Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. 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?
Correct answer: A bouncy ball
A chair
A ribbon
Q2.
What is metre?
Correct answer: the grouping of pulse into strong and weak beats (defined by the time signature)
The heartbeat of the music
The pattern of sounds
Q3.
What is the purpose of a bar line?
To show the end of a piece of music
Correct answer: To show the groupings of notes in relation to the metre
To show the musician when to breathe
Q4.
Which metres did we explore today?
1, 2 and 3 time
Correct answer: 2, 3 and 4 time
5, 10 and 50 time
Q5.
In the challenge, what did we leave behind? (according to the rhyme!)
Our dinner in the microwave
Correct answer: Our luggage
Our socks on the bus

5 Questions

Q1.
Where was Sorida from?
France
Nigeria
Correct answer: Zimbabwe
Q2.
What does Sorida mean?
Bananas!
Goodbye!
Correct answer: Hello!
Q3.
What is simple time?
Correct answer: Musical metre in which each beat can be simply halved or quartered
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?
Musical metre in which each beat can be simply halved or quartered
Correct answer: Musical metre in which each beat can be split into three equal units
When a piece only uses one note value
Q5.
What was the title of our final song?
Feelin' simple
Correct answer: Not so simple
Simply the best

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UnitMusic / Metre