Rhythm and Melody: Making Music · Music Theory and Performance

The Beat and the Body

Developing an internal sense of tempo and rhythm through clapping and percussion instruments.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the speed of the beat change the way your body wants to move?
  2. 2What patterns can you hear in the sounds around us?
  3. 3How do musicians use silence to make the music more exciting?

Common Core State Standards

NCAS: Performing MU.Pr4.2.1NCAS: Performing DA.Pr4.1.1
Grade: 1st Grade
Subject: Visual & Performing Arts
Unit: Rhythm and Melody: Making Music
Period: Music Theory and Performance

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