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Moving with Beethoven: practicing steady beat with “Ode to Joy” – music lesson

(42 customer reviews)
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This listening lesson helps students in grades K–2 feel and show the steady beat while they listen to “Ode to Joy” from Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Students move, point, use body percussion, and play rhythm instruments to the beat, then listen for the same and different parts of the melody.

What’s included

  • A slideshow with a clickable table of contents
  • Slides that guide students through hearing beat and no beat
  • Body percussion warm-ups to a steady beat
  • Moving, pointing, and conducting to the steady beat
  • Playing rhythm instruments to the steady beat
  • Slides that guide students to hear same and different parts

Formats

  • PDF
  • Google Slides: A link is included in your download and lets you add your own copy to Google Drive.

Important

  • A recording of the music is not included. You’ll need your own recording to use this lesson.

Ways to use it

  • A whole-class lesson on steady beat or form
  • A movement break that still teaches a music concept
  • To teach Beethoven and other composers, pair it with Classical Period Composers K–2.

Standards (NCAS)

  • Performing: Anchor Standard 4 (select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation)
  • Responding: Anchor Standard 7 (perceive and analyze artistic work)

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42 reviews for Moving with Beethoven: practicing steady beat with “Ode to Joy” – music lesson

  1. Music With Mrs Rhodes –

    This movement resource was great for my K-1 elective about classical music!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      I’m so glad it was helpful! Thanks for the review 🙂

  2. Angela R. –

    This was an engaging tool to introduce my students to the Ode to Joy and the hymn Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks Angela!

  3. Music with Miss Walker –

    This was a great resource to expose my students to Beethoven and to get them listening critically to music. They really enjoyed it!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks! I’m so glad they enjoyed it!

  4. Alycia A. –

    This resource was good for helping with steady beat. There were parts of it that I found slightly confusing though.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      If there’s anything in the file or directions that could be improved, please feel free to email me at theylbrickroad@gmail.com and let me know. I’m always happy to help 🙂

  5. Mandy Jensen –

    Students loved it and it was easy to use.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks for the feedback 🙂

  6. Diana R. –

    My Students enjoyed this so much. Kept them engaged, and moving. A wonderful consolidation lesson.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks so much!

  7. Music and Drama and Art OH MY –

    I liked the heartbeat analogy used in the lesson.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  8. Lexi T. –

    Great resource!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks!

  9. Music with Miss P –

    I’m excited to use this for all of my grades! Great to review.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks!

  10. Dani Binzak –

    Good visuals for a basic lesson on steady beat with instruments.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  11. Jennifer S. –

    great product

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  12. Purposeful Play Music –

    My littles loved this activity, especially since a lot of their siblings have played the melody on recorders recently 🙂

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      That’s awesome 🙂

  13. Melissa K. –

    Awesome lesson for my littles. Will use this again.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  14. christina S. –

    Nice resource to use, but I altered some of the presentation a slight bit for my own classroom use.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks 🙂

  15. Lisa S. –

    Very well done-thank you!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      You’re welcome 🙂

  16. Music Education Station –

    Great Resource!!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks!

  17. John L. –

    So much fun!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks!

  18. Supply A. –

    Looking forward to doing this!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks!

  19. Andrea A. –

    The kids loved it, thank you!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      That’s awesome! Thanks!

  20. Debbra R. –

    So nice for younger students

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks 🙂

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