Lesson video

Hello, my name is Miss Miner and I'm a primary teacher working in South London.

I've been really missing the children I teach, but during lockdown, I've been trying to do some extra things to keep me occupied, including getting to know some new piano music, and also spending more time with my cats.

Watch out for later videos, you never know when Pickle might just pop in.

What will we cover in today's lesson? We're going to be exploring pulse and rhythm.

We will use body percussion to maintain a pulse.

We will compose our own pattern.

And there will be a challenge to subdivide.

Don't worry if you don't know what that means yet, you will do by the end of the lesson.

In this lesson you will need your body and voice to make music and some space to move around.

Please take a moment now to clear away any distractions, including turning off the notifications on any apps or conversations you have running if you know how to.

Finally, if you can, try to find a quiet place where you won't be disturbed during the lesson.

Okay, so when you're ready, let's begin.

I hope you're ready for our warmup.

My turn first.

Lemon lime, keep in time.

Make it neat, feel the beat.

Not too fast, not too slow.

Keep it steady, go, go, go! Well done.

We're going to have a go at that altogether now.

Ready, steady, off we go.

Lemon lime, keep in time.

Make it neat, feel the beat.

Not too fast, not too slow.

Keep it steady, go, go, go! See if you can put the pulse in your feet.

Ready, steady, off we go.

Lemon lime, keep in time.

Make it neat, feel the beat.

Not too fast, not too slow.

Keep it steady, go, go, go! I wonder if you can clap the rhythm, that's the pattern of the words at the same time.

Ready, steady, off we go.

Lemon lime, keep in time.

Make it neat, feel the beat.

Not too fast, not too slow.

Keep it steady, go, go, go! Keep that pulse going in your feet.

And let's try putting the rhythm in our shoulders.

Off we go.

Lemon lime, keep in time.

Make it neat, feel the beat.

Not too fast, not too slow.

Keep it steady, go, go, go! How did it go? So before you go ahead and practise Lemon Lime, let's just check you understand: what is the pulse? Is it the pattern of sounds or is it the heartbeat of the music? Point to the answer you think is correct.

Well done.

So now it's time to pause the video to practise Lemon Lime.

Here's an extra challenge for you.

Why not teach the pulse and rhythm to someone in your household? Or can you swap to put the rhythm in your feet and pulse in your hands? Pause the video now, and when you're ready, press play and we'll continue.

I'd like you to copy me.

My turn first.

Well done.

Well done.

Now let's just recap.

What is rhythm? Is it the pattern of sounds? Is it the heartbeat at the music? Is it making sounds using our bodies? Or is it the length of sound, whether it's long or short? Point to the answer you think is correct.

Well done.

It's the pattern of sounds.

We're now going to learn a song from Brazil, all about a beautiful drum: drum tambor.

Listen out for that word in the song as I sing it for you to stop it.

♪ Obaba Oba oh ♪ ♪ Baila que belleza que baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Baila que baila baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Baila que belleza que baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Obaba Oba oh ♪ ♪ Baila que belleza que baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Baila que baila baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Baila que belleza que baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Obaba Oba oh ♪ ♪ Baila que belleza que baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Baila que baila baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Baila que belleza que baila el tambor ♪ Did you hear the word tambor meaning drum? And did you notice how it changed in each verse? We're going to start learning it just by learning the words.

The first line goes like this.

♪ Obaba Oba oh ♪ We're going to try that again.

♪ Obaba Oba oh ♪ The second line is a little trickier.

So we're going to do it in smaller sections.

♪ Baila que belleza ♪ ♪ Baila que belleza ♪ ♪ Que baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Que baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Baila que belleza que baila el tambor ♪ Well done.

That's the trickiest line and you'll be pleased to know it's the same in line four.

I'm going to sing lines one and two now.

And I'd like you to echo each one.

So my turn and then yours.

♪ Obaba Oba oh ♪ ♪ Baila que belleza que baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Obaba Oba oh ♪ ♪ Baila que belleza que baila el tambor ♪ Here comes the third line.

♪ Baila que baila baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Baila que baila baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Baila que baila baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Baila que baila baila el tambor ♪ And like I said, the fourth line is the same as the second one.

Let's see if you can remember it.

My turn fast.

♪ Baila que belleza que baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Baila que belleza que baila el tambor ♪ I'm going to sing the whole song and I'm going to sing it twice.

I would like you to listen the first time and then join me for the whole second time.

♪ My turn first ♪ ♪ Obaba Oba oh ♪ ♪ Baila que belleza que baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Baila que baila baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Baila que belleza que baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Obaba Oba oh ♪ ♪ Baila que belleza que baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Baila que baila baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Baila que belleza que baila el tambor ♪ Now we're going to learn the body percussion pattern that goes alongside it.

And for the first and second verse, a body percussion pattern is on the pulse.

It's on the beat.

It goes like this one, two, three, four.

I'm going to do that again.

And when you think you can do it too, I'd like you to join me.

One, two, three, four.

Again, one, two, three, four.

One, two, three, four.

One, two, three, four.

I'm going to sing the song.

and I would like you to do that body percussion pattern at the same time.

If you feel really confident and you want to challenge yourself, you can sing with me too.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Obaba Oba oh ♪ ♪ Baila que belleza que baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Baila que baila baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Baila que belleza que baila el tambor ♪ Excellent.

Well done.

Again, if you'd like to rewind the video, because you would like to have a few more turns at that, please do.

Now, I wonder if we can do that body percussion pattern backwards.

still on the pulse, but backwards.

So if we started our first verse in this order, head, shoulders, click, knees, then that means for this verse we need to start with our knees.

