Lesson 7:

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TEACHING
 Opening Prayer
Dear Lord, We come to you in the

spirit of learning, humility and love.

We are grateful for this opportunity

to learn from each other and grow

closer in our faith. We ask that you

bless our time together as we

 GUESS THE
WORD
MELODY ACTIVITIES INTERVALS

MUSIC PITCHES
PICK A MYSTERY
GIFT
QUESTION
Give the seven letters name of
pitches.

ANSWER:
A, B, C, D, E, F, and G.
QUESTION
Give the three different scales in
music in teaching elementary
learners.

ANSWER:
G Major, F Major, and C Major
QUESTION
Give the two commonly used clefs
in elementary music.

ANSWER:
Treble clef (G-clef) and Bass clef
(F-clef)
QUESTION
As an educator , why is it
important to familiarize the musical
content pertaining to melody?

ANSWER:
Answers’ may vary
OBJECTIVES
In this lesson, the student will be able to:
1. Take note of considerations that are to be applied in
teaching melody, and include these when writing down a
music lesson plan, as necessary; and
2. Learn examples of approaches and activities that may
be used for teaching content pertaining to melody.
 INTRODUCTION
In lesson 6, we received the topics pertaining to
melody. This lesson is the next step: we are going to look
at points to ponder and other considerations when
teaching topics about melody. There are also some
activities presented that may give you ideas when
teaching these topics.
 POINTS TO PONDER
WHEN TEACHING
1 MELODY
Setting Goals
 Its important to set specific goals or objectives for each
music lesson. However, the teacher should also be ready
to be flexible as the pacing of the class might be different
from his/her initial expression.
 POINTS TO PONDER
WHEN TEACHING
2 MELODY
On the Procedures
 Now that we are aware of the content topics within the
scope of melody, let us proceed in the next step : the
procedures. When writing a lesson plan, you may divide
your procedures section into two: 1 Direct Instruction and
2. Exercises ad Activities.
 Direct Instruction
 This is the part where you
basically give a lecture to the
class, explaining facts, ideas,
concepts, and principles. Mostly, it
is a one way flow of
communication, from the teacher
to the student, but questions from
the students must also be
entertained and answered.
Exercises and Activities
 This is the part where
students can engage more
deeply with the musical
concepts as they get to
experience these tangibly.
Music is a living subject, and
there are many activities that
can be utilized in a lesson,
such as the following:
 Exercises and Activities
Listening Reading Creating

Imitating Responding Performing

Analyzing Applying Evaluating

 SAMPLE ACTIVITIES
FOR LEARNING
CONTENT RELATED TO
The following MELODY
activities may be used or may serve as a
guide for other possible activities when teaching topics
pertaining to melody.
For identifying pitches or sounds whether they are
high or low (Grades 1 and 2).
Activity: Determining high and low sounds.

Procedure: Use recordings of sounds

found in the environment and let the
students listen, analyze, and categorize
whether these are high-pitched or low
pitched sounds. Use of colorful visual aids
will be helpful.
 For identifying pitches or sounds whether they are
high or low (Grades 1 and 2).
For example:

Cricket Chirping
Dog Growling
Bird Chirping
Water Falls
Squeaking Mouse
Teaching Melodic Lines (Grade 3)
Activity: Using body gestures to reflect the melodic lines
or movement of pitches.

Procedure: The teacher will sing or play a series of

pitches slowly. Students are to act out certain gestures
to represent whether the pitches go up, down, or stay
the same as the melody plays.
 Teaching Melodic Lines (Grade 3)
Here is an example:
Starting position: students stand still
If melodic line goes students stretch arms
up: upward

If melodic line goes students squat

down:

If melodic line stays students remain standing

the same: still, arms at the side
Familiarizing with melodic intervals (Grades
4 to 6)
Activity: Associating the beginning or chorus of a familiar
song with a particular melodic intervals.
Procedure: Have the students practice to a familiar song
that best associates with a particular melodic interval. A
melodic interval is the distance between two notes played
one after another, as opposed to a harmonic interval,
which is the distance between two notes played
simultaneously.
Familiarizing with melodic intervals (Grades
4 to 6)
Here are a few examples:
Melodic Intervals Familiar Song
First two notes of “Dahil Sa Iyo”(chorus) or
Major 2 (Do-Re)
nd
“Happy Birthday”
First two notes of “Bahay Kubo” or Auld Lang
Perfect 4 (Do-Fa)
th
Syne”
First two notes of “Lupang Hinirang” or “Jaws”
Minor 2nd (Do-Ti)
Theme
Perfect 5th (Do-Sol) “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”
How do I teach pitches
and intervals in the
absence of a classroom
musical instrument?
 Considerations for Materials Used
 Some indispensable materials are to be used quite extensively
when teaching melody. These are the following:

1. Audio Recordings/Videos
2. Visual Aids – posters, stickers,
illustrations
3. Musical Instruments – both
standard and improvised (found in
the classroom)
 Considerations for Evaluation
 Ideally, evaluations may be done
through observation and/or actual
musical performance of the students,
rather than giving them written
quizzes or exams, though these may
be also be used sometimes. For
melody, the foremost considerations
when evaluating elementary students
are the following:
 Considerations for Evaluation
1. Students can recognize whether a melody goes up or down and
can compare which pitches are higher or lower in relation to
other pitches.
2. Students can imitate a pitch or a series of pitches correctly by
ether singing or humming it.
3. Students can partially transpose familiar songs into C,F, or G
major (does not have to be a complete song).
4. Students can tell whether a piece or song is in a major or a
minor key.
 Other Considerations
 It is also beneficial to incorporate
a “closure” section in our music lesson
plan. This is usually done at the tail
end of the lesson - where the teacher
gives praise, encouragement, and
affirmation to the students. this is to
put value in the students’ efforts when
participating in the music activities in
class.
Examples:
Thank you for listening and
participating, and we hope
that you’ve learned a lot in
our discussion for today !!!