NDI at Home: Music Lesson (Apr 8, 2021)
From National Dance Institute · 2021
9 minK1st2nd3rd4th5thMusic
Summary
A music lesson from National Dance Institute (NDI). NDI pairs live music with its dance classes; here a teaching musician leads a short lesson in rhythm, note values, or vocal warm-up.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
NDI pairs live music with dance.
- What did you notice about the rhythm or the notes in this lesson?
- How does music help dancers know when to move?
- Can you clap or sing the pattern back from memory?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: rhythm, beat, note value, pitch, warm-up.
Try it: Follow the lesson, then clap the rhythm pattern back and try singing it up and down like a scale.