It is expected that students will create, listen to, and perform music, demonstrating understanding of expressive and physical properties of rhythm. In groups, students develop an ostinato rhythmic pattern. Each student then takes a turn improvising on the rhythmic pattern, while the rest of the group maintains the ostinato . The group then performs for the rest of the class.
Students compare written and recorded examples.
Compose variations on a well-known melody , changing the rhythm only. Students write and perform rhythmic compositions to demonstrate given metres, using only one or two pitch es. Teacher demonstrates the differences between a variety of dissimilar metres. Students listen to and identify music selections that use these metres, counting and tapping on the first beat while the music is being performed. After listening to a variety of compositions from a range of historical and cultural contexts, students compare and contrast the use of metre.