Cultural and Creative Arts - Junior Secondary 1 - Fundamentals and elements of music

TERM: 1^ST TERM

WEEK ELEVEN

Class: Junior Secondary School 1

Age: 12 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 5 periods each

Date:

Subject: CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ARTS (CCA)

Topic: FUNDAMENTALS AND ELEMENTS OF MUSIC

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

I.) Discuss the components of foundations and elements of music

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures,

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

NOTE

FUNDAMENTALS AND ELEMENTS OF MUSIC

The fundamentals and elements of music provide the building blocks for understanding and creating music. The following are components:

1. Pitch: Pitch refers to the perceived highness or lowness of a sound. In Western music, pitch is typically represented by notes on a musical staff. The distance between pitches is called an interval, and the relationship between pitches creates melodies and harmonies.
2. Rhythm: Rhythm is the organization of sounds and silences in time. It includes elements such as beat, tempo (speed), meter (time signature), and rhythmic patterns.
3. Melody: Melody is a sequence of pitched sounds that form a musical phrase or theme. It is often the most recognizable and memorable part of a piece of music.
4. Harmony: Harmony refers to the simultaneous sounding of two or more pitches to create chords and chord progressions. Harmony provides depth, color, and texture to music, and it establishes the tonal center or key of a piece. Common harmonic elements include chords, chord inversions, and harmonic progressions.
5. Dynamics: Dynamics refer to the variation in volume or intensity of sound in music. It includes markings such as piano (soft), forte (loud), crescendo (gradually getting louder), and decrescendo (gradually getting softer).
6. Timbre: Timbre, also known as tone color or quality, refers to the unique sound characteristics of different musical instruments, voices, or sound sources. Timbre is determined by factors such as the instrument's construction, playing technique, and resonance.
7. Texture: Texture describes the arrangement and interaction of musical elements within a piece of music. Common textures include monophony (single melody), homophony (melody with accompaniment), polyphony (multiple independent melodies), and heterophony (variation of a single melody by multiple performers).
8. Form: Form refers to the structure or organization of a piece of music, including its sections, repetitions, and transitions. Common musical forms include binary, ternary, rondo, sonata-allegro, and theme and variations.

EVALUATION: 1. Mention 5 components of foundations and elements of music

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively