Lesson 2

Loud and Soft Sounds

In this lesson, you will be a singer. You will use the correct dynamics of a song.

LIBRARY

You will also answer this

question: Why do you have to sing some parts of a song loudly and others softly?

Let's Get Ready

Look at the pictures above.

In picture A, the two classmates are at the library talking about a picture in a book. How do you think are
they talking to one another? Why?

In picture B. the children are cheering for their favorite basketball team. How do you think are they
cheering for their team? Why?

Sometimes we speak softly and sometimes loudly. It depends on the situation.

Let's Find Out

In this lesson, you will be able to do the following:

Sing songs with proper dynamics. Express the true meaning of a song using correct dynamics.

Interpret the dynamics of a song through body movements.

Associate dynamics with the movements of animals.

Have you noticed that you sound different at different times?

When you are cheering for your favorite team, or when you are excited or happy, you talk loudly. When
you are in places like the library, church, or hospital, you talk softly.

In music, there are songs that we have to sing loudly, and there are songs that we have to sing softly.

Get ready, my friend, because in this lesson, we will sing and move to loud and soft sounds.

Let's Go

A. Here is a lullaby that your parents, grandparents, or yaya might have sung to put you to sleep. Listen
to your teacher sing the lullaby. After listening, sing the song with your teacher.

Tulog Na

Tulog nang mahimbing, awit ko ay dinggin.

Sa pagheleng malambing. pakinggan ang awitin.

Tulog nang mahimbing, awit ko ay dinggin,

Tulog nang mahimbing, awit ko ay dinggin.

How did you sing the song?

When you are putting your baby brother or sister to sleep, sing softly.

Some songs, like lullabies, have to be sung softly. But some songs, like the one on the next page, have to
be sung loudly.

B. Listen to your teacher sing "Kung Ikaw ay Masaya." After listening, sing it on your own and with
actions.

Kung Ikaw ay Masaya

1. Kung ikaw ay masaya, tumawa ka (ha ha)! Kung ikaw ay masaya, tumawa ka (ha, ha)! Kung ikaw ay
masaya, buhay mo ay sisigla!

Kung ikaw ay masaya, tumawa ka (ha, ha)!

Repeat the song. Replace "tumawa ka (ha, ha) with

the following: 2. pumalakpak ka (palakpak)

3. pumadyak ka (padyak)

kumembot ka (kembot)
5. gawing lahat (ha, ha, palakpak, padyak, kembot)

How did you sing "Kung Ikaw ay Masaya"? If there are songs that we sing softly, there are also songs
that we sing loudly. The loudness or softness of sounds is called dynamics.

Let's Practice

A. "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" is a song about wondering what a star is. Have you ever wondered what
a star is?

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How wonder what you are.

Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what
you are!

Guers What

This time, try singing the song loudly. Which sounds better, singing it softly or singing it loudly?

Do you know that a star is a ball of hot gas? The sun is the star nearest Earth.

B. To make a song more interesting, we can sing some of its parts loudly and some softly. Learn the song
"Mary Had a Little Lamb" by listening to your teacher first. After listening. sing the song following the
dynamics written above the words.
Mary Had a Little Lamb

loud

Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb

soff

Mary had a little lamb. Its fleece was white as snow.

loud

And everywhere that Mary went. Mary went, Mary went

soft

And everywhere that Mary went. The lamb was sure to go.

Did you enjoy singing the song with different dynamics?

C. Sing the song again. This time, rub your hands on soft dynamics and stomp your feet on loud
dynamics.

Let's Apply

The school will be celebrating "Science Month." You are asked to sing "I Hear Thunder" during the
school program that will be attended by your schoolmates. Your teacher will teach you the song. Put
your own dynamics in the song by writing loud or soft on the lines. Then, sing the song following your
own dynamics. Create actions for the song as well.

I Hear Thunder

I hear thunder, I hear thunder,

Hark, don't you? Hark, don't you?

Pitter-patter raindrops,

Pitter-patter raindrops.

I'm wet through

So are you!

Let's Summarize

Some sounds are loud and some are soft. The loudness or softness of sounds is called dynamics. Using
the correct dynamics makes a song more

beautiful and meaningful.

Let's Reflect

Why is it important to sing some parts of a song loudly and

some softly?

How are you doing? Check ( the box of your answer.

1. I can sing songs with different dynamics.

2. I can move to different dynamics. 3. I can express the true meaning

of a song by using the correct

dynamics.