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ARTS AND CULTURE

Grade 4

CRITICAL AND CREATIVE REFLECTION

Module 19

MUSIC: TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

FINALE

Activity 1

To identify instruments [lo 2.4, 2.5]

  • As a final summary of the work listen to the finale. You will be divided into groups. Each group represents a specific animal. As soon as the group hears its animal, you must move with the music. The music is in quadruple time (four pulses) - a march.
  • We count four, i.e. the beat is four and it is a marching rhythm (1 2 3 4 / 1 2 3 4).

Did all the animals move past during the final parade?

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Choose the correct answer by colouring A, B or C.

1. The composer is making fun of . . .

a himself and other composers. b animals. c people.

2. The instrument that are heard most often . . .

a drums. b piano. c clarinet.

3. Marching Music is . . .

a any beat. b in quadruple time (four pulses). c in triple time (three pulses).

4. Waltz Music is . . .

a any beat. b in quadruple time (four pulses). c in triple time (three pulses).

5. The final summary of all the animals . . .

a Can-can. b cut. c finale.

6. The sound of string instruments is made because the . . .

a string vibrates. b air column vibrates. c stick vibrates.

7. The sound of woodwind is made because the . . .

a string vibrates. b air column vibrates. c pipe vibrates.

8. The longer the string, . . .

a the lower the sound. b the higher the sound. c the more notes can be played.

9. The smaller the instrument, . . .

a the lower the sound. b the higher the sound. c the softer the sound.

10. The timbre of the clarinet is . . .

a thin. b Like satin. c hollow.

11. The instrument imitating the lion . . .

a Xylophone. b drums. c piano.

12. The instrument imitating the cuckoo . . .

a cuckoo whistle. b clarinet. c piano.

13. The instrument imitating the fossils . . .

a ghong. b Xylophone. c Bones of skeleton.

14. The instrument imitating the elephant . . .

a bass violin. b bass double. c contra bass.

15. The instrument imitating the swan . . .

a cello. b flute. c violin.
TOTAL 15
1 2 3 4
1 - 7 8 - 9 10 - 12 13 - 15

Rate your knowledge of the instruments you have just studied.

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Activity 2

To read music notation [lo 2.4, 2.5]

Do you remember the Morse code from the previous module?

Now read and clap the Can-can theme of the tortoises

It is a good idea to encourage your rhythm!

CAN can you do the
CAN - CAN can you do the
CAN CAN can you do the
can - can I can you can do the
CAN -

Sing the theme of the tortoise! Your teacher will help!

Rewrite the theme of the tortoises in a cryptogram! Use the given cipher-key.

TIP : To draw the minim

Line 1 Line 2 Line 3
Line 4 Line 5

Assessment

LEARNING OUTCOME 2: REFLECTING The learner will be able to reflect critically and creative on artistic and cultural processes, products and styles in past and present contexts.

Assessment Standard

We know this when the learner:

2.4 recognises time signatures such as four-four and three-four;

2.5 listens to and identifies musical instruments in terms of appearance, name, how sound is produced, timbre and general pitch classification (high-low).

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Source:  OpenStax, Arts and culture grade 4. OpenStax CNX. Sep 17, 2009 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11087/1.1
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