RUTSAM MUSIC ACADEMY WORK BOOK FOR COLLEGE

Lagos state Scheme of work

J S S 1 FIRST TERM
WEEK TOPIC
1 Meaning of Music
2 Meaning of sound and its property
3 Analyze and uses. Identify the branches and
its features
4 Analyze sound, its types properties and
function
5 Master the musical alphabets and identify
them on the piano and recorder
6 EXPLAIN THE STAFF
7 MID TERM
8 Meaning of Clef
9 The Great staff. Create new acronyms to
illustrate the concept of Musical notation (The
method of writing down the musical sound by
means of symbols)
10 Concept of Musical notation and its value
11 STUDY OF THE KEYBOARD. Explain and identify
and label the keyboard
12 Relate the alphabetical arrangement of notes
on the keyboard to the stave
13 EXAMINATION
J S S 1 SECOND TERM
WEEK TOPIC
1 SCALE CONSTRUCTION
2 Explain the term scale
3 List types of scales
4 Arrange notes on the stave sequentially in
diatonic major order. Tone Tone Tone Semitone
Tone Tone Tone Semitone
5 EAR TRAINING SINGING AND PLAYING
6 Explain and demonstration ear or aural training
7 MID TERM
8 Factors affecting good singing
9 STUDY OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENT (WESTERN
AND EUROPEAN)
10 Explain and classify western or European musical
instruments.
11 List and explain western musical instrument
12 Revision
13 Examination
J S S1 THIRD TERM
WEEKS TOPICS
1 SIMPLE SIGHT READING
2 Explain sight reading
3 Identify and interpret musical terms and sigh
4 AFRICAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS FOLK SONGS
5 Identify and classify African Musical instruments
with reference to the ethnic group
6 Study performance of folk song from the
different ethnic groups.
7 MID TERM
8 Compare African musical instrument and music
to Western Musical instruments and forms
9 MUSIC PRACTICAL (PLAYING MUSICAL
INSTRUMENT)
10 Identify note values and other terms and signs
on the stave
11 Observe the term and signs on the stave
12 Learn playing short exercise on their
instruments.
13 Examination
J S S 2 FIRST TERM
WEEKS TOPICS
1 INTRODUCTION TO KEYS
2 Explain symbols used for key signatures on
treble and bass stave.
3 Arrange sharp key signature series on staves.
4 Arrange flat key signature series on staves.
5 STUDY OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENT (RECORDER)
6 Explain and label parts of the recorder
7 MID TERM
8 Classify the recorder into four families
9 Practice the recorder fingering chart and play
short melodies on the stave.
10 REVISION
11 REVISION
12 EXAMINATION
J S S 2 SECOND TERM
WEEKS TOPICS
1 NIGERIAN ART COMPOSERS. Explain whom an
art composers is. List notable Nigerian art
composers.
2 Identify and narrate their life history. Outline
their works e.g T.k.e. Phillips, Ayo Bankole Akin
Euba, Fela showande.
3 MODULATION AND TRANSPOSITION. Explain
modulation and transposition in music.
4 Identify and play modulation passages.
5 Transpose a piece of music to a convenient key
of a transposing instrument.
6 CONSTRUCT OF MINOR SCALES. Explain minor
scale. List types of minor scale
7 MID TERM
8 Construct minor scale, observing the formula for
both melodic and harmonic minor scale.
9 IDENTIFICATION OF MUSICAL TERMS AND SIGNS
10 Review and identify previous term and signs
 11 List new terms and signs with their meanings
and interpretations.
12 Identify some terms and signs in Music
compositions and give interpretations.
13 EXAMINATION
J S S 2 THIRD TERM
WEEKS TOPICS
1 KEY SIGNATURES. Review key signatures on
the stave
2 Arrange more sharps and flat keys to the
complete key signature table for both sharp
and flat series
3 SINGING AND RECORDER PLAYING. Study the
fingering chart for recorder playing
4 Practice fingering on the recorder. Play short
melodies on the recorders
5 Demonstrate more exercise on the recorder.
6 TIME SIGNATURE. List types of time signature
I;e simple time and compound time, both in
duple, triple and quadruple time.
7 Equate time signature with their values.
8 EAR TRAINING
9 Develop good hearing and aural singing.
Develop ear training techniques.
10 LISTENING AND APPRECIATE OF MUSIC
 11 Analyze traditional music concept, Juju, Afro
e.t.c.
12 State profile history of notable Nigerian
traditional musician and their music.
13 EXAMINATION
J S S 3 FIRST TERM
WEEK TOPICS
1 MUSIC COMPOSITION Explain
2 Outline and apply music composition rules
and techniques.
3 MUSIC COMPOSTION (SETTING OF WORDS)
4 Set words to music
5 Insert bar lines and fix appropriate time
signatures
6 Clap to the rhythm observing the time value.
7 MID TERM
8 INTERVALS
9 Explain and identify intervals. Arrange notes
to form intervals
10 Observe rules on intervals
11 REVIEWS OF CHORD AND TRIADS. Explain and
differentiate triads and chords
12 Form triad and chord in both Major and Minor
keys
13 EXAMINATION
J S S 3 SECOND TERM
WEEKS TOPICS
1 Basic harmony in music composition
2 Explain selection and formation of chords
3 Harmonize a melody using basic chords
4 State basic rules of harmony
5 REVISION: TIME SIGNATURE AND DOTTED
NOTES
6 Review time signatures
7 MID TERM
8 Differentiate types of time signatures
9 Practice dotted notes
10 SINGING MINOR SCALE Related minor scale.
Practice singing minor scales on the stave.
11 REVISION MUSIC FORM Explain musical form
12 List and explain types of African/Western
musical form. Related question on musical
form.
13 EXAMINATION
J S S3 THIRD TERM
WEEKS TOPICS
1 SINGING IN PARTS CADENCES
INDENTIFICATION
2 Explain cadences
3 Identify cadences
4 Form cadences
5 REVISION: PRACTICAL BREATH CONTROL.
6 VOICE TRAINING AND INSTRUMENTALS.
7 MID TERM
8 Practice breath control exercise
9 Practice singing technicalities.
10 REVISION