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Quarter 1

Module 4
Application:
Elements of Music: Voice
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SPA-Music 9
Quarter 1 – Module 4: Application:
Elements of Music: Voice
First Edition, 2020

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MUSIC
9 SPECIAL PROGRAM IN THE

ARTS (MUSIC)

Quarter 1
Module 4
Application: Elements of
Music: Voice

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 Introductory Message

For the Facilitator:

Welcome to the SPA Music 9 Self-Learning Module on Application: Elements of

Music: Voice

This Self-Learning Module was collaboratively designed, developed and

reviewed by educators from the Schools Division Office of Pasig City headed by its
Officer-in-Charge Schools Division Superintendent, Ma. Evalou Concepcion A.
Agustin, in partnership with the City Government of Pasig through its mayor,
Honorable Victor Ma. Regis N. Sotto. The writers utilized the standards set by the K
to 12 Curriculum using the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) in
developing this instructional resource.

This learning material hopes to engage the learners in guided and

independent learning activities at their own pace and time. Further, this also aims
to help learners acquire the needed 21st century skills especially the 5 Cs, namely:
Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Character while
taking into consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the
body of the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies that
will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to
manage their own learning. Moreover, you are expected to encourage and assist the
learners as they do the tasks included in the module.

For the Learner:

Welcome to the SPA Music 9 Self-Learning Module on Application: Elements of

Music: Voice

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You
 will be enabled to process the contents of the learning material while being an active
learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

Expectations - This points to the set of knowledge and skills

that you will learn after completing the module.

Pretest - This measures your prior knowledge about the lesson

at hand.

Recap - This part of the module provides a review of concepts

and skills that you already know about a previous lesson.

Lesson - This section discusses the topic in the module.

Activities - This is a set of activities that you need to perform.
Wrap-Up - This section summarizes the concepts and
application of the lesson.

Valuing - This part integrates a desirable moral value in the

lesson.

Posttest - This measures how much you have learned from the
entire module.

EXPECTATIONS
At the end of this module, students are expected to:
∙ demonstrates musical skills for voice and instrument playing through a recorded
performance;
∙ exhibits knowledge and musical skills in basic note reading and vocal techniques
through a recorded performance; and
∙ show appreciation in the importance of the basic musical skills learned in the
lesson.
 PRETEST
Directions: Multiple choice. Choose the letter of the correct answer.
_______ 1. It is the note reading using the sol-fa syllables while singing its correct pitch?
a. Badiw
b. Hudhud
c. Solfeggio
d. To-or
_______ 2. It is a musical symbol found at the beginning of a musical piece used to indicate
the pitch of the notes.
a. Flats
b. G-clef
c. Naturals
d. Sharps
_______ 3. What do you call the names of the notes?
a. Dawat di bagol
b. Du-udyeng
c. Sol-fa syllable
d. Tud-ob

_______ 4. Which among the following instruments can help you sing in solfeggio?
a. Drums
b. Gangsa
c. Kulintang
d. Piano keyboard

_______ 5. What do call the corresponding letters for each so- fa syllable?
a. accidentals
b. Dosayan
c. Hudhud
d. Letter names

RECAP
FILL IN THE BLANK
Directions: Fill each blank with the correct answer. Choices are written in the box below.
Write your answer on the blank provided.
beat melody
 drone polyphonic

five silence

1. ___________________ is the linear succession of single tone or note in a musical

composition.
2. ___________________ is the musical texture with two or more melodies sounding
simultaneously.
3. Rhythm is a systematic arrangement of musical sound and _________.

4. Pentatonic scale is consist of only ___________ notes.

5. ________________ refers to the harmonic or monophonic sound usually in low notes that
provides a rich foundation in a musical composition. It also serves as an accompaniment
or a background sound in a musical composition.

LESSON
What is Solfeggio?

