Chapter 11
MUSIC AROUND ME
You’ve explored music and sound in class and you’ve learnt many songs. Now, let’s think about how music is a part of your everyday life.
Make a chart of your daily activity. Mark all the places and times you encounter music and different sounds.
An example is given on the right although you can make it as creative as you wish.
Share your chart with a classmate, and look at theirs. Where are they similar?
Do you listen to music everyday? Is there somewhere that you would like to have more music?
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7 am  |
7:15 am |
| Place | Bed | Home |
| Event | Alarm | Prayers on the radio |
| Soundor music | Sound | Music |
| How it makes me feel | Grumpy | Calm |
Describing Music
Here are some musical terms to help you better describe sounds and music.
Pitch: Refers to whether the sound is highor low.
Melody: The tune created by a pattern of notes.
Rhythm: The beat and the pattern of sounds and silence in a song.
Tempo: The speed of a piece of music— fast or slow or beats per minute.
Harmony: The sound created when two or more notes are played at the same time.
Timbre: The quality of a particular sound and what makes one voice or instrument sound different from another.
Dynamics: Refers to the volume and whether something is getting louder or softer.
From your chart, and the chart of your friend, look at how many times you find sound and music in your surroundings.
If possible, record some of the sounds in your surroundings.
Use some of the words you have learnt here to describe their qualities.
Songs for Themes
Here are two songs from different parts of India. Let us learn to sing them.
Song: Flag Song
Composer: Mahakavi Vallathol Narayana Menon
Language: Malayalam
Poraa poraa naalil naalil dooradooramuyaratte Bharathakshma deviyude thrippathakakal
Akashapoikayil puthuthakum alayilakatte Lokabandhu gathikkutta maarggam kattatte
Ekeebavi chorungukee ekodara jathar nammal Kai kazhuki thudakkuki kodiyedukkan
Nammal nootta noolukondu nammal neitha vastram kondu Nirmmithamithanee-thikkoranthyaavararam
Kruthyastharam nammudeyee nithyaswathanthrathalatha Sathya Kodimarathinmel samshobhikkatte.
Song Summary: ‘Poraa Poraa’ describes a flag. In this song, Vallathol expresses his desire for the national flag to keep rising higher. Vallathol was a patriot and wrote many nationalistic poems that inspired thousands of Indians to join the freedom struggle of India.
Song: Chamba Kitni Door Traditional
Language: Himachali
Maae ni meriye Shimle di raahein Chamba kitni door ... haaye Maae ni meriye Shimle di raahein Chamba kitni door
Shimle ni vasana Kasauli ni vasana Shimle ni vasana Kasauli ni vasana Chambe jaana zaroor ... haaye ... Chambe jaana zaroor
Laiyan mohabbataan door daraaje Laiyan mohabbataan door daraaje Akhiyan ton hoiya kasoor ... haaye Akhiyan ton hoiya kasoor
Chambe jaana zaroor ... haaye ... Chambe jaana zaroor
Song Summary: This is a Pahari folk song from Himachal Pradesh on the topic of nature and love.
Assessment
| CHAPTER 11 – MUSIC AROUND ME | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CG | Learning Outcomes | Teacher | Self |
| 4.1 | Describes music using terminologies like pitch, tempo and volume | ||
| 2.2 | Understands the themes and moods of different songs. | ||
| 2.1 | Practises and performs different songs individually and in a group. | ||
