Re-creating Music
  : Chime Bars  
Approach: Station
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Resources: The student was introduced and guided through this task by the presenter on the video. Chime bars were used to play six tunes which were of increasing complexity. The student was then required to identify the number of chime bars used in each tune and record these on an answer sheet.

Download the videoclip 2.2meg ( requires QuickTime plug-in )

Questions / instructions:

Watch and listen to the video.
Decide how many different chime bars are needed to play the music.
Write the number of chime bars in the boxes.
  % responses
y4 y8
Example
2		    
 1.

no. of chime bars

1

 

41

 

59
 2.
3
37 59
 3.
2
43 63
 4.
3
30 45
 5.
5
14 27
 6.
4
15 27
5 or 6 correct
3 or 4 correct
less than 3 correct
4
28
68		 14
43
43
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