Cultural and Creative Arts JSS 1 Curriculum Guides – The Concept of Hear Training | Meaning and Features of Harmony | Rudiments of Harmony in Two and Four Sides Part Writing

CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ARTS

THEME – PERFORMING ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT (MUSIC) 

TOPIC – EAR TRAINING AND HARMONY

CLASS – JSS 1

LEARNING AREA 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. Music manuscript

2. Whiteboard/magic boards

3. Pianos, Recorders

4. Textbooks and note books

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. explain ear training.

2. explain 4-part harmony.

3. state the rudiments of harmony.

4. explain 2-part harmony.

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

DEFINITION/MEANING OF EAR TRAININGS (AURAL SKILL)

Ear training is the ability to recognize music other than notation. It is also known as aural skill.

Ear training begins with

1. identifying sounds by ear and naming them

2. transcribing them

3. playing them back

4. singing them

5. singing them at more advanced levels, and

6. improvising upon them according to harmonic rules.

DEFINITION/MEANING OF HARMONY

Harmony is the simultaneous combination of sounded musical notes to produce a pleasing effect and ensuing relationships of intervals and chords. It composed of consonant and dissonant sounds.

FEATURES OF HARMONY 

The features harmony are chord, scale and tonality.

1. CHORD – It is a simultaneous combination of tones (typically three or more) that constitute a single block of harmony.

2. SCALE – It is a serie of tones or pitches in ascending or descending order.

3. TONALITY – It is a principal of organizing a work around a central tonic, or home pitch, based on a major or minor scale.

Reference – Music Outline

RUDIMENTS OF HARMONY IN TWO SIDES PART WRITING AND FOUR PART WRITING

The Rudiments of Harmony is a manual for the understanding and use of music.

1. RUDIMENT OF HARMONY IN TWO PART WRITING – Two part writing occurs when one musical staff is used for two different instruments, voices, or melody/harmony lines.

2. RUDIMENT OF HARMONY IN FOUR PART WRITING – Four part writing occurs when two staves are used for four different instruments, voices or melody/harmony lines.

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher lists and explains the components of harmony.

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students listen and note down teacher’s explanation.

LESSON EVALUATION

Teacher asks students to,

1. explain ear training.

2. explain 4-part harmony.

3. state the rudiments of harmony.

4. explain 2-part harmony.

5. play a tune with the recorder on a given scale.

6. name the components of harmony.