5th Grade Music
“I’ve Got Rhythm” – Rhythmic Notation / Tempo / Meter Rhythm surrounds us in the everyday sounds of life, and in the music we listen to. Understanding the difference between rhythm, beat, tempo and meter will help you to appreciate music in a completely new way. 1. Rhythm is a _______________ of musical notes. 2. Beat is a _____________ pulse. 3. Draw the basic rhythm notation above the description below:
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whole note (4 beats)
dotted half note (3 beats)
half note (2 beats)
quarter note (1 beat)
2 eighth notes (1 beat)
4 sixteenth notes (1 beat)
4. Rests are used in rhythm to show a break in the time, draw a few of the common rests below.
Whole rest (4 beats)
half rest (2 beats)
Quarter rest (1 beat)
eighth rest (1/2 beat)
5. What are bpm? 6. List the five main tempos and their bpm range: a. b. c. d. e.
7. Meter tells us the ____________ and ___________ beats. 8. All steady beats are divided into a feeling of ______________ (2) or _______________ (3) 9. Practice the conducting gestures below for 2 and 3:
10. Listen to eight examples of music. Guess the approximate bpm, guess the tempo and identify the meter: a. bpm: ______ b. bpm: ______ c. bpm: ______ d. bpm: ______ e. bpm: ______ f. bpm: ______ g. bpm: ______ h. bpm: ______ tempo: __________________ meter: ________________ tempo: __________________ meter: ________________ tempo: __________________ meter: ________________ tempo: __________________ meter: ________________ tempo: __________________ meter: ________________ tempo: __________________ meter: ________________ tempo: __________________ meter: ________________ tempo: __________________ meter: ________________