Values of Musical Notes – Demisemiquaver and Hemidemisemiquaver (Primary 3)
CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ARTS
FIRST TERM
WEEK 7
PRIMARY 3
THEME – MUSIC
PREVIOUS LESSON – The Values of Musical Notes – Quaver and Semi Quaver (Primary 3)
TOPIC – MUSIC
LEARNING AREA
1. Introductory Activities – Singing Baa Baa Black Sheep
2. Identification and Drawing of Musical Notes
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 state the value of music note.
2. clap the rhythms of the music note.
ENTRY BEHAVIOUR
Singing and listening to music
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:
Manuscript
Pencil
Eraser
Ruler
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
INTRODUCTION
Music notes are symbols in the staff indicating the length of music notes.
The duration of the sound depends on the note’s length (or values), which is specified by its shape, stem, or flag(s); and to every music note, there is an equivalent rest sign.
MUSICAL NOTES AND THEIR VALUES
DEMISEMIQUAVER (THIRTY SECOND NOTE)
Value of Demisemiquaver – It worth half of the value of a semiquaver, i.e. 1/8 of a beat.
HEMIDEMISEMIQUAVER (SIXTY FOURTH NOTE)
Value of Hemidemisemiquaver – It worth half of the value of a demisemiquaver, i.e. 1/16 of a beat.
DRAW THE MUSICAL NOTES
Teacher’s/Pupil’s Activities – Guides pupils to draw the musical notes.
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. Leads pupils to sing baa baa black sheep.
Pupil’s Activities – Sing along with the teacher.
3. Guides pupils to identify the musical values and their values.
Pupil’s Activities – Identify the musical values and their values.
4. Teacher’s/Pupil’s Activities – Draw each of the musical notes.
5. Teacher’s/Pupil’s Activities – Clap the rhythmic pattern of the music note.
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 – Introduction to Moulding Objects (Primary 3)
LESSON EVALUATION
Pupils to:
1. identify and state the value of musical notes.
2. clap the rhythms of the music note.
3. draw the musical notes – Semiquaver, Demisemiquaver and Hemidemisemiquaver.