High and sharp.
MUSIC · WARM-UP3 min
Music is all around: heartbeat, steps, raindrops
Today we make music with our bodies!
Hear high and low sounds, clap and stomp, and play along with the beat.
🎵 High/low👏 Beat🐢 Fast/slow🔊 Loud/soft
STOP 1 · HIGH AND LOW5 min
A bird is high, an elephant is low
Which sound sounds higher?
Low and deep.
Follow the teacher: high sound—hands up; low sound—hands down.
STOP 2 · CLAP6 min
Beat by beat, steady and steady
One two three four—we clap together. Which group is a steady beat?
Which is a steady beat?
STOP 3 · FAST AND SLOW6 min
Running music is fast, walking music is slow
Which music should sound slow?
Music goes fast.
Music goes slow.
When music is fast we jog; when slow we walk gently.
STOP 4 · LOUD AND SOFT6 min
Thunder is loud, a whisper is soft
The pouring rain sound—loud or soft?
Pouring rain sounds?
STOP 5 · BODY BEATS6 min
Clap, slap legs, stomp—a little band
Follow this rhythm, let us play together.
Which is body percussion?
STOP 6 · MOVE5 min
Fast music—move fast; slow music—move slow
Listen to the music and move your body along.
👏 High: hands up👇 Low: hands down🐇 Fast: jog🐢 Slow: walk
Face a partner, clap a rhythm for them to copy.
FINISH · SHARE3 min
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You hear rhythm and can clap the beat
Sounds go high/low, fast/slow, loud/soft, and you can make beats with your body.
High/low, fast/slow, loud/soft.
Clap and stomp rhythms.
Tonight, clap your favorite little rhythm for your parents.