Music Notes and their Value

TITLE: NOTE OF LESSON ON CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ART

SUBJECT: CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ART

THEME: Performing Arts and Entertainment

TERM: FIRST TERM

WEEK: WEEK 9 – 10

DATE:

CLASS: PRIMARY 5                           

AGE OF STUDENTS:

CLASS COMPOSITION: Slow and fast learners.

PERIOD:

DURATION: 40 MINUTES

TOPIC: Music Notes and their Value

Learning Objectives

At the end of this Module, Pupils should be able to:

• Explain music notes;
• Give examples of music notes;
• Write the values of music notes;
• Clap the rhythm of the music notes.

TEACHING AND LEARNING MATERIALS

• Explanatory posters/pictures
• Explanatory Video

TEACHING AND LEARNING METHOD

• Explanation
• Discussion
• Questions and Answers

Entry Behaviour/ Previous Knowledge: the students are familiar with Creating Music Sol-fa Notation Value.

REFERENCE MATERIALS

• Universal Basic Education Curriculum.
• NERDC Basic Education Curriculum for primary schools.
• Lagos State Scheme of work
• Unified Schemes of Work Primary Schools for Cultural and Creative Arts (MIDDLE BASIC)
• Internet Materials.
• Edudelight Cultural and Creative Arts for Primary Schools.

WORD FILE: understand, composition, singularity.             

                                        CONTENT

Music Notes

Music notes are symbols used to understand sounds. They are always present on the music staff.  Each note contains its own singularity and that is why people work together to make a piece of music as a song or composition or tune.

The following are different types of music notes:

s/n	English name	Note	American name	Beats	Values
1	semibreve		One whole note	4	1
2	Minim		Half note	2	1/2
3	Crotchet		One quarter note	1	1/4
4	Quaver		One eight note	1/2	1/8
5	Semiquaver		One sixteen note	1/4	1/16
6	Demisemiquaver		One thirty-two note	1/8	1/32
7	Hemi demisemiquaver		One sixty –fourth note	1/16	1/64

1 semibreve = 2 minims

1 semibreve = 4 crotchets

1 semibreve = 8 quavers

1 minim = 2 crotchets

1 minim = 4 quavers

1 crotchet = 2 quavers

PRESENTATION

• The Teacher revises the previous lesson (Pattern and Design).
• The Teacher introduces the topic: Music Notes and their Value.
• He/she explains the meaning of drawing.
• He/she mention Types of Drawing.
• The teacher leads pupils to mention examples of different types of drawing.
• The pupils copy and submit their note for marking.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES:

• Clap the beats of four crotchets, two minims and two semibreves.

EVALUATIVE ACTIVITIES

Instruction: Answer the following questions below.

• Explain music notes.
• Give three examples of music notes.
• Mention three different values of the music notes.

Conclusion:  Teacher summarizes the lesson, gives pupils note to copy, marks and makes corrections where necessary.

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