A Detailed Lesson Plan in Music for Grade 6

By Group 2 | October 14, 2023

I. Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the learners are expected to:
K - Understand the Concept of Steady Beats
S - Demonstrate the Ability to Maintain a Steady
Beat
A - Develop a Sense of Timing and Precision

II. Subject Matter:

Topic: Steady Beats
References: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY6NKZ_-G9k
Materials: Laptop, power point, worksheets, videos and projector.
Values Integration: Honesty, Obedience, Ability to follow instructions

III. Procedure
Teacher’s Activity Pupil’s Activity
A. Preparation (Jarmklin)

1. Opening Prayer

“Alright! So, before we start our class this

evening, we will have to pray first.”
(Students and teacher bow down their
“May I call someone to lead the prayer?” heads and pray.)

“Okay *name*, kindly lead the prayer for us.” “Okay, teacher.”

“Let us pray.”

2. Greetings

“Good Afternoon, class! “Good Afternoon, teacher Jarmklin!”

“HEP HEP!!!” “HOORAY”

“HOORAY” “HEP HEP!!!”

“Wow all of you guys are energetic” “Yes Sir”

“So moving on, may I know the date for today?” “Today is Friday, October 13 2023.”

“Amazing, children!”

3. Checking of Attendance

“Okay, so may I know who’s absent for today?” “None, teacher!”

“Good!”

4. Exercise

“Alright! It’s time to stretch and shake our body so that you “Yes, teacher.”
will not get sleepy during the discussion tonight. Right,
children?”

“So, in order to stretch and shake our body, we will have a “Yes, teacher!”
zumba dance. Are you game?”

“Then, if you are game, can you give teacher a one big
clap?”
(Children give their biggest clap)
“Good job! So, may I request everyone to please stand up (Everyone stand up)
for the exercise.”

“Okay, so I think everyone is ready. Let’s proceed to our

Zumba Dance! Please follow the steps in the video okay, “Yes, teacher!”
children?”

(Plays video)

“Wow! Let’s give everyone a 1,2,3 clap because you all

participated in our zumba dance.”

“After the counting, in 3,2,1, go!” (Children clapping)

“Okay, please sit down.”

5. Classroom Rules

“Alright, children. Before we will start our lesson, let us be

reminded by our classroom rules. What is our classroom
rules again?”

“Number 1?” “Listen carefully to the teacher.”

“Yes, how do we listen carefully to the teacher?” “By participating, teacher!” “No talking,
teacher!”
“Yes, very good! So listen to teacher okay?”
“yes, teacher Jarmklin!”
“And what is our classroom rule number 2?”
“Participate actively, teacher!”
“Good job! How do you participate to teacher
again? By what?”
“By answering the questions, teacher!”
“Amazing, children. So I think you are all ready for our
discussion this afternoon.”
“Yes, teacher!”
“yes, teacher!”

(Children gives their 2 thumbs up)

B. Motivation

“Before I start our lesson class I have a game for you so

teacher will play a video, this is a video game”

“Class game na ba kayo ?”

(Plays video) “Game na”

“Wow Perfect! Let’s give everyone a Frog clap because (Children participate)
you all participated in our mini game.”

“1 2 3 clap”
“So, in order to know the how beats work, just listen to
teacher carefully and participate, okay?” (Childrendo the frog clap)
“yes teacher !”
C. Presentation

“Do you like to listen to music class?”

“How about parades class?” “Yes, teacher!”

“Awesome! So, our lesson for this evening is about steady “Yes, teacher!”
beats.”

“Can you remember the beat you heard from the video a
while ago?”
“Yes, teacher!” “No, teacher!”
“Great for those who remembered, but for those who forgot
the things, it’s okay because we will see them again during
our discussion.” “Okay, teacher!”

“Alright, class?”

D. Lesson Proper “Yes, teacher!”

“Yesterday, we embarked on an exciting journey into the

world of sound and silence.”

“The lesson aimed to introduce you guys to the

fundamental concepts that define these two intriguing
elements.”

“Now to continue our lesson in music I’m going to

introduce to you a new topic.”

“What is a beat? Does anyone know what a beat is”

“Very good *students name”

(Student answers)
“So in music, beat is the basic unit of time, the pulse, of
the mensural level. The beat is often defined as the
rhythm listeners would tap their toes to when listening
to a piece of music, or the numbers a musician counts
while performing.”

“It’s what makes your toes tippy tappy, makes your

head nod back and forth, also makes you clap”

“Now I’ll play audio clips and I want you guys to guess
what they are and try to recreate them by banging your
desks”

“Ready class?”

“Here’s the first one”

(Plays music) “Ready sir!”

*1 Heartbeat “What sound is it class ?”

“Very good class, now try to copy it by banging your
desks”

“Good Job class”

“Heartbeat sir”
“Now for the second one”

(Plays music)

*2 Drum Roll “How about this class?”

“Good job class, now let’s try to copy it by banging on

our desks ready class?”

“Very good, let’s give everyone 1 stomp, 1 clap,

“It’s a drum roll sir”
hooray”

“Ready class ?

“Now, let’s continue with our discussion”

“We now know that beat is the basic unit of time, the
pulse, of the mensural level.” “Ready sir”
(Students follow)
“Let’s now discuss about steady beats”.

