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WESTERN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Western music instruments are instruments produced overseas and shipped into other countries for use. TYPES OF WESTERN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS There are different types of Western musical instrument. In the picture below you’ll see a list of western musical instrument 1. Violin 2. Guitar 3. Trumpet 4. Cello 5. Xylophone 6. Viola 7. Bassoon 8. Saxophone 9. Flute 10. Drum etc.  CLASSIFICATION OF WESTERN INSTRUMENTS  Western musical instruments are divided into two. 2. Orchestra instruments a. Violin 🎻 b. Viola  c. Flute  d. Cello  e. Clarinet  f. Trumpet 🎺 g. Drum 🥁 h. Xylophone i. Trombone j. Bassoon etc.  2. Non orchestra instruments a. Guitar 🎸 b. Keyboard  c.  Harp d. Accordion e. Saxophone 🎷 f. Piano g. Harpsichord h. Organ i. Banjo etc.

 

  What is music? Music is the combination of sound in a manner that is pleasant and agreeable to the ear. Music can also be defines as series of sound combined in such a way that it will produce beautiful melody, harmony, musical form and expression of emotion.  Note : Any sound that is not properly organized and made pleasant from the ear is not music but noise . ELEMENTS OF MUSIC 1. Pitch 2. Melody 3. Harmony 4. Rhythm 5. Dynamics 6.Tempo etc. TYPES OF MUSIC 1. Jazz music 2. Hip hop music  3. Rock music 4. Gospel music 5. Soul music 6. Rap music 7. Classical music 8. Fuji music 9. Afro music 10. Rock and roll music etc. IMPORTANCE OF MUSIC IN THE SOCIETY Music is important in the society because it is used for the following;  1. Music is used for entertainment.  2. Music is used for Religious purposes.  3.Music is used for Recreation. 4.Music is used for ceremonial purposes.  5.Music is used for Lullaby. 6. Music is used for communication. 7. Music is used for educating people.  8. m

  YEAR 3 1.        Origin of music.   2.        Sources of music. a.        Vocal music. b.       Instrumental music. c.        Dance music. d.       Occasions for making music.   3.        Staff. a.        What is a staff? b.       Treble clef on the staff. c.        Bass clef of the staff.   4.        Letter names of lines and spaces of treble and bass staff.   5.        The great staff.   a.        What is a great staff? b.       Facts about the great staff.   6.        Folksongs. a.        What are folksongs? b.       Types of folksongs. c.        Characteristics of folksongs. d.       Importance of folksongs.   7.        Learning to sing folksongs / class performances.   8.        Class performances.   9.        Presentation with the awareness of an audience.   10.    Revision.      

  YEAR 4 1.      1.   African musical instruments. a.        Types of African musical instruments. b.       Classification of African musical instruments.   2.       2.   Chordophones and Aerophones.   3.      3.    Idiophones and membranophones.   4.      4.    Sight reading. a.        Interpreting songs with dotted crochet notes. b.       Interpreting songs with doted minim notes.   5.        5.  Sight reading. (Practical) c.        Interpreting songs with dotted crochet notes. d.       Interpreting songs with doted minim notes.   6.        6.  Vocal practice. Pitch recognition and ear training. 9Practical)   7.        7.  Singing with good voice control and with expression. (Practical)     8.        8.  Rehearsals and class performances.   9.       9.   Presentation with the awareness of an audience.   10.    10.  Revision.              

  MUSIC SCHEME OF WORK   YEAR 1 1.     1.    Sound a.        a.  What is sound? b.      b.   Types of sound making objects.   2.      2.   Identification of musical instruments. a.      a.   African and western musical instruments.   3.       3.  Voice as an instrument. a.        a.  What is voice? b.       b.  Types of voice range in music.   4.        4.  What is music? a.        a.  Types of music in the society.   5.        5.  Uses of music in the society.   6.       6.   Musical alphabets. a.        a.  Order of musical alphabets.   7.       7.   Class performances   8.        8.  Class performances   9.       9.   Presentation with the awareness of an audience.   10.  10.    Revision

  1.       1.   Meaning of music a.        Types of music. b.       Importance of music in the society.   2.        2  Musical notes. a.        What are musical notes? b.       Musical notes, shapes and their value.   3.        3.   Clef signs. a.        What is a clef in music? b.       Types of clef signs.   4.     4.    Staff. a.        What is a staff? b.       Letter names of treble and bass staff. c.        The great staff.   5.       5.   Solfa notation a.        What is solfa notation? b.       Exercises on solfa notation.   6.       6.   Time signature. a.        What is time signature? b.       Types of time signature.   7.      7.   Rehearsal / Class presentation. a.     Practical singing / instrumentation.   8.     8.    Rehearsal / Class performances     9.     9.    Presentation with the awareness of an audience.   10.    10.  Revision.    

Week 1. Classification of western musical instruments. a. Orchestra instrumental b. Non-orchestra instruments 2. Orchestra instruments. a. Families of the orchestra (String family, woodwind family, brass family and percussion family) 3. Woodwind family and brass family. 4. String family and percussion family. 5. Rest. a. What is rest. 6. Recorder. a. What type of instrument is a recorder? b. Types of recorder c. Parts of a recorder. 7. Learning to make sound on the recorder. a. Learning to play note G, A, B and C on the recorder. 8. Learning to make sound on the recorder. a. Learning to play note G, A, B and C on the recorder. 9. Class presentation with the awareness of an audience . 10. Revision.