Pupil outcome: I can echo a rhythm in time and know that rhythm is the pattern of sounds that we play and sing. Key learning points: - We warm up before singing so that our bodies, minds and voices are ready to sing. - We can sing and...

How Grieg builds musical character in “Wedding Day at Troldhaugen”, number 6 of his op.65 Lyric Pieces written in celebration of his own 25th wedding anniversary. The celebratory character is explored through the tonality, the...

Why should you be practising with a metronome? Good rhythm and tempo are essential for all musicians. Find out how the metronome can help you practice. In this music performance lesson we consider the value of using a metronome....

Our Rhythm Basics series continues with a new video that goes over how to read, understand, and play longer rhythmic patterns.
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In this third installment of the series, Nathan breaks down Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes,...

Classical melody writing tricks and music composition techniques. We begin with an exploration of how melody notes must either belong to the harmony or be identified as inessential notes. We then move on to consider how conjunct and...

How to develop a melodic idea and write more interesting music. You may have some good melodic ideas but you’re not sure how to develop them or you may be preparing for a music theory exam in which you need to extend a given opening into...

What is the difference between rhythm, tempo and pulse? This rhythm lesson looks at these three elements separately and will help you to build a steady pulse and slow, medium and fast tempi. It then moves on to counting and clapping some...

Practice clapping rhythms in compound time. Learn how to breakdown various compound time rhythms that include duplets and how to count them correctly in 6/8, 6/4, 9/8, 12/16 and 12/8 time. This rhythm lesson breaks down the rhythms...

Clapping Music by Steve Reich is a piece for two musicians, which premiered in 1972. The 12 beat pattern is first played by both musicians simultaneously a total of 12 times. After this the 1st musician holds the pattern steady, while...

Skip counting provides a foundation for number sense and developing other math skills such as multiplication. Students learn to skip count by 2s through 12s, 25, and 100. Rhythmic drill makes rote repetition easy and fun. Colorful...

When normal rhythms just aren't cutting it, tuplets are a great way to change things up without losing the beat completely. From the humble triplet all the way up to complex webs of nested or even fragmented beat patterns, tuplets offer...

Your memory starts to degrade with age, but what exactly happens in your brain if there was a little zap to it? Here's what scientists discovered. What Exactly is Lupus? -'https://youtu.be/LMmemoryNm8' target='_blank'...

Step inside "Momentum," the massive installation from United Visual Artists (UVA) at London's Barbican Centre. The experience is a void of darkness filled with only 12 illuminated pendulums swinging rhythmically from the sky, creating an...

Howcast - Learn how to use a rhythm motif in a solo with this keyboard tutorial from Howcast.

Learn how to say 3-syllable phrases with the American characteristic of short and long. They will sound a lot like three-syllable words!

How motifs can be used, and changed in the compositional process