Meaning of Music | Importance of Music or Uses of Music in Our Society Primary 1 (Basic 1) Term 2 Week 4 Cultural and Creative Arts

CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ARTS 

SECOND TERM

WEEK 4

PRIMARY 1

THEME: PERFORMING ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Types of Crafts | Identification of Embroidery Crafts | Meaning (Examples) of Embroidery Crafts Primary 1 (Basic 1) Term 2 Week 3 Cultural and Creative Arts

TOPIC – MUSIC

LEARNING AREA 

1. Introduction

2. Meaning of Music

3. Importance of Music (Uses of Music in Our Society)

4. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment (Test)

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, most the pupils should have attained the following objectives –

1. explain what music is.

2. state the importance of music.

ENTRY BEHAVIOURS

The pupils can sing.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Radio set with cassette or flash containing songs

2. Mobile phone for playing music

3. Mp3 player

4. Musical instruments

5. Chart Showing songs

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 – CULTURAL CREATIVE ARTS for Primary 1, A K Badaru, C Ndubuisi, G Akinsola, A Abdul, S A Akinsowo, A Oni

All Relevant Material

Online Information – Singing Nigerian National Anthem Primary 1 (Basic 1) – Cultural and Creative Arts

CONTENT OF THE LESSON  

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION (MEANING OF MUSIC)

Music is a group of sound that people listen to and enjoy. There are types of sound – pleasant and unpleasant sound. Music is a pleasant sound.

Music can be voices or instruments. People clapped, moved their body and tapped their feet while listening to music.

USES OF MUSIC IN OUR SOCIETY 

Music is very important part of our society because

1. It is a universal language for all creatures – communication.

2. It is an important tool for entertainment.

3. It unites people together.

4. It is for pleasure.

5. It helps people to relax.

6. It help people to focus at work, etc.

LESSON 2 – REVISION OF LESSON 1

LESSON 3 – WEEKLY ASSESSMENT (TEST) 

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 the pupils into groups depending on the size of the class.

3. Teacher gets a small mp3 prayer and earpiece each of the groups or mobile phone.

4. Teacher plays the mp3 player or mobile device for the pupils to listen for 2 to 3 minutes.

5. Teacher asks these questions –

• What are you listening to?

• What do you like or enjoy in the music?

• Why do people listen to music?

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils respond correctly the questions in activity.

6. Teacher uses the above activities and pupil’s responses introduce the lesson and creates other activities that will lead to the concept of music.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils participate actively in the lesson introduction, create and preform other activities such as clapping, beating two more objects to make a sound, etc.

7. Teacher leads a class discussion on the music and uses of music in our society.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils explain the meaning of music, appreciate and analyze the uses of music in our society.

8. Summarizes the lesson on the board using appropriate lesson evaluation.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils participate actively in the lesson summary by responding correctly to most of the lesson 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.

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LESSON EVALUATION 

Teacher asks pupils to –

1. explain what music is.

2. state 3 uses of music.

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT (TEST)

INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the options A – B. 

1. ________ is a group of sound that people listen to and enjoy.

A. Music

B. Radio

C. Speaker

2. Music is a ________ that people listen to and enjoy.

A. group of music

B. group of songs

C. group of sounds

3. ________ can be voices or instruments.

A. Music

B. Drum

C. Speaker

4. We listen to music with our ________.

A. mouth

B. hands

C. ears 

5. Music is a universal ________.

A. language

B. culture

C. english

6. What type of sound is a music?

A. Pleasant sound 

B. Unpleasant sound

C. Natural sound

7. ________ is not one of the reactions of people when listening to a music.

A. Stand still 

B. Tapping feet

C. Body shaking

8. People often shake their body when listening to a music because

A. they are not enjoying the music.

B. the music is not making sense.

C. they are enjoying the music. 

9. ________ is a good example of unpleasant sound.

A. Crying 

B. Praise

C. Nation anthem

10. Music is a universal language because it exists in every society, with and without words.

A. True 

B. False

C. I don’t know