KNOW MORE

MUSIC

GRADE 3

Learner’s Activity Book

Nabwile Violet

Werashipala Kennedy

Stephen Wachana

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Contents

PERFORMING...............................................1

Songs...............................................................................................1

Singing games ..............................................................................15

Dance ............................................................................................26

Musical instruments ....................................................................36

CREATING/ COMPOSING..........................51

Rhythm ..........................................................................................51

Melody............................................................................................58

LISTENING AND RESPONDING .............. 68

Elements of music........................................................................68

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PERFORMING

1

Songs

Let us identify

Activity 1

Look at the pictures below.What type of song do you think is being

sang in each picture?

A

C

B

D

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Activity 2

1. Watch videos in the links below with the help of your teacher.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy4GI6GyZ9U Kamba folk dance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpBRYCMzLvQ Borana song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F5BKmgRLkc Kikuyu song

https://youtu.be/KP6LBYoqBl0 Here we go round the mulberry

bush

2. Name the occasion when the songs above were performed.

Song Occasion or ceremony

a) Kamba folk dance

b) Borana song

c) Kikuyu song

d) Here we go round the

mulberry bush

3. Name ceremonies where songs are sung in your community.

__________________

The national anthem is sung:

1. During national days

2. When raising the ﬂag

3. When presidents meet.

Let us learn

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Let us practice

Activity 3

1. Listen to the Kenya national anthem in the video link below.

https://youtu.be/y3an_tAvz5g

2. Sing the national anthem.

Ee Mungu nguvu yetu

Ilete baraka kwetu

Haki iwe ngao na mlinzi

Natukae na undugu

Amani na uhuru

Raha tupate na ustawi.

Amkeni ndugu zetu

Tufanye sote bidii

Nasi tujitoe kwa nguvu

Nchi yetu ya Kenya

Tunayoipenda

Tuwe tayari kuilinda.

Natujenge taifa letu

Ee, ndio wajibu wetu

Kenya istahili heshima

Tuungane mikono

Pamoja kazini

Kila siku tuwe na shukrani.

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Activity 4

1. Tick (√) the picture that shows the right posture when singing the

national anthem.

A

B C D

2. How should we behave when singing the national anthem?

______________________________________________________

Activity 5

1. Your teacher will guide you to sing the national anthem ﬁrst in

Swahili then in English.You can use the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVC7094dH3k

2. Stand at attention.

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3. Sing the national anthem and say every word correctly.

Oh God of all creation

Bless this our land and nation

Justice be our shield and defender

May we dwell in unity

Peace and liberty

Plenty be found within our borders.

Let one and all arise

With hearts both strong and true

Service be our earnest endeavour

And our homeland of Kenya

Heritage and splendor

Firm may we stand to defend.

Let all with one accord

In common bond united

Build this our nation together

And the glory of Kenya

The fruit of our labour

Fill every heart with thanksgiving.

Activity 6

Underline the behaviours that are not allowed when singing the

national anthem.

A. Standing at attention

B. Talking to your friends

C . Touching your face

D. Shaking your head

E. Clapping your hands

F. Looking at the ﬂag

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Let us perform

Activity 7

1. Listen as your teacher plays a 3-part round song from the link

below.

https://youtu.be/eox_4hsWzU4?t=63 White sand and grey sand

2. What do you like about the song?

3. How many voice parts did you hear?

4. Which were the entry points for the voices?

Activity 8

1. With the help of your teacher, sing the song below in unison.

White sand and grey sand

Who will buy my white sand?

Who will buy my grey sand?

2. Your teacher will divide your class into three groups and guide you

to sing the song above in rounds.

a) When we sing the same song with different groups joining in at

different lines, the song is called a round.

b) An entry point is the line where you join to sing a song.

c) A three-part round is when three people or groups sing a song

but begin at different times.

d) Singing a round makes the song sound sweet.

Let us learn

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Activity 9

1. Listen as your teacher plays a three-part round song from the link

below.

https://youtu.be/eox_4hsWzU4?t=63

2. Your teacher will guide you to sing the song below as a three-part

song as in the video.

Row, row, row your boat

Gently down the stream.

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily

Life is but a dream.

Activity 10

1. Show your friends how to stand while singing.

2. Show your friends how to sit while singing.

3. Tick (√) the pictures showing the right posture when singing.

A

B C D

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1. Posture is the position of your body when standing or sitting.

2. Right posture when singing

a) Stand with your back straight.

b) Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart.

c) Your chin should be relaxed.

3. When singing, breathe in quickly and breathe out slowly.

4. Do not lift your shoulders when breathing in.

Let us learn

Activity 11

1. Your teacher will help you practice to breathe in faster at the

beginning of the lines of this song.