So it goes like this: one, two, three, four.

One, two, three, four.

Let's have a go: one, two, three, four.

One, two, three, four.

Now I'm going to sing that same tune again.

If you'd like a challenge, sing with me and do the body percussion pattern.

If you're still getting to grips with the movements, just stick with the body percussion for now.

♪ Off we go ♪ ♪ Obaba Oba oh ♪ ♪ Baila que belleza que baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Baila que baila baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Baila que belleza que baila el tambor ♪ Well done.

If you'd like more practise at that, rewind the video and have as many go's as you like, if you think you've got that, let's move on.

Let's think back to the original pattern, head, shoulders, click, knees.

Now I want to subdivide each of those beats into two parts.

That means I want to break down the beats into smaller parts, in this case into two.

So it would look like this: one and two and three and four and one and two and three and four and.

Why didn't we have a go? We'll do it without singing for now.

One and two and three and four and one and two and three and four and.

Well done.

Again, if you know the song well, and do you think you can do the body percussion, then please sing and do the body percussion at the same time.

If you think that's a bit tricky for now, don't worry, just stick with the body percussion.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Obaba Oba oh ♪ ♪ Baila que belleza que baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Baila que baila baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Baila que belleza que baila el tambor ♪ That pattern is a little trickier as we're subdividing each of the beats into two.

So let's have another go.

♪ Off we go ♪ ♪ Obaba Oba oh ♪ ♪ Baila que belleza que baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Baila que baila baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Baila que belleza que baila el tambor ♪ Well done.

If you'd like to, rewind the video and have a go at that as many times as you need.

Now it's time to perform.

So in verse one, we're going to go this way on the beat, head, shoulders, click, knees.

In verse two, we're going to go in the opposite direction.

So we're going to do knees, click, shoulders, head.

In the third verse we're going to go back to the original pattern, but we're going to subdivide each of the beats into two.

One and two and three and four and.

And if you're not sure or you forget, don't worry.

Just copy me.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Obaba Oba oh ♪ ♪ Baila que belleza que baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Baila que baila baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Baila que belleza que baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Obaba Oba oh ♪ ♪ Baila que belleza que baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Baila que baila baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Baila que belleza que baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Obaba Oba oh ♪ ♪ Baila que belleza que baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Baila que baila baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Baila que belleza que baila el tambor ♪ Now pause the video to practise the song with the body percussion.

When you think you finished, press play and we'll continue.

So, you've been following my four beat body percussion pattern so far singing along to the Beautiful Drum.

However, I would now like you to compose your own body percussion pattern.

Make sure it's four beats in total, but can be repeated as a cycle.

Below you can see a grid that has four clear sections, each representing a beat.

So for example, you might choose that your first beat will be your head, your second, maybe your shoulders, your third might be a click, and your fourth might be your knees.

Maybe you could even come up with some body percussion sounds that we haven't yet explored.

Do make sure that each beat can be divided into two, so that we're subdividing.

And also make sure that you can do your pattern forwards and backwards.

Pause the video to compose your pattern.

You can either do this in your head, on paper, or there is a worksheet that you can download if you wish.

Here's some top tips and sure that your pattern can be performed backwards and forwards.

Also ensure that you can subdivide each of your beats into two on your body.

When you thought about it and practised it, press play and we can continue.

Now for the challenge.

I know some of you may be familiar with that song or some of you might think that you can do that already.

So here's the challenge: This time for verse four I would like you to subdivide each of the beats into two, but do each hand in opposite directions.

Let me show you.

♪ Obaba Oba oh ♪ ♪ Baila que belleza que baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Baila que baila baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Baila que belleza que baila el tambor ♪ Would you like to have a go? Let's try it together.

♪ Obaba Oba oh ♪ ♪ Baila que belleza que baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Baila que baila baila el tambor ♪ ♪ Baila que belleza que baila el tambor ♪ It's tricky.

Maybe that could be a challenge for the week.

Pause the video to practise the challenge.

Now, don't worry if you're finding this rather tricky.

If I let you into a secret, so did I, and I've been practising this all week.

Maybe this can be more of a week's challenge for you rather than one for you to complete today.

When you finished, or when you think you're ready to move on, press play on the video and we can continue.

So let's round up today's lesson.

What is the pulse? Is it the pattern of sounds? Is it the heartbeat of the music? Is it making sounds using our bodies? Or is it the length of sound, whether it's long or short? Point to the answer you think is correct.

Well done.

It's the heartbeat of the music.

So here's another question for you: What is the rhythm? Is it the pattern of sounds? Is it the heartbeat of the music? Is it making sounds using our bodies? Or is it the length of sound whether it's long or short? Point to the answer you think is correct.

Well done.

It's the pattern of sounds.

So, what's the duration? Is that the pattern of sounds? Is it the heartbeat of the music? Is it making sounds using our bodies? Or is it the length of sound whether it's long or short? Well done.

It's the length of sound.

Don't forget: these durations, combinations of long and short sounds, can be put together to make a rhythm or a pattern.

So that brings us to the end of the lesson, a really big well done on all the fantastic learning you've achieved in this lesson.

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

Firstly, think back and identify one key thing you've learned today.

It's totally up to you what it is.

Secondly, if you'd like to, please take a picture of your work and ask your parent or carer to share it with your teacher, so that they can see all the fantastic things you've learned.

If you'd like to, please ask your parents or carer to share your work on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter, tagging @OakNational and #LearnwithOak.

Now, don't forget to complete the end of lesson quiz.

Well, all that's left for me to say is thank you, take care and enjoy the rest of your learning for today.

Bye!.