you are ready for singing.

(upbeat music) Let's warm up our bodies.

We'll start with our shoulders.

(upbeat music continues) And let's say hello to our arms. (arms rustling) And the other arm.

(upbeat music continues) And our middle, (hands pattering) all the way down to our toes.

Give your toes a wiggle.

(upbeat music continues) Let's go to a restaurant.

I wonder what's on the menu today.

(gasps) Our first course is delicious garlic bread.

Chew some garlic bread.

Mm, mm, it's delicious.

Mm, mm, mm! What's on the menu next? (gasps) It's a worm burger! Ew! Ew, I'll give that to you.

Oh, disgusting.

(squeals) Oh, horrible.

Blech! Oh, what's coming up next? Phew, it's chocolate ice cream.

Mm, mm, mm.

Show me how delicious it is.

<v All>Mm, mm.

</v> <v ->Chocolate ice cream.

</v> Mm, mm.

And to finish our meal at this amazing restaurant, it's some spider squash.

(inhales) Give it a taste.

Ew, ew! Disgusting! <v ->Ew! Uh!</v> <v ->Ready?</v> Ready? (gentle piano music) (class inhales and exhales) (class inhales and exhales) (class inhales and exhales) (gentle piano music continues) (class inhales and exhales) (gentle piano music continues) Ready? (students buzzing) Ready? My turn.

♪ Busy, buzzy bumblebee ♪ ♪ Busy, buzzy bumblebee ♪ ♪ Busy, buzzy bumblebee ♪ ♪ Busy, buzzy bumblebee ♪ ♪ Busy, buzzy bumblebee ♪ ♪ Busy, buzzy bumblebee ♪ ♪ Busy, buzzy bumblebee ♪ ♪ Busy, buzzy bumblebees ♪ <v ->These chants and songs will help us warm up even further.

</v> They help us to move our bodies and use our voices in different ways.

The first one is the chant H-E-L-L-O.

Here it comes.

Copy me.

H-E-L-L-O.

(hands tapping) This is how we say hello.

Match your feet to the beat.

(feet thudding) Can you feel your heart beat? (palm slapping) H-E-L-L-O.

(hands tapping) This is how we say hello.

Match your feet to the beat.

(feet thudding) Can you feel your heart beat? (palm slapping) Now it's time to listen and join in with the echoes each time you hear them in the song "Warming up my Voice." Here comes the music.

(bright upbeat piano music) ♪ I'm warming up my voice ♪ ♪ I'm warming up my voice ♪ ♪ I'm warming up my voice ♪ ♪ I'm warming up my voice ♪ ♪ High notes all in a row ♪ ♪ High notes all in a row ♪ ♪ Low notes down below ♪ ♪ Low notes down below ♪ ♪ Sing this like a cat ♪ ♪ Sing this like a cat ♪ ♪ Meow, meow, just like that ♪ ♪ Meow, meow, just like that ♪ ♪ Meow ♪ ♪ I am warming up my voice ♪ ♪ I am warming up my voice ♪ ♪ I am warming up my voice ♪ ♪ I am warming up my voice ♪ ♪ High notes all in a row ♪ ♪ High notes all in a row ♪ ♪ Low notes down below ♪ ♪ Low notes down below ♪ ♪ Sing this like a mouse ♪ ♪ Sing this like a mouse ♪ ♪ Eek, eek, round the house ♪ ♪ Eek, eek, in my house ♪ ♪ Eek ♪ ♪ I am warming up my voice ♪ ♪ I am warming up my voice ♪ ♪ I am warming up my voice ♪ ♪ I am warming up my voice ♪ ♪ High notes all in a row ♪ ♪ High notes all in a row ♪ ♪ Low notes down below ♪ ♪ Low notes down below ♪ ♪ Sing this like a cow ♪ ♪ Sing this like a cow ♪ ♪ Moo, moo, I know how ♪ ♪ Moo, moo, I know how ♪ ♪ Moo ooh ♪ ♪ I am warming up my voice ♪ ♪ I am warming up my voice ♪ ♪ I am warming up my voice ♪ ♪ I am warming up my voice ♪ ♪ High notes all in a row ♪ ♪ High notes all in a row ♪ ♪ Low notes down below ♪ ♪ Low notes down below ♪ ♪ Sing this like a bee ♪ ♪ Sing this like a bee ♪ ♪ Buzz, buzz, just like me ♪ ♪ Buzz, buzz, just like me ♪ ♪ Buzz ♪ (upbeat music continues) And finally, to help our bodies get ready to move and to help us feel focused and ready to sing, here's that chant, "Rubber Chicken." (bright upbeat piano music) Ready, chickens? <v Students>1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

</v> 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4.

1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4.

1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2.

1, 1, 1, 1.