2. Use that breath as you sing to the end of the line before you breath

in again.

Baa, baa, black sheep

Baa, baa, black sheep have you any wool?

Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full

One for my master, one for the dame

And one for the little boy who lives down the lane.

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Diction is speaking in a way that people can hear clearly each

word you say.

Let us learn

Activity 12

Read these sentences slowly then fast.

1. Red letter, yellow leather.

2. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

3. Mommy made me mash my M and Ms.

Activity 13

1. How do you feel when you do not hear clearly what someone is

trying to say to you?

______________________________________________________

2. What do you do if you cannot hear clearly the music you are

listening to?

______________________________________________________

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Activity 14

1. Look at the picture below. Do you think the children in the picture

are projecting their voices?

Write yes or no. _________________________

2. Sing or speak loudly and clearly.This is called voice projection.

Voice projection, breath control, good posture and diction are

techniques of good musicianship.

Let us learn

Activity 15

1. Sing the Kenya national anthem.

2. Remember to project your voice, control your breath, stand at

attention and say the words correctly.

3. Observe the pitch, rhythm and beat of the song.Your teacher will

guide you.

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To do at home

Activity 16

Ask your parent or guardian to teach you a song from your community.

Activity 17

1. Teach your class the song you learnt at home.

2. Learn songs from different communities.

3. Sing the songs.

4. Use the instruments and body percussion below to accompany the

songs.

Activity 18

In groups, discuss why it is important to learn and sing songs from

different communities.Write down the points.

____________________________________________________

A

D

B

E

C

F

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Learning songs from other communities helps us to love other

people. It also helps us to respect each other’s culture.

Let us learn

Activity 19

1. The children are feeling _____________ (happy, sad) as they sing.

2. Talk about the body movements the children are displaying.

3. Choose a song.Which body movements can you use in your song?

4. Sing the song and move your body to the song.

5. Show different emotions such as happiness, surprise, sadness or

anger when singing.

6. Take turns recording your performance using digital devices.Your

teacher will guide you.

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Fun with music

1. How many verses does the Kenya national anthem

have?

____________________________________________

2. What do we do to show respect to our national anthem?

__________________________________________________

3. When is the national anthem sung?

__________________________________________________

4. Name four occasions where we sing.

__________________________________________________

5. Draw and colour two instruments that you can play while

singing. Name the instruments.

A

B

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6. Draw and colour the ﬂag of Kenya.

7. Fill in the gaps below with words of the national anthem.

__________ taifa letu

Ee, ndio wajibu wetu

________________

Tuungane _________

________________

Kila siku tuwe na shukrani.

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Singing games

Let us identify

Activity 1

1. Say what is happening in the picture below. The children are

________________________.

2. List ﬁve songs that you sing during play.

_____________________________________________________

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Activity 2

1. Watch videos in the links below with the help of your teacher.

https://youtu.be/QNqdMrjwaXs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72Tm-za3Euc

2. Which activities are the children in these videos doing?

3. What items are they using?

Activity 3

1. Sing the singing game below from the Luhya community.

Umbe-umbe

Solo: Umbe-umbe

Response: Mbe-umbe

Solo: Shisia inyokha

Response: Mbe-umbe

Solo: Umbe kanyama

Response: Mbe-umbe

Solo: Auuwi

Response: Chachacha

Solo: Piga gita

Response: Gita

Solo: Cheza ngoma

Response: Ngoma

2. Talk about the singing games you know.

3. Perform singing games from your community and other communities.

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Activity 4

1. Choose singing games to perform. Your teacher will guide you.

2. Collect props and costumes to use.

3. Perform the singing games.

4. What makes a singing game enjoyable?

_____________________________________________________

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Activity 5

1. What activities do children do when performing a singing game?

_____________________________________________________

2. Which movements do children make when performing a singing

game?

_____________________________________________________

3. Name the objects you use when playing.

_____________________________________________________

Activity 6

1. Name the objects that the children are using.

________________ ______________

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2. What are the children doing?

___________________________________

3. Learn a singing game with the help of your teacher.

4. Perform the singing game.

Activity 7

1. In groups, choose a singing game to perform.

2. Decide what role each group member will play in the singing game.

3. Get play items and costumes that you will need.

4. Perform the singing game and share the play items.

How to observe safety when performing singing games

a) Do not knock or step on others.

b) When using sticks, avoid those with sharp edges.

c) Remove objects that can hurt you.

Props include objects such as ropes,balls, dolls, tyres and hula hoops.

Costumes can include sisal skirts, hats, tails, stockings, rags and

sacks.

