PE-122

Fundamentals of Rhythmic Activities

PRE-TEST
1.A type of movement that move the body in space in any direction with the feet as the
moving base.
Examples: walking, running, jumping, hopping, skipping.
leaping, galloping and sliding
A. Locomotor movement B. Non-locomotor movement C. all of these
ANSWER: A. Locomotor movement
2.A movement which various parts of the body move in place with a fixed base. The
base may be standing, kneeling, sitting or lying.
A. Locomotor movement B. Non-locomotor movement C. all of these
ANSWER: B. Non-locomotor movement
3.It refers to movement set of music where there emerges organization, structure and
pattern composed arrangement of parts into a form.
A. Locomotor movements B. Dance C. Rhythm
ANSWER: B. Dance
4.An activity or movement in which action or element recurs regularly.
A. Rhythm B. Rhythmic Activities C. Classification of Rhythm
ANSWER: A. Rhythm
5.Which of the following a traditional dance of the people within a specific culture?
A. Folkdance B. Hip hop Dance C. Breakdance
ANSWER: A. Folkdance
6. What activities where an individual responds physically and emotionally to music or
any rhythmic accompaniment?
A. Classification of Rhythm B. Rhythm C. Rhythmic Activities
ANSWER: C. Rhythmic Activities
7.This means of expressing one's emotions through movement disciplined by rhythm.
A. Dancing B. Walking C. Running
ANSWER: A. Dancing
8.The foot's heel of one foot close to in-step of other foot while the arms position is one
and raised in front as in 2=l position. What Fundamental Lance position stated in the
sentence?
A.1st position B.2nd position C.3rd position
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ANSWER: C. 3 position
9.What position that both heels dose together, toes apart with an angle of about 45
degrees, while in arms both arms raised in a circle in front of chest with the finger tips?
A.1st position B.2nd position C.3rd position
ANSWER: A. 1st position
10.A stride sideward at out a pace distance, while arms both raised sideward with a
graceful curve at shoulder level. What fundamental dance position stated in the
sentence?
A.1st position B.2nd position C.3rd position
ANSWER: B. 2nd position

LESSON 1
Activity 1: Written Essay
1. In your own idea, why rhythm important in our daily lives?
Rhythm refers to a strong , regular, repeated pattern of movement or
sound. We commonly known it being used on poetry, music, and dance.
But, as it’s meaning suggests, rhythm is actually used in our daily lives. We
frequently call it routine. A daily routine composes different activities and
tasks that has to be done at a particular time and has to be repeated daily.
The purpose of having this, is for us to get things in fixed order, manage our
time better, improve focus, organization, and productivity. This rhythm we
have in our lives according to psychologist help us manage stress and
anxiety, and give us a sense of control. As we make our daily, routine, we
can eliminate bad habits, and replace them with good ones, assign activities
that can help us reach our goals, allocate time for ourselves, and most
importantly help us carry over successful days, and ultimately successful
lives. So in fact, rhythm is very important to apply in our daily lives.
2. Elaborate why Folkdance is important?
 Folkdance is a traditional dance that reflects the culture through portraying
beliefs, practices, and rituals of people in a certain country or community in
a form of movement disciplined by rhythm. Folkdance help preserves
culture through generations by sharing and teaching younger generations
the dances which keeps the culture alive and the people united. Aside from
this, we can also present our culture to other people in a way that’s
entertaining and fun to do. Folkdances are commonly performed on special
events and can be a way or remembering the past through its joyful tunes
that are inherited from each community’s ancestors. Undoubtedly, I can
day that Folkdance is very important in every country or community, as it
plays an important role in unity and culture preservation.
LESSON 2
Activity 2
1. Explain the difference of 2/4,3/4,and 4/4.
Time signatures is one of the key clues that can help understand the
rhythm and structure of a music piece. This consists of two numerals. The
upper numeral or number indicates how many beats will be present in a
bar. While the lower numeral/number indicates what kind of note is
considered one beat. The most common time signatures 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4
has a unique function and character. The 2/4 time signature tells that there
are two beats in a measure. Music that are written in 2/4 time is performed
more slowly than music written in ¾, and 4/4 time. It contains two equally
strong accents on beat one and two. The weak beats fall on the subdivision,
or eighth note, after beats one and two . Then, the ¾ time signature tells us
that there are three beats in a measure. Music written in ¾ time is
performed in a variety of different tempos. Example of dances performed in
¾ time is waltz and minuet. While the 4/4 time signature tells us that there
are four beats in a measure. This is used in variety of genres, most
frequently on rock, blues, country, funk and pop music. It is so popular that
it is often referred to as “common time”.