The Central Idea

Melody, rhythm and harmony are important ingredients of any type of music

Lines of Inquiry
1) Understanding subdivisions.
2) Understanding scales and intervals and how important intervals are to create a melody.
3) Melody, rhythm, intervals and harmony area organized to create.

Student questions

Teacher questions
How would you feel if I say that rhythm is around us everywhere?
How would you feel if I say that even musical melody is around us everywhere?
Can anyone give me an example of natural rhythm around us?
Can anyone give me an example of natural melody around us?
What is the difference between a beat and rhythm?
So, what is rhythm in music?
How do we move according to rhythm?
What is a pattern?
What is the difference between pattern and rhythm?
So, what are rhythmic patterns?
What is pitch in music?
Can anyone give me an example of low pitch and high pitch?
What is a melody?
What is the importance of using notes of different pitches in creating melody?
How are the musical elements connected to each other?

Learning Goals and Success Criteria

Learning Goals:

Knowledge Understanding Doing

Students will Know Students will understand Students will be able to

Different subdivisions Half note, quarter note, and 8th

 note, and 16th note and their Self-management skills
counting (Organization)
What rhythm is

Scales and intervals.

Playing simple 4/4 rhythm the Students will be able to display
Simple major scale with natural
drums the subdivisions by clapping or
notes.
using body percussion
How intervals are used to
create a scales.
Elements of music.
Students will be able to play the
subdivisions on drums, Congo,
How notes in a scale can be
djembe, and other percussion
Musical notes. used to create a melody.
instruments.

Musical elements are

Students will be able to play
dependent on each other
percussion instruments/
keyboard melodies.

Students will be able to play a

melody/song on the keyboard
based on a scale.

Success criteria

Students will be able to

Display the understanding of subdivisions by holding a rhythm using quarter and 8 th note.

Display the understanding of scale and melody by playing a tune on the keyboard in correct time.

Play the composed rhythm/melody on a percussion/keyboard.

Perform on a backing track or a metronome to display steadiness of the rhythm.

Key Concepts Key questions and definition Related concepts

Form What is rhythm? Tempo

What are scales and intervals? Time signature
How can musical instruments Beat
be made of different materials?
 How can scales be used to Creating
create a melody?
Duration
Function Pitch

Melody

Communication

Expression

Purpose

Exploration

How can musical elements be

used to convey different
feelings and emotions?
Perspective

How is tempo connected to

beat and rhythm?

How are scales and intervals

related?
Connection
How do musical elements
create changes in musical
expression?

Developing IB Learners
Learner Profile

Communicators, Inquirers, Open-minded, Knowledgeable.

ATL Skills
Thinking Skills

-Creative

-Reflecting

Research Skills

-Information Literacy

Communication Skills

-Social Skills

Ongoing Assessment

Students will be observed throughout the units during the different musical activities and while they are
sharing or having discussion. Anecdotes shall be made based on the observation.

The task given shall be saved as photos and videos which will be shared on the google drive.

Supporting Student Agency

Student Agency: Students are asked if they wish to express themselves on drums, djembe or any other
percussion instrument. Students select their instrument and explore the basis of it.

While learning new songs, students will be asked to reflect collectively as to what style, genre song they
would like to learn.

While research work they will be given a guided inquiry where they are free to select from a range of
topics which will help them strengthen their basics.