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MUSIC IN EDUCATION
MIE Institute Handbook
Opus 1
Steady Beat
Concept:
Student Outcomes:
STEADY BEAT - Duration/Rhythm: Music may move to
an underlying beat or pulse that is steady.
Identify steady beat.
Create original accompaniment.
Vocabulary/Keyboard:
Vocabulary/Keyboard:
Symbols:
- two black key clusters, three black key clusters,
steady beat, rhythm pattern, accompaniment, echo or
imitate, sound effect, cluster, tracking
- two black key clusters, three black key clusters,
steady beat, rhythm pattern, accompaniment, echo or
imitate, sound effect, cluster, tracking
Assessment (Quiz 1) - Questions 1 and 2 are used to help students learn to enter black/white questions.
Students play two/three black key clusters and determine if music has steady beat or no beat.
Assessment (Quiz 1) - Questions 1 and 2 are used to help students learn to enter black/white questions.
Students play two/three black key clusters and determine if music has steady beat or no beat.
Assessment (Quiz 1) - Questions 1 and 2 are used to help students learn to enter black/white questions.
Students play two/three black key clusters and determine if music has steady beat or no beat.
Repertoire: New River Train, Oye Como Va, Washington Post March
Repertoire: New River Train, Oye Como Va, Washington Post March
Repertoire: New River Train, Oye Como Va, Washington Post March
National Standards:
1. NS 6, 7
2. NS 1, 8
3. NS 2, 5
4. NS 2
5. NS 3, 4
S. NS 4
R. NS 2, 6, 7
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Sequence of Activities:
1. Listen & Discuss - Music may move to a steady beat
A. Explain/review the concept of the steady beat. Mention common biological cycles such as the seasons, the rising and setting
of the sun, and your own heartbeat. Point out that different kinds of music may have steady beats to which we respond in
different ways.
B. Kbd Perc On Play Song Oye Como Va by Santana. Point out the specific percussion instruments used to emphasize the
steady beat (i.e. cowbell). Have students:
• tap beat on cowbell key with song.
• improvise rhythm patterns with song.
C. Play Song Washington Post March by John Philip Sousa. Ask students to:
• select two percussion instruments appropriate for a marching band.
• play selected percussion instruments following the steady beat. Note Monitor
D. Have students:
• discuss steady beat.
Section 1
Opus Content
1. Opus 1-10
2. Opus 11-20
3. Opus 21-30
4. Opus 31-40
5. Preludes
opuses 1-10
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