Group Equal Beats
Count groups of equally spaced beats.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 1Group Beats, Hold Sounds, Copy Echoes, and Draw Movements
Group beats, count held sounds and rests, copy an exact echo, and draw hand levels in order.
Before you begin
- Count and group small totals; read tap and rest labels.
Choose by skill rather than age alone. Read with an adult when useful, revisit a lesson, or explore another grade.
Follow the lesson sequence
Count Held Sounds and Quiet Beats
Count the time used by a held sound and a rest.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 2Copy an Exact Echo
Copy a call’s sounds and rests in the same order.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 3Draw Starting and Ending Levels
Draw hand positions at low, middle, or high levels in order.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 4Review and transfer
After the lessons, try 4 new review cases and a practical task. Each answer has an explanation and a link back to the related lesson.
Open the unit reviewGuest answers are temporary. Keep your own paper or document; this unit does not certify completion or record a school grade.
Topic references
- National Core Arts Standards artistic-process topic reference: framework reference — Beat Groups, Holds, Echoes, and Movement Levels
These references informed the topic selection. They do not certify complete standards alignment.