LESSON OBJECTIVES
The learners are able to:
analyze melodic movement and range,
Identifies the movement of the melody as: no movement, ascending stepwise, descending stepwise, ascending skipwise, descending skipwise.
SUCCESS CRITERIA
Identifies the highest pitch and lowest pitch in a given notation of a musical piece to determine its range.
DISCUSSION
What is melody?
Melody is a sweet succession of single tones in relation to a given key.
It is the tuneful part of a song which we remember most because it is the distinguishing quality in a piece. Every song has a melody. A melody also has rhythm, pitch, and duration.
Can you sing or hum your favorite song when you were in nursery or kindergarten and tell why you remembered the song? Does melody have rhythm? Chant and clap the lines of ”Bahay Kubo.”
CLAP: I I I I I I I I
CHANT: Ba- hay ku- bo, ka- hit mun- ti
What did you notice as you chant or recite the words of ”Bahay Kubo”?
Did it have rhythm? Next, sing the song. What element was added into the
rhythm which made you sing it?
What is melody composed of?
Melody is made up of high and low sounds. It is a group of pitches or tones that are written and heard one after the other.
Tones moving stepwise follow the movement in the staff as line, space or space, line. Tones moving skipwise follow a movement of skipping a line or space. Tones with no movement or repeated notes stay on the same space or line of the staff.
CROSS CURRICULAR
Values - cooperation with team members
REAL LIFE APPLICATION
The learners are able to know the different movements of rhythm in music.
EVALUATION
Activity 2: Group Work
Now, it is your turn to create your own melody. Form groups with three members each. Draw the notes you chose on the lines or spaces of the staff on a cartolina. Present it in class. Perform your composition.