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Detailed Lesson Plan
CONTENT, STANDARDS, AND COMPETENCIES

CONTENT CONTENT STANDARDS PERFORMANCE CODE COMPETENCIES

STANDARDS

Musical Symbols and ● recognizes the At the end of the MU5ME-IIb-3 ● identifies the
Concepts musical lesson, the learners symbols: sharp
1. Accidentals symbols and should be able to (# ), flat (♭), and
demonstrates perform: natural (♮)
understanding ● accurate
of concepts performance
pertaining to of songs
melody following the
musical
symbols
pertaining to
melody
indicated in
the piece

Preliminaries
Topic: Key Signatures Date: Aug 3,2023
Key Ideas:
Objectives:
● Identify and name different key signatures ● Definition of Key Signature: Explain that a key
● Foster confidence in understanding and working with signature is a set of sharps (#) or flats (b) placed at the
key signatures.
beginning of a music staff to indicate the tonal center
● Practice sight-reading music in various key signatures to
enhance motor skills. or key of a piece of music.

● The Circle of Fifths: Introduce the concept of the Circle

of Fifths, a circular arrangement of the twelve musical
pitches that shows the relationships between major
and minor keys. It provides a useful visual aid for
understanding key signatures.

● Major and Minor Keys: Differentiate between major

and minor keys. Major keys have a brighter and more
joyful sound, while minor keys have a darker and
sadder quality. Teach the specific pattern of whole and
half steps for constructing major and natural minor
scales.

● Sharps and Flats: Explain the concept of accidentals –

sharps (#) raise a note by a half step, and flats (b)
lower a note by a half step. Demonstrate how to
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identify and use sharps and flats within a key
signature.

● Order of Sharps and Flats: Teach the order of sharps

and flats in key signatures. For sharps: F-C-G-D-A-E-B,
and for flats: B-E-A-D-G-C-F. Use the Circle of Fifths to
help students memorize the order.

● Key Signature Identification: Provide practice exercises

for students to identify key signatures both in the
treble and bass clef. Encourage the use of mnemonics
or memory aids to make the process easier.

● Relative Major and Minor: Explain the concept of

relative major and minor keys. Each major key has a
corresponding minor key with the same key signature,
and vice versa. For example, C major and A minor have
no sharps or flats.

● Transposition: Discuss how key signatures are crucial

for transposing music. Show how to transpose a piece
from one key to another using the appropriate key
signature.

Materials: References:
Projector,Pen,Paper,Folder - Robert Hutchinson (2017),Music Theory for the 21st-
Century
Classroomhttps://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c
/MajorKeySignatures.html

- Brad Harrison music Key signatures (20!9)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=xY9Q0R0G2jM&t=234s

- Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "key

signature". Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2007,
https://www.britannica.com/art/key-signature.
Accessed 3 August 2023.

Learning Activity
Teacher’s Activity Learner’s Activity
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Good morning, class! How are you feeling today? Are Good morning Teacher. Nicole! We’re doing good.
we all good today?

Before we start our session for today, let us start with *learners will lead his/her prayer.
a prayer. Mr./Ms. (Name of learner) Kindly lead the
prayer. Thank you.
Note: The teacher will assign a learner to lead the
prayer.

Additionally, I would like to collect the attendance of

the class for today.

Now let's start our class with a warm up im inviting

the class to stand up and listen carefully to me.

The solfege curwen hand sign

instructions:
-seat properly
-listens and focus listens carefully
-remember the hand signs

but before we start .Does anyone here doesn't know No one sir
the do re mi fa sol la ti do pitch?

M Now lets start! lets go

Motivate

1 DO-close your fist and place it in your waist The students participate to the activity actively
2. RE- open your palm and slightly point upward
creating a roof
3.MI- open your palm and creat a strait horizontal line
4.FA-face your palm forward while your thumb points
down
5.SOL- face your palm in you and your thumbs up
pointing upward
6.LA-put your hands to your shoulder level and loosen
up the tension
7. TI- point your two hands to your forehead
8.Do-close your fist but unlike to the first do it need to
be at above your head

E Guide Questions:
Explore
1.How do you think using Solfege hand signs helped
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you in understanding and memorizing the musical

notes or intervals?

