Duration
Animated explanation of the musical concept of "beat".
Official classification: Pulse (Beat), Unit 4. Feel the pulse - Exploring pulse and rhythm, Interactive Activities, Unit 14 Salt Pepper Vinegar Mustard, Curriculum support
America's Ballroom challenge, features context in San Diego with the Foxtrot.
Official classification: Dance, Video, Dance, Foxtrot, Curriculum support, Unit 9. Music for dance
Clip of instructional DVD from www.dancenetproductions.com
Official classification: Dance, Video, Dance, Foxtrot, Curriculum support, Unit 9. Music for dance
Audio clip examples of sounds with a beat
Official classification: Understanding Sound, Non-Musical Sounds, Pulse (Beat), Unit 2. Sounds interesting - Exploring sounds, Unit 4. Feel the pulse - Exploring pulse and rhythm, Audio, Interactive Activities, Curriculum support
This piece is in three sections: ABA. The A section is almost identical at the start
and at the end. Keep the high split notes short and harsh, as if slapping at the
mossie! Take the opportunity to practise staccato tonguing.
Notes used: C, E, G
Key: concert D minor
Learning points: new note E,crotchet rest, dynamics (f, p), high split notes
Official classification: Trombone (treble clef), Staccato, Ternary(ABA), Animals, Pieces, Forte Loud, Piano Soft, Wider opps, Resource Packs
This piece is in three sections: ABA. The A section is almost identical at the start
and at the end. Keep the high split notes short and harsh, as if slapping at the
mossie! Take the opportunity to practise staccato tonguing.
Notes used: C, E, G
Key: concert D minor
Learning points: new note E
crotchet rest
dynamics: f, p
high split notes
Official classification: Trumpet, Staccato, Ternary(ABA), Animals, Pieces, Forte Loud, Piano Soft, Wider opps, Resource Packs
This piece introduces open string E. There’s an opportunity for a bit of fun in bars 9-10, when the students are invited to pizz any string on the wrong side of the bridge.
There’s a fl ea in the accompaniment, too!
Notes used: D, A, E
Key: A minor
Learning points: new note: E
pizz on the wrong side of the bridge
Official classification: Violin, Animals, Pieces, Pizzicato, Wider opps, Resource Packs
Bowing is introduced here, and all four strings are played. The piece is played twice
through. Speak or whisper the words in bars 11-12 and 21-22, and finish with a
loud and rhythmic stamp of one foot!
Notes used: G, D, A, E
Key: A major
Learning points: arco
down-up bowing
written symbols for down-bow/up-bow
Official classification: Violin, Pieces, Arco, Wider opps, Resource Packs
Whisper/speak/shout the words in the opening bars and at the end with authenticity!
In the final bar, students play a pizz arpeggio across all four strings instead of
– or as well as – a cheer! The structure is AABA.
Notes used: G, D, A, E
Key: C minor
Learning points: reinforces 3/4
pizz arpeggio
Official classification: Violin, Pieces, Pizzicato, Wider opps, Resource Packs
Rhythm machine challenge (Sn). Pupils use this emulation of a popular rhythm programmer (Roland TB303) to recreate a basic snare rhythm that they hear.
Curriculum area: Aural perception (single rhythm)
Main focus: Recreating a basic single-instrument rhythm on a rhythm programmer
Possible learning outcomes: Pupils can program a basic snare rhythm that they hear
Official classification: Rhythm, Interactive Activities, Key Stage 3, Curriculum support, Musical Futures, Rhythm Machine, Hip Hop Coach
Tags: backbeat
Rhythm machine challenge (BD). Pupils use this emulation of a popular rhythm programmer (Roland TB303) to recreate a harder bass drum rhythm that they hear.
Curriculum area: Aural perception (single rhythm)
Main focus: Recreating a harder single-instrument rhythm on a rhythm programmer
Possible learning outcomes: Pupils can program a harder bass drum rhythm that they hear
Official classification: Rhythm, Interactive Activities, Key Stage 3, Curriculum support, Musical Futures, Rhythm Machine, Hip Hop Coach
Tags: accent
Rhythm machine challenge (HHC). Pupils use this emulation of a popular rhythm programmer (Roland TB303) to recreate a basic hi-hat rhythm that they hear.
