district inset areasof music and arts

WHAT IS MUSIC?

is an aural art form consisting of organized sounds in time

is a form of expression, a means of communication

is a very much part of our lives. We use it for aesthetic, spiritual, social, cultural, therapeutic and recreational purposes

Several reasons why we study music Music brings joy and satisfaction

to all

Music is vitalizing factor for the other subjects in the school curriculum

Music supplies man’s potential power and energy for creative growth

Several reasons why we study music

Music enhances and improve human relationships and character building

Music is the panacea for all woes

Music Education

is not merely the teaching of music.

It is also relating of music to human life and promoting of its use and enjoyment.

Significance of Music Education

reflected in the passage of the Music Education Law (RA 4723)-an act giving importance to the teaching of music in the curricular of elementary and secondary schools in 1966.

Through the singing of folksongs ….the child demonstrates love of country, the primary aim of Article XV of the Constitution, Sec. 8, No. 4.

Objectives of Music Education

1. Enrich life experience through observation, exploration, discovery, cooperation and participation

2. Discover creative potentialities through singing, listening, playing, moving, reading and creating

Objectives of Music Education

3. Enhance visual and aural perception for aesthetic and intellectual value judgment

4. Utilize music as an outlet for one’s feelings

5. Gain acquaintance with music of different countries

Objectives of Music Education

6. Develop fellowship for universal communication and social cohesion

7. Awaken interest in global culture

8. Develop nationalistic spirit in adapting Philippine music

Objectives of Music Education

9. Gain familiarity with the different styles of Philippine songs, dances, festivals, musical instruments

10. Involve community participation for a harmonious school-community relationship

AREAS OF MUSIC INSTRUCTION

•LISTENING•SINGING•MOVING•PLAYING•READING•CREATING

LISTENING… The first school experience with

music is listening Several levels of listening

Passive of receptive listening Exploratory listening Inner listening Normative listening Interpretative listening Analytic listening Remembered listening

ACTIVITYListen to the music and answer some listening guide questions

Some Listening Guide Questions

• What do we listen for?• What were you thinking while listening to the

music? • If you were going to make music like this, how

would you start?• How does the music make you feel?• What in the music makes you feel that way?• Is the music fast or slow?

• Is the music loud or soft?• Is the music moving in high, low or repeated

lines?• Is the music thick or thin?• Are the sounds in the music short or long?• Are the phrases same, similar or different?

SINGING…

Is the child’s outlet of his emotions and energy

Criteria in the selection of songs: Musical value Suitability to the grade level Suitability to the occasion Proper range Beauty of tone

Theories Of Singing Sequence And Physiology Of The Voice

• Rote approach – Imitation• Note / Interval approach (Kodaly)

HAND SIGNALSKodaly Method

• Contour approach (General Melodic contour)• Contour Schema (Speech to song intonation,

uses dialect based intonation sequence)

• Birth to toddler voice is characterized by vocal experimentation and imitation of simple songs although not accurate. Research has shown that speech babble is characterized by short repeated sounds while singing

• Preschool children have small and light voices with a range of D4 – A4 extending up to D5

• Most children can sing on a steady beat, repeated rhythmic patterns, play chants, short syllabic melodies in pentatonic, major and minor scales with accurate loud or soft dynamics

Techniques For Good Singing

• Posture (Balanced head and shoulders)• Breathing • Relaxation • Registers (Play the different voices game –

whisper, talk low, talk high, yell, singing voice)

MOVING… Music encompasses mind, body

and feeling Movement is a means of fostering

human capacities for creativity, imagination and wisdom

Movement for spatial relations Rhythmic presentations Action songs Dance

What are the different Movement Strategies?

