In the original piece, two people clap the same short rhythmic pattern while one shifts the pattern gradually until the patterns align again.

A rhythm is a pattern of long and short sounds. If we add some short sounds between the long ones, we have a rhythm. Students can repeat the words "Long short-short long long" or clap the rhythm.

In the original piece, two people clap the same short rhythmic pattern while one shifts the pattern gradually until the patterns align again.

Clapping Music, from the British app shop Touchpress, is a gamified lesson in tempo. It plays 13 different drum-like audio patterns, then asks players to replicate them by tapping on the screen.

Sequencing, simple counting, and patterns are all supported by musical patterns such as tempo, rhythm, and melody.

A rhythm is a pattern of long and short sounds. Rhythm is all around us in the cackle of kookaburras, the breaking of ocean waves, and the patterns of our own speech.