Lesson 23 of 84 · Famous Composers
⭐ 30 XP🎻 Music History HallMarch to the Beat! (Part 2)
Body percussion means using your body to make the beat.
🎯 Your mission
Steal one trick from a master. Use it your way.
⚡ The twist
Old doesn't mean boring. Some 300-year-old music still slaps.
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🎧 Close your eyes. What does this music make you picture?
Artist Spotlight
🌟 Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer, wrote about computers playing music in 1843.
Mind = Blown
🤯 The first pop song to hit a billion plays online took 3 years. Now it happens in months.
Learn about march to the beat! (part 2): subdivide the beat into smaller values
What You'll Learn
Body percussion means using your body to make the beat. You can clap, snap, stomp, and pat your legs. Try making a beat pattern with your body!
Subdivide the beat into smaller values
Understand tempo changes (accelerando, ritardando)
Check Your Understanding
Question 1 of 3
Which of these is a string instrument?
Where you hear this in real life
Today's pop hit borrows from 70 years of music history without anyone noticing.
Stretch Challenge
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Find one famous musician you've never heard of. Listen to one song.
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“Tell me about the music you loved when you were my age.”
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March to the Beat! (Part 2)
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