We can use materials such as old papers, old clothes and used

tyres to make props.

Let us learn

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Activity 8

Name the objects below.

________________

Activity 9

1. Watch a Kikamba singing game in the video link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPy7avl_-Cc

2. Learn the song and perform it. Observe safety as you perform the

song.

3. Name the props that the children are using in the singing game.

_____________________________________________________

C

D

A B

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4. What are the children wearing while performing the singing game?

_____________________________________________________

5. List the measures the children have taken to observe their own

safety.

_________________________________

Activity 10

1. Talk about the picture below.

2. Form a group of six. Volunteer to be the group leader.

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3. Two people will stand facing each other and tap hands. The four

members will be passing between the space of the two people as

you sing the song below.

Nyuki Fatuma

Nyuki, nyuki, ha ha ha

Nyuki Fatuma, ha ha ha

Ajenga nyumba, ha ha ha

Nyumba ya nyasi, ha ha ha

Kalolo kalolo akaingia ndani

Kalolo yaa!

4. When the song ends, the two people tapping hands lower their

hands and trap those passing.

Let us discover

Activity 11

1. What are the children doing? _______________________________

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2. Using a digital device like a smartphone, laptop or computer,search

for singing games online.

3. Learn the singing games.

Activity 12

1. Practise singing games from different communities.

2. Participate in a cultural day that your teacher will organise.Perform

the singing games.

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Fun with music

1. Name ﬁve props used in singing games.

__________________________________________

2. Why do we need others while performing singing games?

_____________________________________________

3. Draw and colour a digital device that you can use to record

music.

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4. Draw and colour two costumes and two props.

Costumes

Props

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Dance

Let us identify

Activity 1

1. Talk about the picture below. What are the children doing?

2. Pick words that show how the dancers are moving while dancing.

waving swaying hand-shaking digging

______________________________________________________

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Dance

Let us identify

Activity 1

1. Talk about the picture below. What are the children doing?

2. Pick words that show how the dancers are moving while dancing.

waving swaying hand-shaking digging

______________________________________________________

Activity 2

3. List the dances you know.

__________________________________________

4. Name occasions when dances are performed.

__________________________________________

A dance is when a person or a group of people move to a musical

rhythm. Every community has its own way or style of dancing.

Dances from some communities:

Dance Community

Isukuti Luhya

Mwomboko Agikuyu

Amareko Abagusii

Kamabeka Ababukusu

Mwazindika Taita/ Dawida

Kilumi Akamba

Chukka Ameru

Let us learn

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Occasions when people dance are:

1. Wedding ceremonies

2. Good harvest

3. Celebrating victory in wars

4. Sports like wrestling

5. Funerals

6. Welcoming a new-born baby in the community.

Activity 3

1. Watch the videos in the links below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6iWbIu65lE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH2qsQ2UdLM

2. Name the parts of the body used when dancing.

______________________________________________________

3. Name the movements that the children are showing when dancing.

________________ _______________

4. List four activities that we do everyday.

______________________________________________________

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Let us practice

Activity 4

1. Name the body movements shown in the pictures below.

digging waving shaking hands swaying

A

C

B

D

2. In pairs, stand and wave at your friend using your left hand.Your

right hand should touch the waist. Swing your waist as you wave.

3. Swing your waist as you wave two times then change your hands.

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Activity 5

1. Pick one activity from the list below.

waving swaying hand shaking digging

2. Dance as you do the activity you chose.

3. Pick other activities from the list and perform them as you dance.

4. Perform your favourite dance.

Let us perform

Activity 6

1. Look at the picture below. Talk about how the children are dancing.

2. Dance like the children in the picture.

3. Your teacher will play a song. Dance to the song as you move your

body parts. Move in different directions.

4. Show emotions such as happiness and sadness when dancing.

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Activity 7

1. Join the dots and colour.

Activity 8

Draw and colour a boy or a girl dancing.

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Activity 9

1. Create your own dance and present it to your friends.

2. Name the parts of your body that move when you perform the

dance.

______________________________________________________

Activity 10

1. Watch a video in the link below with the help of your teacher.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPrE_rnNJzE

2. Imitate the dance.

3. Your teacher will guide you to dance. You will observe dance

elements such as space, time, energy and relationship with others.

4. Observe safety as you dance. Do not knock or step on others.

Activity 11

1. Watch the video in the link below with the help of your teacher.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-IUp0HEt_4

2. Imitate the dance in the video.

3. Make steps forward, backwards and sideways to the rhythm of the

dance.

4. Make steps and perform activities like rowing a boat, pounding

maize and digging.

5. Make steps as you imitate the peacock or crested crane in circles

and straight lines.

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To do at home

Activity 12

Ask your parent or guardian to teach you a dance from your

community.

Activity 13

1. The picture below shows a Somali dance.Talk about it.

2. Teach your friends the dance you learnt at home.

3. Learn dances from the communities of your friends.

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Fun with music

1. What activities involving body movements can be

used in a dance?

__________________________________________

2. Draw and colour your friend dancing.

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3. Neema wants to attend a dance. Show her

the direction.

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Musical instruments

Music is either vocal or instrumental. Vocal is when you sing using the

mouth. Instrumental is when you play instruments.

Instruments accompany singing and dancing.

Musical instruments produce rhythm when played.

Let us identify

Activity 1

Name the instruments below.

violin ﬁddle guitar

A

B

C

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Activity 2

1. This instrument is played by _____________________.

2. This instrument is played by _____________________.

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3. This instrument is played by _____________________.

4. Play the instruments shown by imitating what the people in the

pictures are doing.

a) String musical instruments produce sound by plucking,strumming,

striking or bowing the strings.

b) A guitar produces sound by plucking or strumming the strings.

c) A ﬁddle has only one string and a bow.

A ﬁddle is known as:

• Orutu among the Luo

• Ishiiriri among the Abaluhya

• Wandindi among the Agikuyu

Let us learn

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Activity 3

1. The instrument played below is called a lyre.

2. Talk about how it is played.

A lyre is played by plucking strings. It is called:

a) Obokano among the Abagusii

b) Nyatiti among the Luo

c) Kipkandit among the Kipsigis

d) Litungu among the Ababukusu

Let us learn

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Activity 4

1. The instrument below is called a ground bow.

Stick String

Ground

Metal tin

2. The instrument is played by ______________________ (hitting,

plucking).

A ground bow is played by plucking the strings. It is called:

a) Entono among the Abakuria

b) Walubende among the Ababukusu

c) Indende among the Ameru

d) Mbaito among the Abagusii.

Let us learn

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Activity 5

The instrument below is played by plucking. It is called a

_________________.

Activity 6

1. Watch the videos below showing how to play some string

instruments.

https://youtu.be/0FOERNVRp no ﬁddle

https://youtu.be/c0R1g0fvoLY lyre

https://youtu.be/MjihbB34OaA mouth bow

2. Imitate playing the instruments.

3. The parts of the body used in playing the ﬁddle, lyre and mouth

bow are:

_____________________________________________________

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Let us create

Activity 7

Fiddle

How to make a ﬁddle

Materials needed

An empty metal tin or piece

of wood, a stick, a piece of

timber, a nail, a peg, Two

strings

Steps to follow

1. Make two holes on

the opposite sides of

the tin to the size of

the piece of timber as

shown.

2. Put the nail on one

end of the timber.

3. Fit the timber in the

holes.

4. Tie the string from

the piece of timber to the nail.

5. Fasten the string with the peg to make it tight.

6. Tie the other string to the stick to make a bow. The ﬁddle is ready.

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The bow is used to play the instrument.To play, move the string of

the bow to the string on the tin.

Let us learn

Let us practice

Activity 8

Let us play the ﬁddle

1. Hold the timber of the instrument in your left hand as shown.

2. Hold the tin on the left hand side of the chest.

3. The right hand holds one end of the bow.

4. Move the string of the bow gently to the string of the instrument.

5. What do you notice?

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6. Use the left hand ﬁngers to touch the string of the instrument as

you bow.

7. What do you notice?

8. You can create more melodies by changing the position of the

ﬁngers on the string.

9. Sing a familiar song as you play the instrument.

Activity 9

Name ﬁve materials used to make a ﬁddle.

_____________________________________________________

Activity 10

Ground bow

Materials needed

A cans or tins, a strong

sticks, a strings, a a

cutting tool for shaping

the stick in the correct

shape and size

How to make a ground bow

1. Sharpen the two ends of the stick which is about 1m long.

2. Push one sharp end of the stick into the ground.Make sure the stick

is very ﬁrm in the ground.

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3. Make a hole at the bottom of the tin as shown.

4. Tie or hook the string to the tin through the hole.

5. Tightly tie the other end of the string to the end of the stick that is

above the ground. The instrument is ready for playing.

6. Play by striking the string while at the same time stretching or

bending the stick. This will make the instrument produce different

pitches.

Activity 11

In groups, talk about how you can take care of string instruments.

Write down your points.

________________________________________________________

How to take care of string instruments

a) Make a case where to keep the instruments.

b) Loosen the bow after playing the ground bow. Disconnect the

parts and put it in its case.

c) Apply wax on the strings. The wax prevents the strings from

fraying.

d) Tune the bows properly.

e) Handle the bows and strings carefully.