Curriculum area: Aural perception (single rhythm)
Main focus: Recreating a basic single-instrument rhythm on a rhythm programmer
Possible learning outcomes: Pupils can program a basic hi-hat rhythm that they hear
Official classification: Rhythm, Interactive Activities, Key Stage 3, Curriculum support, Musical Futures, Rhythm Machine, Hip Hop Coach
Rhythm machine challenge (HHC). Pupils use this emulation of a popular rhythm programmer (Roland TB303) to recreate a hi-hat rhythm that they hear.
Curriculum area: Aural perception (single rhythm)
Main focus: Recreating a single-instrument rhythm on a rhythm programmer
Possible learning outcomes: Pupils can program a hi-hat rhythm that they hear
Official classification: Rhythm, Interactive Activities, Key Stage 3, Curriculum support, Musical Futures, Rhythm Machine, Hip Hop Coach
Rhythm machine challenge (Sn). Pupils use this emulation of a popular rhythm programmer (Roland TB303) to recreate a harder snare rhythm that they hear.
Curriculum area: Aural perception (single rhythm)
Main focus: Recreating a harder single-instrument rhythm on a rhythm programmer
Possible learning outcomes: Pupils can program a harder snare rhythm that they hear
Official classification: Rhythm, Interactive Activities, Key Stage 3, Curriculum support, Musical Futures, Rhythm Machine, Hip Hop Coach
Tags: accent, syncopation
Rhythm machine challenge (Sn). Pupils use this emulation of a popular rhythm programmer (Roland TB303) to recreate a snare rhythm that they hear.
Curriculum area: Aural perception (single rhythm)
Main focus: Recreating a single-instrument rhythm on a rhythm programmer
Possible learning outcomes: Pupils can program a snare rhythm that they hear
Official classification: Rhythm, Interactive Activities, Key Stage 3, Curriculum support, Musical Futures, Rhythm Machine, Hip Hop Coach
Tags: syncopation
Rhythm machine challenge (BD). Pupils use this emulation of a popular rhythm programmer (Roland TB303) to recreate a bass drum rhythm that they hear.
Curriculum area: Aural perception (single rhythm)
Main focus: Recreating a single-instrument rhythm on a rhythm programmer
Possible learning outcomes: Pupils can program a bass drum rhythm that they hear
Official classification: Rhythm, Interactive Activities, Key Stage 3, Curriculum support, Musical Futures, Rhythm Machine, Hip Hop Coach
Tags: accent
Rhythm machine challenge (HHC). Pupils use this emulation of a popular rhythm programmer (Roland TB303) to recreate a harder hi-hat rhythm that they hear.
Curriculum area: Aural perception (single rhythm)
Main focus: Recreating a harder single-instrument rhythm on a rhythm programmer
Possible learning outcomes: Pupils can program a harder hi-hat rhythm that they hear
Official classification: Rhythm, Interactive Activities, Key Stage 3, Curriculum support, Musical Futures, Rhythm Machine, Hip Hop Coach
Tags: accent
Rhythm machine challenge (BD). Pupils use this emulation of a popular rhythm programmer (Roland TB303) to recreate a basic bass drum rhythm that they hear.
Curriculum area: Aural perception (single rhythm)
Main focus: Recreating a basic single-instrument rhythm on a rhythm programmer
Possible learning outcomes: Pupils can program a basic bass drum rhythm that they hear
Official classification: Rhythm, Interactive Activities, Key Stage 3, Curriculum support, Musical Futures, Rhythm Machine, Hip Hop Coach
Rhythm machine challenge (BD/Sn). Pupils use this emulation of a popular rhythm programmer (Roland TB303) to recreate a basic 2-layer percusson rhythm that they hear.
Curriculum area: Aural perception (2-part rhythm)
Main focus: Recreating a basic 2-instrument rhythm on a rhythm programmer
Possible learning outcomes: Pupils can program a basic 2-part rhythm that they hear
Official classification: Rhythm, Interactive Activities, Key Stage 3, Curriculum support, Musical Futures, Rhythm Machine, Hip Hop Coach
Tags: backbeat
Famous piece by American 20th Century composer Aaron Copland, written in 1942.
KS1 idea; an example of short and long sounds played by Brass and Percussion instruments.
Official classification: 1900-1949, Military & State Occasions, Classical Pieces, Audio, Long and Short Sounds, Curriculum support, Copland, Aaron