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Lesson 11:
On Teaching Timbre
Prepared by: Inalyn Bulalayao
BEED III- SET A

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Think: Points to Ponder When Teaching Timbre.
1. how do I teach the difference between
speaking and singing?
(For grade 1)
Example:
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men
Couldn’t put Humpty together again.

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2. How do I teach different qualities of sound?
(For grade 1 to 3)
Choose an easy song that the students are familiar
with.
While the students sings, instruct the entire class to
listen and to compare the qualities of voices.
Use to play a recording of different sounds found in
the environment.

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3. How Do I Present the topic about different
Musical Instrument (For grade 4 to 6)
Prepare audio recordings along with
visuals or pictures of the instruments being
taught.
Plays the recording frequently so that the
students can take note of the differences
between the instrument.

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4. How do I teach them the differences between SATB
(SOPRANO,ALTO,TENOR AND BASE)
Teachers find an audio or a video
recording of a duet between two females
voices .
Teachers may use a recording of a full
SATB choir for the students to listen to.

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Soprano – A high female (or boy’s)
voice
Alto – A low female (or boy’s) voice
Tenor – A high (adult) male voice
Bass – A low (adult) male voice