Microbeats/Macrobeats
Big Beat/ Du
Throwing instruments is never allowed in class.
Name the meters we have worked on in class this year:
Duple and Triple
What family of instruments do we hit with either our hand or a stick to make a sound?
Percussion Instruments.
What does microbeat mean?
Little beat/ Du De/ Du Da Di
After Mr. Greco or Kyria Ioanna clap the following rhythm, what voice levels should students be?
Level 0.
If I am chanting Du Da Di, what meter am I chanting?
Triple
What is the name of the Indigenous people of New Zealand?
Maori
True or False: We chant the Macrobeat using Du
True!
True or False: We should always enter and leave class quietly
True
What syllable do I use to chant Duple meter?
Du De
What does the word Transcription mean?
To write down music that you hear.
Listening Example: Is Mr. Greco tapping the Microbeat, or the Macrobeat?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWXub7E5moM
Microbeat
Name the three Classroom rules:
Respect Our Peers
Respect Our Space
Respect Our Instruments
Listening Example: Is the following song in Triple Meter or Duple Meter?
Triple Meter
These two words tell you how loud or softly you are playing music.
Piano and Forte