Let us learn

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Activity 12

1. Watch how the ﬁddle is used when singing the national anthem

from the link below.

https://youtu.be/etseb93keqs

https://youtu.be/hQdn1djDb9c

2. Talk about how the ﬁddle was played in the video.

Activity 13

1. Choose familiar songs to sing.

2. Sing the songs and accompany them with the string instruments

you made.

Activity 14

1. Get percussion instruments such as drums, wind instruments such

as horns, whistles and string instruments such as ﬁddles, ground

bows and mouth bows.

2. Play the instruments. Your teacher will guide you.

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Activity 15

1. The girl is playing a _______________.

2. Sing a song as you play a string instrument.

3. Let a friend record the performance using any digital device.

4. Watch the recorded performance and talk about it.

Activity 16

With the help of your teacher, parent or guardian, do research on

string instruments. Search for examples of string instruments, how

they are played and how to take care of them.

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1. Colour the picture below.

2. Join the dots and colour the musical instrument below. The

instrument is called a ___________.

Fun with music

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3. Name the instruments below.

Instrument Name

_________________________

__________________________

A

B

C

D

E

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4. Look for eight names of string musical instruments in the puzzle

below. They run across and downwards.

The ﬁrst one has been done for you.

m e o r u t u j a q a e

e v k r z a r d e s s l

l h d w a n d i n d i i

m p z x g p q y k s o t

e u r o l h a l i i u u

n i r e e a m a n i t n

t l g v n r b f i l e g

o i o b o k a n o i s u

n n m u o k i i x l a u

o d u n y a t i t i r w

d e y r w g o a r t y q

k i p k a n d i t t y q

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Rhythm

Let us identify

Activity 1

1. What is a pulse? Feel the rhythm of your heart beating on your

wrist.Tell your teacher.

2. Some animals and objects make regular repeating sounds. These

sounds form a rhythm. Imitate the rhythms as played out in the

video link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UYnHJqo7_4

a) Rhythm is the repetitive pulse of the music.

b) Duration and tempo are important in rhythm.

c) Duration is how long a sound or silence lasts.

d) Tempo is the speed of the beat.

Let us learn

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CREATING/ COMPOSING

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Activity 2

1. Sing the song below.

Row, row, row your boat

Gently down the stream

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily

Life is but a dream.

2. Tap the rhythm of the song.

3. Clap the rhythm of the song.

4. Stamp the rhythm of the song.

Let us create

Activity 3

1. Watch and listen to a video in the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcpUTa7joF8

2. Join the people in the video in making the rhythmic patterns using

body percussion.

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Activity 4

1. Choose a song to sing. Your teacher will guide you.

2. Sing the song as a class.

3. As you sing the song, clap your hands and tap your desks.

4. You are making rhythm patterns as you accompany the song.

5. Name two activities that the children are doing with their hands.

________________________

Activity 5

1. Clap your hands once, tap the desk twice, clap your hands once,

and tap the desk twice.

2. Now, sing the song, ‘Row, row, row your boat’ as you play the

rhythmic pattern.

3. Accompany the song using other percussive instruments.

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Activity 6

1. Your teacher will play some rhythms for you.

2. You will then clap or play the same rhythm back to your teacher

on your instrument at the same speed.

3. Clap the following rhythmic pattern as you count after your

teacher.“Off” means silence (you do not clap) and counting 1 2 3

means that the clap is to be held for 4 beats.

Clap, off, clap, off, clap, clap, clap, off, clap 1 2 3, clap 1 2 3, clap, off,

clap, off.

Activity 7

The rhythm telephone

1. Stand in a single line.

2. Your teacher will tap a rhythm onto the back of the last person in

line.

3. The last person taps the rhythm on the back of the person in front

of him or her.

4. The process continues to the person at the front, who claps the

rhythm out loud.

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Activity 8

1. Clap your hands twice, tap the desk twice, clap your hands twice,

and tap the desk twice. Repeat the rhythm several times.

2. Now play it with your friend.

Activity 9

1. Watch the video in the link below.

https://youtu.be/kwT0lkYDlAk

2. Form a group.

3. Using body percussion and other rhythmic instruments, create

simple rhythmic patterns.

4. Make this a game, taking turns imitating your rhythms.

5. Make the rhythms using claps, stamps, snaps and taps.

a) We can create beats and rhythmic patterns by clapping,snapping,

tapping and stamping.

b) When we alternate clapping, tapping, snapping and stamping,

we create different rhythmic patterns.