2. Did you notice any patterns or relationships

between the Solfege hand signs and the
corresponding pitches or notes?

Thank you class for your participation in our first

activity now lets understand our topic which is.

Key signatures
-A key signature is a musical notation placed at the Yes, Teacher!
beginning of a musical staff to indicate the tonality or
key of a piece of music. It consists of a set of sharps
(#) or flats (b) that define which notes are to be
consistently raised or lowered throughout the piece.
Key signatures are used in both Western classical
music and various other genres.

*learners pay attention attentively

The purpose:
-The purpose of a key signature is to establish the
tonal center or "home" pitch, known as the tonic, and
to simplify the notation by avoiding the need for
accidentals (sharps or flats) to be placed before each
individual note that needs to be raised or lowered.

There are 15 possible key signatures, each

representing a different major or minor key. The
major keys are based on the major scale, while the
minor keys are based on the natural minor scale. For
example:

*learners continue to pay attention.

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*learners pay attention attentively

● The key of C major has no sharps or flats in

its key signature.
● The key of G major has one sharp (F#) in its
key signature.
● The key of D major has two sharps (F# and
C#) in its key signature.
● The key of A major has three sharps (F#, C#,
and G#) in its key signature.

On the other hand, for minor keys, the key signature

represents the relative major's key signature. For
example, the key of A minor has no sharps or flats in
its key signature, which is the same as its relative
major, C major.

Key signatures are crucial for musicians, as they

provide valuable information about the tonality of a
piece and help performers identify which notes to play
as naturals, sharps, or flats without having to rely on
accidentals throughout the music.

THE CIRCLE OF FIFTHS

"Circle of Fifths," which is a visual representation of

the relationships between the 12 tones in Western
music. It is a helpful tool for understanding key
signatures, chord progressions, and the relationships
between different keys.

The Circle of Fifths is a circular diagram that arranges

the 12 pitches in a clockwise order, starting with C
major (or A minor) at the top. Each step moving
clockwise represents an interval of a perfect fifth,
which is equivalent to seven half-steps in Western
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None so far, Teacher Drei

music.

FIFTHS ARE COMMON IN MUSIC.

• Outside of a chord makes a fifth.
• Cadences (endings) use fifths: II V I or sometimes
just V I.
• Jumping between primary chords (I, IV and V)
create 5ths. (I up to V or IV up to I )

• Learning scales in the order of the circle of fifths will

help you:
• Learn major scales & chords.
• Recognize key signatures.
• Know I and V chord in every key

ORDER OF SHARPS & FLATS:

order that SHARPS and FLATS are added to scales.
Order of Sharps: F C G D A E B
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Order of Flats: B E A D G C F
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(notice the order of flats is just the order of sharps

backwards)
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To have a clear this table will help you to fully

understand the key signatures

I Activity 2:THE SHARPS AND FLATS

Innovate
Mechanics of the game
1. The class will be divided into two groups
2. i will present a major key and a minor key
to determine what key signature it is
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3. i will give you a folder to put your answers
in it
4. you just need to stick the right sharps or
flats to get the correct key signature

Do you have any questions?

1. C major ,A minor
2 .F# major,D# minor
3.Gb major, Eb minor
4. Ab major, F minor
5. F major , D minor

Answer key

2.

3.

4.

5. None so far teacher.

do you have any questions?

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Activity 3:
bring out ¼ sheet of paper
Instruction: Write the correct answers to your ¼
sheet of paper

1. what is the order of sharps

2. what is the order of flats
3. what direction of the circle of sharps
4. what direction is the circle of flats
5. What does the major and it's relative minor
scale have in common?

Answer key:
1. FCGDAEB
2. BEADGCF
3. UP
4. DOWN
5. SAME NOTES

ASSIGNMENT: Create a chart showing the key

signatures for all major and minor keys, and include
the number of sharps or flats in each key.
Question? None, Teacher.

Goodbye and thank you Teacher Drei!

A
Assess Okay then, class is dismissed and see you next week!
Goodbye class!
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Prepared by:

Student Name: Maynigo,Andrei S.

Year and Section: BPHED 3-27
Email: maynigo.as@pnu.edu.ph