G7 Music Course Outline

Second Semester
Teacher: Mr. Giovanni Marte
I. Objectives: At the end of the semester, you should be able to
a. Play songs on the ukulele in the key of C major
b. Play songs on the ukulele other than C major
c. Demonstrate technical skills in a performance
d. Demonstrate understanding on the basics of playing an instrument
e. Read tablatures, chords and notes
f.

Perform alone, with a partner or more

g. Know and appreciate the works and lives of composers

II. Content
Elements of Music
A. Technical Skills
B. Music Literacy
Notes, Rests and other music
icons

Topic
Review of the following notes and rests.

Number of Sessions

Composer:
Lesson in
1 meeting

C. Technical Skills

The Ukulele
Parts of the instrument
Care for the instrument
Note Reading
Tablature reading
Song 1 Away In A Manger (Tablature)
Song 2 Composer: In The Hall Of The Mountain King
(Edward Grieg)
Song 3 Spanish Fandango (Tablature and chords)
Song 4 Chosen piece

1 meeting
4 meetings
4 meetings
4 meetings
4 meetings

Preparation for solo playing

Song
Icons: Staff/system, G-clef, bar, double bar lines, repeat sign,
first ending, second ending, fine
A. Ensemble Playing

Music Proficiency Test

2 meetings

III. List of Assessments

Assessments
Practical Test # 1
Practical Test # 2
Practical Test # 3
Practical Test # 4
LONG TEST

Percentage
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%

REQUIRED MATERIALS
Ukulele (to be provided), tuner, capo, loose music sheets, paper and pen

G8 Music Course Outline

First Semester
Teacher: Mr. Giovanni Marte
I. Objectives: At the end of the semester, you should be able to
a. Identify Chinese musical instruments
b. Learn the eight categories of Chinese musical instruments
c. Develop and appreciate awareness of traditional Chinese music
d. Know and identify Chinese music notation vis- a- vis Western notation
h. Know and appreciate the works and lives of the composers
i.

Understand the role of music in a countrys social, historical and cultural context.

j.

Demonstrate technical skills in a performance

k. Collaborate with others in a group performance.

II. Content
Elements of Music
A. Instrumentations

Topic
Basics on Guitar, Bass, Keyboard
Note Reading
Tablature reading
Chord chart reading
Care for the instruments
Accompaniment of a song

Number of Sessions
2 meetings

Chinese Traditional Music

Introduction to Chinese music

Instrumental
8 categories
Chinese scale; notation
Vocal
a) Peking opera
c) Chinese Folk music

Chinese music

Mo Li Hua
Ukulele tablature and chords

Music Proficiency Tests

1 meeting

3 meetings

Perform a Chinese folk songs music on a non Chinese instrument

2 meetings

Original Pilipino Music

Choose from a song list.

3 meetings

Filipino music

Music Proficiency Tests

Perform Original Pilipino Music with a group using a preferred

instrument.

2 meetings

World music

World Music

3 meetings

Music Proficiency Tests

Perform chosen foreign Music with a group using a preferred

instrument.

2 meetings

III. List of Assessments

Assessments
Practical Test # 1
Practical Test # 2
Practical Test # 3
MATERIALS
QUIZ
LONG TEST

Percentage
20%
20%
20%
10%
10%
20%

REQUIRED MATERIALS
Available music instruments in the music room, and loose music sheets.

GRADE 8 MUSIC CONTENT & SKILLS

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1 Semester
Music Teacher: Mr. Giovanni Marte
MONTH

CONTENT

SKILLS

JUNE
C1

Basics on Guitar, Bass, Keyboard

Note Reading
Tablature reading
Chord chart reading
Care for the instruments
Accompaniment of a song

Appreciate traditional Chinese music.

Day 1

Identify Chinese musical instruments

Develop awareness of traditional Chinese
music
Name functions of Chinese music

JULY
C1

Chinese Traditional Instrument

Describe the eight categories of Chinese

music instruments

Viewing of authentic traditional

Chinese instruments

Identify various Chinese traditional

instrument Chinese

Day 1,Day 2

Recognize Chinese instruments.

