Study of Lines and Spaces of Music Staff (Stave) – Meaning of Music Staff | Acronyms of Treble and Bass Lines | Meaning of Ledger Lines Primary 3 (Basic 3) Term 1 Week 11 Cultural and Creative Arts

 

 

CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ARTS

FIRST TERM

WEEK 11

PRIMARY 3

THEME – ENTERTAINMENT 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Meaning (Types) of Uses of Lines (Primary 3)

 

 

TOPIC – LINES AND SPACE OF MUSIC STAFF (STAVE) 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introduction

2. Identification of Lines and Spaces of Treble and Bass Clef

3. Identification and Meaning of Ledger Lines

4. Drawing of Lines and Spaces of Treble and Bass Clef and Leger limes

5. Revision and Weekly Assessment (Test)

 

 

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 

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

1. identify the line and stave of both treble and bass staff.

2. draw out the staff showing lines and spaces.

3. draw out the staff showing only lines.

4. identify and draw ledger lines above and below the staff.

 

 

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils can identify and differentiate between lines and spaces of music staff.

 

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Music manuscript book

2. Drawing and writing materials.

3. Chart showing line and space of music staff.

 

 

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

1. Scheme of Work

2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

3. Course Book

4. All Relevant Material

5. Online Information

 

 

CONTENT OF THE LESSON  

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION 

Music staff is the foundation upon which musical notes are placed. A staff is a set of lines and spaces which indicate the pitch of written notes.

 

 

Music Lines and Spaces

5th line ____________________________________

4th space

4th line ____________________________________

3rd space

3rd line ____________________________________

2nd space

2nd line ____________________________________

1st space

1st line ____________________________________

 

The lines and spaces have First Seven Alphabetical Letter names as shown below –

 

 

ACRONYMS OF TREBLE CLEF (LINES) AND BASS CLEF (SPACES)

Treble Clef is notes on the lines (from bottom to top) are E, G, B, D, F.

E – G – B – D – F acronyms as Every Good Boy Deserves Fruit

OR

Evey Good Boy Does Fine 

 

 

Bass Clef is the notes in the spaces (from bottom to top) are F, A, C, E.

F – A – C – E acronyms as Face

 

 

LESSON 2 – LEDGER LINES 

Ledger lines are additional lines above and below the the lines and spaces of treble and bass clef.

Treble Clef 

                                                                     _____

                                            _____                _____

                      _____             _____                _____

_____             _____             _____                _____

____________________________________________

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_____             _____             _____                _____

                       _____             _____                _____

                                              _____                _____

                                                                         _____

Bass Clef 

 

LESSON 3 – REVISION AND 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 two or more groups depending on the size of the class.

3. Teacher displays the chart of treble and bass clef for pupils to draw.

4. Teacher guides the pupils as groups to identify and differentiate between the lines and spaces of treble and bass clef.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils identify and differentiate treble lines from bass lines.

5. Teacher uses the chart and the pupil’s relevant responses to introduce the lesson – Musical Staff – Lines and Spaces.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils pay attention to the lesson introduction to understand the concept of the lesson.

6. Teacher guides the pupils to memorize each lines and spaces of treble and bass clef with the acronyms from the alphabetical letters ABCDEFG.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils memorize each lines and spaces of treble and bass clef with the acronyms from the alphabetical letters ABCDEFG.

7. Teacher uses chart showing additional lines above and below the music staff to introduce and discuss the ledger lines.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils identify additional lines above and below the music staff as ledger lines.

8. Teacher summarizes the lesson on the board using appropriate evaluation.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate actively in the lesson summary 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 –

 

 

LESSON EVALUATION 

Teacher asks pupils to:

1. explain the meaning of musical staff.

2. with the aid of diagram, differentiate between two lines of music staff.

3. discuss the ledger of music staff using diagram to illustrate.

4. state the acronyms of lines and spaces of treble and bass clef.