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Beat to the Future

The Music Box | Oct 15 2020 | 00:10:31

It's a time-traveling musical adventure as we learn about beat and rhythm. We’ll put on a pair of magical boots that will help us save the future of music!

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National Standards incorporated:

Exploring and demonstrating music concepts (such as beat and melodic contour)
Creating musical ideas (such as answering a musical question for a specific purpose)
Understanding how a specific music concept (such as beat or melody) is used in music

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Additional resources: 

Music Lesson: Beat vs Rhythm – Sing! Step! Grow!
Music Theory – Lesson 1 – Pulse and Beats
Evolution of Music - Pentatonix

Suggested activity – Listen to a group of your favorite songs, and see if you can find and clap along with the beat. Then, try it with a family member’s music from a different era.

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Featured music:
Dancing in the Street - Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
Stayin’ Alive - The Bee Gees
The Power of Love - Huey Lewis and the News
Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It - Will Smith
I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas

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