Clap the Rhythm

1 Listen to the 2 lines below. How are they different?

One and two and three lit – tle friends

One and two and three lit – tle chil – dren is a quarter note. It has 1 count. are 2 eighth notes beamed together. They make 1 count. A single eighth note looks like b Change the words in blue and read again. (Do not change the rhythm.)

Circle your answer.

Some notes in ( Line 1 / Line 2 ) are faster.

Pulse is the steady beat of music.

Rhythm is made up of long and short beats.

2 a Read the rhythmic syllables aloud, followed by the words.

I am Mis-ter Wang. Listen to the drum beats.

Don’t be shy now, sing a - long!

The rhythmic syllable for is ta.

The rhythmic syllables for q q are ti-ti.

Rhythmic syllables (ta, ti-ti) help us to feel the rhythm.