Let us learn

Activity 10

1. Create a rhythm as a group. You can clap, tap, clap, snap, clap, tap,

clap and snap.

2. Do it ﬁrst at a slower speed then faster. Play the rhythmic pattern

repeatedly.

3. With the help of your teacher, record the rhythm using digital

devices.

4. Play back the record in class.

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Fun with music

1. Name the instruments below.

________________ ________________

2. Name the actions shown in the pictures.

__________________ __________________

A

C

B

D

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3. The basic, repetitive pulse of music is called

_____________________________________________

4. Name three instruments that you can use to play a rhythm.

__________________________________________________

5. We can create rhythm using our body by doing the following.

__________________________________________________

6. Amina wants to play a rhythm of her song on the violin. Help

her ﬁnd it.

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Melody

Let us identify

Activity 1

1. Listen as your teacher plays the song,‘White sand and grey sand’

from the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eox_4hsWzU4

2. Sing along with the melody.

3. How can you make a song interesting?

__________________________________________________

The elements of music are dynamics, pitch, duration and tempo.

a) Dynamics is the volume of the music. It can be loud or soft.

b) Pitch is how high or low sound in the music is.

c) Duration is how long or short music is.

d) Tempo is how fast or slow music is.

We can make music interesting by varying the rhythm and repeating

a few words.

Let us learn

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Melody

Let us identify

Activity 1

1. Listen as your teacher plays the song,‘White sand and grey sand’

from the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eox_4hsWzU4

2. Sing along with the melody.

3. How can you make a song interesting?

__________________________________________________

The elements of music are dynamics, pitch, duration and tempo.

a) Dynamics is the volume of the music. It can be loud or soft.

b) Pitch is how high or low sound in the music is.

c) Duration is how long or short music is.

d) Tempo is how fast or slow music is.

We can make music interesting by varying the rhythm and repeating

a few words.

Let us learn

Activity 2

1. Sing the song below as guided by your teacher.

White sand and grey sand

Who will buy my white sand?

Who will buy my grey sand?

2. Sing the ﬁrst line. How many words are in the ﬁrst line? _________

3. Give each word a number, starting from 1 up to 5, beginning from

white as number 1.

white sand and grey sand

1 2 3 4 5

4. Hum the tune of the ﬁrst line. Do all the words sound the same?

Which words sound louder?

___________________________________________

Which words sound softer?

___________________________________________

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5. Sing the ﬁrst and second line.

Do the tunes of the two lines sound the same? ___________

Between line 1 and 2, which one is sung with a higher sound? ____

6. Now, sing all the three lines.

7. What is the difference in sound between the tune of the ﬁrst,second

and third lines? Are all the notes of the same pitch? Talk about it

with your teacher.

Activity 3

1. Your teacher will guide you to sing the song ‘White sand and grey

sand’ again, as you clap to the rhythm of every word.

2. Sing as you clap to the words of the ﬁrst line.

3. Now, clap the rhythm of the ﬁrst line without singing.

4. Clap the rhythm of the ﬁrst and second line.

5. What did you notice about the rhythms of the two lines?

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Activity 4

1. Listen as your teacher plays the song, ‘Little Bunny foo foo’ from

the link below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTqVltEy4JY

2. Sing the song.

Little Bunny foo foo

Little Bunny foo foo hopping through the forest

Scooping up the ﬁeld mice and bopping them on

the head.

Activity 5

1. Sing the song, ‘Row, row, row your boat’.

2. Colour the picture below.

Row, row, row your boat

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We enjoy singing and listening to songs because of melodic variation.

Let us learn

To do at home

Activity 6

Sing the song,‘White sand and grey sand’ to your parent or guardian

as you clap your hands.

Let us practice

Activity 7

1. Listen to the tune,‘Row, row, row your boat’ through the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idXVyihXYdI

2. The tune has been varied. Talk about how the tune sounds different

from the one you know.

3. Sing along with the video as guided by your teacher.

Activity 8

1. Listen to the tune,‘Head, shoulders, knees and toes’. Pay attention

to how the speed of the song has been varied in the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA48wTGbU7A

2. How has the song been varied?

______________________________________________

Activity 9

1. Sing ‘Baa baa black sheep’ with your teacher and change the

tempo or speed as your teacher directs.

2. Sing the song loudly then softly. Change the volume of different

words in the song.

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a) Dynamics refer to the volume of a sound.

b) You can vary a melody by changing the speed or tempo of the

song. You can also change dynamics or volume of the whole

song or parts of the song.

Let us learn

Let us create

Activity 10

1. Listen as your teacher plays the song, ‘I am alive, alert, awake, and

enthusiastic’ using the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2-XsIrPRTo

2. Sing the song below.

I am alive alert awake enthusiastic

I am alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic

I am awake, alert, alive,

I am alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic.

