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MAPEH (Music)
Quarter 1 – Module 5:
New Music
(Electronic Music)
MAPEH (Music) – Grade 10
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Quarter 1 – Module 5: New Music (Electronic Music)
First Edition, 2020

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 What I Need To Know

This module was written and designed to make learning easier especially as we are in
the New Normal situation. As an educational tool, this module about, New Music
(Electronic Music), challenges you as a learner, to become creative, resourceful and
independent. The scope of the module provides a variety of activities that will
stimulate independent and self-guided learning experience. Lessons in this module are
arranged to follow the standard sequence of the course to ensure effective learning
continuity, make the experience more meaningful, effective and relevant to life
situations.

This module is designed and especially written for you. It is meant to give you a clearer
understanding of the musical characteristics and elements of Electronic Music. The
life works of its main composers and how their music brought into progress and how it
affects the music of the world at large.

This module includes lessons and activities on:

❖ Elements and characteristics of Electronic Music

❖ The life, musical style, and works of composers
❖ Different musical style used in expressionism
❖ Listen and analyze some of the examples of Expressionistic Music

After going to this module, you are expected to:

➢ Describe the distinctive musical styles and characteristic of electronic music

➢ Enumerate the different musical styles used by Varese
➢ Understand the styles of composing of the composer of the period through
their works
➢ Analyze electronic music

What I Know

Instruction: Circle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which of the following is the primary reason in the development of new music?
a. Rapid growth of technology c. Rapid increase in population
b. Invention of DNA d. Climate change

2. Who among the following composers was associated with electronic music?
a. Stravinsky b. Varese c. Schoenberg d. Debussy

3. Which of the following is described as music that is mostly computer-based, that

creates, explores and configures sound materials, and can be heard through
speakers?
a. Jazz Music b. Romantic Music c. Electronic Music d. Pop Music

4. Who among the following is known as the “Father of Electronic Music”?

a. Varese b. Stockhausen c. Schoenberg d. Debussy

5. What do you call the categories of electronic music that involves the use of sounds
found in nature, distorted in various ways, that creates new music?
a. Musique Concrete b. Jazz Music c. Pop Music d. Classical Music

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6. What does MIDI stands for?
a. Musical Instrument Digital Interface
b. Musical Instruments Digital Interactive
c. Musical Interface Digital Instruments
d. Musical Interactive Digital Interface

7. Which of the following is NOT an example of electronic instruments?

a. c.

b. d.

8. What is the year when the tape recorder was invented?

a. 1903 b. 1900 c. 1830 d. 1930

9. What do you call an instrument that creates a high, warbling sound most famous
for its use in 1950s horror and science fiction movies?
a. Amplifier b. Synthesizer c. Theremin d. Recorder

10. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Electronic Music?

a. Broad genre b. Experimental c. Sound crafting d. Traditional

11. Which of the following can achieved a purely electronic sound production?
a. Guitar b. Violin c. Harp d. Computer

12. Who among the following composer gave much inspiration, and encouraged Varèse
to look at non-western music for inspiration?
a. Debussy b. Strauss c. Schoenberg d. Beethoven

13. Which of the following composition of Varese is best known and is written for
percussion instruments plus a siren?
a. Claire de Lune c. Déserts
b. Ionisation d. Poème électronique

14. Which composition of Varese made use of sirens, human cries, explosions and
electronic squelches instead of using strings and brass instruments?
a. Claire de Lune c. Déserts
b. Ionisation d. Poème électronique

15. Which of the following composition of Varese utilizes noises and electronically
produced sounds?
a. Claire de Lune c. Déserts
b. Ionisation d. Poème électronique

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 Lesson New Music
1 (Electronic Music)
Our world has been growing so fast. The rapid growth of technology and inventions
brought forth the development of new music styles. Electronic Music belongs to this
new music styles that evolve by 20th century. Technology has created compact disks
(such as VCD and DVDs), tape recorders, iPod, synthesizers and many more that
enables man to create, explore, process, manipulate and advertise their own music.

What’s In

Cut the puzzle below and paste it on the other side of the paper. Identify the name of
the composer shown in the picture.

What’s New Reflection:

1. Looking at the picture, what

mood does it convey? Why?
_________________________
2. Can you name some machines
that you can see from the
picture?
_________________________
_________________________
3. How do these machines work?
_________________________
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 What is It

Due to so many developments that is happening in our fast-changing world, Music

evolves with it. New trends and styles were created and invented to suite the ears of
the audience. The different machines or I should say the instruments that you have
seen above are a few of the musical development in electronic music. Because of the
development in technology New Music Style arise and one style of which is the
Electronic Music.

➢ Electronic music is music that uses electronic musical instruments and electronic
music technology in its production. It is produced using electronic machines (which
is mostly computer-base) and which can be heard through a loudspeaker. Ipod,
mobile phones, tape recorders, compact disk (VCD, and DVD), amplifiers,
synthesizers and the like are examples of electronic machines that can be use in
creating, processing, producing and recording electronic music.

Musique Concrete (an Electronic Music art form) began in the 1950s. These composers
worked using magnetic tape, reel to reel, to record sounds from the surroundings and
combined with acoustic instruments. Now, electronic music is recorded and sent via
MIDI files (Musical Instrument Digital Interface).
➢ 1919 - Theremin - two metal antennas controlled by position of the player’s
hand and was invented during this year.
➢ 1929 – invention of Hammond Organ - an electric organ
➢ 1930 - Tape Recorder - the tape recorder was invented
➢ 1950 - Musique Concrete - the first piece in this genre was composed

Composer of Electronic Music:

❖ Born Edgard Victor Achille Charles Varèse on

December 22, 1883.
❖ He created the term “organized sound” which can
be heard in his compositions which means that
timbres and rhythms can be grouped and arrange
to create a new sound.
❖ Known as the “Father of Electronic Music”
❖ Debussy was the one that gave the young composer
much inspiration, encouraging Varèse to look at
non-western music for inspiration.

