Music & movement
Move, clap and feel the beat with music.
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- Lesson 1 · EYFS · 10 min
Fast and slow
Move your body fast and slow to music.
Learn: Music can be fast, like a running rabbit, or slow, like a sleepy tortoise. This is called tempo. Our bodies can match the music: tiptoe fast, then stretch slowly.
Try it: Play a song and move fast when it is quick and slow when it is calm. Freeze when it stops.
Check: What is the word for how fast music goes?
Tempo
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- Lesson 2 · KS1 · 15 min
Keeping the beat
Clap a steady beat with a song.
Learn: The beat is the steady pulse of music, like a heartbeat. It stays the same even when the words change. Clapping, stamping or tapping helps us feel it.
Try it: Clap along to a favourite song, then try stamping the same beat.
Check: Does the beat speed up and slow down all the time?
No — it stays steady, like a heartbeat
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- Lesson 3 · KS2 · 20 min
Rhythm patterns
Clap and copy a short rhythm.
Learn: Rhythm is the pattern of long and short sounds. Say 'ap-ple' for two quick claps and 'pear' for one long clap. Putting words together makes patterns, like apple, apple, pear.
Try it: Make up a four-word fruit rhythm and teach it to someone.
Check: Which word makes two quick claps: apple or pear?
Apple
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