🥁 What Is Rhythm?
1st Grade 🎵 Music
Rhythm is the pattern of long and short sounds in music. The steady pulse underneath is called the beat.
Beat vs. rhythm
The beat is steady, like a heartbeat or a clock: tick, tick, tick. The rhythm is the pattern of sounds on top — some quick, some long.
Tempo
Tempo is how fast the beat goes. A lullaby has a slow tempo; a marching band song has a faster one.
Try it
Clap the rhythm of your name: "Ma-di-son" is three claps, "Jack" is one. Now keep a beat with your foot while you clap!
Quick quiz
What is the steady pulse in music called?
What word means how fast the beat goes?
Rhythm is a pattern of…