Lesson 11 of 100 · Pitch

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Body Beat Fun

🎵Stage Brief #11

Let's bounce a pretend ball to the beat.

🎯 Your mission

Catch the note. Then catch the next.

⚡ The twist

A melody you can hum is a melody that works.

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Listen for this

🎧 Listen for the highest note. That's usually the most important.

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🌟 Mozart could write down a song after hearing it ONCE — at age 14.

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Mind = Blown

🤯 Birds and humans both use melody. Whales do too.

Learn about body beat fun: recognize beat groupings in duple and triple meter

What You'll Learn

Let's bounce a pretend ball to the beat. Bounce, bounce, bounce!

Recognize beat groupings in duple and triple meter

Use body movement to feel the beat

Notes on the Staff

Tap a note to hear it

Check Your Understanding

Question 1 of 3

Is a parade song loud or quiet?

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Where you hear this in real life

The melody you can't get out of your head right now is the result of years of someone else's practice.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Make up a 4-note tune. Hum it three times. See if you remember it tomorrow.

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For the dinner table

“Hum the first notes of a song you both love. Can your kid finish it?”

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Body Beat Fun

What You'll Learn

Notes on the Staff

Check Your Understanding

Where you hear this in real life

Stretch Challenge

For the dinner table

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Body Beat Fun

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