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A real classroom-ready rhythm previewGrades 3–5

Sound Detective: Build a Four-Beat Rhythm

TA, TI-TI, and REST make one four-beat pattern.

  1. BEAT 1TAone sound
  2. BEAT 2TAone sound
  3. BEAT 3TI-TItwo even sounds
  4. BEAT 4RESTcount silently
TEACHER CUE

Keep the four-beat count moving through the quiet beat.

From the free Sound Detective lesson · no instruments needed

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Sound Detective: Build a Four-Beat Rhythm

Free one-lesson sample

Grade range
Grades 3–5, with adaptations for younger children
Topic
TA, TI-TI, and REST in a four-beat rhythm.
Duration
20-minute core; first 10-minute extension to 30 minutes; all three 10-minute extensions to 50 minutes.
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Materials and available contents
Materials
No instruments or special equipment; printable rhythm tiles and a four-beat strip.
Public preview
Complete online preview is open without signup or payment.

Available resource contents

  • Teacher guide PDF with a 20-minute core, a first extension to 30 minutes, and all three extensions to 50 minutes.
  • Black-and-white student printable with graphical four-beat boxes and cut-out rhythm cards.
  • Designed 16:9 slide PDF and editable PowerPoint with teacher notes in speaker notes.
  • Editable lesson text, live teacher cue guide, curriculum notes, and slide preview.

Audio: Live teacher cue guide available; no MP3 is supplied.

Printable: Student rhythm-tile and four-beat-strip printable PDF available.

One paid ten-lesson bundle

Ten Emergency Music Lessons

Grade range
Grades 3–5, with younger-child adaptations
Topics
Rhythm, pitch, melody, dynamics, tempo, timbre, form, texture, and musical storytelling
Duration
Each lesson has a 20-minute core. The first 10-minute extension makes 30 minutes; all three extensions make 50.
Materials
The lesson-pack inventory lists 70 files across ten lessons, with seven file types per lesson. Downloads unlock in the purchaser’s account after payment is verified.
Public preview
The free Sound Detective one-lesson sample is available separately. This paid offer is one complete bundle.
Price
US$20 USD one-time; C$29 CAD reference price. Polsia checkout does not calculate or add tax; the buyer-paid total is the app-set US$20 price.

Ten included lessons · not sold separately

  1. Sound Detective: Build a Four-Beat Rhythm
  2. Rhythm Patterns & Pulse
  3. Singing & Pitch Discovery
  4. Melody & Musical Phrases
  5. Dynamics: Shape the Sound
  6. Tempo: Keep It Steady
  7. Timbre: Sound Detectives
  8. Musical Form: A, B, A
  9. Texture: Layers & Ostinato
  10. Create a Musical Story

Collection availability

  • The lesson-pack inventory lists 70 files across ten lessons, with seven file types for each lesson.
  • Paid files, including the lesson audio, are not public downloads; they unlock through the purchaser’s account after payment is verified.
  • The free Sound Detective sample is separate from the paid offer. The ten listed lesson titles are included in the bundle and are not sold separately.
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  • Teacher guideComplete lesson plan · PDF
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  • Student rhythm printableRhythm tiles and four-beat strip · PDF
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  • Classroom slide deckDesigned 16:9 PDF · editable PowerPoint also available
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  • Classroom audio guidePlain text · separate MP3 unavailable
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  • Editable classroom slidesPowerPoint with separate teacher speaker notes
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  • Lesson text and curriculum notesEditable source text and cited alignment evidence
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  • Curriculum alignmentVerified, partial, unsupported, and unverified items
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A SIMPLE CLASSROOM ROUTINE

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  1. 01

    Choose a lesson

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  2. 02

    Download resources

    Get the teacher guide and student printable, or open the five classroom prompts.

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  3. 03

    Teach the class

    Use timed cues, instrument-free activities, participation choices, and a quick check.

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BUILT FOR THE REAL CLASSROOM

A clear next step for teachers who don’t teach music every day.

In the free sample, students can sing, tap softly, point, gesture, or count silently. Short teacher cues, a timed sequence, classroom-management tips, and a quick assessment help keep the lesson practical.

  • Time marked in each teaching step
  • Activities that need no instruments
  • More than one way for students to participate

A K–12 RESOURCE MAP

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ABOUT THE EDUCATOR

Created by Chris.

Chris is a Canadian music teacher, musician, and sound engineer. He has 40 years of experience as a working musician and 18 years as a music educator.

PAID OFFER STATUS

Ten Emergency Music Lessons

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Approved price: US$20 one-time, with C$29 CAD as the reference price. Polsia checkout does not calculate or add tax; the buyer-paid total is the app-set US$20 price. The full pack has no public preview; the free Sound Detective sample is separate.

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One-time purchase price: US$20 USD. C$29 CAD is shown as a reference price.
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One purchase grants one individual educator a perpetual, non-exclusive licence to use, print and adapt the purchased resources for teaching their own students, including sharing student-facing activities within their classes. Resale, public redistribution, sharing the complete pack with other educators and commercial repackaging are prohibited. School-wide and district-wide licences are not included.

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