Grade 4- Composing Rhythm: Creative Arts and Sports

Rhythm

Clapping or tapping rhythm

Pupil’s Activity

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1. We can clap or tap rhythm of words

2. The words can be short of long sounds

3. These short and long sounds make the rhythm of the words

4. Rhythm is made up of combination of short and long sound

5. The regular repeated pattern your heart throb or when clapping/tapping is called a beat in music

6. A beat is a regularly repeated sound.

Reading rhythm using French rhythm names

Pupil’s Activity

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1.  When reading a rhythm we give them names of different lengths

2. The names are called French rhythm names

3. Tea – is a long sound

4. Ta – Te is a two short sound

5. The two short sounds are equal to one long sound

Creating rhythmic pattern using French rhythm names

Pupil’s Activity

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Tea    ta-te     ta-te    taa

Ta-te   taa     ta-te   taa

Reciting the French rhythm, clapping/tapping, of the French rhythm names

Creating Rhythms

Pupil’s Activity

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You can create different rhythmic patterns by arranging the sounds taa and ta-te in different ways.

a.      Taa   taa    ta-te   taa   taa   ta-te  taa

b.     Ta-te   taa   taa   ta-te   taa   ta-te

c.      Taa   taa   ta-te   ta-te    taa   taa