Beatsheets

Beat sheets are a useful resource for practising beat with young students. Some suggestions on how to use them are on the right.

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A Charm To Cure Hiccups - Comprehensive Beat Sheet

A beat sheet showing where the beat falls in relation to the lyrics.

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A Wise Old Owl (Beat Sheet Colour)

Use this beat sheet with the rhyme 'A Wise Old Owl'.

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Apple Tree (Beat Sheet Black and White)

A beat sheet for students to use and colour in.

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Apple Tree (Beat Sheet Colour)

A beat sheet - in colour!

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Apple Tree - Comprehensive Beat Sheet

A beat sheet showing where the beat falls in relation to the lyrics.

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Teaching Suggestions:

Have individual students point to each picture on the chart on the beat while singing the song. If you have not introduced the term “beat” yet, you can ask students to "keep time to the song by pointing to the pictures as you sing the song".
This style of activity is useful for the practise of beat or for assessment purposes.
Black and white beat sheets are useful to give each student as they cost less to reproduce and students can then colour them in if desired. (Or you could have students colour just the beats with tas or just the beats with ti-tis as a more advanced activity.)
I use a colour beat sheet where possible for demonstration purposes for visual appeal.

"As a music educator for students from kindergarten through 8th grade, I have found the songs, games, and flashcards on this site amazingly helpful in planning for my classes! Students respond so favorably to games like rhythmic bingo and love drilling their musical knowledge with flashcards. I have been using techniques like these for years with much success. "

M.F.

Elementary School Music Teacher