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Using rhythm notation and language

Hey, hey, look at me,

I am [smil-ing] can you see?

HEY, HEY, LOOK AT ME

Teacher’s accompaniment

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This is a very short song but you can sing it lots of times with different action words in place of [smiling].

Write 4 action words below and sing it whilst doing the actions. Get your teacher or another person to copy you.

Here’s some suggestions to get you going - dancing, clapping, walking.

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When you tap the words of the song it gives you the rhythm pattern.

Sally says . . .

With its patterns of longer and shorter sounds rhythm provides music with its flow.

RHYTHM

Here’s the rhythm pattern of Hey, Hey Look At Me.

There are four beats but 5 sounds.

Which beat (1,2,3,4) has two sounds?

When there is one sound to a beat we say

When there are two sounds to a beat we say

This is called rhythm language. Find out from your teacher what rhythmlanguage they use.

Hey hey look at me

ta

ti - ti

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HEY, HEY, LOOK AT MEHere is the song written out in rhythm language and rhythm notation.

Ta ta ti - ti ta

Ti - ti ti - ti ti - ti ta

Sing the song from memory

Sing the song and tap the rhythm pattern of the words

Read, tap and say the rhythm

Play the rhythm of the song on any key on the piano

I CAN

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RHYTHM ACTIVITY PAGE

Here are some more rhythms. You can write in the rhythm language if you want then say, clap and play each one.

Draw a smiley face when you get really confident at these.

For an extra challenge tap through all four rhythms without stopping!

Sally says . . .

How many beats are there altogether?

How many ? How many pairs of