Music

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Module 1

Department of Education • Republic of the Philippines

Music – Grade 6
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 1 – Module 1: Rhythm
First Edition, 2019

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Music
Quarter 1 – Module 1: Rhythm

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Introductory Message
For the facilitator:
This learning resource material is essentially a self-contained Module with
easy and challenging exercises for Music Grade 6 learners who want to interact
actively with the lessons in Music 6.
This module presents RHYTHM as a topic in Music 6 with an introduction
and an overview where necessary. This is followed by a Pre-assessment to check
what the learner already knew. Thus, if the learner got a perfect score, then the
module must be skipped.
This module, however, illustrates musical scores as examples for easy
discussion and supported by activities to accomplish and ponder.
Music 6 topic on Rhythm has clear and concise explanations with a series of
contextualized exercises that range from easy, difficult to most difficult items.
Learners must take note of the musical concepts to be remembered.
In answering the pre-tests, activities or exercises, and post-tests, learners
must use separate sheets.
A key to the exercises is provided at the back of this book for immediate
feedback.
Remember that this module is prepared and evaluated as a learning material
in Music. Any reproduction without DepEd’s consent is strictly prohibited.

For the learner:

This module was developed for you Grade 6 learner. This is written in English
and was based on Grade 6 Music curriculum. The author, reviewers, editors,
illustrators, and lay out artists make sure that the activities are developmentally
appropriate for you.
This module contains: (1) What I Need to Know (Introduction); (2) What I
Know (Pre-assessment); (3) What’s In (Review); (4) What Is It (Discussion); (5)
What’s More (Enrichment Activity); (6) What I Have Learned (Generalization); (7)
What I Can Do (Application); (8) Post Assessment and (9) Additional Activities.
A short introduction is presented to you before you take the Pre-assessment
test. Brief explanations are also provided for better understanding. Activities and
exercises of different levels of difficulty are prepared for you to conquer.
Enjoy the activities as you accomplish the module.
 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you
master the element of rhythm. The scope of this module permits it to be used in
many different learning situations. The language used recognizes the diverse
vocabulary level of students. The lessons are arranged to follow the standard
sequence of the course. But the order in which you read them can be changed to
correspond with the textbook you are now using.

The module is divided into three lessons, namely:

 Lesson 1 – Notes and Rests

 Lesson 2 – Differentiating Time Signatures

 Lesson 3 – Differentiating Time Signature

 Lesson 4 – Conducting Time Signatures

 Lesson 5 - Conducting Time Signature

 Lesson 6 – Broken Measure Ti

 Lesson 7 – Creating Rhythmic Patterns in and me Signatures

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. identify the notes / rests used in a particular song in ;

2. differentiate among time signatures;

3. differentiate among time signatures;

4. demonstrate the conducting gestures of time signatures;

5. conduct Time Signature

6. identify through conducting the relationship of the first and last measure in an

incomplete measure; and

7. create rhythmic patterns in and time signatures;

 What I Know

Directions: Read and understand the sentence or question carefully. Write the
letter of the correct answer on your paper.

1. We use notes and rests to create a composition. Identify the encircled note in the
musical composition below.

A. whole note B. half note C. quarter note D. eighth note

2. The value of notes and rests depends on the time signature. What kind of rest
receives two beats in time signature?
A. B. C. D.

3. How many beats does a whole note ( ) receive in a time signature?

A. 4 beats B. 3 beats C. 2 beats D. 1 beat

4. A dot gets ½ the value of the note or rest that it follows. What is the value of a
dotted half rest?
A. 1 ½ beat B. 3 beats C. 2 beats D. 2 ½ beats

5. Notes and rest have time values. Which of the following note receives ½ beat?

A. B. C. D.

6. Which of the following dotted notes receives 1 ½ beat in ?

A. B. C. D.

7. Rests represent silence in music. Which is a quarter rest?

A. B. C. D.

8. A note is a symbol for sound. Which is an eighth note?

A. B. C. D.

9. Analyze the musical phrase and identify the encircled musical symbol.

A. eighth rest B. half rest C. quarter rest D. whole rest

10. Which of the following notes has the highest value in time signature?
 A. dotted half note B. whole note C. half note D. quarter note

Lesson

1 Notes and Rests

Music is made up of different kinds of notes and rests to represent duration

of sounds and silence. We use different notes and rests in making a composition.
Notes are symbols for sounds in music and rests are symbols for silence.

What’s In

Clap the rhythm.

