Lesson video

Hello musicians.

My name is Mrs. Steele and I'm so excited that we're going to be learning together today.

Today's lesson is all about feeling the pulse in songs, games, and chants, and we're going to have brilliant fun together.

Let's get started.

By the end of today's lesson, you will be able to feel the pulse in different songs and chants and know that the pulse is the heartbeat of the music.

Let's look at some of the keywords that will be important in our learning today.

Here they are.

Warm up, a sequence of exercises used to prepare the mind, body, and voice for singing.

Sing, to create musical sounds with our voice that can be a mixture of high sounds and low sounds.

Chant, to use our speaking voice in time to the pulse.

Pulse, the regular steady heartbeat of the music.

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

Let's begin by warming up so that we are ready to make some music together.

It's important to warm up our voices and body for every music lesson in the way that we'd warm up our bodies before a PE lesson.

We need to make sure that all of our muscles, even the little tiny ones in our throat, are ready to move and ready to sing.

This makes sure that we can sing safely and keeps our voices healthy.

We'll start by warming up our bodies.

Join in with these whole body warm ups where you are.

Here comes the video.

(upbeat music) (upbeat music continues) (upbeat music continues) Now it is time to warm up our faces so that the muscles in our faces are relaxed and awake.

Join in with these face warm ups.

Here they come.

(bright music) <v ->Let's warm up our faces.

</v> Copy me.

Big face.

(bright music) Little face.

(bright music) Big face.

(bright music) Little face.

(bright music) Big face.

(bright music) Little face.

(bright music) <v ->Now join in with these breathing exercises.

</v> They're important because they help fill up our lungs with air, which will support our singing.

Here comes the video for you to join in.

<v ->Join in with me on this breathing exercise.

</v> We are going to breathe in for four, hold for four, breathe out for four, and hold for four like a square.

Ready? (teacher inhales) (wooden instrument thudding) (teacher exhales) (wooden instrument thudding) (teacher inhales) (wooden instrument thudding) (teacher exhales) (wooden instrument thudding) <v ->Now it's time for a tongue twister.

</v> These are really tricky and they help us to sing and chant more clearly.

Make sure that your mouth is working really hard and you're saying this tricky tongue twister very clearly.

Here's the video to join in.

Swan swam over the sea.

<v Students>Swan swam over the sea.

</v> <v ->Swim, swan, swim.

</v> <v Students>Swim, swan, swim.

</v> <v ->Swan swam back again.

</v> <v Students>Swan swam back again.

</v> <v ->Well swum, swan.

</v> <v Students>Well swum, swan.

</v> <v ->When we are warmed up and ready to sing,</v> our body feels tall and relaxed.

Our chest feels open, our mind is ready to concentrate, and our voice and mouth feel warm and ready.

It's time for a check-in.

Who do you agree with? Aisha says, "I like to take big breaths and sing really loudly to show that I'm warmed up and ready to sing." and Alex says, "When I'm ready to sing, my body feels tall and my voice feels warm." Pause the video now to decide who you agree with.

Here comes the answer.

If you agreed with Alex, well done.

You're right.

Let's join in with one of my favourites, the penguin song.

This song helps us to warm up our speaking and singing voices as well as our whole bodies, and it's lots of fun.

Here comes the video for you to join in.

(Penguin Song) ♪ Have you ever seen a penguin come to tea ♪ ♪ Take a look at me a penguin you will see ♪ ♪ Penguins attention ♪ ♪ Penguins begin ♪ ♪ Right arm ♪ ♪ Have you ever seen a penguin come to tea ♪ ♪ Take a look at me a penguin you will see ♪ ♪ Penguins attention ♪ ♪ Penguins begin ♪ ♪ Right arm ♪ ♪ Left arm ♪ ♪ Have you ever seen a penguin come to tea ♪ ♪ Take a look at me a penguin you will see ♪ ♪ Penguins attention ♪ ♪ Penguins begin ♪ ♪ Right arm ♪ ♪ Left arm ♪ ♪ Right leg ♪ ♪ Have you ever seen a penguin come to tea ♪ ♪ Take a look at me a penguin you will see ♪ ♪ Penguins attention ♪ ♪ Penguins begin ♪ ♪ Right arm ♪ ♪ Left arm ♪ ♪ Right leg ♪ ♪ Left leg ♪ ♪ Have you ever seen a penguin come to tea ♪ ♪ Take a look at me a penguin you will see ♪ ♪ Penguins attention ♪ ♪ Penguins begin ♪ ♪ Right arm ♪ ♪ Left arm ♪ ♪ Right leg ♪ ♪ Left leg ♪ ♪ Nod your head ♪ ♪ Have you ever seen a penguin come to tea ♪ ♪ Take a look at me a penguin you will see ♪ ♪ Penguins attention ♪ ♪ Penguins begin ♪ ♪ Right arm ♪ ♪ Left arm ♪ ♪ Right leg ♪ ♪ Left leg ♪ ♪ Nod your head ♪ ♪ Stick out your tongue ♪ ♪ Have you ever seen a penguin come to tea ♪ ♪ Take a look at me a penguin you will see ♪ ♪ Penguins attention ♪ ♪ Penguins sit down ♪ <v ->Are you warmed up and ready to sing?</v> Have a listen to how these pupils know that they're warmed up.

