Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 3

Study of lines and spaces of music staff/stave

Week: 10

Class: Primary 3

Age: 8 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods

Date:

Subject: Cultural and Creative Arts

Topic:- Study of lines and spaces of music staff/stave

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

  1. Identify the treble and bass clefs
  2. Recite the first 7 letters of alphabet used to label the lines and spaces of treble and bass staves
  3. Create acronyms to memorize the lines and spaces of both the treble and bass clef
  4. Draw and label the clefs and staves in the music manuscript

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

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: musical manuscript, pencils, erasers, rulers, textbooks, pictures of great and grand staff, video clips on the rudiment and theory of music

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 and 2

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPIL’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher revisits the previous lesson about staff and great staff and reviews what a treble clef and bass clef is using charts

Pupils pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

The teacher then further explains that the first seven letters of the alphabet A, B, C, D, E, F, G is used to label the lines and spaces of the treble and bass clefs

Pupils pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She further explains and demonstrates how to create acronyms for lines and spaces of the treble and bass clef

Treble clef

Spaces – F  A   C  E

Lines- Every Good Boy Deserves Favour(E  G  B  D  F)

 

Bass clef

Spaces – All Cows Eat Grass(A  C   E  G)

Lines- Good Boys Deserve Favour Always (G   B  D  F  A)

Pupils pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE-TAKING

The teacher writes a short note on the board

The pupils copy the note in their books

 

EVALUATION:    1. Write the acronyms for the lines and spaces of the treble and bass clefs

CLASS ACTIVITY: Pupils in pairs draw the treble and bass clef and label it appropriately

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively



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