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Pulse practice, genre listening and whole-class clapping activity.
Kidstrument activity family
Clap The Pulse
Pupils clap the steady pulse with a drummer while listening to different genre versions of "When I'm With You".
- Activity type
- Video-Led Activities
- Music skills
- Rhythm & Pulse, Movement & Expression
- Included activities
- 8 activities
Classroom value
What this activity helps teachers do
Keep pupils active in the music
Listen, clap the pulse, keep tempo, restart from count-ins and compare styles.
Use a clear teaching route
Model the pulse clearly, use count-ins, and return to the same song across styles to discuss tempo, groove and genre.
Inside the family
Example activities teachers can open
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- Clap the Pulse - Blues
- Clap the Pulse - Jazz
- Clap the Pulse - Rock and Roll
- Clap the Pulse - Rock
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