Lesson video

- ♪ Hello, everyone ♪ My name is Miss Hart.

And today, we are going to be learning about pulse.

We are going to do some singing, and we're going to find out about what pulse means.

So put on your listening ears and get ready.

In today's lesson, we are going to find the pulse in a piece of music.

Follow symbols, keeping the pulse.

We're going to compose our very own pulse pattern.

And we're going to learn how to sing, whilst tapping the pulse at the same time.

In this lesson, you will need some paper, or you can use the worksheet provided with this lesson, a pencil to write with, and of course, your brain.

If you need to get any of those things, go and get them now and pause the video.

Okay, to start our pulse lesson today, we are going to start with a song, and this song is the traditional African song called "Kye Kye Kule." I'm going to teach the song a line at a time, my turn, your turn, okay? So make sure you listen to mine first, and then, repeat it back to me.

♪ Kye kye kule ♪ Well done, let's have one more go.

♪ Kye kye kule ♪ Brilliant, now the second line.

♪ Kye kye kofi sa ♪ One more time.

♪ Kye kye kofi sa ♪ Great, now let's try those two lines together.

♪ Kye kye kule ♪ ♪ Kye kye kofi sa ♪ Great, ready for the next bit.

♪ Kofi sa langa ♪ One more time.

♪ Kofi sa langa ♪ Next bit.

♪ Kaka shi langa ♪ Let's put those two bits together.

♪ Kofi sa langa ♪ ♪ Kaka shi langa ♪ Well done, next part.

♪ Kum adende ♪ One more time.

♪ Kum adende ♪ And for the last bit, we sing it together, and we go.

♪ Kum adende, hey ♪ Let's try that, one, two, three, four.

♪ Kum adende, hey ♪ Well done, right.

Let's see if we can now sing it all the way through.

My turn, your turn, apart from the last bit.

Here we go.

♪ Kye kye kule ♪ ♪ Kye kye kofi sa ♪ ♪ Kofi sa langa ♪ ♪ Kaka shi langa ♪ ♪ Kum adende ♪ ♪ Kum adende, hey ♪ How did you do? Right, now, what we are going to do is we're going to tap the pulse along to our song.

So we're going to use our knees.

Okay? So this is our speed that we're going to go.

♪ Kye kye kule ♪ And you're going to copy me back, okay? So get your knees going so you can copy me.

♪ Kye kye kule ♪ ♪ Kye kye kofi sa ♪ ♪ Kofi sa langa ♪ ♪ Kaka shi langa ♪ ♪ Kum adende ♪ ♪ Kum adende, hey ♪ Brilliant, well done, this time for each line of the song, let's try a different body part.

So I'm going to start with my head this time, okay? Here we go.

♪ Kye kye kule ♪ ♪ Kye kye kofi sa ♪ ♪ Kofi sa langa ♪ ♪ Kaka shi langa ♪ ♪ Kum adende ♪ ♪ Kum adende, hey ♪ Well done.

Did you manage to keep a steady pulse all the way through the song? Let's go on to the next activity.

So what is pulse? In a piece of music, there is a steady beat called a pulse.

It is like a heartbeat that keeps beating throughout.

We can tap along to different pieces of music and find the pulse.

Activity one, keeping the pulse steady to music.

Activity one, tapping to the music.

Let's listen to two pieces of music.

Whilst we're doing that, I want you to about these questions.

Can you feel the steady beat? Can you tap your knees along to the music? Are the two pieces of music the same tempo? Tempo means speed, are they the same speed? Or is one faster or slower than the other? Well done for tapping along to those two pieces of music.

Now, let's think back to my third question.

What did you notice about the tempo of those two pieces? Was one of them faster or slower than the other? That's right.

The second piece of music was faster than the first piece.

So let's recap, what is the pulse? Is it the pattern of different sounds, or a steady heartbeat? Have a think.

You're right, it's a steady heartbeat.

Activity two, following symbols to the pulse.

Okay, let's practise keeping a steady pulse.

On the screen, you will be able to see the numbers one, two, three, and four.

Each of those numbers is a different beat.

And we are going to make those beats this speed.

one, two, three, four, and that is our pulse.

Now, what I would like you to do is I would like you to stamp on each one, okay? So here's our pulse, and I'm going to count you in for four, okay? One, two, three, four, stamp, stamp, stamp, stamp.

Good, okay, your turn, I'm going to count you in.

Here's our pulse.

One, two, three, four.

Did you keep with the pulse? Let's try one more time, ready? One, two, three, four.

Well done, okay, this time, I am going to make the tempo faster, okay? Let's see if you can keep with the pulse this time, okay? So it's going to be like this.

Okay, ready? One, two, three, four.

Stamp, stamp, stamp, stamp.

Good, let's try it once more.

One, two, three, four.

Great, well done, let's make it even more tricky.

This time, have a look at the pattern.

We still have two stamps, but this time on beat three and four, we have two claps.

So our pattern should look like this.

Stamp, stamp, clap, clap.

Okay? This is going to be our pulse.

So it'll be stamp, stamp, clap, clap.

Ready, one, two, three, four.

Stamp, stamp, clap, clap.

Well done, let's try it once more, off we go.

Stamp, stamp, clap, clap.

Very good, one more time.

This time, we're going to do it faster, okay? Here's our tempo this time.

This is it.

Imagine that you're stamping and clapping on this pulse.

Ready? One, two, three, four.

Stamp, stamp, clap, clap.

One, two, again, please.

Stamp, stamp, clap, clap.

One, two, here we go.

Stamp, stamp, clap, clap.

One more time, here we go.

Stamp, stamp, clap, clap.

Fantastic, well done.

Now it is time for you to compose your own four beat pattern.

You can use the worksheet provided with this lesson or a piece of plain paper.

You can use some of the ideas that I used.

For example, stamping your feet or clapping your hands, or you might decide to add your own ideas.

For example, tapping your head or shoulders.

Once you have composed your pattern, see if you can perform it to somebody in your family.

Pause the video now to complete your task.

Activity three, keeping the pulse whilst singing.

Let's have a recap.

So we're going to have a go at our "Kye Kye Kule" song, okay? And this time, we're going to go straight in.

Remember, it is a call and response song.

So it's always my turn first, but remember, that last bit, we're together.

Okay, are we ready? It's great if we can stand up when we're singing as well, it makes us sing even better, okay? My turn.

♪ Kye kye kule ♪ ♪ Kye kye kofi sa ♪ ♪ Kofi sa langa ♪ ♪ Kaka shi langa ♪ ♪ Kum adende ♪ ♪ Kum adende, hey ♪ Fantastic, once more, but this time, remember, we're putting our pulse in, okay? ♪ Kye kye kule ♪ ♪ Kye kye kofi sa ♪ ♪ Kofi sa langa ♪ ♪ Kaka shi langa ♪ ♪ Kum adende ♪ ♪ Kum adende, hey ♪ Well-remembered.

So what is pulse? In a piece of music, there is a steady beat called a pulse.

It is like a heartbeat that keeps beating throughout.

We can tap along to different pieces of music and find the pulse.

That brings us to the end of this lesson.

A really big well done on all the fantastic learning you've achieved today.

I've got two final things I'd like you to do now.

First, look back at today's learning and see if you can remember what the word pulse means.

And secondly, if you are able to, please take a picture of your work and ask a parent or carer to share it with your teachers so they can see all the fantastic things you've learned.

And if you'd like, ask a parent or carer to send a picture of your work to @OakNational on Twitter so I can see your lovely work too.

See you next time, bye-bye.