<v ->My body feels relaxed.

</v> <v ->My mouth has moved in lots of different ways.

</v> <v ->My voice feels warmed up and ready.

</v> <v ->I'm ready to concentrate.

</v> <v ->My face feels warm and ready.

</v> <v ->Now it's time to feel the pulse in songs and chants.

</v> Most music has a pulse.

The pulse is the regular steady heartbeat of the music.

We feel the pulse when we listen to music and it makes us want to sing, chant and move in time.

Watch the video coming up to learn how to sing and play the game, "Hickety Tickety Bumblebee." Here comes the video.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Hickety tickety bumblebee ♪ ♪ Can you sing your name for me ♪ ♪ My name is Nora ♪ ♪ Her name is Nora ♪ ♪ Hickety tickety bumblebee ♪ ♪ Can you sing your name for me ♪ ♪ My name's Sofia ♪ ♪ Her name's Sofia ♪ ♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Hickety tickety bumblebee ♪ ♪ Can you sing your name for me ♪ ♪ My name is Sam ♪ ♪ Her name is Sam ♪ <v ->Did you spot how the pupils show the pulse?</v> The leader taps the pupil's shoulder and the pupils tap their knees showing the pulse of the song.

The pupils join in with the calls and responses at the correct time.

Now it's your turn to play and sing "Hickey Tickety Bumblebee," where you are.

As you play, make sure that you know when to sing and when to listen.

And if you are the leader, tap the shoulder of your friends to show that steady pulse.

Pause the video now to play "Hickety Tickety Bumblebee" with or without the audio to help you.

Good news, it's time for a new singing game.

This one is called "Se Se Se." Here comes the video to show you how to sing and play it.

(stick thudding) ♪ Ready, steady, off you go ♪ ♪ Se se se ♪ ♪ No yoi yoi yoi ♪ ♪ O cha la ka, o cha la ka ♪ (pupils tapping) ♪ O cha la ka hoi ♪ (pupils tapping) ♪ Ready, steady, off you go ♪ ♪ Se se se ♪ ♪ No yoi yoi yoi ♪ ♪ O cha la ka, o cha la ka ♪ (pupils tapping) ♪ O cha la ka hoi ♪ (pupils tapping) ♪ Ready, steady, off you go ♪ ♪ Se se se ♪ ♪ No yoi yoi yoi ♪ ♪ O cha la ka, o cha la ka ♪ (pupils tapping) ♪ O cha la ka hoi ♪ (pupils tapping) ♪ Ready, steady, off you go ♪ ♪ Se se se ♪ ♪ No yoi yoi yoi ♪ ♪ O cha la ka, o cha la ka ♪ (pupils tapping) ♪ O cha la ka hoi ♪ (pupils tapping) ♪ Ready, steady, off you go ♪ ♪ Se se se ♪ ♪ No yoi yoi yoi ♪ ♪ O cha la ka, o cha la ka ♪ (pupils tapping) ♪ O cha la ka hoi ♪ (pupils tapping) (wooden instrument thudding) <v ->Did you spot how the pupil showed the pulse this time?</v> The pupil's arms rise and fall in time to the pulse, and they clap and tap in time to the pulse too.

Good news, now it's your turn to play and sing "Se Se Se." Pause the video now to have a go with or without the audio.

