Digital @ The Arts Unit Creative Classes
Body beats
Use Chrome Music Lab Rhythm to explore rhythm using body percussion
Student music resource developed by The Arts Unit
Year 3 to Year 6 music
What will I learn?
You will:
explore rhythms using body percussion
experiment with Chrome Music Lab Rhythm
create rhythms using Chrome Music Lab
learn the concept of rhythm, beat and metre.
Welcome to the class
Duration: 00:30Before you begin
In this creative class we will be exploring the concepts of rhythm and metre.
Rhythm in music is the placement of sounds in time.
Beat is the regular pulse in music.
Metre is the basic rhythmic pattern of beats - the number of beats in a group.
You will need:
lots of concentration
access to a device to display class.
Watch the video 'Beat and Rhythm Explained' to understand more about the concept of beat versus rhythm.
Beat and Rhythm Explained
Duration: 02:47Chrome Music Lab Rhythm instructions
Chrome Music Lab Rhythm is an interactive resource designed to experiment with the beats and rhythms.
Chrome Music Lab requires the use of the Google Chrome browser. It will not work effectively when using Internet Explorer or Firefox.
Chrome Music Lab Rhythm automatically opens in the 3 beat metre option.
There are 4 options to explore: 3 metre, 4 metre, 5 metre and 6 metre.
In this Creative Class we will be starting on the 4 beat metre page as this is the easiest rhythm.
A rhythm pattern is automatically generated - click play to hear the rhythm pattern and see the animated characters play the rhythm.
To delete the rhythm click on the rhythm icons in the grid.
To add sounds click on the grid as required.
Switch to each new metre by clicking the right or left arrow
Each metre uses different instruments.
3 beat metre
4 beat metre
5 beat metre
6 beat metre
Watch the video 'Chrome Music Lab - Rhythm (3, 4 & 5)' as an introduction for how to use the Chrome Music Lab.
Please note: this creative class will concentrate on 3 beat and 4 beat metre rhythms.
You may choose to explore 5 beat metre and 6 beat metre as further extension activities.
Chrome Music Lab - Rhythm (3, 4 & 5 beats)
Duration: 03:10Third-party content attributions
Primary Proms image, photographer: Anna Warr.