Introduction
As you know, rhythm is essential in music. Usually, songs have a regular rhythmic cycle that they adhere to.
The most common one is 4/4, which is four beats cycling throughout the song in a way that feels like 1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4,...
Check out the following tasks and examples!
Task
Listen to the following audio in the process tab, and try to:
1) clap with the metronome,
2) speak out 1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4,... with it.
Process
Evaluation
| Excellent | Good | Need improvement | |
| Finding the beat | Be able to follow the metronome with no missing rhythms or wrong timing | Skipping a beat sometimes | Unable to be simultaneous with the metronome. |
| Adhering the 4/4 time | Follow 1,2,3,4 with the metronome with no missing rhythms. | Able to locate most of the 1 beats. Skipping a beat sometimes. | Unable to find the starting 1 beat. |
Conclusion
Now you have learned the very common 4/4 beat. Pick your favorite song, and see if it is a 4/4 beat. Share it to the class when we meet!