Fourth graders explore rhythm and beat — the steady pulse that keeps music together and the patterns of long and short sounds that play over it — by clapping, tapping, and making rhythms of their own.
Students will be able to…
Why do you tap your foot to music without even thinking about it? Your body feels the beat! What are the beat and rhythm, and how do they work together?
Project each item and have students answer about rhythm and beat. The tool explains the steady beat and rhythm patterns.
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You tap your foot to music without thinking — why? Your body feels the beat!
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Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Music).
Analyze and demonstrate rhythm and beat.
Improvise rhythmic ideas.
Perform with a steady beat.
Analyze how rhythm is used.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students clap a short rhythm pattern of their own over a steady beat and teach it to a partner. A printable rhythm sheet is in the Arts library.
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