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LESSON:
Vocal Music of India

Grade 8- Mendel
LESSON DEVELOPMENT:
Motivation: Show some popular people
and places relating to India, and let the
students guess their names.
Lesson Proper
Show a brief background about
MATERIALS: Projector, Speakers
the traditions and culture of India.
The vocal music of India:
Let the students learn Hymn to Shiva.
REFERENCE:
Let them sing different kinds of Raga.
Western Music 1
Let the students be familiar with
http://www.folkways.si.edu
Sargam.
http://chandrakantha.com/
Do a guessing game about music genre.
Northern and Southern Music.
a. Difference between Southern
OBJECTIVES:
And Northern Music
At the end of the lesson, the students
b. Types of Hindustani
will be able to:
A. Identify the characteristics of Indian
Present folk songs from
Vocal music
B. Perform simple onstinato
North and Southern music.
of an Indian chant
C. Recognize the syncopated rhythm,
complex harmonies, and style of
singing through listening, clapping
and singing.

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SYNTHESIS:
EVALUATION:
Indian Vocal music is
The students will be having a
Considered very important and the most short essay on:
Ancient of all its musical traditions.
1. The characteristics of Indian vocal
The performance of vocal music is a
Music and how it is related to culture.
Form of prayer and communication to
2. Difference between northern and
God. For them, a song is a
southern music of India.
Vehicle or medium for communication
3. Difference between pop, folk,
And interaction process between the
Semi-classical and classical genres.
Worshipper and deity.
Review the students about the
characteristics of Indian vocal music,
the difference between genres, and the
ASSIGNMENT:
two distinct style of Hindustani and
Do a research on at least 3 instruments
Carnatic music.
from India and identify its
classification.

ACTIVITIES:
Group the class and have the
students listen to various Indian folk
songs.
Group the class into two and
let them create their own Indian inspired
vocal music using the Sargam with
dance.

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VALUE FOCUS:
Appreciation of Indian Vocal Music,
culture and traditions.
Prepared By Mon David Morante

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