Beat The Grid

Beat The Grid — Sample Activity

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Overview

We’re going to follow the instructions and clap, tap or stomp on the right beats.
We’ll look at the shapes in the grid to help us break up the beat into 4 parts – just like counting 1, 2, 3, 4 in music!

Learning outcomes

KS2 (Years 3–6)

  • listen with attention to detail and recall sounds with increasing aural memory
  • use and understand staff and other musical notations

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