Rubber Chicken! (upbeat piano music continues) <v Mrs. Steele>Ready, chickens?</v> <v Students>1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

</v> 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4.

1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4.

1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2.

1, 1, 1, 1.

Rubber Chicken! (students clucking) <v ->Are you ready to sing?</v> Fantastic.

Let's go.

Let's begin by learning to identify the beat and rhythm in our songs.

Let's divide into two groups, call and response, and perform our song, "Minibeast Party." Remember to feel the pulse and hear the strong beat that helps you stay in time and makes you want to move.

Here comes the music for your performance of "Minibeast Party." You might want to pause here to get ready.

♪ Party, party, minibeast party ♪ ♪ Party, party, minibeast party ♪ ♪ Party, party, minibeast party ♪ ♪ Party, party, minibeast party ♪ ♪ Party, party, minibeast party ♪ ♪ Party, party, minibeast bop ♪ ♪ Party, party, minibeast party ♪ ♪ Party, party, minibeast bop ♪ (upbeat piano music) ♪ Friday night and it's half past eight ♪ ♪ Minibeasts are feeling great ♪ ♪ Time to dance and celebrate ♪ ♪ Minibeasts are feeling great ♪ ♪ Party, party, minibeast party ♪ ♪ Party, party, minibeast bop ♪ ♪ Party, party, minibeast party ♪ ♪ Party, party, minibeast bop ♪ (upbeat music continues) ♪ Spiders running very late ♪ ♪ Minibeasts are are feeling great ♪ ♪ Finding shoes; she'll need eight ♪ ♪ Minibeasts are feeling great ♪ ♪ Party, party, minibeast party ♪ ♪ Party, party, minibeast bop ♪ ♪ Party, party, minibeast party ♪ ♪ Party, party, minibeast bop ♪ (upbeat music continues) ♪ Ants arriving at the gate ♪ ♪ Minibeasts are feeling great ♪ ♪ Feasts of leaves upon their plate ♪ ♪ Minibeasts are feeling great ♪ ♪ Party, party, minibeast party ♪ ♪ Party, party, minibeast bop ♪ ♪ Party, party, minibeast party ♪ ♪ Party, party, minibeast bop ♪ (upbeat music continues) ♪ Underneath the stars so bright ♪ ♪ Minibeasts dance through the night ♪ ♪ Wriggling, crawling, marching too ♪ ♪ Creepy, crawly rendezvous ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four ♪ ♪ Party, party, minibeast party ♪ ♪ Party, party, minibeast bop ♪ ♪ Party, party, minibeast party ♪ ♪ Party, party, minibeast bop ♪ ♪ Party, party, minibeast party ♪ ♪ Party, party, minibeast bop ♪ ♪ Party, party, minibeast party ♪ ♪ Party, party, minibeast bop ♪ Well done for performing "Minibeast Party" in your two groups, I bet it sounded amazing.

Remember that our songs and chants have a steady pulse and our songs and chants also have a rhythm.

The rhythm is the pattern of sounds that we play and sing.

Beat and rhythm are not the same.

We can play instruments on the steady pulse.

When we do this, we're playing the beat.

Have a look at this example.

♪ Bee, bee, bumblebee ♪ ♪ Stung a man upon his knee ♪ ♪ Stung a pig upon his snout ♪ ♪ I declare that you are out ♪ We can also play instruments on the syllables of the words.

When we do this, we are playing the rhythm.

Here comes a video to show you an example of playing the rhythm.

♪ Bee, bee, bumblebee ♪ ♪ Stung a man upon his knee ♪ ♪ Stung a pig upon his snout ♪ ♪ I declare that you are out ♪ Can you hear the difference between the beat and the rhythm? It's time for a check-in.

True or false, when we play instruments on the patterns of the sounds or the syllables of the words, we are playing the rhythm.

Pause here and have a think.

Do you think that that's true or false? Well done if you knew that that statement was true.

The rhythm is the pattern of sounds that we play and sing.

Have a go at this question next.

True or false, when we play instruments on the steady pulse, we are playing the rhythm.

Pause here and have a think.

Is that true or false? That statement is false.

Well done, if you got that right.

Playing on the steady pulse is playing the beat, not the rhythm.

We can feel the difference between beat and rhythm.

Jun is saying, "When I play the claves to the rhythm "of the song, the rhythm changes how I need to play.

"Sometimes the patterns mean I need to play quickly "and sometimes slowly." And Laura's telling us, "When I play my drum on the beat, "it feels steady and the same all the way through." We can use instruments to play the rhythm or even just part of the rhythm.

Let's remind ourselves about syllables.

The word beetle has two syllables.

Play this rhythm on your instrument as we perform "There's a Beetle on my Toe." Remember to keep your instrument silent at all the other times.

