The Values of Musical Notes – Semibreves, Minim and Crochet (Primary 3)

CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ARTS

FIRST TERM

WEEK 4

PRIMARY 3

THEME – MUSIC 

 PREVIOUS LESSON – Uses of Lines and Design Simple Objects with Lines (Primary 3)

TOPIC – MUSIC 

LEARNING AREA 

1. Values of Music Notes

2. Clap the Rhythm of the Music 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

INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES 

Teacher’s/Pupil’s Activities – Leads pupils to sing the song,

Baa Baa Black Sheep 

Baa, baa, black sheep,

Have you any wool?

Yes, sir, yes, sir,

Three bags full;

One for the master,

And one for the dame,

And one for the little boy

MUSICAL VALUES AND THEIR NOTES 

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.

 

SEMIBREVE (WHOLE NOTE) 

Value of Semibreve – It worths the value of 4 beats.

 

MINIM (HALF KEY) 

Value of MINIM – It worths half of the value of a semibreve, i.e. 2 beats.

CROTCHET (QUARTER NOTE) 

Value of CROCHET – It worths half of the value of a minim, i.e. 1 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 – The Values of Musical Notes – Quaver and Semi Quaver (Primary 3)

LESSON EVALUATION 

Pupils to:

1. identify and state the value of musical notes.

2. clap the rhythms of the music note.

3. clap the rhythms of Semibreve, Minim and Crotchet.