Keep that BEAT!

Students from Kindergarten to Grade Three have all been keeping the beat!  Have you ever found yourself tapping your toe while listening to your favorite song?  Well that’s the beat, the steady pulse in music. 

We show the beat with a heart shape.  We use this symbol because our heart beat is steady throughout our lives, just like the beat is steady through a song.  Sometimes it’s a fast beat when we are exercising, and sometimes it’s a slow beat when we are resting, but it is always, always steady.

At the beginning of the year, we have been keeping the beat though movement, sometimes the same as the Teacher, and sometimes showing it in our own unique way.  Ask your child(ren) to show you how they have kept the beat in music this week, and see if you and your family can show the beat of your own favorite songs!