Pause the video here to get ready to perform "There's a Beetle on my Toe." Let's have a check in with our learning.

Watch these two videos coming up and answer the question, in which clip are the pupils playing on the beat? Here comes video A, are the pupils playing on the beat here? Ready, steady, off we go.

♪ Bee, bee, bumblebee ♪ ♪ Stung a man upon his knee ♪ ♪ Stung a pig upon his snout ♪ ♪ I declare that you are out ♪ <v ->And here's video B.

</v> Do you think the pupils are playing on the beat this time? After you've watched video B, you might want to pause to give yourselves time to decide.

Ready, steady, off we go.

♪ Bee, bee, bumblebee ♪ ♪ Stung a man upon his knee ♪ ♪ Stung a pig upon his snout ♪ ♪ I declare that you are out ♪ <v ->What did you think? Here comes the answer.

</v> The pupils are playing on the beat in clip A.

We know this because they're playing is regular and it doesn't change.

It doesn't follow the syllables or the words.

In clip B, the pupils are playing on every syllable.

They're playing the patterns that they're singing.

This means that they're playing the rhythm, not the beat.

Well done, if you spotted that.

We are going to divide into two teams now, Team Beat and Team Rhythm to perform "Bee, Bee, Bumblebee." Team Beat, you are going to play your instrument on the beat as you chant.

And Team Rhythm, you are going to play the rhythm on your instrument as you chant.

Watch this video to see how it goes.

Ready, steady, off we go.

♪ Bee, bee, bumblebee ♪ ♪ Stung a man upon his knee ♪ ♪ Stung a pig upon his snout ♪ ♪ I declare that you are out ♪ Now it's your turn.

Pause the video and have a go at "Bee, Bee, Bumblebee" in your two teams. Don't forget to swap teams too.

How did you get on? Did you feel the difference between playing on the beat and playing the rhythm? Which felt more regular? Which changes with the pattern of the words? Sophia says, "I could feel the difference "because the beats stayed the same all the way through.

"The rhythm followed the words, "so it changed between fast and slow." Well done if you noticed that and you could feel the difference.

Now let's try to read pictures to play rhythms. Music can be shared by listening, but music can also be shared by writing it down.

We're using minibeast pictures to read and write our rhythms today.

I wonder why we sometimes write music down.

Let's see what Jun and Andeep think.

Jun says that we write music down to share with other people.

He's right.

And Andeep says we write music down to remember what we need to play.

That's right too, Andeep.

Can you listen to and echo Jacob's rhythm? Here it comes.

(wooden block knocking) Can you read and play Sam's rhythm? It's time for a check-in.

Can you remember why music is written down? Pause here and have a think.

Izzy is reminding us that music is written down to share with other people.

Well done if you remembered that and to remember what we need to play.

Do you think music is always written down? No, it's not, you are right, Lucas.

We can share music just by listening.

This rhythm can be written down as ant, spider, ant, spider.

(wooden block knocking) And this rhythm can be written down as spider, spider, spider, ant.

(wooden block knocking) It is time for a check-in.

Can you match the rhythm to the pictures? Listen to me clapping each rhythm and then pause the video to decide.

Here comes rhythm A.

(hands clapping) And here's rhythm B.

(hands clapping) And rhythm C.

(hands clapping) Pause the video now to match the rhythm to the pictures.

Here come the answers, did you get it right? Well done, everyone.

Now it's time to play these minibeast rhythms on your percussion instruments using the music to help you to keep a steady pulse.

Rhythm one, that you can see on the screen here, sounds like this.

(hands clapping) If you'd like to, you could pause this video now and use the backing track to practise playing rhythm one.

Now it's time to use these echo tracks to support playing trickier rhythm.

Here comes the music to help you to play rhythm two.

Listen carefully and echo the rhythm when you hear it.

Here comes the music.

(funky upbeat music) Here comes the echo track to help you to play rhythm three.

(funky upbeat music) Here's the echo track for you to play rhythm four on your percussion instruments.

(funky upbeat music) And here comes the echo track so that you can play rhythm five.

(funky upbeat music) Were you able to read the rhythms correctly? What did you do to help? Did you remember how many syllables were in the words? Perhaps you said the minibeast names out loud.

And did you feel the pulse by nodding your head as you played? Well done if you did those things.

Now that we've come to the end of our music lesson today, let's take a moment to think about everything that we've been learning.

We know that we warm up before singing so that our bodies, minds and voices are ready.

We can play instruments on the beat and to the rhythm as we sing.

We know that music can be shared by listening or by writing it down.

And we can use pictures and words to help us play rhythms accurately.

What a lot of music learning today.

Thanks so much, everyone.

Until next time.

See you soon.

Bye.