The Beat

The Beat is an activity in JumpStart Music.

Description
The player must repeat a pattern that is played by either the Gorilla, Billy the beatnik goat, or Heloise Hippo. Clicking on the host character allows the player to hear the beat played again. The beats of the pattern will be displayed above the host character, the player must repeat that pattern by tapping the spacebar, making sure to play the correct number of beats with correct timing as well. The player receives a new pattern after successfully repeating a pattern twice in a row.

After completing three patterns, the player can bag a Sour Note.

Digital manual description
At various spots of the land you’ll run into a drumming Gorilla, a beatnik Goat, and a tummy tapping Hippo. All these characters will try to teach you about beat and rhythm.


 * For each round, the character plays a rhythm pattern.
 * The beats of the pattern are displayed on the banner above the character.
 * You need to repeat the pattern by hitting the space bar on the keyboard. You need to play the correct number of beats AND keep the exact timing in which the character played the pattern.
 * If you want to hear the beat again, just click on the character.
 * When you repeat a pattern two times in a row, you'll get a new one. Complete three patterns and you'll get to Bag a Sour a Note.