Lesson 61 of 100 · Musical Patterns

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Boom Boom Goes the Drum! (Part 4)

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Listen to the music and stomp your feet to the beat.

🎯 Your mission

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Learn about boom boom goes the drum! (part 4): identify the downbeat and upbeat

What You'll Learn

Listen to the music and stomp your feet to the beat. Stomp, stomp, stomp!

Identify the downbeat and upbeat

Feel the beat in different music styles

Check Your Understanding

Question 1 of 3

Can you clap to the beat of a song?

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Where you hear this in real life

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