Music - finding the rhythm and beat

Over the last few weeks we have been looking at how music affects our mood. We have listened to lots of different styles of music from Blues to Country to decide how they make us feel. To really understand how music changes our moods we had to understand what the beat and rhythm is in the music we hear. We learned that beat is constant and rhythm, 'dances' over the top and changes. We experimented with musical instruments and came up with our own 4 beat rhythms. (See if you can work out who is performing the beat and who is performing the rhythm). Here is a video showing us in action. It sure was fun learning. Make sure you watch all the way to the end, Saskia has a special style all of her own, great for some fun and laughter!

Music - Harakeke from Fleur Harpur on Vimeo.