Learning Area Music Grade Level 6

W8 Quarter 4 Date
I. LESSON TITLE Musical Chords
II. MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING Uses major chord or minor chord as accompaniment to simple songs
COMPETENCIES (MELCs)
III. CONTENT/CORE CONTENT The simple songs in major and minor chord
IV. LEARNING PHASES AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES
I. Introduction (Time Frame: 5 minutes)
You have learned that a chord is composed of three or more tones or notes that are played together. A
chord can either be major or minor. Major chords produce a happy feeling while minor chords give a feeling of
sadness.
For today’s lesson, you are expected to use a major chord or minor chord as an accompaniment to simple
songs.
Are you excited to sing? Before you do that, you need to have a deeper understanding of chords.
The basic chord that produces harmony is a triad. A triad is made up of three notes - a root, its third, and its fifth.
Look and study the illustration below.

Ligaya Bautista Garcia-Quinitio, et. Al. The 21st Century MAPEH in Action. (Manila: Rex Book Store.2016.)69.

The root is found at the bottom of the chord. The second note is called the third because it sits exactly on
the third interval from the first note while the last note is called the fifth because it sits exactly on the fifth interval
from the root note.
Primary chords are basically “family chords.” These three are the most commonly used chords in music. Lots
of songs and many pieces of music that you will hear will be built around them because they work well together.
In the key of C, the primary chords are C major, F major, and G major.
The technique used in searching the primary chord of any key signature is the mathematical procedure of
selecting the 1st, 4th, and 5thnotes of the scale of C major.
The illustration below is an example of the Key of C major where the primary chords are C major (1st), F major
(4 ), and G major (5th).
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Ligaya Bautista Garcia-Quinitio, et. Al. The 21st Century MAPEH in Action. (Manila: Rex Book Store.2016.)69.
In the piano keys, the keys of C major are C-E-G.
Note: You may try playing the chord if you have a piano app on your mobile phone or piano at home.

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The primary chords are also referred to as Tonic, Sub-dominant, and Dominant.

➢ Tonic chord is the root note of the chord. In the key of C, do(C) is the tonic that has the Roman
numeral I.
➢ Sub-dominant is the fourth note from the tonic and has the Roman numeral IV. In the key of C, fa
(F) is the sub-dominant.
➢ Dominant is the fifth note from the tonic and has the Roman numeral V. In the key of C, sol (G) is
the dominant chord.

Process Questions:
1. What do you call the basic chord that produces harmony?
2. How many notes are there in a triad? Name these notes.
What are the different primary chords and how do they differ from one another?

D. Development (Time Frame: 10 minutes)

Learning Task 1: Study some of the following basic chords below. On your answer sheet, separate the major
chords into minor chords by writing them on a table similar to the one below.

https://www.piano-keyboard-guide.com/basic-piano-chords.html.
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Major Chords Minor Chords

Learning Task 2: Using your fingers, trace the chords in Learning Task 1 on the keyboard below. (Note: You may
use a real keyboard/piano if you have one at home or download the piano app on your mobile phone). Your
learning in this activity will help you in the next learning task.

http://pianolessonsworld.com/blog/2010/11/19/the-best-way-to-practice-your-scales/

E. Engagement (Time Frame: 10 minutes)

Learning Task 3: Below are the songs with chords. With the help of your family members, practice singing the song
with chords accompaniment. You may use any musical instrument at home. If you don’t have any, download a
piano app. If you have someone who knows how to play an instrument, request the person to record the chords
of the following song. Perform these songs in front of your family members. Record this task.

https://www.ukulele-tabs.com/uke-songs/traditional-filipino/sitsiritsit-uke-tab-70095.html
http://linatusay.blogspot.com/2008/07/dandansoy-lyrics-and-chords.html
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A. Assimilation (Time Frame: 10 minutes)
Learning Task 4: With the help of your family members, sing a song of your choice. Use major or minor chords in
the accompaniment. Perform this in front of your family. Record your performance.

How are you doing with the activity? Check the appropriate box for your answer.

V. ASSESSMENT (Time Frame: 5 minutes)

Learning Task 5: From the songs you have performed, choose one that you are going to send to your teacher
via messenger. Be guided by the rubrics below.

4 1
5 3-2
Skills (Highly (Needs
(Outstanding) (Satisfactory)
Satisfactory) Improvement)
1. Uses a major chord or minor
chord as an accompaniment.

2. Sings the song in tune.

3. Shows confidence in singing
the song.
4. Shows enjoyment in singing
with chords accompaniment.

VI. REFLECTION (Time Frame: 5 minutes)

• Communicate your assessment as indicated in the Learner’s Assessment Card.
Personal Assessment on Learner’s Level of Performance
Using the symbols below, choose one which best describes your experience in working on each given task. Draw it in the column
for Level of Performance (LP). Be guided by the descriptions below:
 - I was able to do/perform the task without any difficulty. The task helped me in understanding the target content/ lesson.
✓ - I was able to do/perform the task. It was quite challenging, but it still helped me in understanding the target content/lesson.
? – I was not able to do/perform the task. It was extremely difficult. I need additional enrichment activities to be able to do/perform this
task.
Learning Task LP Learning Task LP Learning Task LP Learning Task LP
Number 1 Number 3 Number 5 Number 7
Number 2 Number 4 Number 6 Number 8
VII. REFERENCES Garcia-Quinitio, Ligaya Bautista, et. Al. The 21st Century MAPEH in Action. Manila: Rex
Book Store.2016.
Maderazo, Norina, Ma. Gina Mendoza, Leonora Jarlos et. al. Learners’ Materials in
Music 6 for Quarter 4. n.p. n.d.

http://pianolessonsworld.com/blog/2010/11/19/the-best-way-to-practice-your-scales/
https://www.ukulele-tabs.com/uke-songs/traditional-filipino/sitsiritsit-uke-tab-70095.html
http://linatusay.blogspot.com/2008/07/dandansoy-lyrics-and-chords.html
https://images.app.goo.gl/4raCF3cyfZNBkoc57
Prepared by: FEL MARK P. BARCEBAL Checked by: ZOILA M. PEREZ
HAZEL M. LUCOS
CYRUS T. FESTIJO
SARAH B. SAN JOSE