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INTRODUCTION TO THE BASICS
OF MUSIC
OBJECTIVE:
- For you to develop an understanding of the
three basic components (bits) of music
OUTCOMES:
- ALL pupils will recognise the difference between
pulse, rhythm and pitch
- MOST pupils will give an accurate explanation of the
words pulse, rhythm and pitch
- SOME pupils will give a practical example of each of
the words pulse, rhythm and pitch
INTRODUCTION TO THE FORSETH
CARDS
• The forseth cards will help you to learn about
rhythm
• Lets have a go today! See if you can remember
the movements and sounds for next lesson…..
When we combine all of these elements, we create
music!
PULSE
PITCH
RHYTHM
What have you learnt today?
• What new words have you learnt?
• Can you define them?
• Can you give a practical example of each of
our key words?
Rhythm Notation
Note
Name
Rest
Value

crotchet

1

minim

2

quaver
½

semiquaver



semibreve

¼
4
Each box is worth 1 beat






Use the note values to make
each line add up to 4



= 4 beats
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Classroom Percussion Instruments
Untuned Percussion
Agogo Bell
Cowbell
Kokiriko
Tambor
Castanets
Woodblock
Tambourine
Maracas
Rain stick
Wooden Guiro Metallic Guiro
Djembe
Tom-Tom
Gathering Drum
Congas
Bongos
Talking Drum
Cabassa
Evaluation
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I think our performance had a good pulse
I think our performance had a weak pulse
I think I performed my rhythms accurately
I think I need to perform my rhythms more
accurately
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We had a good start and a good finish
We had a weak start and a weak finish
We were well organised
We were not well organised
What can I do better?
Do I need to change my rhythms to make the group
performance stronger?
Homework
• Tell me a little bit about your favourite pop
group / solo artist.
• What do you like about them?
• What instruments can you hear?
• Tell me about the speed of the song?
Homework 2
• Evaluation
• 1. What was good about our group
performance?
• 2. What do we need to do to improve our
piece?
Today we are going to:
-Learn to recognise the sounds of
classroom percussion instruments
-Create and practise rhythm
compositions using the instruments
-Perform our final compositions to
the whole class
Classroom Instruments Quiz
Hold up the letter (A, B or C) next to the instrument you hear.
A) Agogo Bell
B) Tambourine
C) Castanets
Classroom Instruments Quiz
Hold up the letter (A, B or C) next to the instrument you hear.
A) Woodblock
B) Maracas
C) Cowbell
Classroom Instruments Quiz
Hold up the letter (A, B or C) next to the instrument you hear.
A) Djembe
B) Guiro
C) Cabassa
Classroom Instruments Quiz
Hold up the letter (A, B or C) next to the instrument you hear.
A) Agogo Bell
B) Maracas
C) Kokiriko
Classroom Instruments Quiz
Hold up the letter (A, B or C) next to the instrument you hear.
A) Rainstick
B) Guiro
C) Cowbell
Performance Criteria
- Steady PULSE
- Perfect rhythms
- Clear start and finish
- Structure
- Dynamics – mixture of loud and quiet
- Confidence