Curriculum:  Seth Hampton  Learning-Focused Toolbox 

  Date:  February 16, 2011 ET
Teacher / Team Name:   Seth Hampton

Topic:  Rhythm Days:  5

Subject(s):  Music Grade(s):  7th
Key Learning:  Rhythm is a fundamental element in the performance of music.  Rhythm is how
music moves in time.

Unit Essential Question(s): What does rhythm do in music? 

Concept: Concept: Concept:

Beat vs. Rhythm  Rhythmic notation Time Signatures
 Correct understanding of note and rest values from
whole through 16th.

Lesson Essential Question(s): Lesson Essential Question(s): Lesson Essential Question(s):

 What are the different functions of beat and  How do we show representations of sound Why are notes grouped in certain ways in
rhythm in music? (A) and silence in music? (A) music?  (A)

Vocabulary: Vocabulary: Vocabulary:

beat, rhythm whole note/rest, half note/rest, quarter note/ time signature, measure, barlines
rest, eighth note/rest, 16th note/rest

Concept:
Dot values

Lesson Essential Question(s):
What are some ways that we modify our notation?  (A)

Vocabulary:
dot

Additional Information:

Attached Document(s):

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Curriculum: Seth Hampton Learning-Focused Toolbox
Date: February 16, 2011 ET
Teacher / Team Name: Seth Hampton

Vocab Report for Topic: Rhythm Days: 5

Subject(s): Music Grade(s): 7th

Concept: Rhythmic notation

whole note/rest - the longest note value in western music (symbolized as an oval for the note and a
horizontal bar with a line across the bottom for the rest)
half note/rest - the 2nd longest note value in western music (symbolized by an oval with a vertical
stem for the note and a horizontal bar with a line across the top for a rest)
quarter note/rest - the 3rd longest note value in western music (symbolized by a solid oval with a
vertical stem for the note and a zig-zag with a "c" at the bottom for the rest)
eighth note/rest - the 4th longest note value in western music (symbolized by a solid oval with a
vertical stem and a flag for the note and a "7" for the rest) **2 eighth notes are often connected with
a beam across the top which replaces their respective flags**
16th note/rest - the 5th longest note value in western music (symbolized by a solid oval with a
vertical stem and 2 flags for the note, a "7" with an extra vertical line to the left for the rest) **16th
notes can be beamed like 8th notes in groups of 2 or 4**

Concept: Time Signatures

time signature - a notation at the beginning of music telling which note is the "beat" note, and how
many of those beats are grouped in a measure
measure - a grouping of notes usually separated with vertical barlines
barlines - a vertical line that divides notes into groupings (measures)

Concept: Dot values

dot - a dot after a note which adds half of the note value to the note

Concept: Beat vs. Rhythm

beat - the basic unit of musical time; the pulse in music
rhythm - pattern of long and short sounds and silences

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