Music Theory Notes and Rests

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SOLFEGGIO
Author Information

First and Last Name:

Javy Adivino
Mac Christian R. Barrameda
Marc Joseph Pascua
Jennina F. Pascual
Christian Jade L. Pasion

Email Address:

cjadanseur@gmail.com

Name of School:

MMSU- CTE

Division:

Ilocos Norte

Municipality/City, Province, Region:

San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, Region 1

Country:

Philippines

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Unit Overview
Unit Plan Title:

Solfeggio

Curriculum-Framing Questions

Essential Question

What is the significance of studying music theory?

Unit Questions

How did the early musicians create compositions?

What are the elements of music?
How do you read notes and rests?
When did music start?
How was music notated before?

Content Questions

What is Rhythm?
What is Melody?
What is Harmony?
What is Dynamics?
What is Form?
What is Tempo?
What is Timbre?
What is Texture?
What is a note?
What is a rest?
What are the different notes?
What are the different rests?

Unit Summary:

In this unit, the students will first trace back the history and origin of music from the
Greeks to the classical European composers and on how they were able to create
compositions and come up with the musical staff that we use today. The students will be able
to identify the different elements of music and read notes and rests according to the given
time signature, measure, tempo and pitch. With these topics, the students will be able to
understand and give the importance of studying music theory. Student learning is maximized
here because the students will be using a software called Musecore a software where the
students can create musical compositions with the aid of computer technology.
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Home Economics
Language Arts
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Mathematics
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Other: Filipino
Other: Makabayan

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Grade 4 - 6
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Targeted Philippine Basic Education Curriculum Competencies

1. identifies the notes / rests used in a particular song

2. differentiates among and time signatures
3. demonstrates the conducting gestures of and time
signatures
4. identifies through conducting the relationship of the first
and last measure in an incomplete measure
5. creates rhythmic patterns in any time signatures
6. demonstrates the ability to sing, read, and write simple
musical notations
7. distinguishes the sound of a major chord from a minor
chord
8. uses the major triad as accompaniment to simple songs

Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the unit, the students must be able to:

1. Identify the different elements of music;
2. Apply the elements of music through note reading;
3. Create a composition integrating their knowledge about the elements of music and
note reading; and
4. Give the significance of studying Music Theory.
Procedures:

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Day 1: The topic will be introduced to the students by first giving them a brief history of music
from the Greeks, to the Early Europeans. After which, the students will submit a reflection
paper about their lesson.
Day 2: The students will come to know about neumes - the early musical notation technique.
Day 3: The elements of music will be introduced through a powerpoint presentation. The
Rhythm and Melody will be the first two to be discussed.
Day 4: The other 4 elements are tackled Harmony, Dynamics, Form and Tempo then after
which, a game will be conducted.
Day 5: The last two elements are introduced Timbre and Texture.
Day 6: The students will have a written assessment test about the history and elements of
music.
Day 7: The software Musecore will be introduced to the students and the students will try to
create simple rhythmic patterns using the software where they will notate to rhythms.
Day 8: The students will be given one meeting to create a musical composition using the
software Musecore.
Day 9: The students will present their outputs through a practical exam where the students
will sing their compositions or play their compositions in a musical instrument.
Approximate Time Needed:

9 days (1 hour each)

Prerequisite Skills:

Prior knowledge about the elements of music

Materials and Resources Required For Unit

Technology Hardware: (Click boxes of all equipment needed)

Camera
Laser Disk
Computer(s)
Printer
Digital Camera
Projection System
DVD Player
Scanner
Internet Connection
Television

VCR
Video Camera
Video Conferencing
Equipment.
Other: Speaker

Technology Software: (Click boxes of all software needed.)

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Database/Spreadsheet
Web Page Development
Image Processing
Encyclopedia on CD-ROM
Printed Materials:

Multimedia
E-mail Software
Word Processing

Web Browser
Desktop Publishing
Other: Musecore

Enjoy Life with Music and Arts 1, MAPEH 1

Supplies:
https://musecore.org/
Internet Resources:

Others:

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/elements_of_music/
Mr. JR V. Cubangbang

Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction

Resource Student:

Let them observe and critic a practical application of the

students using a criteria and a rubric

Gifted Student:

Sight-reading of notes as a practical exam

Creation of rhythmic patterns
Composing a song
Applying note-reading in playing an instrument or in singing a
song.

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Students will be assessed through practical exams, quizzes,

reflection paper, final performance of their compositions,
exams on Musecore (plotting notes and rests).
What I Know
Elements of
Music
Notes
Rests
Student Assessment:

Key Word Search:

Rhythm
Harmony
Tempo
Rests
Staff
Neumes
Pitch
Chord

What I Want to
Learn

What I Learned

What was the

earliest form of
writing notes?
What were the
earliest forms of
music?
How do you read
notes integrating
the prior
knowledge about
elements of
music?

The earliest form

of writing notes is
called neumes
wherein notes
were like boxes
when they were
written.
Comprehension
and synthesis of
the different
elements of
music.
Technological
way of plotting
notes through a
Software

MelodyMeasure
Dynamics
Beat
Notes
Meter
Ledger lines Range
Clef
Slur
Timbre
Tie
Tone
Dotted Notes
Beat

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