• Exploratory Movement (with goals and tasks)• Action Songs and Singing Games• Elements Directed Movement• Creative Movement• Dance

Guidelines For Movement In Classrooms

• Use non-locomotor movement if there is no space in the classroom

• Movement may be done outside such as the covered court or school garden

• Remind the children to avoid contact with each other when moving

• Always listen to music first before moving

• In assessing movement, look for (1) Appropriate response to particular musical

element(2) creativity if movement is improvised(3) grace and coordination

PLAYING…

Is an exhilarating experience to children in synchronizing expressive physical activities and to parade and display their developed physique and acquired skill

Developmental Sequence of Playing Instruments

Age Motor Ability Instruments (Activity)

Less than 2 years old

2 – 3 years old

Rocking, nodding, swaying, grip and grasp

Short periods of rhythmic regularity

Jingle bells, Rattles (shaking)

Hand drum (tapping)Kalutang or sticks (striking)

Age Motor Ability Instruments (activity)

3 – 4 years old Longer periods of rhythmic regularity,

Beginning of beat sensitivity and swaying of arms

Claves, cowbell and gong (striking)Sticks, sandblocks (rubbing)Maracas, tambourine (shaking)Patteteg or xylophone blades (no interlock)

Age Motor Ability Instruments (Activity)

5 -6 years old Maintain beatAlternation of handsEye-hand coordination

Bongos (Hand striking)Timpani (mallet striking)Cymbals (striking)Triangle (mallet striking)Keyboard (one hand)Tongatong (no interlock yet)

Age Motor Ability Instruments (Activity)

7 – 9 years old

11 – 13 years old

Beat competencyAlternation of handsEye-Hand coordination

Beat competencyAlternation of handsEye-hand coordination

Himig Kawayan, Anklung, Keyboard, Recorder, Violin

Banduria, Octavina,Kalinga instruments (with interlock)Kulintang,Keyboard, Recorder, Violin

Age Motor Ability Instruments

14 – 18 years old Mastery/control and coordination of fine motor movement

Guitar, Double BassGongsKeyboardCelloBrass/Winds

Suggestions for Playing Activities• Guide children to an awareness of their own bodies as instruments

• Allow young children to discover various instruments and how they are played

• Encourage the use of instruments in storytelling. Have the children create their own instrumental music shows with story, song and movement

• Arrange for personal encounters with visiting instrumentalists in the classroom

READING…

Is the ability to translate a system of formal arrangements of abstract symbols into meaningful patterns of sounds and movements

CREATING…

This activity enable the child to give expression to personal musical initiative and can bring to him a very intimate and revealing insight into significant values of music itself

Creating Music Strategies

• Improvisation with body sounds• Creative drama (Instruments and Role-playing

of rhymes/stories)• Sound effects• Creating accompaniment to songs

Guidelines For Creative Music

• Create space for groups to work in• Decide sound sources and their distribution

(per line, per group, per child)• Decide if random or assigned grouping (4-5

children/group)• Give time limit for composing• Give parameters for composition (how long,

theme/problem, emotions/mood, musical elements, musical structures)

1. tempt2. heat3. test4. ripe5. medal6. ditch7. sold8. bolo9. gone10. blur

1. tempo2. beat3. rest4. pipe5. pedal6. pitch7. hold8. solo9. tone10. slur

ACTIVITY:LITERARY – MUSICAL GAMES

1. compost2. line3. pound4. tuna5. corner6. chores7. ford8. marsh9. top10. ringer

1. composer2. fine3. sound4. tune5. cornet6. chorus7. form8. march9. pop10. singer

ACTIVITY:LITERARY – MUSICAL GAMES

1. pace2. son3. fort4. cod5. lent6. ode7. lye8. not9. vice10. old

1. space2. song3. forte4. coda5. lento6. mode7. lyre8. note9. voice10. hold

ACTIVITY:LITERARY – MUSICAL GAMES

How do we fully understand and

appreciate any form of art?

it is important and necessary to know the materials used by the creative artists

MATERIALS USED BY THE CREATIVE ARTISTS

PAINTERS

ARCHITECTS

SCULPTORS

COMPOSERS

ART PROCESSES• Seeing/Observing• Reading• Imitating (re-creating)• Responding• Creating• Performing (including

movement)• Evaluating• Analyzing critically• Applying (transference)

Group 1 Create movements

Group 2 Dramatize a song

Group 3 Change words of the song

Group 4 Create partner songs

GROUP ACTIVITY:

SALAMAT PO!!!

MILDRED Z. GALLENOTayabas East Central School II

Tayabas East District