It's time for a check-in with our learning.

Can you remember what pulse is? Listen to the options.

Pulse is A, the pattern of sounds that we play and sing; B, the regular steady heartbeat of the music; or C, how fast or slow the music is.

Which one do you think is the correct answer? Well done if you've got this one right.

Great understanding.

Pulse is the regular steady heartbeat of the music.

Let's feel the pulse in another singing game now.

I love this one.

It's called "Hot Potato." Here comes a video to show you how to sing and play it.

(wooden instrument thudding) ♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Hot potato, pass it on ♪ ♪ Hot potato, pass it on ♪ ♪ Hot potato, pass it on ♪ ♪ Get rid of the hot potato ♪ ♪ Hot potato, pass it on ♪ ♪ Hot potato, pass it on ♪ ♪ Hot potato, pass it on ♪ ♪ Get rid of the hot potato ♪ ♪ Hot potato, pass it on ♪ ♪ Hot potato, pass it on ♪ ♪ Hot potato, pass it on ♪ ♪ Get rid of the hot potato ♪ ♪ Hot potato, pass it on ♪ ♪ Hot potato, pass it on ♪ ♪ Hot potato, pass it on ♪ ♪ Get rid of the hot potato ♪ <v ->And now it's your turn to play "Hot Potato" where you are.

</v> As you sing, remember to tap along to help you to feel the pulse and make sure you're ready to pass the ball in time.

Pause now to play "Hot Potato." Have fun! Let's have a think about how we know we were successful in "Hot Potato." Perhaps you tapped your knees while you were singing and waiting for the ball to help you to feel the pulse.

Did you watch the ball carefully to make sure that you were ready to pass it in time? And did you pass the ball carefully trying to pass it in time to the pulse? Well done if you did those things.

Great work musicians.

Now it's time to keep a steady beat in songs and chants.

Let's go.

Sometimes when we listen to music, our body wants to clap the pulse or march in time.

When we do that, we are sounding the pulse as a beat.

When we play the beat, we're playing or showing the steady pulse like the ticking of a clock.

Echo the words and body percussion in this chant.

It's called "Lemon, Lime." The body percussion helps us feel the pulse and hear the beat.

Here comes the video.

Join in with the pupils as they echo the words.

Join in with their body percussion too.

Perhaps you could create your own body percussion to play the beat.

Here's the video.

(wooden instrument thudding) ♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ (all tapping) ♪ Lemon, lime, keep in time ♪ (all tapping) ♪ Lemon, lime, keep in time ♪ (all tapping) ♪ Make it neat, feel the beat ♪ (all tapping) ♪ Make it neat, feel the beat ♪ (all tapping) ♪ Not too fast, not too slow ♪ (all tapping) ♪ Not too fast, not too slow ♪ (all tapping) ♪ Ready, steady, go, go, go ♪ (all tapping) ♪ Ready, steady.

Go, go, go ♪ (all tapping) ♪ Lemon lime, keep in time, ♪ (all tapping) ♪ Lemon, lime, keep in time ♪ (all tapping) ♪ Make it neat, feel the beat ♪ (all tapping) ♪ Make it meet, feel the beat ♪ (all tapping) ♪ Not too fast, not too slow ♪ (all tapping) ♪ Not too fast, not too slow ♪ (all tapping) ♪ Ready, steady, go, go, go ♪ (all tapping) ♪ Ready, steady, go, go, go ♪ (all tapping) ♪ Lemon, lime, keep in time ♪ (Mrs. Steele stomping) ♪ Lemon, lime, keep in time ♪ (all stomping) ♪ Make it neat, feel the beat ♪ (all stomping) ♪ Make it neat, feel the beat ♪ (all stomping) ♪ Not too fast, not too slow ♪ (all stomping) ♪ Not too fast, not too slow ♪ (all stomping) ♪ Ready, steady, go, go, go ♪ (all stomping) ♪ Ready, steady, go, go, go ♪ (all stomping) <v ->It's time to check in with our learning.

</v> Can you remember what beat is? Do you think beat is A, how fast or slow the music is? Is beat B, the pattern of sounds that we play and sing? Or do you think beat is C, the playing or showing of the steady pulse, like the ticking of a clock? Pause the video now to decide what you think beat is.

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

Well done if you remember that.

Here's a new singing game.

