MUSIC ELEMENT - BEAT

-James L. Lastra
 WHAT IS BEAT?
• the basic unit of time in music
• the pulse
 METER

organization of beats into

groups of twos, threes, or
larger units
Time Signature
2 3 4 6
4 4 4 8
 Click on an icon.
Identify and conduct the time signature of
the following music.
 Downbeat and Upbeat
• Downbeat – refers to the first beat
• Upbeat – refers to the last beat
 Note/Rest Values

whole note/rest
half note/rest
quarter note/rest
eighth note/rest
LET’S CLAP
EXERCISE 1
EXERCISE 2
EXERCISE 3
EXERCISE 4
EXERCISE 5
EXERCISE 6
EXERCISE 7
EXERCISE 8
EXERCISE 9
DOTTED NOTES
Note plus its
half value
4 + 2 = 6 beats
DOTTED NOTES
Note plus its
half value
2 + 1 = 3 beats
 DOTTED NOTES
Note plus its
half value
1 + 1/2 = 1 ½ beats
 DOTTED NOTES
Note plus its
half value

1/2 + 1/4 = ¾ beats

EXERCISE 10
EXERCISE 11
EXERCISE 12
 RHYTHM-
Repeated musical
beats, musical
patterns
Which of the following is an example of rhythm?
Which of the following is an example of rhythm?
Is rhythm present?
Sample Rhythm and Chords
 ACTIVITY FOR THE WHOLE
1. MASTER THE RHYTHM AS A GROUP
2. THE ENTIRE PARTICIPANTS WILL BE PLAYING
THE BEATS ALTOGETHER
3. USE UNIQUE INSTRUMENTS (DIFFERENT
FROM EACH GROUP)
 GROUP ACTIVITY:

WRITE AND SUBMIT PER GROUP.

THE ACTIVITY SHOULD BE DONE WITHOUT REPEATING
ANY NOTES AND RESTS ALREADY GIVEN IN A
MEASURE.

5 MINUTES ONLY.
 GROUP ACTIVITY:
FILL THE BLANK MEASURES and CLAP
VOCAL EXERCISE
Breathing
-AEIOU
Prolonging
-AEIOU
- Tss
VOCAL EXERCISE

Vocalization
VOCAL EXERCISE

Vocalization
Basic 2-note exercise
Ni – ya - i
Letter Names
Letter Names to Note Names
• C = Do
• D = Re
• E = Mi
• F = Fa
• G = So
• A = La
• B = Ti
 Notes on Piano

Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti do re mi fa so la ti
 Notes on Piano

Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti do re mi fa so la ti

# (sharp) notes are the black keys from

the right of a note sample, Do#
 Notes on Piano

Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti do re mi fa so la ti

b (flat) notes are the black keys from

the left of a note. Sample, Re flat (b)
 Notes on Piano

Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti do re mi fa so la ti

Meaning Do sharp is also named as Re flat,

both are correct.
 Sample Basic 2 – Note Composition

Apply the note values, plus the tonal value

 GROUP ACTIVITY:
FILL THE BLANK MEASURES and CLAP
MUSIC ELEMENT - TEMPO

-James L. Lastra
TEMPO
Slow – Andante
Moderato – Moderate Speed
Allegro – Fast

Ritardando – slow down

Accelerando – speed up
“Music brings out or
accents the mood.”
 BROKEN VOW

Tell me her name

I want to know
The way she looks
And where you go
I need to see her face
I need to understand
Why you and I came to an end
 BROKEN VOW

Tell me again
I want to hear
Who broke my faith in all these
years
Who lays with you at night
When I'm here all alone
Remembering when I was your
own
 BROKEN VOW

I'll let you go

I'll let you fly
Why do I keep asking why
I'll let you go
Now that I found
A way to keep somehow
More than a broken vow
 BROKEN VOW

Tell me the words I never said

Show me the tears you never shed
Give me the touch
That one you promised to be mine
Or has it vanished for all time
 BROKEN VOW

I'll let you go

I'll let you fly
Why do I keep asking why
I'll let you go
Now that I found
A way to keep somehow
More than a broken vow
 BROKEN VOW
I close my eyes
And dream of you and I
And then I realize
There's more to life than only
bitterness and lies
I close my eyes
I'd give away my soul
To hold you once again
And never let this promise end
 BROKEN VOW

I'll let you go

I'll let you fly
Why do I keep asking why
I'll let you go
Now that I found
A way to keep somehow
More than a broken vow
MUSIC ELEMENT -
DYNAMICS
-James L. Lastra
Dynamics
Refers to the softness or
loudness of music.
p – piano
pp – pianissimo
ppp – pianisissimo
f – forte
ff – fortissimo
fff – fortisissimo
< - crescendo
> - decrescendo
sfz - sforzando
MUSIC ELEMENT -
TEXTURE
-James L. Lastra
Texture
Refers to the thinness or
thickness of music.
 Example:

Singing alone has a thinner texture

than singing accompanied by a
guitar.

A rock band playing has a thicker

texture compared to a solo guitar.
Monophonic

Homophonic

Polyphonic
 Monophonic

1 Melody

Singing alone
Singing together with one tune
Singing without accompaniment
 Homophonic

1 Melody with Accompaniment

Singing accompanied by the guitar

Singing together accompanied by
one instrument
Singing together accompanied by
many instruments
 Your Love
(1 Melody + 1 Accompaniment)

Your love is like the sun,

that lights up my whole world.
I feel the warmth inside.
Your love is like a river,
that flows down through my veins,
I feel the warmth inside.
 Polyphonic

2 or more Melodies with or without

accompaniment

Round Song
Row, row, row your boat, Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, Life is but a
dream.
 Are you sleeping?
Are you sleeping brother John?
Brother John?
Morning bells are ringing.
Morning bells are ringing.
Ding dong ding. Ding dong ding.
Activity
 Create your main theme
using different instruments

Create your Prelude and

Postlude in preparation for
your activity later.
 Applying dynamics and
different textures will add
mood to your music.
MELODICAL
TEXTURES
1. SOLO

2. DUET

3. TRIAD
 SAMPLE BLENDING

C - DO MI SO

G - TI RE SO

F - DO FA LA
LET’S SING

C G F G
LET’S SING

Ma - li - ga - ya
SONG COMPOSITION
ACTIVITY

Add “Music” to your

poem
CONTEMPORARY PARTS

STANZA

CHORUS

BRIDGE - OPTIONAL

REFRAIN – OPTIONAL

CODA - OPTIONAL
 IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION
MUSICAL ELEMENTS
- MELODY
- TEXTURE
- TIMBRE
- DYNAMICS
Plugging IN
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