Grade 8| Music

Musical
Instruments of
India
JEROME D. MATE

MAPEH 8 TEACHER
 Introduction
There are four ethnographic classification of
musical instruments namely Aerophones,
Chordophones, Idiophones and Membranophones.

Musical instruments are categorized based on how

sounds are produced.
 Activity 1: Know Me
• Form a group with 10 members.
• Read the instructions carefully.
• The group will write the answer on the activity
sheet provided. Include the name of the members
in the activity sheet.
• Let’s check after 3 minutes.
 Match the word to its definition.
A-Sound is created by
causing a body of air to
1.IDIOPHONE vibrate
B-Sound is created by a
2.MEMBRANOPHONE vibrating string or strings
stretched between two points
3.AEROPHONE C-Sound is created by the
vibration of the whole instrument.
4.CHORDOPHONE
D-Sound is created by a vibrating
stretched membrane
 Match the word to its definition.

1.IDIOPHONE - C

2.MEMBRANOPHONE - D

3.AEROPHONE A

4.CHORDOPHONE - B
 Sound is created
by causing a body
of air to vibrate
Sound is created by
a vibrating string or
strings stretched
between two points
Sound is created by
the vibration of the
whole instrument.
Sound is created
by a vibrating
stretched
membrane
 Activity 2: Guess the sound

1.Guess the instrument that being played.

2. Used your finger to show the answer
Well done. :)
 Musical
Instruments of
India
Any Question?
 Activity 3: Know Me

• Individual Activity.
• Read the instructions carefully.
• Identify the name and classification of the
instruments that being played.
• Let’s check after 5 minutes.
ITEM # 1 Name of Instrument

CLASSIFICATION
ITEM # 1 Name of Instrument

TAMBURA

CLASSIFICATION

CHORDOPHONE
ITEM # 2 Name of Instrument

CLASSIFICATION
ITEM # 2 Name of Instrument

SARANGI

CLASSIFICATION

CHORDOPHONE
ITEM # 3 Name of Instrument

CLASSIFICATION
ITEM # 3 Name of Instrument

TABLA

CLASSIFICATION

MEMBRANOPHONE
ITEM # 4 Name of Instrument

CLASSIFICATION
ITEM # 4 Name of Instrument

SHEHNAI
CLASSIFICATION

AEROPHONE
ITEM # 5 Name of Instrument

CLASSIFICATION
ITEM # 5 Name of Instrument

GHATAM
CLASSIFICATION

IDIOPHONE
Well done. :)
Do you know how to play one
or more musical instruments?
 If you had to choose, which
musical instruments would you
use, is it in the cell phone
application or the actual
instruments? Why?
What did you learned in our
lesson?
 ASSESSMENT

PART 1. (10points)
Identify the instrument which does not belong to the
group and name its classification.
 ITEM # 1

DHOL SITAR TABLA

 ITEM # 2

SARANGI EKTARA GHATAM

 ITEM # 3

DAF UDUKKAI NADASWARAM

 ITEM # 4

TAMBURA SARANGI SHEHNAI

 ITEM # 5

HARMONIUM KHARTAL GHATAM

Part 2. (15 points)
Directions: Name the instruments used in the
performance and give its classification. Analyze
musical elements of selected instrumental pieces
heard and performed.
Any Question?
Well done. :)