Se Se Se (learn the game)

British English CC

Se Se Se (fast) 

Se Se Se (slow) 

Se Se Se (steady) 

Sally Go Round the Sun (learn the game)

Sally Go Round the Sun (steady) 

Sally go Round the Sun (slow) 

Sally Go Round the Sun (fast) 

Hot Potato (learn the game) 

Hot Potato Steady (steady)

Hot Potato (slow) 

Hot Potato (fast) 

Check 1 - Marching Feet

Check 2 - Engine, Engine

Page's Train 

Warm-ups

Slowly, Slowly

Rubber Chicken

Alive, Alert, Awake, Enthusiastic

Using tempo to tell a musical story

Music

This unit develops pupil's sense of pulse across a range of different tempi. Pupils internalise phrasing through music and movement games and understand when it is their turn to sing, move or play. They are challenged to notice and respond appropriately to tempo changes.

Music and movement: feeling the pulse and changing the tempo

True or false, tempo always stays the same in a piece of music.

Match the musical term to the definition.

To develop our sense of pulse and feel for the beat.

Why is it helpful to play and sing at different tempi?

The regular, steady heartbeat of the music is called the...

Tempo describes the __________ of the music.

When music accelerates it is getting {{}}.

When music decelerates it is getting {{}}.

Starter Quiz