KS1 - Pulse and rhythm

Inspire your KS1 class to explore sound, pulse, and rhythm with this hands-on outdoor music unit. Across creative lessons, children will use their bodies, voices, instruments, and natural materials to experiment, compose, and perform weather- and nature-themed rhythms and sounds collaboratively.

Lesson Plans

Creating music with bodies and voices

Help your KS1 class unlock their musical potential with this engaging outdoor lesson, as they actively use their bodies and voices to create weather-themed sounds. Children will confidently experiment with different sounds and volumes, collaborating to compose and perform their own musical pieces.

Learning objective:

To use my body and voice to make music.

Exploring musical instrument sounds

Enable your KS1 class to explore musical instruments with this engaging outdoor lesson, as they actively create weather-themed sounds using untuned percussion. Children will confidently experiment with volume and rhythm, collaborating to compose and perform their own musical pieces.

Learning objective:

To explore the sounds of a musical instrument.

Repeating short rhythmic patterns

Master pulse and rhythm with this engaging outdoor music lesson, as they actively listen to and repeat short rhythmic patterns. Children will confidently clap syllables in names and natural objects, collaborating in pairs to compose and perform their own rhythms.

Learning objective:

To listen to and repeat short rhythmic patterns.

Understanding pulse and rhythm

Lead your KS1 class in an engaging outdoor music lesson, where they will actively discover the difference between pulse and rhythm using natural materials. Students will confidently clap out syllables from insect names, create original rhythms, and perform them to a steady drum pulse.

Learning objective:

To understand the difference between pulse and rhythm.

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