Melody

The Children should learn how to:

• Define melody.

• Understand the difference between pitch and rhythm.

• Evaluate a melody through listening.

The Children should know how to:

• Define melody.

• Understand the difference between pitch and rhythm.

• Evaluate a melody through listening.

What is melody?

Melody is a sequence of notes and rhythms that expresses

an idea or thought. It may also be called a tune or a theme. The

arrangement of musical notes makes up a tune or a melody.

Sing the notes as if you are going up the stairs. Then, sing

them again as if you are going down the stairs. As you sing the

notes with your teacher, identify the pitches of the tones that are

low, lower, high, and higher. Be ready to identify them with your

classmates and with the help of your teacher.

What is pitch?

Pitch refers to the highness or lowness of a musical note. Here

is an example of how pitches are arranged in music.

What are melodic patterns?

Melodic patterns are notes that follow a sequence. They are

put together to make a pleasing tune for you to listen to, sing, or

play using an instrument.

Sing the melodic pattern shown below. Stand and stretch your

arms high for the high pitches or notes. For the low pitches/notes,

stoop low to feel the ground. Sing and move at the same time.

Singing songs with the correct pitch, be it high or low, is

something children like you enjoy. Here is an action song. Repeat

after the teacher. You may imitate your teacher or make your own

actions for the song

Remember and Learn

1. Melodic contour is the shape or fl ow of the notes or

the melodic line in a song.

2. It refers to the pattern of motions between notes of

a melody. It is also a measurement of how melody

moves between individual notes.

3. The four basic types of contour are move up by steps,

move down by steps, up by leaps, and down by

leaps.

4. Echo singing is singing a specifi c melodic pattern

following another person either through singing or

humming.

5. Melodic contour is demonstrated through bodily

movements such as stretching, bending down, raising

the arms up, moving the arms sideward, moving

the fi nger upward or downward, etc. These are also

called “visual imagery” of some melodic patterns.

6. Line notation is making use of curve or straight

lines as one follows the direction or movement of a

melodic line.

7. “Lupang Hinirang” is the only national anthem of our

country, so we should sing it with pride, correct pitch,

rhythm, dynamics, tempo, and expression.

Physical Education - Dance

The connection between music and learning runs deep inside the brain. The patterns reinforce each other resulting in a greater learning effect. Adults and children can recognize a wrong note in a simple melody. 

Practical Performance ( in class activity )

Work Sheets ( Teacher made Test)