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

the pattern of sounds and silences that we play and sing

when music begins on any beat except for the first beat; also known as anacrusis

Whole Body Warm Up - backing track

Breathing exercises

Vocal Warm Up (Piano backing)

Bananas 

Ning Wendete - audio

To Stop the Train - Learning the Actions

To Stop the Train 2 verses - audio

Syncopated example 1

Syncopated example 2

Syncopated example 3

Mango Walk

Lost My Gold Ring

Four White Horses

Four White Horses - slower version

Syncopation in songs

Music

Syncopated rhythms

Introducing polyrhythm

Layering rhythms

Creating polyrhythms

Polyrhythmic accompaniments

This unit explores different rhythm patterns from around the world. Through body percussion pupils play contrasting styles of rhythms and transfer these onto untuned percussion.  They play one rhythm against another, building up layers of sound whilst  maintaining a secure sense of pulse.

Sing, play, perform: accompanying songs with polyrhythms

a repeating musical idea created from a rhythmic pattern

to make a percussive musical sound with the body

the combination of different layers of sounds

Four White Horses 100bpm - video

To Stop The Train Learning Actions

To Stop the Train 2 Part round - video

Four White Horses 140bpm

Four White Horses 100bpm

Four White Horses 140bpm - video

Mango Walk - audio

To Stop the Train 2 verses

Ning Wendete

playing two or more conflicting rhythms at the same time

Ning Wendete song - audio

Ning Wendete Performance - audio

Ning Wendete Echo the song - audio

Ning Wendete Claves rhythm 1

Ning Wendete Djembe Rhythm 2

Polyrhythm example 1

Polyrhythm example 2

Four White Horses 140bpm- audio

Four White Horses 100bpm - audio

Senwa Dedende (unison with ostinato)

 Lost My Gold Ring 

Lost My Gold Ring Rhythms 1 & 2

Lost My Gold Ring Rhythm 2

Lost My Gold Ring Rhythm 1

Lost My Gold Ring performance track - audio

Senwa Dedende 

Ning Wendete Shaker rhythm 3

Four White Horses 100bpm 

To Stop the Train 2 Part round - audio

To Stop The Train - Learning Actions

Four White Horses 140bpm - audio

 Four White Horses 140bpm

a combination of notes to make a memorable tune

a musical part that supports the main melody

White Horses 140bpm

To Stop the Train Drum

To Stop the Train 4 Part round - audio

To Stop the Train 4 Part round - video

Ning Wendete - no vocal support

Ning Wendete - remind yourself of the shaker rhythm 

Ning Wendete -remind yourself of the clave rhythm

Full song performance with shaker and vocal support

Ning Wendete clave and djembe performance - with vocal support

Ning Wendete - remind yourself of the djembe Rhythm 

Bananas

Bate Bate Chocolate

to practise in order to improve and prepare for performance

to present music, playing or singing for an audience

Lost My Gold Ring Rhythms 1&2

Ning Wendete all rhythms 1,2&3

Ning Wendete 

 Ning Wendete Claves rhythm 1

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