1. INTRODUCTION TO THE BASICS OF MUSIC
OBJECTIVE:
- For you to develop an understanding of the three basic components (bits) of music

2. 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

3. 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…..

28. When we combine all of these elements, we create music!
PULSE
PITCH
RHYTHM

29. 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?

30. Rhythm Notation     Note Name Rest Value crotchet 1 minim 2 quaver
semiquaver
semibreve 4          

31.            Each box is worth 1 beat = 4 beats
Use the note values to make each line add up to 4  

32. Classroom Percussion Instruments
Untuned Percussion
Agogo Bell
Cowbell
Tambourine
Djembe
Tom-Tom
Kokiriko
Tambor
Maracas
Gathering Drum
Congas
Castanets
Woodblock
Rain stick
Bongos
Talking Drum
Wooden Guiro
Metallic Guiro
Cabassa

33. Evaluation 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
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?

34. 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?

35. Homework 2 Evaluation 1. What was good about our group performance?
2. What do we need to do to improve our piece?

36. 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

37. Classroom Instruments Quiz
Hold up the letter (A, B or C) next to the instrument you hear.
A) Agogo Bell
B) Tambourine
C) Castanets

38. Classroom Instruments Quiz
Hold up the letter (A, B or C) next to the instrument you hear.
A) Woodblock
B) Maracas
C) Cowbell

39. Classroom Instruments Quiz
Hold up the letter (A, B or C) next to the instrument you hear.
A) Djembe
B) Guiro
C) Cabassa

40. Classroom Instruments Quiz
Hold up the letter (A, B or C) next to the instrument you hear.
A) Agogo Bell
B) Maracas
C) Kokiriko

41. Classroom Instruments Quiz
Hold up the letter (A, B or C) next to the instrument you hear.
A) Rainstick
B) Guiro
C) Cowbell

42. Performance Criteria Steady PULSE Perfect rhythms
Clear start and finish
Structure
Dynamics – mixture of loud and quiet
- Confidence