Arts & Creativity
Music · Seedlings 4–6 · Reception–Y1
Pulse and rhythm
Can you feel the beat?
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What you will learn
- Keep a steady pulse by clapping and moving
- Copy short rhythm patterns
- Sing simple songs in tune with others
- Use loud/quiet and fast/slow in performance
Helpful to know first: Join in action songs
Your next step: DiscoverGo
Discover
Think first: Can you feel the beat? Say or jot one idea before you read on.
Learn — core route
- Body-percussion pulse games
- Echo clapping
- Class song with dynamics
Lessons in this subject: Learn Topics · Music
Practise — check a common mix-up
Rhythm and pulse are the same thing.
Faster means louder.
Apply / Create — Kitchen Band Performance
Perform a song with a steady pulse and one rhythm pattern on a home-made instrument; record it.
Evidence type: audio · accessible alternative always allowed (speak it, draw it, or show an adult).
How it is judged (rubric)
- Beginning: Joins in
- Developing: Mostly steady pulse
- Secure: Steady pulse, clear pattern, uses loud/quiet
- Extending: Invents and notates own pattern
Explain — say what you did
Review later
We'll offer a quick memory check in 7, 21 and 45 days. Mark this done and your Today page will remind you gently.
For grown-ups · framework mappings
- aligned to UK NC · KS1 Music
- aligned to IB PYP · Arts: responding
Status: Live · reviewed
What's next?