Musik, Serious Gaming und Konzentrationsfähigkeit – mit der App entdecken die Kinder die Magie der klassischen Musik mit interaktiven Spielen.
Activity 1
Music theory
In a circle
5 min.
Practise beating a basic 4-beat rhythm. Count to 4 to bring children in - 4 beats corresponds to 4/4 time signature in music. All the students tap the beats on their lap (1, 2, 3, 4) without counting out loud. If you want, you can try several rounds of 4 in a row.
Tip
Together with the children, choose a silence/stop signal – e.g. crossing arms, hands on the head, etc. After you stop, you can start counting to 4 to bring children in and try the rhythm sequence again.
Activity 2
Rhythm
In a circle
25 min.
Teacher:
"I will now say several sentences in rhythm and you will repeat them after me."
Children repeat the sentences until they can all confidently say them in rhythm. It will be useful to clap or tap the basic 4-beat rhythm at the same time.
A3: Mozart rhythmic sentences - individual (can be used if needed)
The class can then be divided into two or three groups (even four groups if pupils are very confident). In their groups, children practise saying all the rhythmic sentences together, while tapping the basic 4-beat rhythm on their lap at the same time.
Once they finish practising, each group is allocated one specific sentence. Group 1 starts, followed by group 2, group 3, etc. The first time you try this, leave 2 beats in between each group. Then try to make groups follow each other without a gap. At the same time each group says their allocated sentence in rhythm, the whole class should be tapping the basic 4-beat rhythm on their lap. The last sentence (Hey! Amadeus) should be spoken in rhythm by the whole class twice. Use the stop signal or simply say stop when you want or need to. You can then start again from the beginning.
A4: Mozart rhythmic sentences - full (play this to help children understand this exercise better)
If there's still time...
… repeat the secret code game using the flip book.
... children can continue to decorate their flip book.
Skills learned in this lesson:
Students…
...learn more about rhythm in music.
...put their knowledge of note values into practice.
...perform a rhythmic piece based on Mozart’s life together.