Lesson 47 of 84 · Famous Composers
⭐ 30 XP🎻 Music History HallThe Metronome Game (Part 2)
Marching bands rely on a rock-solid beat so everyone steps together.
🎯 Your mission
Listen with your eyes closed. Then open them and read about it.
⚡ The twist
Old doesn't mean boring. Some 300-year-old music still slaps.
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🎧 What instruments are NOT here that we'd hear today?
Artist Spotlight
🌟 Beethoven kept writing music even after he went completely deaf.
Mind = Blown
🤯 Beethoven's 9th symphony is the song the European Union plays for itself.
Learn about the metronome game (part 2): subdivide the beat into smaller values
What You'll Learn
Marching bands rely on a rock-solid beat so everyone steps together. The bass drum marks the pulse for the whole group.
Subdivide the beat into smaller values
Understand tempo changes (accelerando, ritardando)
Check Your Understanding
Question 1 of 3
What is an upbeat?
Where you hear this in real life
Today's pop hit borrows from 70 years of music history without anyone noticing.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Find one famous musician you've never heard of. Listen to one song.
For the dinner table
“Tell me about the music you loved when you were my age.”
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The Metronome Game (Part 2)
Listen with your eyes closed. Then open them and read about it.
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