Lesson 3 - Crotchet Rests

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For the music to sound in time, it’s important that everyone plays to the same pulse.

In this section you will focus on crotchets rests and you’ll continue to explore the basics of finding and keeping a steady pulse by:

• Understanding signals and following the video guides
• Gaining a basic knowledge of rhythmic notation
• Using body actions (such as clapping and nodding) to move in with the pulse

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Clap Only

The following exercises will focus on this rhythm:

Crotchet, Rest, Rest, Rest   or   1 (2) (3) (4)   or   

Use the Clap Only video below to help understand the rhythm before performing with the exercises.

LOOP

Loop each row 4 times (4 bars) before moving onto the next row. After performing the action on the bottom line, head back to the top and start again.

Perform 1 crotchet then 3 crotchet rests with the specified body actions.

Alternate

Instead of performing each row 4 times, perform each row once and then immediately follow onto the second line. Again, perform the line once and then return to the line above. Alternate between the 2 lines, whilst staying in time, throughout the piece of music.

Perform 1 crotchet then 3 crotchet rests with the specified body actions.

Clap Only

The following exercises will focus on this rhythm:

Crotchet, Crotchet, Rest, Rest   or   1 2 (3) (4)   or   

Use the Clap Only video below to help understand the rhythm before performing with the exercises.

LOOP

Loop each row 4 times (4 bars) before moving onto the next row. After performing the action on the bottom line, head back to the top and start again.

Perform 2 crotchets then 2 crotchet rests with the specified body actions. In the second video, stick to the same rhythm, only try performing multiple body actions for each row.

Alternate

Instead of performing each row 4 times, perform each row once and then immediately follow onto the second line. Again, perform the line once and then return to the line above. Alternate between the 2 lines, whilst staying in time, throughout the piece of music.

Perform 2 crotchets then 2 crotchet rests with the specified body actions. In the second video, stick to the same rhythm, only try performing multiple body actions for each row.

Notation

Take a look below at how the rhythms you’ve focussed above look when written as notation.

Can you perform your own body actions? Try creating your own combination of body actions whilst sticking to the correct rhythm.

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