SEMI-DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN MUSIC 9

I. TOPIC: Music of the Classical Period-Historical Background (Introduction)

II. CONTENTSTADARD:
The learners will have an understanding of the historical background and an
overview of the characteristic features of classical music
III. PERFORMANCE STANDARD:
The learners shall be able tounderstand the development of classical music and the
factors that contributed to its form and style
IV. LEARNING COMPETENCIES:

 Narrates the life and works of classical composers after video and movie
showing;
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 Relates Classical musicto its historical and cultural background;
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 Explains the performance practice (setting, composition, role of
composers/performers, and audience) during Classical period;
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V. OBJECTIVES
a. Discuss and explain the development of classical music.
b. Demonstrate the defining characteristics of classical music
VI. MATERIALS
Board and marker, Yamaha Keyboard, mp3 device, video clips
VII. PREPARATION
REVIEW: Elicit their understanding by asking how does music influence our emotions
MOTIVATION: Film viewing: Mozart vs Salieri
VIII. LESSON PROPER
After the teacher raised their attention, there would be a hanging question that they will
answer at the end of the topic which asks:
1. Why is classical music the standard of western music?
2. How did the classical period influenced the way we understand music as an art?
3. What are the contributions of the classical period that we still enjoy today in terms of
techniques, forms, and performances?
The teacher will first discuss the historical background of the classical period (wars, plagues
and political setting (inserted with pictures and short videoclips to facilitate
contextualization). After the discussion and demonstrations of various examples of classical
music, particularly Mozart, the class will be divided into groups, discussing the three guide
questions above. Afterwards, they will collectively answer those questions on a piece of
paper, submitting it to the teacher.
VII. APPLICATION
Musicians, especially vocal coaches, still rely o the principles of vocal production and
dexterity, as well as singing styles of the classical period in teaching, holding the classical
singing style as the “golden rule”

VIII. EVALUATION
1. How is classical music influential in developing the western culture?
2. Is classical music still relevant and influential inour times? Why or why not and how?

IX. ASSIGNMENT
Watch and listen the Te Deum by Mozart. On the students’ notebook, they will
answer the following questions:
1. How many parts is the music divided into, just by listening to it?
2. Describe the feeling of each part