<h3>Copy Kitten (pitch, rhythm, timbre)</h3><p>You need a toy fluffy cat for this game. Begin by asking the children to show you all the sounds they can make using their mouths and voices. Ask them to decide which is their favourite sound and then everyone practise copying each other's sounds. </p><p>Next, teach the song with everyone sitting in a circle. Child 1 holds the furry 'Copy Kitten' and makes a sound at the end of the verse for everyone to copy. Child 1 passes Copy Kitten to the second child in the circle; all sing the song again and Child 2 makes a sound for everyone to copy, and so on. </p><p>This activity also focuses on <em>timbre</em>, the essential difference between sounds made in different ways.</p>                                                                                                                                    <ul class="simple lyrics">            <li>Copy kitten, copy kitten</li>            <li>Miaow miaow hiss</li>            <li>Copy kitten, copy kitten</li>            <li>Sounds like this</li>    </ul>                                                                                

<h3>Fast, Slow and Walking! (tempo)</h3><p>Mrs Crocosaurus helps to explain fast and slow tempo in terms of movement. You can follow this up with singing a song at a fast tempo, and then sing it slowly. </p>                                                                                                                                                                                

Fast, slow and walking! (tempo)

<h3>Copy Me (rhythm, pulse)</h3><p>Using a <em>'sing-song' voice</em> the teacher sings the first line, <em>Copy me, copy me, clap like me,</em> then claps three times, which the children copy. For subsequent lines, the teacher sings then does something different, which the children copy. The idea is that the teacher does the singing and the children copy the actions, in time with the pulse.</p>                                                                                                                                    <ul class="simple lyrics">            <li>Copy me, copy me, clap like me</li>            <li>Copy me, copy me, stamp like me (stay sitting on bottoms)</li>            <li>Copy me, copy me, tap like me (tap on knees)</li>    </ul>                                                                                                                                                

Copy me (rhythm, pulse) - Song

<h3>Fast, Slow and Walking! (tempo)</h3><p>Mrs Crocosaurus helps to explain fast and slow tempo in terms of movement. You can follow this up with singing a song at a fast tempo, and then sing it slowly. </p>                                                                <div class="video">    <div class="embed">                    <iframe class="lazy_embed" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/415979791?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;color=A2D6BD" allowfullscreen="">            </iframe>            </div></div>                                                                <h3>Copy Me (rhythm, pulse)</h3><p>Using a <em>'sing-song' voice</em> the teacher sings the first line, <em>Copy me, copy me, clap like me,</em> then claps three times, which the children copy. For subsequent lines, the teacher sings then does something different, which the children copy. The idea is that the teacher does the singing and the children copy the actions, in time with the pulse.</p>                                                                <audio class="lazy_av" controls="" controlslist="nodownload">    <source src="https://rippleeducation.blob.core.windows.net/media/copy_me.mp3" type="audio/mp3"></source></audio>                                                                <ul class="simple lyrics">            <li>Copy me, copy me, clap like me</li>            <li>Copy me, copy me, stamp like me (stay sitting on bottoms)</li>            <li>Copy me, copy me, tap like me (tap on knees)</li>    </ul>                                                                    <div class="img img_sml">        <img class="lazy_img" src="https://rippleeducation.blob.core.windows.net/media/Mel_and_class.png" alt="Mel And Class">    </div>                                                                <h3>Copy Kitten (pitch, rhythm, timbre)</h3><p>You need a toy fluffy cat for this game. Begin by asking the children to show you all the sounds they can make using their mouths and voices. Ask them to decide which is their favourite sound and then everyone practise copying each other's sounds. </p><p>Next, teach the song with everyone sitting in a circle. Child 1 holds the furry 'Copy Kitten' and makes a sound at the end of the verse for everyone to copy. Child 1 passes Copy Kitten to the second child in the circle; all sing the song again and Child 2 makes a sound for everyone to copy, and so on. </p><p>This activity also focuses on <em>timbre</em>, the essential difference between sounds made in different ways.</p>                                                                <audio class="lazy_av" controls="" controlslist="nodownload">    <source src="https://rippleeducation.blob.core.windows.net/media/Lucia_Copy-Kitten.mp3" type="audio/mp3"></source></audio>                                                                <ul class="simple lyrics">            <li>Copy kitten, copy kitten</li>            <li>Miaow miaow hiss</li>            <li>Copy kitten, copy kitten</li>            <li>Sounds like this</li>    </ul>                                                                    <div class="img img_sml">        <img class="lazy_img" src="https://rippleeducation.blob.core.windows.net/media/amy-baugess-MNju0A6EeE0-unsplash.jpg" alt="Amy Baugess Mnju0 A6 Ee E0 Unsplash">    </div>

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Copy kitten (pitch, rhythm, timbre) - Song

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