ta ti and taa Ms Helen Magri Today

ta, ti and ta-a Ms Helen Magri

Today, we are going to experiment with composing rhythms. Ms Helen Magri

Let’s start by revising the note values we are going to be using. Ms Helen Magri

This is a crotchet, but we can also call it ‘ta’. ta Ms Helen Magri

How many beats is a crotchet worth? = 1 beat ta Ms Helen Magri

This is a quaver, but we can also call it ‘ti’. ti Ms Helen Magri

How many beats is a quaver worth? 1 __ =2 beat ti Ms Helen Magri

We can join two quavers, together like this: 1 1 __ __ and 2 2 ti ti Ms Helen Magri

Ta and ti ti have the same rhythm as the words ‘cat’ and ‘kitten’ ta cat tikit-ten ti Ms Helen Magri

This is a minim, but we can also call it ‘ta-a’. ta-a Ms Helen Magri

How many beats is a minim worth? = 2 beats ta-a Ms Helen Magri

If we use the idea of cats and kittens, ta-a could be: meow ta-a me-ow Ms Helen Magri

Let’s try clapping these rhythms… Ms Helen Magri

cat me-ow Ms Helen Magri

1 ta 2 ta 3 (4) ta-a Ms Helen Magri

me-ow cat Ms Helen Magri

1 ta-a (2) 3 ta 4 ta Ms Helen Magri

me-ow Ms Helen Magri

1 ta-a (2) 3 (4) ta-a Ms Helen Magri

cat kit-ten me-ow Ms Helen Magri

1 ta 2 ti and ti 3 (4) ta-a Ms Helen Magri

me-ow kit-ten cat Ms Helen Magri

1 ta-a (2) 3 ti and ti 4 ta Ms Helen Magri

Now it’s your turn to compose some rhythms. Ms Helen Magri

Please download the correct worksheet for your year group. Ms Helen Magri

Use a pencil so you can easily erase any mistakes or make any changes. Ms Helen Magri