Meaning of Musical Instruments | Musical Instruments in our Locality and Methods of Sound Production Primary 4 (Basic 4) Term 1 Week 6 Cultural and Creative Arts

 

 

CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ARTS

FIRST TERM

WEEK 6

PRIMARY 4

THEME: ARTS AND CRAFTS 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Classification of Art | Importance or Origin of Art | Nigerian Artworks Primary 4 (Basic 4) Term 1 Week 5 Cultural and Creative Arts

 

 

TOPIC – MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND SOUNDS 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introductory Activities

2. Meaning of Musical Instruments

3. Nigerian Musical Instruments and Musical Instruments in our Locality

4. Methods of Sound Production

5. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment (Test)

 

 

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, the pupils should have attained the following objectives (cognitive, affective and psychomotor) and should be able to –

1. identify and name some musical instruments.

2. explain how they produce sounds: hitting, shaking, beating and rubbing instruments against the another, blowing in air.

 

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of notebook, pictorial materials showing the diagram of some musical instruments. Rattles, xylophone, oja kakaki, etc.

 

 

METHOD OF TEACHING

Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons. 

 

 

REFERENCE MATERIALS

Scheme of Work

9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

Course Book

All Relevant Material

Online Information

 

 

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION 

Musical instruments are the objects put together to produce sound.

 

 

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS IN THE LOCALITY 

The musical instruments in our locality include –

1. Udu (musical pot)

2. Ekwe

3. Agogo

4. Bata

5. Kalagwu

6. Gangan

7. Kakaki

8. Kwen, etc.

 

UDU MUSICAL POT 

Udu drum is played by women for ceremonial uses. It is usually made of clay.

The instrument is played by hand and produces a special and unique bass sound by quickly hitting the big hole.

 

EKWE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT

An Ekwe is an Igbo traditional musical instrument. It is made out of wood, most commonly a log or a section of one.

The instrument is played by hand and produces a deep bass tones by hitting.

 

 

AGOGO MUSCAL INSTRUMENTS

A agogo ìs a Yoruba and Edo traditional musical instrument. It is a single or double (U shaped piece of metal) bell made of iron and struck with a stick.

The instrument is played by hand and produces a cowbell like sound by hitting.

 

BATA DRUM

A Bata drum is a Yoruba traditional musical instrument. It is a double-headed drum with one end larger than the other. There are three major types in large, middle and small sizes.

The large Bata is known as iyaalu which means mother of all drum used by Yoruba people. While the middle and smaller one are known as Itotele (father) and Okonkolo (baby) respectively. The instrument is played either by hand, or using a leather play strap.

 

KALANGU MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 

A kalangu is a musical instrument made by the Hausa people.

It is often called a “Talking drum” by changing the pitch of the drum. The instrument is played by hand and produces sound by beating.

 

GANGAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENT 

Gangan is a Yoruba traditional talking drum. It is also called the larger and mother of drums called “Iya Ilu”.

It has two drumheads connected by leather tension cords, which allow the drummer to change the pitch of the drum by scraping the cords between their arm and body.

 

 

KAKAKI

The kakaki is a three to four metre long metal trumpet used in Hausa traditional ceremonial music which is exclusively played by men.

The sound produced is associated with royalty and played blowing.

 

 

LESSON 2 – METHODS OF SOUND PRODUCTION 

There are different methods of producing sound,

1. Hitting

2. Shaking

3. Beating

4. Rubbing instruments against another

5. Blowing in air

 

PUPIL’S – TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES 

Teacher gets some of the Nigerian musical instrument or he/she improvises, guides and leads the pupils as groups to demonstrate how they produce sound and how they are played. 

 

 

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions;

2. Teacher organizes pupils in groups or pairs depending on the size of the class.

3. Teacher displays sample of musical instruments or chart showing musical instruments for the pupils to identify, describe and demonstrate how they produce sound.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils identify, describe and demonstrate how they produce sound.

4. Teacher uses the samples or chart and pupil’s responses to introduce the lesson and leads a discussion on the meaning of musical instruments.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils pay attention to the lesson introduction and participate actively in the class discussion on the meaning of musical instruments in Nigeria.

5. Teacher asks the pupils to state musical instruments in Nigeria.

6. Teacher uses the pupils list of musical instruments in Nigeria to lead a class discussion on musical instrument in Nigeria and how they produce sound and played.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils participate actively in the class discussion musical instruments in Nigeria and demonstrate how they produce sound and how they are payed.

7. Teacher summarizes the lessons on the board with appropriate lesson evaluation.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils participate actively in the summary of the lesson by responding correctly to the questions and write as instructed.

 

 

CONCLUSION

To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

 

 

NEXT LESSON

Elements of Drama and Theater | Different Between Drama and Theater Primary 4 (Basic 4) Term 1 Week 8 Cultural and Creative Arts

 

 

LESSON EVALUATION 

Teacher asks pupils to:

1. explain the meaning of musical instruments.

2. state 5 musical instruments in Nigeria.

3. mention 5 methods of using musical instruments to produce sound.

4. demonstrate how to play any 5 musical instruments in Nigeria.

 

 

WORKBOOK

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT (TEST)

1. _______ are the objects put together to produce sound.

A. Musical sounds

B. Musical instruments

C. Noise

 

2. _______ produces sound by hitting.

A. Gbedu

B. Sakara

C. Gangan

 

3. _______ produces sound by shaking.

A. Sekere

B. Gangan

C. Kakaki

 

4. _______ produces sound by blowing.

A. Kakaki

B. Kontigi

C. Ogene

 

5. Musical instruments are the objects put together to produce _______.

A. music

B. sound

C. noise