Lesson Four – Playing Rhythms
This music teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to select and play a range of different eight beat rhythm patterns to represent some of the special sounds that can be heard in a rainforest location.
The class can explain and model how to use percussion instruments to best illustrate life in a rainforest habitat such as the sounds produced by the weather and animals.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to select and play a range of different eight beat rhythm patterns to represent some of the special sounds that can be heard in a rainforest location
Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to practise performing different eight beat rhythm patterns and a template to select and record eight beat rhythm patterns to represent some of the special sounds that might be heard in a rainforest location.
The interactive presentation can be used to explore how to play eight beat rhythm patterns to represent some of the sounds that can be heard in a rainforest.
This lesson is part of a music scheme of work to get the children to identify, describe and compose a selection of rhythm patterns to use in musical compositions reflecting and illustrating life in a rainforest location. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.
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