Ding Dong Diggi Diggi Dong (Time Signature 4-4 - Missing Bar Lines)

  • This worksheet is designed to promote students' understanding of 4/4 metre.
  • The first question requires students to explain the time signature. (Answer: There are 4 crotchet beats [quarter note beats] in each bar.)
  • The second question instructs students to fill in the missing bar lines.
  • The third question gives students the opportunity to create a rhythm in 4/4 metre.
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Kodály Analysis:

Ding Dong Diggi Diggi Dong (Time Signature 4-4 - Missing Bar Lines) Theme: Animals Games:
Partner: Form: Irregular Song Type: 4 or more Part Canon
Scale: do Pentatonic CSP: C Age: Middle Primary - Lower Secondary
Tones: d finalis r m s l d high Rhythm: ; ; ;  
Melodic: d high s l s ; m r m ; m d ; d s ; s d high ; m r m d finalis
Prep: , d high
MC:
Prac: , d high

 

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