Body Beat Basics

Listen, perform and compose using simple rhythms for body percussion inspired by these well known songs

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Suggested Year Groups

1, 2, 3 & 4

Length

6 lessons

Focus

Rhythm & pulse

Equipment

N/A

Assessment

Listening + Performance

Project Overview

These body percussion resources support listening and performing rhythms through five music pieces. Activities include:

  • Listening to music with strong rhythms
  • Performing simple body percussion patterns in time with interactive video playalongs
  • Learning basic notation like crotchets and quavers
  • Composing body percussion rhythms using simple notation alongside the featured tracks
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Project glossary
Body Percussion

Lessons‎‏

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Teacher notes

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Lesson 1

We Will Rock You

Lesson 2

Wellerman

Lesson 3

Seven Nation Army

Lesson 4

Come Together

Lesson 5

Shotgun

Lesson 6

Summary

Where next?

A great collection to follow on from Body Beat Basics, is Rhythmic Roots!

Explore the fundamentals of rhythm through this 10-lesson module collection, with each lesson building on the last. It focusses on crotchets, crotchet rests and quavers using body percussion-inspired activities.

Rhythmic Roots