It's called "Sally Go Round the Sun." Watch the video to learn how to play and sing it.

Here it comes.

(wooden instrument thudding) ♪ Ready, steady, off you go ♪ ♪ Sally go round the sun ♪ ♪ Sally go round the moon ♪ ♪ Starting around the sunshine every afternoon, woo ♪ ♪ Sally go round the sun ♪ ♪ Sally go round the moon ♪ ♪ Starting around the sunshine every afternoon woo ♪ ♪ Sally go round the sun ♪ ♪ Sally go round the moon ♪ ♪ Starting around the sunshine every afternoon woo ♪ ♪ Sally go round the sun ♪ ♪ Sally go round the moon ♪ ♪ Starting around the sunshine every afternoon woo ♪ <v ->Now it's your turn to sing and play</v> "Sally go Round the Sun" where you are.

Remember to march to the beat as you sing and play.

You might want to use the audio to help you with this.

Pause now to play "Sally go Round the Sun." It's time for another check-in.

True or false? When we march or clap to the pulse of the music, we are playing and showing the beat.

Do you think that's true or false? Pause now to decide.

Yes, it's true.

The beat is the playing or showing of the steady pulse, like the ticking of a clock.

Listen carefully to the chant, "Marching Feet." Echo and march your feet to the beat.

Here comes the music.

(wooden instrument thudding) ♪ Marching feet, marching feet ♪ (wooden instrument thudding) ♪ Moving up and down the street ♪ (wooden instrument thudding) ♪ Walking here, walking there ♪ (wooden instrument thudding) ♪ On the beat, everywhere ♪ (wooden instrument thudding) ♪ Marching feet, marching feet ♪ (wooden instrument thudding) ♪ Moving up and down the street ♪ (wooden instrument thudding) ♪ Walking here, walking there ♪ (wooden instrument thudding) ♪ On the beat, everywhere ♪ (wooden instrument thudding) <v ->Here's another marching feet challenge.

</v> This time, as you listen on the word "where," jump and change direction.

(wooden instrument thudding) ♪ Marching feet, marching feet ♪ (wooden instrument thudding) ♪ Moving up and down the street ♪ (wooden instrument thudding) ♪ Walking here, walking there ♪ (wooden instrument thudding) ♪ On the beat, everywhere ♪ (wooden instrument thudding) ♪ Marching feet, marching feet ♪ (wooden instrument thudding) ♪ Moving up and down the street ♪ (wooden instrument thudding) ♪ Walking here, walking there ♪ (wooden instrument thudding) ♪ On the beat, everywhere ♪ (wooden instrument thudding) <v ->We can also turn the chant, "Marching Feet," into a game.

</v> Have a look at this video to learn the game and add a drum beat.

(wooden instrument thudding) ♪ Ready, steady, off you go ♪ ♪ Marching feet, marching feet ♪ ♪ Moving up and down the street ♪ ♪ Walking here, walking there ♪ ♪ On the beat, everywhere ♪ (wooden instrument thudding) ♪ Ready, steady, off you go ♪ ♪ Marching feet, marching feet ♪ ♪ Moving up and down the street ♪ ♪ Walking here, walking there ♪ ♪ On the beat, everywhere ♪ (wooden instrument thudding) ♪ Ready, steady, off you go ♪ ♪ Marching feet, marching feet ♪ ♪ Moving up and down the street ♪ ♪ Walking here, walking there ♪ ♪ On the beat, everywhere ♪ (wooden instrument thudding) <v ->I wonder how you knew you were successful</v> at "Marching Feet." Izzy says, "I chanted in time to the pulse.

The drumbeat helped me stay in time." Andy says, "I marched in time to the chant, sounding the beat with my feet." I wonder if you did that too.

And Alex says, "When it was my turn to play the drum, I kept a steady beat, feeling the pulse." Well done, Alex.

Now we've reached the end of our lesson today.

Let's have a think about everything we've been learning.

We've been very busy, so it's been a lot.

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

We can use our voices to chant or sing in time to the pulse.

We can use movements or body percussion to help us feel and show this pulse so we can see and hear the beat.

And we can keep a steady beat so we're able to sing our responses and join in with musical games at the correct moment.

Wow, what a lot of musical learning.

Thank you so much everyone.

I can't wait to see you next time.

Bye.