Tag Archives: counting the beats

36/100 Samba by Numbers; 1 2 3 4

Posted on June 6, 2016 by

I’ve just added this to the samba page: Set up a steady vocal counting to 4: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 allocate a number to each section, and see … Continue reading →

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Issue 67: Music and Maths: Counting

Posted on December 1, 2012 by

“Music is the pleasure the human soul experiences from counting without being aware that it is counting” German mathematician and philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz (1646-1716) who co-discovered calculus from the website http://www.math.utep.edu/Faculty/lesser/M&Mquotes.html It took me years and years before … Continue reading →

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Issue 21: Pulse Game; Counting to 8

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

This is a really simple activity and it can be played without any equipment. All you need is a clear signal for “stop” and “go”. When I joined the County Music Services, I was issued with a resource pack including a large, … Continue reading →

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Issue 8: Stamp Stamp Clap Clap

Posted on October 8, 2011 by

This is a nearly foolproof (nothing is ever completely foolproof in my experience!) for teaching children to identify whether a piece of music has four beats in a bar, or three beats in a bar.  I was amazed at how quickly the … Continue reading →

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