Term: 1^st Term

Week: 8

Class: Primary 3

Age: 8 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods

Date:

Subject: Cultural and Creative Arts

Topic:- Drawing of staff/stave, grand staffs and the clefs

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

Relate what a staff is
Compare and contrast between the staff and great stave
Differentiate between the different musical clefs
Draw the clefs and staves

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 drawing and introduces the new topic by explaining what a staff is- A staff is a set of five horizontal lines on which note symbols are placed to indicate pitch and rhythm. The lines are numbered from bottom to top; the bottom line is the first line and the top line is the fifth line She also explains what a great stave is- The great stave is the two-part staff used in piano music, consisting of the treble staff on top and the bass staff on the bottom	Pupils pay attention
STEP 2 EXPLANATION	The teacher then further explains the differences between staff and the great stave- The staff is a five-line system used to locate pitches. The Grand Stave is a system of two five-line staves spanning the complete useable range of pitches (with the use of ledger lines).	Pupils pay attention and participates
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION	She further explains and demonstrates by drawing the different clefs	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

NOTE

A staff is a set of five horizontal lines on which note symbols are placed to indicate pitch and rhythm. The lines are numbered from bottom to top; the bottom line is the first line and the top line is the fifth line

The great stave is the two-part staff used in piano music, consisting of the treble staff on top and the bass staff on the bottom

The difference between staff and the great stave is that the staff is a five-line system used to locate pitches. The Grand Stave is a system of two five-line staves spanning the complete useable range of pitches (with the use of ledger lines).

Drawing of the clefs

EVALUATION: 1. Define these terms

staff b. great stave
What is the difference between staff and the great stave?

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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