Lesson 63 of 100 ยท Listening
โญ 30 XPBeat Keeper Game (Part 4)
March around the room to the beat.
๐ฏ Your mission
Music is a body thing. Don't just learn it โ feel it.
โก The twist
Your ears are smarter than your eyes. Trust them.
Listen for this
๐ง Close your eyes for the first 30 seconds. Just listen.
Artist Spotlight
๐ Every musician you love started by listening way more than they played.
Mind = Blown
๐คฏ Music lights up MORE parts of your brain than any other activity. Even more than math.
Learn about beat keeper game (part 4): subdivide the beat into smaller values
What You'll Learn
March around the room to the beat. Left foot, right foot, left foot, right foot!
Subdivide the beat into smaller values
Understand tempo changes (accelerando, ritardando)
Check Your Understanding
Question 1 of 3
Does a bird sing with a high sound or a low sound?
Where you hear this in real life
Music is everywhere โ once you can hear it, you can't unhear it.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Listen to one piece of music today with FULL attention. No phone, no scrolling.
For the dinner table
โWhat's a song that always makes you feel something? Why?โ
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