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Understanding Musical Intervals

The document outlines a lesson plan on musical intervals for students, with the goals of identifying intervals and their types, distinguishing ascending from descending intervals, analyzing intervals, and appreciating their value. It details direct instruction on intervals including their names and kinds, as well as activities like practicing intervals through familiar songs and drawing interval examples. An evaluation involves students identifying intervals as ascending, descending, or harmonic by listening to note pairs played.

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Understanding Musical Intervals

The document outlines a lesson plan on musical intervals for students, with the goals of identifying intervals and their types, distinguishing ascending from descending intervals, analyzing intervals, and appreciating their value. It details direct instruction on intervals including their names and kinds, as well as activities like practicing intervals through familiar songs and drawing interval examples. An evaluation involves students identifying intervals as ascending, descending, or harmonic by listening to note pairs played.

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Republic of the Philippines

Mindanao State University


COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Marawi City

Name: ASGAR, RAIFA C.


Course/Section: GED120/Bb
Instructor: Prof. Rogarciano C. Guinggue III
Date: April 12, 2022

Topic Chosen: Intervals

Specific Goal/s:
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
 Identify and familiarize interval and its two kinds
 Distinguish ascending and descending in intervals
 Analyze the musical intervals
 Appreciate the value of intervals

References:
Lesson 7: On Teaching Melody (Module sent by Prof. Guinggue)
Online source: [Link]

Materials:
Audio recordings
Real Piano Application by KOLB
PowerPoint Presentation
Mini White Board
White Board Marker

Procedure:
Direct Instruction Activities

Think of a piano keyboard. The leftmost notes Have some students practice to a
are low in pitch, the rightmost notes are high in familiarize song that best associates with a
pitch. The further apart two keys are particular melodic interval.
physically, the further apart their pitches are.
Let’s use the SOL FA melody
We call the pitch distance between two notes
the interval between them. 

An interval is the distance in pitch between


two musical notes.

Names of Intervals:

1st (UNISON)

2nd
3rd
4th 1. DO – RE – MI
5th 2. DO – RE – FA – SOL – LA
6th 3. DO – MI – SOL – MI – DO
7th
8th (OCTAVE) Melodic Interval Familiar Song
C-D (DO - RE) “Happy Birthday”
F-E (FA-MI) “Lupang Hinirang
C-G (DO-SO) “Twinkle, Twinkle,
Little Star”

The teacher will let the students draw the


notes in lines then count their interval and
identify the name of the interval.

Two kinds of intervals:

1. MELODIC INTERVAL – also called


vertical interval are two notes that are
played one after the other. In other
words, these are notes written or played
successively.
For examples:

DO-RE

DO-FA

melodic intervals can actually be “ascending”


or “descending”

Ascending (pataas)

Descending (pababa)
2. HARMONIC INTERVAL – also
called vertical interval are two notes
that are played together or
simultaneously.

HOW DO YOU COUNT THE


INTERVAL?

- Start counting from BOTTOM TO


TOP 

Evaluation
Instruction: Listen attentively to the sound of the notes I’ll play then write D if it’s Descending,
A if Ascending, and H if Harmonic in a piece of paper. I will call you one by one to present your
answers.
(The teacher will play two notes every number. This will test the students’ listening skills)
1. C–F
2. B–A Answer Keys:
3. E–G 1. A
4. E – A (Press together)
2. D
5. A–G
3. A
4. H
5. D

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