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Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will learn a song from Zimbabwe. We will move to the metre, using a hand clapping pattern, to the tunes of Alicia Keys and Queen. We will explore rhythm notation and grouping in simple and compound time, and finally learn a song to help you remember the concept.
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5 Questions
Q1.What item did you need to help you move to the metre?
What item did you need to help you move to the metre?
A chair
A ribbon
Q2.What is metre?
What is metre?
The heartbeat of the music
The pattern of sounds
Q3.What is the purpose of a bar line?
What is the purpose of a bar line?
To show the end of a piece of music
To show the musician when to breathe
Q4.Which metres did we explore today?
Which metres did we explore today?
1, 2 and 3 time
5, 10 and 50 time
Q5.In the challenge, what did we leave behind? (according to the rhyme!)
In the challenge, what did we leave behind? (according to the rhyme!)
Our dinner in the microwave
Our socks on the bus
5 Questions
Q1.Where was Sorida from?
Where was Sorida from?
France
Nigeria
Q2.What does Sorida mean?
What does Sorida mean?
Bananas!
Goodbye!
Q3.What is simple time?
What is simple time?
Musical metre in which each beat can be split into three equal units
When a piece uses only one note value
Q4.What is compound time?
What is compound time?
Musical metre in which each beat can be simply halved or quartered
When a piece only uses one note value
Q5.What was the title of our final song?
What was the title of our final song?
Feelin' simple
Simply the best