3. Talk about how similar the song above is to,‘If you are happy and

you know it’.

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Activity 11

1. Choose a song that you know as a group.

2. Change the words in the song. Practise the new tune.

3. Present your new song to the class.

4. Talk about your song with your classmates.

Activity 12

1. Sing the songs below with the tune of ‘Twinkle, twinkle little star’.

2. Vary your performance in terms of speed, volume and words. Your

teacher will guide you.

Twinkle, twinkle little star

Twinkle, twinkle, little star

How I wonder what you are!

Up above the world so high

Like a diamond in the sky.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star

How I wonder what you are!

Meta meta nyota

Jinsi ulivyo nashangaa

Kule juu u winguni

Kama almasi angani

Meta meta nyota

Jinsi ulivyo nashangaa

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Activity 13

1. Sing the familiar song below on your own.

Brother John

Are you sleeping, are you sleeping

Brother John, Brother John

Morning bells are ringing

Morning bells are ringing.

Ding, ding, dong

Ding, ding, dong.

2. Replace the words of the song with your own words, e.g. names of

fruits or domestic animals.

Activity 14

Tuned water bottles

1. In groups, ﬁll six glass-bottles of the same size with water at

reducing levels as shown below.

2. Using a spoon, a nail or a metallic rod, tap the sides of the bottles

starting with the one with the highest amount of water up to the

one with the lowest amount of water.

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3. Which bottle produces the loudest sound? _____________________

4. Which bottle produces the lowest sound? _____________________

Activity 15

1. Watch and listen to the video from the link below as played by

your teacher.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxsZL7Pbeq0

2. Now practice playing the song ‘Twinkle, twinkle little star’ on the

tuned water bottles.

3. Play other songs using the tuned water bottles.

4. Record the tunes using digital devices.Your teacher will guide you.

Fun with music

1. Name four elements of music.

____________________________________________

2. Colour the bottles to show water at different levels that can

produce different melodies.

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3. Find and circle these words in the puzzle below.

pitch rhythm tempo dynamic tunes melody

t w a s f h y h k

l r h y t h m t o

a d b t u n e s j

m v h e e t d s g

e n j m r h h a r

l b m p p i t c h

o x k o f s g h v

d z l a q w e r y

y d y n a m i c s

4. You want to ﬁnd a melody for a song you created. Draw a path

that you will follow.

5. List three songs that are performed loudly.

_______________________________________________

6. List two songs that are performed softly.

_______________________________________________

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Elements of music

Let us identify

Activity 1

1. Listen to the music from the links below.

https://youtu.be/zPm5y2FLN6E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptK3fzSlcfc

2. How does the music make you feel?

_______________________________________________

Activity 2

1. Listen to the music from the links below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FQKh3hMeqM

2. What is your reaction to this song? __________________ (sad,

happy)

3. Sing songs that make you feel happy.

4. Sing songs that make you feel sad.

3

LISTENING AND RESPONDING

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Activity 3

1. Colour and talk about the picture below.

2. In pairs, practice speaking in the following voices:

a) a man

b) a woman

c) a child.

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Activity 4

We can use our voices to speak and sing.

1. When you talk to people, you use a ____________ (speaking,

singing) voice.

2. In music, you use a ____________ (speaking, singing) voice.

3. Which voice are the children below using _______________

(speaking, singing)

Activity 5

1. Your teacher will make different voices.

2. Say which voice is _____________________________.

a speaking

voice

a singing

voice

an adult

voice

a child

voice

a male

voice

a female

voice

3. Make a speaking voice.

4. Make a singing voice.

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Different kinds of music produce various feelings in us.

a) Some of the feelings are sadness, happiness, joy, nervousness,

fright, fear and excitement.

b) We use our voices to sing, talk, shout and whisper.

c) A speaking voice is the voice used while talking to someone next

to you.

d) A singing voice is the voice you use for a song.

Let us learn

Activity 6

1. What songs are sung in the occasions shown in the pictures below.

A

B

2. Say the songs you sing during the occasions shown in the pictures.

Sing the songs.

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Let us discover

Activity 7

Colour the picture below and talk about it.

Activity 8

1. Sing the lullaby below.

Nyandolo

Nyandolo, nindo tere

Nindo tere o nyandolo nindo tere

Nindo tere o nyandolo nindo tere.

2. How do you feel singing or listening to this song?

3. What does the song remind you about?

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Activity 9

1. Listen to the song in the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FQKh3hMeqM

2. Where did you hear this song? ___________________________

3. How do you feel listening to this song?

4. Where are you likely to experience this kind of music?

5. What experiences,events or stories do the song remind you about?

Tell your friends and write them down.