Notes to the Teacher

This module is designed for independent or self-paced
study. It allows the learners to learn by considering their
convenience for time and or location according to his or her
individual needs and ability. Learners can study at his/her
preferred time and environment without undue interruption of work.
Please make sure learners who use this material can get frequent
feedback and are given the opportunity to reflect on information
and on their learning experiences.
 What’s New

Do you know how a songwriter creates a song? If you are going to

compose a song, how will you make it?
Notes and rests are placed on a staff with other musical symbols to
create a song.
Look at the chart of notes and rests.
Chart 1

NAME NOTE VALUE REST

Whole note/rest 4

Half note/rest 2

Quarter note/rest 1

Eighth note/rest ½

Sixteenth note/rest ¼

How many kinds of notes/rests are there in the chart?

What is the value of a whole note/rest?
What kind of note/rest receives ¼ of a beat?
If a half rest has two beats, how many quarter rest are there in 1 half note?
What kind of note has a shaded note head, stem and a tail?
 Study the musical score of the song, Dignity of Labor.

What is It

What is the time signature of the song, Dignity of Labor?

What is the key of the song?
What is the first/last note of the song?
What is the first/last so-fa syllable of the song?
What is the song all about?
Sing the song, Dignity of Labor.
 What’s More

In music, a dot is placed at the right side of a note/rest. It indicates its

length of time or value should be changed. A dot gets ½ the value of the note/rest it
follows.
Analyze the chart below.
Chart 2 –Dotted Notes

Chart 3 –Dotted Rests

What dotted note/rest has the longest duration?

How many beats does a dotted quarter rest receive?
What kind of dotted note receives 1 ½ beats?
What is the value of a dot in a dotted quarter note?
What is the value of a dot in a dotted eighth rest?
What happens to a note/rest if there’s a dot on it?
 What I Have Learned

 Notes are musical sounds that represent sounds.

 There are five kinds of notes namely whole note ( ), half note
( ), quarter note ( ), eighth note ( ), and sixteenth note ( ).
 Rests represent silence in music.
 There are five kinds of rests namely whole rest( ), half rest
( ), quarter rest ( ), eighth rest ( ), and sixteenth rest ( ).
 Notes and rests are placed on a staff with other musical symbols to
create a song.
 The value of a dot is half the value of a note or rest it follows.

What I Can Do

Identify the notes and rests found in the following musical lines. Write it
once for each kind. Write your answer on a piece of paper.

1.

2.

3.

4.
 Assessment

Directions: Read and understand the sentence or question carefully. Write the
letter of the correct answer on your paper.

1. Analyze the musical phrase and identify the encircled musical symbol.

A. eighth rest B. half rest C. quarter rest D. whole rest

2. Which of the following notes has the highest value in time signature?
A. dotted half note B. whole note C. half note D. quarter note

3. How many beats does a whole note ( ) receive in a time signature?

A. 4 beats B. 3 beats C. 2 beats D. 1 beat

4. We use notes and rests to create a composition. Identify the encircled note in the
musical composition below.

A. whole note B. half note C. quarter note D. eighth note

5. A dot gets ½ the value of the note or rest that it follows. What is the value of a
dotted half rest?
A. 1 ½ beat B. 3 beats C. 2 beats D. 2 ½ beats

6. Which of the following dotted notes receives 1 ½ beat in time signature?

A. B. C. D.

7. The value of notes and rests depends on the time signature. What kind of rest
receives two beats in time signature?

A. B. C. D.

8. Notes and rest have time values. Which of the following note receives ½ beat?

A. B. C. D.

9. Rests represent silence in music. Which is a quarter rest?

A. B. C. D.
10. A note is a symbol for sound. Which is an eighth note?
A. B. C. D.

Additional Activities

Directions: Match the symbol in column A to its value in column B. Write the letter of
your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

A B

1. A. ¼ of a beat

2. B. 1 beat

3. C. ½ of a beat

4. D. 1 ½ beat

5. E. 2 beats

F. 6 beats
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What I Know What I Can Do Assessment
B EIGHTH NOTE 1. D
A 2. A
A EIGHTH NOTE 3. A
B DOTTED EIGHTH NOTE 4. B
C SIXTEENTH NOTE HALF 5. B
D NOTE 6. D
C QUARTER NOTE 7. A
A 8. A
D WHOLE REST 9. C
A HALF REST 10.C
QUARTER REST ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
DOTTED EIGHTH REST 1. D
SIXTEENTH NOTE 2. B
3. A
EIGHTH NOTE 4. E
DOTTED QUARTER NOTE 5. F
Answer Key