Cultural and Creative Arts JSS 1 Teacher/Curriculum Guides – Theory of Music | Fundamentals of Music | Notes on the Keyboard

CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ARTS

THEME – PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

TOPIC – THEORY OF MUSIC (FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC) 

CLASS – JSS 1

LEARNING AREA – Meaning of Theory of Music, Fundamentals of Music and Notes on the Keyboard

LESSON OBJECTIVES 

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

1. define the theory of music.

2. define the fundamentals of music.

3. state the fundamentals of music.

4. identify notes on the keyboard.

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

FOCUS

MEANING/DEFINITION OF THEORY OF MUSIC

Theory of music is the study of music in its entirety, how music works, the language and notation, and elements of music.

FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC

1. Pitch

2. Melody

3. Harmony

4. Rhythm

5. Texture

6. Timbre

7. Quality

8. Form or structure

NOTES ON THE KEYBOARD

A musical keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers or keys on a musical instrument. There are seven natural notes on a piano: C, D, E, F, G, A, B.

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES – The teacher, 

1. defines the theory of music.

2. outlines and explains the fundamentals of music.

3. leads the class in discussion on fundamentals of music.

4. guides the students to represent the appropriate notation in their manuscripts e.g pitch, rhythm, texture etc.

5. guides the students to identify and draw notes on the keyboard.

6. summarizes the lesson on the board.

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES – The students, 

1. participate in the class discussion.

2. use their manuscripts to write notes.

3. draw the different lines, spaces and name them. Sing or play the scale.

4. copy as the teacher writes.

LESSON EVALUATION 

Teacher ask students to:

1. define and state the theory of music.

2. list the fundamentals of music.

3. mention two they have drawn in the music manuscripts.