______________________________________________________

Activity 10

1. Listen to the song in the video link below.

https://youtu.be/hH62KYwkXMY

2. What event normally takes place when this kind of song is sung?

3. Have you ever attended an event like this? Talk about it.

4. Sing some of the songs sung during this kind of function.

a) Every day, we go through different happenings in the society.

b) Songs are used to express emotions felt during experiences,

events or stories.

c) Different songs make us remember different kinds of events in

our lives.

Let us learn

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Activity 11

1. Your teacher will play a short melody from the link below. Listen to

the melody.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW2DDGX7Tcc

2. Imitate the melody.

Activity 12

1. Your teacher will play a song from the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2-XsIrPRTo

2. Imitate the song as you pay attention to its rhythm and pitch.

I am alive, alert, awake and enthusiastic

I am alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic

I am awake, alert, alive,

I am alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic.

3. Colour the picture below.

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Activity 13

1. Listen to music from the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW2DDGX7Tcc

2. Talk about the dynamics of the song. The music is _____________

(loud, soft).

3. Which words are repeated in the song?

4. Do you think repeating the words makes the song easier to learn

and remember? ___________ (yes, no)

5. Learn and sing the song below.

Follow me

Follow me. Follow me. It’s as easy as can be.

Follow me. Follow me. 1, 2, 3 …

Clap your hands.

Spin around.

Bend your knees.

Touch the ground.

Follow me. Follow me. It’s as easy as can be.

Follow me. Follow me. 1, 2, 3 …

Wiggle your ﬁngers.

Tippy toe.

Stretch up high.

Wave hello!

Follow me. Follow me. It’s as easy as can be.

Follow me. Follow me. 1, 2, 3 …

Flap your arms.

Stomp your feet

Pat your back.

Take a seat!

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Activity 14

1. Colour the picture.

2. The children are ____________ and ________________.

a) Some of the elements of music that make up songs are pitch and

rhythm.

b) When we imitate a song, we must pay attention to the correct

pitch and rhythm.

c) When the rhythm or pitch of a song is imitated wrongly, the

song will sound different.

d) We can make singing good by varying the dynamics and the

tempo.

e) Repeating part or a whole song helps by:

• Making it easy to learn the song

• Making the song popular.

Let us learn

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Activity 15

Sing the song from the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOvcW8l3RzE

Reduce reuse recycle

Reduce, reuse, recycle

It is very easy to do

It is simple to remember

Recycle what you use!

Separate glass and paper

Separate plastic and tin

Then put them their places

In the recycling bin!

Activity 16

1. Listen to the song from the link below about Covid-19.

https://youtu.be/drxsD6PKWlk

2. Sing other songs that you know about Covid-19.

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Activity 17

1. Listen to the song from the link below about the environment.

https://youtu.be/yfhyXx1kCz0

2. Learn and sing the song.

Protect our planet

Earth is home to you and me

Let us try our best to keep it clean

Ok, let us see how we can keep our Earth green!

Do not drop your rubbish

Do not leave the water running

Do not use up all that plastic

Do you really need the light on?

Earth is home to you and me

Let us try our best to keep it clean

I will try my best to keep it green.

3. What is the song about?

______________________________________________________

4. What do we learn from the song?

______________________________________________________

Activity 18

1. Listen to the song from the link below.

https://youtu.be/LrM62pv56o0

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2. Sing the song.

Little monkeys jumping on the bed

Four little monkeys jumping on the bed

One fell off and bumped his head

So Mama called the doctor and the doctor said

No more monkeys jumping on the bed!

Three little monkeys jumping on the bed

One fell off and bumped his head

So Mama called the doctor and the doctor said

No more monkeys jumping on the bed!

Two little monkeys jumping on the bed

One fell off and bumped his head

So Mama called the doctor and the doctor said

No more monkeys jumping on the bed!

One little monkey jumping on the bed

He fell off and bumped his head

So Mama called the doctor and the doctor said

No more monkeys jumping on the bed!

3. What do we learn from the song?

______________________________________________________

Activity 19

1. With the help of your teacher, listen to the song from the link

below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPm5y2FLN6E

2. Which message does the song carry?

______________________________________________________

3. Which feelings do you get as you listen to the song?

______________________________________________________

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Fun with music

1. List the emotions that you feel when you listen to songs.

_______________________________________

2. What is the difference between a child’s voice and an adult’s

voice?

_______________________________________

3. Faraja has heard a voice singing. Help her trace the source of

the voice.