Exploring Beat versus Rhythm

Exploring Beat versus RhythmwithTwinkle Twinkle Little Star

Beat versus RhythmBeat is the steady pulse of music. It usually remains constant and is the part of the music you would clap along to or stomp your foot to.

Rhythm is patterns of long and short periods of sound and silence.

2Directions:Stomp your feet every time you see the moon

symbol blink while chanting the

words to Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. This is

the beat.

Twin-kle, twin-kle, lit - tle star.How I won-der what you are?

Up a bove the world so high,Like a dia-mond in the sky.

Twin-kle, twin-kle, lit - tle star.How I won-der what you are?

Directions:Clap your hands every time you see the star

symbol blink while chanting the

words to Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. This is

the rhythm.

Twin-kle, twin-kle, lit - tle star.How I won-der what you are?

Up a bove the world so high,Like a dia-mond in the sky.

Twin-kle, twin-kle, lit - tle star.How I won-der what you are?

Challenge!Clap your hands every time you see the star

symbol blink for the rhythm. At the

same time stomp your feet every time you see

the moon symbol.

Twin-kle, twin-kle, lit - tle star.How I won-der what you are?

Up a bove the world so high,Like a dia-mond in the sky.

Twin-kle, twin-kle, lit - tle star.How I won-der what you are?

Nice job! Youre a star!Practice finding the beat and the rhythm of other songs that you know.