Musical Style:
➢ His music is dissonant, nonthematic (meaning it does not convey any theme
or meaning), and rhythmically asymmetric.
➢ He experimented in form and texture making his music very noisy
Works:
Ionisation (1931) - is best known among his composition and it is written for
percussion instruments plus a siren.
Déserts (1954) - one of his works that utilizes noises and electronically
produced sounds.
Poème électronique (1958) - in this work, there are "no chords, no harmonies,
no imitations of instruments, and no cliches of composition that have been
done a thousand times over." Instead of strings and brass, there are sirens,
human cries, explosions, and electronic squelches.

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 What’s More
Identify the pictures below by unscrambling the letters and arrange it in the box
provided. Describe how the instruments is being played or how does it produce sound.

1. SSTZREYNHEI


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2.
EEICLTRCTARGIU


__________________________________________________________________________________

3.
TAEEEOPCDRR


__________________________________________________________________________________

4.
DOAICCMKSPT


__________________________________________________________________________________

5.
DUMRCRTELECI


__________________________________________________________________________________

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 What I Have Learned

Electronic music is music made with electronic instruments.

Theremin - two metal antennas controlled by position of the
player’s hands was invented in 1919
1930 - Tape Recorder - the tape recorder was invented
1950 - Musique Concrete - the first piece in this genre was
composed
Musique concrete was the first type to be created. It involves
using sounds found in nature (found sound), distorted in
various ways, to create music.
Edgard Varese was known as the “Father of Electronic Music”
His music were very noisy due to his experimentation on form
and texture.
His works includes Ionisation (1931), Déserts (1954) and
Poème électronique

What I Can Do

Activity

Look at the design below. Describe electronic music using the design below.
Write at least 5 sentences.

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 Assessment

Multiple Choice: Write the letter of the correct answer on the blank provided.

_____ 1. Which of the following statement best describes Electronic Music?

a. Noisy c. Uses tape recorder
b. Mostly computer base d. dark and sad

_____ 2. Which of the following is NOT an example of an electronic gadget?

a. Ipod b. Mobile phone c. Computer d. tuning fork

______3. Which of the following is a technical standard that describes a protocol,

digital interface and connectors and allows a wide variety of electronic music
instruments, computers, and the like, to connect and communicate with one
another?
a. MIDI b. CD c. VCD d. DVD

______4. Which of the following is the primary reason for the development of new
music style in the 20th century?
a. Rapid growth of technology c. Rapid increase in population
b. Invention of DNA d. Climate change

______5. Who among the following is known is the creator of Ionisation?

a. b. c. d

______ 6. Which of the following is best describes as the music that involves sounds
found in nature, distorted in various ways, and can be arranged in a new
music?
a. Pop Music c. Musique Concrete
b. Jazz Music d. Classical Music

______ 7. What do you call an instrument that creates a high, warbling sound that was
used in horror and science fiction movies during 1950’s?
a. Amplifier b. Synthesizer c. Theremin d. Recorder

______ 8. What do you call an equipment that can be used to record sounds from
anywhere?
a. Amplifier b. Tape Recorder c. Tuning Fork d. Pitch Pipe

______ 9. Which among the compositions of Varese did he recorded sounds from the
environment and place it one orderly composition?
a. Ionisation c. Deserts
b. Poeme Electronique d. Density

______ 10. Which of the following is a portable storage medium that can be used to
record, store and play back audio or video and other data in digital form?
a. Pitch pipe b. Synthesizer c. Amplifiers d. Compact Disk

______ 11. What musical equipment was used to play the composition Poeme
Electronique at Brussels World’s Fair?
a. 100 Pianos c. 400 Loudspeakers
b. 100 Violins d. 150 Synthesizers

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_______12. Who among the following composers encouraged and inspired Varèse to use
non-western music for inspiration?

a. b. c. d.

_______ 13. What was the year when the first musique concrete genre was composed?
a. 1905 b. 1950 c. 1919 d. 1930

_______ 14. Which of the following is the best example of electronic equipment that can
record sounds?

a. c.

b. d.

______ 15. What was the year when Theremin was invented?
a. 1915 b. 1916 c. 1919 d. 1950

Additional Activities

Activity:

Put a check if the materials listed below is an example of electronic machines.

___ 1. Ipod ___ 6. Synthesizers

___ 2. Tape recorder ___ 7. MP

___ 3. Mortar and pestle ___ 8. Saw

___ 4. Lever ___ 9. Compact discs

___ 5. Amplifiers ___ 10. Hammer

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 Answer Key

15.C
14.D
13.B
15. C 10. D D 5. Electric Drum 5.
14. D 9. B A 4. 12.A
Compact Disk 4. 11.D
13. B 8. B A 3.
12. C 7. C D 2.
Tape Recorder 3. 10.D
11. C 6. C B 1. Electric Guitar 2. 9. C
Assessment Synthesizer 1. 8. D
7. B
6. A
10.   5. What's More 5. A
9.   4. 4. 4. A
8.   3. 3. Philip Glass 3. C
7.   2. 2. Leonard Bernstein 2. B
6.   1. 1. George Gershwin 1. A

What I Can Do What's In What I Know

References
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music/

https://study.com/academy/lesson/electronic-music-history-types-artists.html

https://studyres.com/doc/7415241/electronic-music-worksheet-1

https://www.laphil.com/musicdb/artists/5482/edgard-varese

https://www.yoursoundmatters.com/musiqueconcrete1/

Sweetwater., 2005. Musique Concrete.,

https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/musique-concrete/

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