Year 3
Rhythm Grids
Lesson 3
Lesson 3: To play in a class rhythm grid piece displaying rhythm notation
Year 3 – Rhythm Grids
Key Vocabulary – Rhythm notation, note symbols – crotchet, quaver, minim
Lesson 3: To play in a class rhythm grid piece displaying rhythm notation
Outcomes
I can begin to follow note length symbols
I can follow the note length symbols and structure of a rhythm grid
I can suggest rhythms
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As a class discuss the following questions:
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The Human Drum Kit
Are you ready (click click)‘cos you’re in for a treat
Are you ready (click click) with your fingers and feet
Are you ready (click click) can you feel the beat
We are the human drum kit
(Stamp stamp) goes the big bass drum
Now listen to the hi hat (ts ts ts ts)
Snares go (clap clap clap clap)
Followed by a crash on the cymbals (sh____________)
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Which stick rhythm below matches which instrument of the drum kit in the chant?
Bass drum
Snare and Hi-Hat
Cymbal
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Revise
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Stick Notation version of the grid
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Rhythm Notation
Tea
Coffee
1 beat
1 beat silence
2 ½ beats – 1 beat
rest
Beer
2 beats
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Task
Use rhythm note symbol to create a new class rhythm grid
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Task
Prepare a class performance of the grid
- Agree on the sounds to be used - vocal, body percussion or unpitched percussion
- Who will play each part?
- Will ostinato or round be used?
- What will the structure be?
Rehearse
Plenary
Time to Talk:
What did you achieve in this lesson?
What is a minim?
Draw the shape of a minim in the air
Class perform the new rhythm grid.
Was it as rhythmic as the original grid, or more rhythmic?
Did the class perform accurately?
How confident are you?
I can begin to follow note length symbols
I can follow the note length symbols and structure of a rhythm grid
I can suggest rhythms
1. Very confident
2. Unsure
3. Not confident