“Is an ongoing, steady, repetitive pulse that occurs in

songs, chants, rhymes, and music. It's the part that
makes you want to tap your toes, clap your hands, or
jump up and dance like no one is watching.”

“Here are examples of steady beats”

“Clock the clock goes tik tok” “TIK TOK TIK TOK”

“how does the clock sound again class”

“Then we have Faucet dripping. Drip drip”

“how does the Faucet sound again class”

“ DRIP DRIP, DRIP DRIP”
“Lastly Heartbeat. Badump, Badump
“BADUMP, BADUMP”
“Wow does the Heartbeat sound again class”

“Very good class, HEP HEP!” “HOORAY”

“Okay class settle down let’s continue” (Students settle down and listen)

“There are 3 regular beats in music, beats of 2, 3 and

lastly 4”
“Moving on to the beats of 2, also known as “cut time”
or “alla breve.” This time signature has two beats per
measure, with a half note equivalent to one beat.”

“Let’s follow the diagram” “Ready go”

(students follow the beat)
“Very good class”

“Now we have beat of 3, “Triple” refers to the three

beats per measure. “Triple” refers to the three beats per
bar.

“Let’s follow the diagram” “Ready go” (students follow the beat)

“Great job class”

Lastly we go to the beats of 4, 4/4 means there are 4

beats in each measure and a quarter note receives one
count.

“Let’s follow the diagram” “Ready go”

“Hooray everyone, you’re all so energetic”

“Let’s give ourselves 3 claps” “Ready 1,2,3” (Students Clap)

“We’ve now covered what a steady beat is and what are

its types, let us now go to another type of beat”

“We have the last one which is No beat”

“No beat is a type of musical anti-meter free from

musical time and time signature. It is used when a piece
of music has no discernible beat. Instead, the rhythm is
intuitive and free-flowing.”

“Examples would be water” (play sounds of water)

“Wind” (play sound of wind)

“Lastly a motorcycle engine” (play sound of

motorcycle)

Can u tell me again what’s the last type of beat? “No beat sir”
“Let’s give 3 big claps to all of us!” “1,2,3,go!”
(Clap! Clap! Clap!) (Everyone clapping their hands)

“And because you participated and listened to our

discussion. Let’s see if you can answer another game of
ours.”

E. Enrichment Activity

“Alright! Since you are all good in identifying beats,

let us try to work on this one. So, first, I will show you
a video on the screen on the things that we have
discussed earlier, I want you all to pay attention to the
instructions on the video”

“Understood?”

“Are you ready?” “Yes, teacher!”

“Okay, let’s proceed!” “Yes, teacher!”

“This is beat or no beat”

(Plays Video)

F. Generalization
“Good work, everyone! Now, let us try to review once “ We talked about Steady beats sir”
again. What did we talk about earlier?”

“Good, what else?” “ Time signatures sir”

“Very good class”

“Good job, everyone! You are all fantastic! I think you

can identify the common beats in your environment
and even in your home by yourselves.”

G. Application

“Alright! Since you can identify the beats by yourselves.

Let’s have one last game. In this part. We will play Let me
hear.”
(Badump, Badump)
“Let me hear a heartbeat”
“Good job!”
(Drip, Drip)
“Let me hear a faucet dripping”
“Nice one!”

“Let me hear a clock tick” “Tik tok, tik tok”

“Awesome!”

“Now let me hear a wind blowing” “booooshshhhhh, boooosshssh”

“Wow! You are all amazing, children!”

“I’m so glad that you participated well in our discussions as

well as in our activities this evening!”

“Did you enjoy our class this afternoon?” “Yes, teacher!”

 “I expect that you learned a lot from me and you will not “Yes, teacher!”
forget it. Okay?”

“Thank you, children!”

IV. EVALUATION

Instructions: This exam is designed to evaluate your knowledge of steady beats in music. Read each
question carefully and select the most appropriate answer.

Section 1: Multiple Choice Questions

What is a steady beat in music?

a) A fast tempo
b) A consistent, unchanging pulse or rhythm
c) A type of musical instrument
d) A loud dynamic level

In a musical composition, if the time signature is 4/4, how many beats are in each measure, and what note
receives one beat?
a) 2 beats per measure, with a quarter note receiving one beat
b) 3 beats per measure, with a half note receiving one beat
c) 4 beats per measure, with a quarter note receiving one beat
d) 5 beats per measure, with an eighth note receiving one beat

Which of the following is an example of a steady beat?

a) Car Engine
b) Water Splashing
c) Heartbeat
d) None of the above

Which of the following does a clock make?

a) Boom boom pow
b) Plew plew plew
c) Drip Drip Drip
d) Boom panes

__________ is a type of musical anti-meter free from musical time and time signature.
a) Time
b) Rhythm
c) Steady Beat
d) No Beat

Test 2: True or False 5 points each

True or False: Steady beats are essential in music to maintain a sense of rhythm and structure.

True or False: In a 4/8 time signature, there are six beats in each measure, and an eighth note receives one
beat.

V. ASSIGNMENT

Reflect and Share:

Ask students to share their experiences with steady beats. What did they find challenging or exciting?
Write it on a ½ crosswise and pass it tomorrow.

(DISSMIISES THE CLASS)