Greater Scholars | Music Contents | 3rdTerm 16/17

Grade One Contents

Week 1
Song: Good To Be Me
Hi Diddle-ee-dee!
I’m glad I’m me!
I’m not a house, I’m not a tree
They can’t run around like me
Hi Diddle-ee-dee!
I’m glad I’m me!

Week 2
Percussion Instruments
Percussion instruments are used to play rhythms or beats. They make sounds when they are hit. Some
percussioninstruments include:

1. Drum 2. Tambourine

3. Triangle 4. Gong
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5. Xylophone 6. Cymbals

Week 3
The Semibreve
The semibreve is a musical symbol. It is also called the whole note.

Its time value is 4 counts ( or 4 beats). That means, the semibreve symbol tells us to play a
musical note, that is 4 counts (beats) long.

It is oval shaped.

Week 4
FARM ANIMALS
Oh the farmer said, I've lost my cat,
She's small and black, goes meow meow meow,
It's a foggy day and I've lost my way,
I'll follow the sound of meow meow meow – sh – sh – sh sh sh –
So he listened and he heard meow meow meow,
He listened and he heard meow meow meow.
Then the farmer said, I've found my cat,
But now I've lost my dog!

Oh the farmer said, I've lost my dog,

He's got a long tail, goes woof woof woof,
It's a foggy day and I've lost my way,
I'll follow the sound of woof woof woof – sh – sh – sh sh sh –
So he listened and he heard woof woof woof,
He listened and he heard woof woof woof.
Then the farmer said, I've found my dog,
But now I've lost my cow!

Oh the farmer said, I've lost my cow,

She's big and brown, goes moo moo moo,
It's a foggy day and I've lost my way,
I'll follow the sound of moo moo moo – sh – sh – sh sh sh –
So he listened and he heard moo moo moo,
He listened and he heard moo moo moo.
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Then the farmer said, I've found my cow,
But now I've lost my sheep!

Oh the farmer said, I've lost my sheep,

She's woolly and white, goes baa baa baa,
It's a foggy day and I've lost my way,
I'll follow the sound of baa baa baa – sh – sh – sh sh sh –
So he listened and he heard baa baa baa,
He listened and he heard baa baa baa.
Then the farmer said, I've found my sheep,
I've found my cow,
I've found my dog,
I've found my cat,
And the farmer said, that's that!

Week 5
WIND INSTRUMENTS.
A wind instrument produces sounds when air is blown into it. Wind instruments can be further
divided into 2 groups: brass and woodwind instruments.
Examples of wind instruments include:

A Recorder.

A Clarinet.

A Trombone.
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A Flute

A French horn

A Trumpet.