New Washington National Comprehens

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Music
Quarter 1, Wk.1 - Module 1
Vocal and Instrumental Music of Medieval,
Renaissance and Baroque Periods

Key to
Answers

PRE-TEST / POST TEST

1. Gregorian Chant
2. Renaitre
3. Troubadours
4. Barroco
5. Medieval Write your answer on
6. Renaissance
your notebook
7. Lute
8. De La Halle
9. Palestrina or Morley
10. Bach, Vivaldi or Handel
PRE-TEST Music evolved alongside with man’s constant quest for growth and development.
To assess what you know about the vocal and instrumental music of the Assessment: (Post-Test)
Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Periods, answer the following:
IDENTIFICATION IDENTIFICATION.
DIRECTION: Write the correct answer on the space provided before the number.
Write the correct answer on the space provided before the number.
____________________ 1.Monophonic plainchant named after Pope Gregory I.
____________________ 2.French word which means Rebirth, Revival or
Rediscovery. ____________________ 1. Monophonic plainchant named after Pope Gregory I.
____________________ 3Travelling secular performers from North of France. ____________________ 2. French word which means Rebirth, Revival or
____________________ 4.Portuguese word which means Pearl of Irregular Rediscovery.
Shape. ____________________ 3. Travelling secular performers from North of France.
____________________ 5.A period known as Middle Ages or Dark Ages. ____________________ 4. Portuguese word which means Pearl of Irregular
____________________ 6.A period known as the Golden Age of A Capella music. Shape.
____________________ 7.Prominent instrument during the Renaissance Period. ____________________ 5. A period known as Middle Ages or Dark Ages.
____________________ 8.Famous composer of the Medieval Period. ____________________ 6. A period known as the Golden Age of A Capella music.
____________________ 9.Give at least one famous composer of the Renaissance ____________________ 7. Prominent instrument during the Renaissance Period.
Period. ____________________ 8. Famous composer of the Medieval Period.
____________________ 10.Give at least one famous composer of the Baroque ____________________ 9. Give at least one famous composer of the Renaissance
Period. Period.
What I Need to Know ____________________ 10. Give at least one famous composer of the Baroque
Period.
Objectives: At the end of the lesson, the learners are expected to;
 Listen perceptively to selected vocal and instrumental music of Medieval,
Renaissance and Baroque music.

What’s In
In this module, you will be learning and listening perceptively to select
vocal and instrumental music of Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Periods,
particularly the compositions and sample music of the composers in these
periods. Medieval Period’s Adam De La Halle, Renaissance Period’s Giovanni
Pierluigi Da Palestrina and Thomas Morley and Baroque Period’s Johann
Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi and George Friedrich Handel, respectively.
 Renaissance What’s New
ACTIVITY 2. “YOU GOT ME FEELING EMOTIONS” – LISTENING ACTIVITY
Baroque
Instructions: The teacher will play sample music from the Medieval,
What I Can Do Renaissance and Baroque Periods. The learners will then identify the mood of the
song or how they feel about each of the songs. The teacher will encourage the
ACTIVITY 5. “PAINT ME HOW YOU FEEL” learners to give as many adjectives to describe how they feel about it.
Instructions: The learners will listen to a sample music of Vivaldi’s
“Spring”. Listen perceptively and try to feel the emotions of the song. Listen to SONG 1: Deum Verum – Gregorian Chant
the song repeatedly and create an artwork inspired by the sample music and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK5AohCMX0U&t=26s
paint or draw and color how you feel. SONG 2: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 – Johann Sebastian Bach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq2WTXtKurk
MATERIALS: Pencil for sketching, Long Bond Paper, Coloring Materials SONG 3: Spring – Antonio Vivaldi
(crayons, color pencil, coloring pen, etc.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFWQgxXM_b8
NOTE:
For ONLINE Learners, click the link below for your Individual Assessment:
REFLECTION:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFWQgxXM_b8
For OFFLINE Learners, click the link above and download the song on your phone 1. Which music were you familiar with? Where did you hear it before?
or save it in a USB to do the activity. Or you can arrange with your teacher to have ___________________________________________________________________
the song listened repeatedly so you can brainstorm ahead and be able do the ___________________________________________________________________
activity at home 2. How were you able to come up with the words that describe the song
Summary just by listening to
The first three periods of Western Music History are classified as it?
Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque. Each period has its distinctive ___________________________________________________________________
characteristics, historical and cultural background. ___________________________________________________________________
A type of music from the Medieval Era is Gregorian Chant, which was What Is It
mainly used in the early Christian church.
MUSIC OF THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD (700-1400)
Music during the Renaissance Period became an important leisure
activity. Members of the upper class were expected to have received musical The Medieval period was also known as Middle
training. Imitative polyphony is the distinctive characteristic of Renaissance music. Ages or “Dark Ages” which started with the fall of the
The Baroque Period is characterized by grand and elaborate Roman Empire. During this era, the Christian Church
ornamentation of sculptures, theaters, arts and music. The music genres which was greatly influenced by Europe’s culture and political
flourished during the Baroque Period were the Concerto, the Fugue, the Oratorio affairs.
and the Chorale. A monophonic plainchant known as Gregorian
Chant was named after Pope Gregory I, who made this
an approved music of the Catholic Church. Pope Gregory’s action made these ___________________________________________________________________
monophonic plainchants popular during the period. ___________________________________________________________________
MUSIC OF THE RENAISSANCE PERIOD (1400 – 1600) ___________________________________________________________________

The term Renaissance came from the word renaitre 3. What was the role of the composers during the Baroque period? How was
which means “rebirth”,“revival”, and “rediscovery”. the music evolved in the era?
___________________________________________________________________
With the emergence of the bourgeois class, renaissance
music became more popular as entertainment and ___________________________________________________________________
activity for amateurs and the educated. ___________________________________________________________________
Though sacred music was still of great
importance, secular music became more popular in this What’s More
period. Renaissance period was also known as the
“golden age” of a capella choral music. ACTIVITY 3. “HOW FAR DO YOU KNOW” – LISTENING ACTIVITY

MUSIC OF THE BAROQUE PERIOD (1685 – 1750) Instructions: Given the distinct characters of the music of the Medieval,
Renaissance and Baroque periods in the discussion, the teacher will test the
Composers during this period listening skills of the learners. Using the same songs in the previous activity, the
were George Friedrich Handel, Johann teacher will randomly play a song from each period. The learners will then try to
Sebastian Bach, Claudio Monteverdi, identify or recognise whether the song is from Medieval, Renaissance or Baroque
and Antonio Vivaldi. period.
During this time, the arts
highlighted grandiose and elaborate REFLECTION:
ornamentation which were clearly seen 1. How were you able to identify which period does each song represent?
in the musical compositions created by ___________________________________________________________________
Baroque composers. ___________________________________________________________________
New instrumental techniques, changes in musical notation and the major 2. What other characteristics were you able to recognize while listening to
and minor tonality were also applied in this era. A lot of the musical terms and the sample music of each period?
concepts that evolved in this era are still used in music of today. ___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
PROCESS QUESTIONS: 3. Which of the periods do you like most? Why?
1. What was the relevance of Pope Gregory I during the Medieval period? ___________________________________________________________________
How was the music being presented in the period? ___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________ What I Have Learned
___________________________________________________________________
2. What happened during the Renaissance period? How was the music like Activity 1: “Describe Me”
in the period Instruction: Based on the vocal and instrumental music you have listened,
describe the musical characteristics of Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music.
Period Vocal Instrumental

Medieval