Beat vs. No Beat

• Play keyboard examples of songs with an obvious steady beat (i.e. march) and long, sustained tones for examples with “no beat.”
• Or… play recordings while students circle “beat” or “no beat.”

For songs with an obvious steady beat, you could use:

• John Philip Sousa marches
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart–Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
• Hoe-down from “Rodeo” (Copland)
• Mozart-Turkish March
• J.S.Bach Piano Concerto No.7 in G minor

For songs with no obvious steady beat, choose something with long, sustained tones:

• Gustav Mahler – Adagietto from Symphony no. 5
• Holst – Mars from “The Planets Suite” – parts of it 
• Barber’s Adagio For Strings, Op. 11 – parts of it
• Chant of the Templars – Salve Regina