Play this game with young children so that they can experience and explore beat and tempo using a wood block and mallet. Ask the children to form a circle then tap a slow and steady beat so the children can slowly move around the circle and  walk to the steady beat being played on the wood block.  Tap a faster beat and ask the children to run in place to the beat.  Continue with different movements creating a skipping sound, galloping sound, bouncing, jumping or tap a quiet beat for children to tip toe slowly around the circle.  Have one of the children play the conductor and have them tap different beats on the wooden block for the other children to move to.  Pass the wooden block and mallet around so each of the children have a chance to be the conductor.  A variation to this game is to play the “Freeze”. When the beat stops children have to stop and freeze in place.