Recall the category of each instrument seen

C2

Peking opera
Kunqu opera

Notations
Chinese Folk music

Chinese composer (Jeffrey Ching)

Appreciate Chinese music in vocal form

Compare Broadway music with Chinese
opera.

Day 1,Day 2

Compare Chinese music notation from

western notation

C3
Day 1

Connect Chinese folk music to present day

compositions
Explain how culture affects music.

Appreciate the works of a composer

AUGUST
C1

Music Proficiency Test

Perform Chinese folk songs

(1st meeting)

Music Proficiency Test

Perform Chinese folk songs

(2nd meeting)

Day 1,Day 2

C2
Day 1,Day 2

C3
Day 1,Day 2

Discuss the works and life of a composer.

Filipino Composer
Basics on Guitar, Bass and Ukulele and I pad (Garage Learn the basics of the guitar, bass and the
Ukulele playing
Band)

Parts
Chord chart reading
Tablature reading
Note Reading
Care for the instruments

Use I pad garage band application as an

accompaniment.
Play an instrument with a group.

SEPTEMBER
C1

Accompaniment

Practice basic accompaniment styles

Day 1,Day 2
Preparation for the test

Collaborate in a group performance

C2
Preparation for the test
Day 1,Day 2

Initial Performance plus critiquing

C3

Initial Performance plus critiquing

Day 1,Day 2

Preparations for the final test following

recommendations.

Critique performances of each group.

Accept suggestions for the improvement
of the group.

OCTOBER
C1

Music Proficiency Test

Demonstrate technical skills in a

performance

Music Proficiency Test

Observe expected audience behavior

during a performance.

Day 1,Day 2

GRADE 7 MUSIC CONTENT & SKILLS

2nd Semester
Music Teacher: Mr. Giovanni Marte
MONTH

CONTENT

SKILLS

Diagnostic test on proficiency in playing

the recorder

Read music icons/symbols

Lesson in D, E and F# (Jolly Old St.

Nicholas
Icons: Staff/system, G-clef, bar, double bar
lines, repeat sign, first ending, second
ending, fine

Perform songs on the recorder using set

standards.

Practice Jolly Old St Nicholas

Discuss the works and lives of selected

composers.

C3

Christmas Song (First Noel)

Intro in C#

Develop skills in playing an instrument

NOVEMBER
C1
Day 1,Day 2

C2
Day 1,Day 2

Day 1,Day 2

Perform alone, with a partner or more.

Pratice The First Noel

DECEMBER
C1

Formative Assessment on the recorder

Day 1,Day 2

Summative assessment

C2

Composer (Ryan Cayabyab)

(Payapang Daigdig)

Day 1,Day 2

Perform on an instrument reading from a

musical score.

Discuss the works and life of a Filipino

composer.
Analyze their work using the elements of
music as standards.

JANUARY
C1
Day 1,Day 2

C2
Day 1,Day 2

The Ukulele
Parts
Chord chart reading
Tablature reading
Note Reading
Care for the instrument

Song# 1 Spanish Fandango (Tablature and

Note)

Demonstrate understanding on the basics

of the ukulele.
Play on the ukulele

Read tablatures, chords, notes and play

them.
Perform with a partner and/ or with a
group

C3

Song #2 Love Me Tender (Tablature and

Note)
Song# 3 Morning Has Broken
Preparation for Ensemble playing
(1 recorder, 4 ukulele, 1 Guitar/Piano)

Day 1,Day 2

Accompaniments
4/4

2/4

FEBRUARY
C1

Song# 4 Composer (Edward Grieg)

In The Hall Of The Mountain King

Read tablatures, chords and notes and play

them.

Day 1,Day 2

Preparation for Ensemble Playing

Perform with a partner and/ or with a

group

ENSEMBLE PLAYING
Demonstrate a technical skills in a
performance
Observe expected audience behavior
during a performance