Melody is one of the basic elements of music. It is the most recognizable part of music. In this section learners will learn to recognize variations to melodies and create new texts to music.
Identifying melodic variations
Variation Technique is one of the commonest ways of developing music and adding flavor.
Composers use this technique to create new sections in the music, while still maintaining the feel of the original melody. The tune changes without making it entirely different.
Song a familiar song then hum the tune with variations and let the learners repeat or imitate the new tune with variations.
Improvising simple Melodic Variations
Choose one or two of the learners to sing a familiar song
Guide them to make variations as others sing back.
Guide learners into groups and let each group choose a familiar song to work with some variations.
Let learners record the new song with variations in groups.
Improvising lyrics/ text to tunes.
Guide learners to sing a familiar song then set other words to the song
Guide learners to to repeat or imitate the changes.
An example of a familiar tune that could be used is ' are you sleeping '
Set the new words to the tune to create etiquette song.
Are you sleeping
Are you sleeping
Brother John
Brother John
Morning bells are ringing
Morning bells are ringing
Ding dong dong
Change the words to:-
Please and thank you
Please and thank you
Sounds so nice
Sounds so nice
Manners are important
Manners are important
Be polite
Be polite
Making presentation of own composition
Guide each group to make their presentations, giving short review of how they made the project and the familiar songs they have used to come up with the new songs.
After each presentation conduct a discussion where the rest of the class can give feedback to the presenters.
Melody is one of the basic elements of music.
It is the most recognizable part of music.
Identifying melodic variations
Variation techniques is one of the commonest ways of developing music and adding flavour.
Composers use this technique to create new sections in the music while still maintaining the feel of the original Melody. The tune changes without making it entirely different.
Sing a familiar song then hum the tune with some variations and let the Learners repeat or imitate the new tone with variations.
Improvising simple melodic variations
Choose one or two of the learners to sing familiar.
Guide them to make variations as others sing back
Guide Learners into groups and let each group choose a familiar song to work with some variations.
Let Learners record the new song with variation in groups.
Improvising lyrics/text to tunes
Guide Learners to sing a familiar song then set other words to the same sound.
Guide Learners to repeat or imitate the changes
An example of a familiar tune that could be used is ‘are you sleeping?'
Set the new words to the tune to create ettiquette song.
Are you sleeping
Are you sleeping
Brother John
Brother John
Morning bells are ringing
Morning bells are ringing
Ding dong dong
Change the words to;
Please and thank you
Please and thank you
Sounds so nice
Sounds so nice
Manners are important
Manners are important
Be polite
Be polite
Making presentation of own composition.
Guide each group to make their presentations, giving a short review of how they made the project and the familiar songs they have used to come up with the new songs.
After each presentation conduct a discussion where the res of the class can give feedback to the presenters.
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