NAME: JOSEPH SAAVEDRA FUNO-AN d.

Measures – are spaces between bar lines that

YEAR LEVEL: 2nd Year contain divisions of strong beats and weak
REPORTER: #24 beats.
SECTION/SUBJECT: GED120 Bb

Topic: UNIT 1: Rhythm – Lesson 1: Meter in Two

Objectives: At the end of the lesson, the students should
be able to;
1. Identify the two-time meter and use the different kinds
3. The time signature, a symbol found at the
of notes and rest. beginning of a musical piece, tell us the numbers
2. Identify accented and unaccented pulses. of beats in each measure and the note that receives
one beat.
3. Organize notes and rest into two-time meter.
4. Perform his/her own created rhythmic pattern.
Discussion:
A. Sing “Shake Them Simmon Down” again. Feel the
strong and weak beats while singing. Do the
following movements.
C. You
- Clap on strong beats
can also show the meter of the song by moving your
- Snap on weak beats hands to the beat of the song. We call this hand
gesture as conducting.
B. This time, write the steady beats through stick D. Look at the table of some of the notes and rests.
notation under the beats keeper. Use thicker lines on
strong beats and thinner lines on weak beats.

I – Strong beats
l – Weak beats

1. Mark the strong beats with > on top of the steady

beats. The symbol > is an accent mark placed
above or below a note head to give emphasis on
that beat. We call the beat as accented beat.

Let’s Practice: Complete the missing part. Locate the

Bar lines, Double Bar lines, Measures and the Time
Signature. Used varied note and rest that you learn.

2. To clearly see the meter of the song, put bar lines

before the accented beats.
a. Meter – measures how many beats there are in
a set
b. Bar lines – are vertical lines that group the
beats into measures
c. Double bar lines – at the end of a musical piece
to mark the end