A Detailed Lesson Plan In Music Intended 

for Grade 9

(WEEK 1)

Learning Competency
 Listens perceptively to selected vocal and Instrumental music of Medieval, Renaissance and
Baroque periods. MU9MRB-Ia-h1I.
 Relates Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music to other art forms and its history within the
era; (MU9MRB-lc-f-3)
 Improvises appropriate accompaniment to selected music from Medieval, Renaissance and
Baroque Period;(MU9MRB-lb-d-7)
 
Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to;
a. Identify each Composers of the madrigal and mass in the Renaissance Period 
b. describe the different songs prescribe in the Medieval, Renaissance and
Baroque period
c. Value the importance on knowing historical background in the Renaissance
Period
d. appreciate the value of music in their lives
e. Differentiate the Mass and Madrigal Music through an Activity
 
I. Subject Matter Topic: Renaissance Period
II. Materials: Speaker, Music, Phone, Pictures
III. Reference:

Lesson Proper
Teachers Activity Students Activity
A. Preliminaries
Greet the class Good morning mam.
Good Morning class! We’re fine maam.
How are you today?
Prayer “The Lord’s Prayer”
Ms. Catindin, please lead the prayer.
Checking of Attendance
Who is/are absent today? None ma’am.

B. Review
Give some examples of the Music or The “Dark Age”
Composers in Medieval Period.
Why is it called the Dark Ages?-

The Dark Ages used to refer to the period of

Medieval history from the fall of the Roman Empire
(476) to the year 1000, not because that period was
What is a Medieval Period? more brutal or
“darker” than other periods, but simply
 Because not much was known about it.
C. Motivation

Below is the copy of the song entitled

“MY HEART WILL GO ON”.
Sing the song/ or ask somebody to sing it for you,
listen and answer the following questions: Students are singing the song.
Every night in my dreams I see you, I feel you
That is how I know you go on Far across the
distance And spaces between us You have come to
show you go on Near, far, wherever you are I
believe that the heart does go on Once more you
open the door And you're here in my heart And my
heart will go on and on Love can touch us one time
And last for a lifetime And never let go till were
gone Love was when I loved you One true time I
hold to In my life well always go on Near, far,
wherever you are I believe that the heart does go
on Once more you open the door And you're here
in my heart And my heart will go on and on You're
here, there's nothing I fear And I know that my
heart will go on Well stay forever this way You are
safe in my heart And my heart will go on and on

Processing Questions:
1. Who is the composer of the song?
2. How do you feel while singing the song?
3. What have you observed on the melodic style of
the music in the activity?
4. Does the song relate to any of the musical era
(students are raising their hands answering the
Present a picture of the Composers and share a questions)
little information about them.
*Madrigal Composer
*Mass composer

Are you familiar with these faces?

If you don’t yet know them, they the famous
composers of madrigal during renaissance period.
Namely Thomas Morley
His works includes: • Fire, Fire, Fire My Heart •
Sing and Chant It • Fantasie • April is in my
Mistress Face • It Was a Lover and His Las and
Giovanni Louigu da Palestrina
His works include: • Opening song Kyrie (Excerpt
from “Pope Marcellus” Mass)

Activity.

The teacher will play a music composed by the

famous composers introduced from the motivation.

Reference:

Mass music: (276) Best Catholic Offertory Songs

For Mass - Music Of The Mass - Best Catholic
Offertory Hymns For Mass - YouTube
Madrigal Music: (276) Madrigal Music -
YouTube

Analysis

1. The students will listen and write observation of

what did they feel about the music played.
2. What is the difference between the music?

Abstraction.
Ma’am, the mass is more on scared music and it id
Did you know class that for the masses while the other one is not a religious
 Renaissance period comes from the word music.
“renaitre” which means rebirth, revival and
rediscovery
 Is a period of looking back to the Golden
age of Greece and Rome
 Also known as golden age of a capella
choral music

Characteristics of Renaissance Music

 Mostly polyphonic
 Imitation among the voices is common
 Use of words painting in texts and music (Students are listening and participating to random
questions asked by the teacher.)
Vocal music of Renaissance Period.
1. Mass – religious/Eucharistic songs

2. Madrigal- usually played in social gatherings

5 main division in Mass
1. Kyrie
2. Gloria
3. Credo
4. Sanctus and Benedictus
5. Agnus Dei

Characteristics of Madrigal
1. Polyphonic
2. Sung a capella
3.Frequently 3-6 voices

Application.

The students will now differentiate mass from

madrigal through a vein diagram

1.2 Paper and pencil Test

I. Multiple Choice: Read the statements carefully.

Choose your answer from the given choices.
Write your answer in a separate sheet of paper.
______1. Which of the following is NOT a
composition of Thomas Morley?
a. Fantasy b. Fire, Fire, Fire My Heart
c. Hallelujah Chorus d. Sing and Chant It (Students doing the task)
______2. What is the most famous composition of
George Friedrich Handel?
a. Fire, Fire, Fire My Heart b. Hallelujah Chorus
c. The Four Seasons d. Toccata
______3. What is the famous piece of Antonio
Vivaldi?
a. Autumn b. Spring c. The Four Seasons d. Winter
______4. Baroque music is known for its
grandiose and elaborate ornamentation. Which of
the following baroque music forms was developed
through imitative counterpoint.
a. Chorale b. Concerto Grosso (Students doing the task)
c. Fugue d. Mass
______5. When was Major and Minor tonality
created?
a. Baroque Period b. Classical Period
c. Medieval Period d. Renaissance Period

Agreement.
Activity 3 Play with Me!
Direction:
Choose a musical composition from the different
periods suggested below and create an
accompaniment using indigenous materials. The
class will be group into 3.

Suggested Musical Selection:

#Gregorian Chant in Medieval Period
#Fire, Fire, Fire My Heart by Thomas Morley
#Toccata and Fugue in D minor by Johann S. Bach
#Concerto Grosso for two violins, cello, string and
basso continuous by Handel
#Pope Marcellus Mass by Giovanni Pierluigi da
Palestrina
#Hallelujah by Goerge F. Handel
#Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi

Note: On Friday will be the performance day/Long

quiz.
 Group 1 performing

Group 2 performing

Group 3 performing
Prepared by: Checked by:
Janelle Joy T. Echavez Myra E. Lemorinas
T-1 Head Teacher