To understand how to maintain the pulse using the voice and body

In this lesson, we will include a fun warm-up and learn a song from Brazil through performing rhythm and pulse simultaneously, with an added challenge at the end!

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Quiz:

To understand how to maintain the pulse using the voice and body.

Helping you to assess what you've learned in this lesson

Q1.What is the pulse?

1/5

Q2.The warm up today was all about performing the pulse and rhythm at the same time. What two items of fruit are included in the title of this warm up?

2/5

Q3.What is the rhythm?

3/5

Q4.The song we've learned today was from Brazil. The song was about a "tambor". What instrument is this?

4/5

Q5.We've been using body percussion throughout this lesson. What does this mean?

5/5

This quiz includes images that don't have any alt text - please contact your teacher who should be able to help you with an audio description.

Unit quizzes are being retired in August 2023

Why we're removing unit quizzes from the website >
Quiz:

To understand how to maintain the pulse using the voice and body.

Helping you to assess what you've learned in this lesson

Q1.What is the pulse?

1/5

Q2.The warm up today was all about performing the pulse and rhythm at the same time. What two items of fruit are included in the title of this warm up?

2/5

Q3.What is the rhythm?

3/5

Q4.The song we've learned today was from Brazil. The song was about a "tambor". What instrument is this?

4/5

Q5.We've been using body percussion throughout this lesson. What does this mean?

5/5

Lesson summary: To understand how to maintain the pulse using the voice and body

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Time to move!

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