Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Montessori, Inc.

16–20 Camdas Subdivision, Baguio City

MUSIC 4 LEARNING PLAN

THIRD QUARTER
WEEK 2 (January 23-27, 2023)

I. Subject Matter:
Knowing the Musical Timbre
II. Content Standard

The learners demonstrate understanding of musical phrases, and the uses and
meaning of musical terms in form.

III. Performance Standard

The learner performs similar and contrasting musical phrases.

IV. Learning Competencies

Given varied activities, learners are expected to:

1. identify as vocal or instrumental, a recording of the following:

7.1 solo
7.2 duet
7.3 trio
7.4 ensemble
2. distinguish vocal and instrumental sounds; and
3. identify aurally and visually different instruments
V. Institutional Values
- Responsibility
- Conscientious
- Respectful
- Lives with Integrity

VI. JEEPGY-ME Values

- Justice and Peace
- Ecological Integrity
- Engaged Citizenship
- Youth Empowerment

VII. 21st Century Skill/s

- Creativity
- Collaboration
- Critical Thinking
- Cross- Cultural Understanding
- Career and Learning Self-Reliance

VIII. Teacher-Learner Activities

Day 1 (January 24, 2023 - Tuesday)
A. Explore (Identify by sound)
Instruction: Identify the sound and tell if the sound is made by human or an
instrument.

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 1. Drums
2. Whistling
3. Tapping
4. Lyre
5. Trumpet

B. Firm Up (Socratic Method)

1. What is a Timbre?
 Timbre (pronounced TAM-bər) is the sound quality, or tone quality, of a note
played on a particular musical instrument. Two musical instruments can play
identical pitches at identical volumes and still produce distinct musical
sounds, or timbres. The effect of timbre is most pronounced when
comparing different families of instruments; for instance, brass instruments
have a very different timbre than string instruments or the human voice.
Even within a given family, different instruments have varying tone timbres.
For instance, both the oboe and the clarinet are wind instruments, yet their
tone colors are distinct.
2. “7 ways to Describe Timbre in Music”
It can be hard to describe the timbre of a sound using mere words. Still, there
are certain words often associated with audio characteristics, including:
1. “Nasal” often refers to a loud fundamental pitch with minimal overtones.
2. “Rich” or “thick” describes a sound laden with multiple overtones.
3. “Noisy” can describe a sound where overtones overwhelm the fundamental
pitch.
4. “Distorted” often refers to compressed sound waves where high and low
frequencies are cut off and middle frequencies are intensely amplified.
5. “Breathy” can describe sounds where un-pitched airflow is audible.
6. “Vibrato” describes the audio effect of oscillating frequencies, which results
in tiny pitch shifts.
7. “Tremolo” describes changes in a sound wave's amplitude, which causes
rapid volume changes.
3. How Sonic Envelope Affects the Timbre of an Instrument
 A sound's sonic envelope alters the listener’s perception of timbre. Sonic
envelope consists of four factors: attack, decay, sustain and release
(sometimes abbreviated as ADSR).
 Attack is the time it takes for a note to go from inaudible to its
loudest peak.
 Decay is the time it takes for a note to go from its peak loudness
down to the sustain level.
 Sustain is the loudness of the sound's post-peak level, lasting until
the player stops sounding the note.
 Release is the time it takes for the sound to decay all the way to
silence after the instrumentalist stops playing.
Different instruments, synthesizer patches, and vocalists produce different sonic
envelopes, contributing to the timbre of the sound they produce. This can
account for the difference between two singers performing the exact same
cantata.
***What is Cantata?
 cantata, (from Italian cantare, “to sing”), originally, a musical composition intended
to be sung, as opposed to a sonata, a composition played instrumentally; now,
loosely, any work for voices and instruments.
*** Example of cantata: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=0Wv016dnyE0&ab_channel=MartinHollreiser

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 C. Deepen
1. Practice Exercises
Listen carefully while answering page 105-106
Songs/ Sounds:
a. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lExW80sXsHs&ab_channel=Pentatonix
b. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jZVsr7q-
tE&ab_channel=20thCenturyStudiosThailand
c. https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=a7GITgqwDVg&ab_channel=CharliePuth
d. https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=gPCCYMeXin0&ab_channel=MeghanTrainorVEVO
e. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_r1UvCNgiU&ab_channel=Polaris-
StarMagic
2. Value Integration (Experience through Music)
 What makes Timbre very interesting from the other forms of music?
 How can we distinguish the timbre?
3. Generalization (Knowing something)
1. We listen, we sing and sometimes we critique. What makes Timbre useful in
your daily task?

IX. References

1. Abiva: Sing, Sketch, Stretch and Stay Healthy (2022)

2. MasterClass. (2021 Jun 8). Guide to Timbre in Music: 7 Wats to Describe Timbre.
[Educational Website] https://www.masterclass.com/articles/guide-to-timbre-in-music
3.

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