CULTURE BEYOND BORDERS

Rhythm in the music pieces

INTERNATIONAL MUSIC LESSONAT GIMNAZJUM NR 17

by Anna Pasek and Agnieszka Boćwińska25.03.2015

Rhythm in the music pieces

Examples of the rhythm in music pieces:

1.The Zbójnicki - a Polish folk dancehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgnZ7htD8A4

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2. Champs Elysées – a song

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The rhythm = a pattern which is repeated

The rhythm is present in our everyday life!

Can you think of any examples?

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• Heartbeat

• The ticking of a clock

• Day and night

• The seasons of the year www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_tk-AhlA1o

Antonio Vivadi – ‘The Four Seasons’ –’ The Spring’

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There are 3 types of percussion instruments:

1. Natural percussion instruments – parts of your body

• Clapping your hands

• Stamping your feet

• Whistling

• Snapping your fingers

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• 2. Melodic percussion intruments

They are instruments with a specific sound pitch. You can play a melody on them

Eg. xylophone

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3. Non – melodic percussion instruments

They are the instruments with non-specific sound pitch

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sleighbells triangle tambourine castanets

Cymbals clapsticks maracas woodbox

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Frère Jacques – Sing-A-long!

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Marcha de San SebastianThe official hymn celebrating the cities

of San Sebastian and Wrocław

as European Capitals of Culture 2016