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Lesson 8 Rhythm and Tempo

The document outlines the concepts of rhythm and tempo in music education for grades 1 to 6, detailing the differences between sound and silence, steady beats, rhythm patterns, and various types of meters. It also explains tempo markings and conducting gestures, emphasizing the importance of these elements in music performance. Additionally, it includes a task for students to identify the meter of a folk song and conduct it, reinforcing their understanding of rhythm and tempo.

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Lesson 8 Rhythm and Tempo

The document outlines the concepts of rhythm and tempo in music education for grades 1 to 6, detailing the differences between sound and silence, steady beats, rhythm patterns, and various types of meters. It also explains tempo markings and conducting gestures, emphasizing the importance of these elements in music performance. Additionally, it includes a task for students to identify the meter of a folk song and conduct it, reinforcing their understanding of rhythm and tempo.

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MUSICAL CONTENT on

RHYTHM and TEMPO


RHYTHM
GRADE 1,2, and 3 GRADE 4 & 5
• Difference • Notes & Rests
between Sound & • Rhythm Pattern
Silence • Meter & Simple
• Steady Beats Time Signatures
• Simple Rhythmic • Ostinato
Patterns
• Ostinato
TEMPO
GRADE 1 & 2 GRADE 3:
• Speed of Sound in • Same content as
Music Grade 1 & 2, with
• Difference the addition of
between Slow & conducting
Fast in Music gestures
TEMPO
GRADE 4 GRADE 5 & 6:
• Tempo markings: • Tempo Markings:
Largo and Presto Largo, Presto,
Allegro, Moderato,
Andante, Vivace,
Ritardando, and
Accelerando
1. RHYTHM
1. Rhythm – is the aspect that covers the
flow and movement of music as ordered
in time.
2. Meter – is a repeating pattern of strong
and weak beats. Meter can be
categorized between simple and
compound.
2. Meter
a. Simple Meter – is the type of meter
wherein each beat in a measure of music
can be naturally divided into two equal
parts. From example, in the time
signature ¾, each measure contains
three quarter-note beats, and each of
those beats divides into two eight notes.
2. Meter
b. Compound Meter – is the type of meter
wherein each beat in a measure of music
can be naturally divided into three equal
parts. Common examples of these are the
times signature 6/8, 9/8, and 12/8/.
Compound Meter
a. Duple meter – is the type of meter where
beats are grouped in twos. The best
example of this is a march, reflecting the
movement of our two feet. See the following
example:
ONE TWO, ONE TWO, ONE TWO
1 2 1 2 1 2
Compound Meter
b. Triple Meter – is the type of meter where
beats are grouped in threes. An example of
song that uses meter is “Bahay Kubo.”
ONE TWO THREE, ONE TWO THREE
1 2 3 1 2 3
Compound Meter
c. Quadruple Meter – is the type of meter
consisting of four beats. An example is the
Chirstmas song, “Hark the Herald Angels
Sing.”
ONE TWO THREE FOUR, ONE TWO THREE FOUR
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Downbeats and Upbeats
• Downbeats – is the first beat in a bar or
measure of music, and usually has the
stronger accent.
• Upbeat – the last beat in a previous bar or
measure of music that immediately follows
a downbeat.
3. Ostinato
• It is a short, repeated pattern found all
throughout a piece of music or in one of its
sections.
• It may be melodic or rhythmic in nature.
• It may be melodic ostinato, sometimes the
pattern and/or pitch is slightly changed for
variation.
4. Notes and Its Time Values
a. Whole Note – to be played or sounded
for 4 beats
b. Half Note – to be played or sounded for 2
beats
c. Quarter Note – to be played or sounded
for 1 beat
d. Eight Note – to be played or sounded for
½ of a beat
e. Sixteenth Note – to be played or
sounded for ¼ of a beat
Note Values Equivalency
Chart
Whole Note

Half Note

Quarter Note

Eight Note

Sixteenth
Note
5. Different Rests and Their
Time Values
• Rests are symbols
that depict silence
or the absence or
sound.
Putting in all Together
6. Time Signature
• It is a sing placed at the beginning of a
musical composition to indicate its meter.
It is made up of two numerals.
TEMPO
• It is how fast or slow a piece of music is
performed.
• It means “time” in Italian.
Conducting Gesture
• Conducting with the hands is important to
ensure that performers sing or play
together in time and to denote what meter
or time signature a piece of music is of.
Task
• Choose any folk song and identify its
meter or time signature. To do this, listen
to where the strong beats fall in the music.
Make a video of yourself while conducting
and upload it in the google classroom.
Play that recording and conduct it with the
right gestures, first with one hand alone,
then try with two hands.
THE END

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