Solfeggio or solfege is a
vocal exercise
in which the sol-fa syllables are
used. The use
of the sol-fa syllables to name or
represent the
tones of a melody or voice part, or the tones of
the scale. Solfeggio is simply a note reading
using the sol-fa syllables while singing its correct pitch.
Solfege provides a framework for melodies by establishing recognizable relationships
between pitches, and training your ear to hear patterns. It is an excellent system for learning
the architecture behind music, and is a fundamental concept of ear training.
 How do you sing in Solfeggio?
To sing in solfege practice with a piano or virtual keyboard. Play the major scale in the key of
C as you sing Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Sol-La-Ti-Do. Sing up and down the scale. Once you can sing
the scale in tune by yourself (without the help of the piano), try moving around the scale in
stepwise motion.

Letter names

Sol- Fa Syllables

ACTIVITIES
DAY 1
NOTE READING
ACTIVITY 1

Directions: Identify the following

notes below by writing its sol-fa syllables.

Directions: Draw the following notes

inside the staff.

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DAY 2
RHYTHMIC EXERCISE
ACTIVITY 2
Directions: Clap the rhythmic patterns while reciting the rhythmic syllables of the following
notes in Quadruple meter. Record a video while performing this activity.

- Ta Ti- ti Tika-Tika

DAY 3
SIGHT READING (whole note)
ACTIVITY 3
Direction: Let us have a sight reading exercise in whole note. For this activity record a video
while doing the activity and send it to your teacher’s messenger. You may use an electronic
keyboard or virtual keyboard on your smartphones for the pitch.

WRAP-UP
Complete the Acronym SOLFEGGIO, it can either be a word of a sentence that has
something to do with the lesson that you’ve learned.
S _______________________________________________________
O _______________________________________________________
L _______________________________________________________
F _______________________________________________________
E _______________________________________________________
G _______________________________________________________
G _______________________________________________________
 I _______________________________________________________
O _______________________________________________________

VALUING
Learning the solfege in music is important as it improves your musical skills: the ability to
learn new music easier; the ability to take on a broader range of musical pieces; and the
ability to be a more versatile musician.

Reflection: Is it really necessary for a student in music specialization class like you, to learn the
solfege? Why or why not? Explain your answer briefly.

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POSTTEST
MATCHING TYPE

Directions: Match Column A to Column B. Write your answers on the space provided.
AB

_______ 1. It is simply a note reading using the A. quadruple sol-fa

syllables while singing its correct pitch.
_______ 2.This musical note receives one beat B. solfeggio in 4 time
signature
4
_______ 3. What is the sol-fa syllable for the C. re
letter name D?
_______ 4. This type of meter has 4 beats on each measure. D. quarter note.
_______ 5. What is the rhythmic syllable for eight note? E. Ti-ti
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KEY TO CORRECTION
E 5.

A 4.

C 3.

D 2.

B 1.

TEST POST

❖ Books
 15. fa aF
10. fa 5.

14. do eR 9. re 4.

13. sol aL 8. sol 3.

12. do i M7. mi 2.

16. re i M 11. od 6. fa 1.

1 ACTIVITY

REFERENCES
drum 5.

five 4.

silence 3. polyphonic 2.

melody 1. RECAP

D 5.

D 4.

C 3.

B 2.

C 1.

PRETEST

Burkholder, J. Peter, et.al. (1980).Norton Anthology of Western Music. Vol.1: Ancient to

Baroque 5th Edition 2014. New York City, United States of America. Norton W.W.&
 Company Inc.
Kamien, Roger (1976).Music Appreciation.9th Edition July 24, 2018. The Hebrew
University of Jerusalem, Israel. McGraw-Hill Education
Wright, Craig. (2013) The Essential Listening to Music, 6th Edition. Yale University.

❖ Online Electronic Source

∙ http://www.howtosingsmarter.com/solfege-exercises/

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
_____________________________________________
EDISON P. CLET
Illustration

ELINETTE B. DELA CRUZ

Project Development Officer II (LRMS)
Lay-out Artist

MELANIE G. LOGDAT
Video/ PowerPoint Presenter

MELANIE G. LOGDAT
Validator
MARIVIC D. LISING
MAPEH Department Head

GILBERT O. INOCENCIO
Rizal High School
School Head
 NORLYN D. CONDE
MAPEH Education Program Supervisor

RODOLFO B. MANUEL/ROLANDO C. JULIAN

Public Schools District Supervisor