Animal Rhythms with Xylophones
Year 1 Music Learning about crotchets and quavers Inspired by The Carnival of the Animals
Let's Warm Up with Animal Rhythms!
Clap your hands for crotchets (quarter notes) Tap your legs for quavers (eighth notes) Listen to the steady beat Move like your favorite animal
What Animals Can You Hear?
Listen carefully to this music Can you guess which animal it represents? What makes it sound like that animal?
Meet Our Musical Notes
Crotchet (quarter note) = one steady beat Quaver (eighth note) = half a beat We can see them AND hear them Each animal has its own rhythm pattern
Xylophone Practice Time
Work in pairs at your xylophone Start with simple animal melodies Listen to your partner play Take turns and help each other
Animal Rhythms We've Learned
{"left":"Elephant: Slow, steady crotchets\nSwan: Smooth, flowing melody","right":"Fish: Quick, bubbly quavers\nLion: Strong, bold rhythms"}
Performance Time!
Choose your favorite animal melody Perform for the class with your partner Listen respectfully to others Celebrate everyone's music-making
Music helps us imagine and feel!
Today we learned that music can paint pictures of animals Crotchets and quavers create different rhythms Every animal has its own musical personality