Singing About Flowery Plants Using Tonic Solfa Basic 3 Cultural & Creative Arts (CCA) Lesson Note

Class: Primary 3
Subject: Cultural and Creative Art
Topic: Singing About Flowery Plants Using Tonic Solfa
Duration: 35 minutes

Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson, pupils will be able to sing simple songs about flowers and plants using tonic solfa notes.

Introduction

We can make beautiful songs about the lovely things we see in nature. Flowers, trees, and plants around us can inspire us to create music. Today we will learn to sing about these beautiful plants using special music notes called tonic solfa.

Main Content

Tonic Solfa Notes

Tonic solfa uses simple names for musical notes. The main notes are Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti, Do. These notes help us sing melodies easily. Do is like home base, and all other notes relate to it. When we sing Do Re Mi, we are going up the musical ladder step by step.

Singing About Plants and Flowers

We can create songs about the roses in the garden, the tall trees in the compound, or the colorful flowers we see every day. When we sing about these plants, we can use different tonic solfa notes to make our songs interesting. High notes like Sol and La can represent tall trees, while lower notes like Do and Re can represent small flowers.

Making Nature Songs

Think about how flowers look, smell, and move in the wind. We can put these ideas into songs using our voices and tonic solfa notes. A song about a dancing flower might go up and down with different notes, just like a flower swaying in the breeze.

Class Exercises

Exercise 1: Practice singing the tonic solfa scale. Sing “Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do” going up, then “Do Ti La Sol Fa Mi Re Do” coming back down.

Exercise 2: Create a simple flower song. Using only Do, Mi, Sol, sing “Pretty flower, pretty flower, growing in the sun” with the melody Do Mi Sol, Do Mi Sol, Mi Sol Mi Do.

Exercise 3: Nature sound singing. Use different tonic solfa notes to represent sounds in nature. Sing “Sol Sol” for bird songs, “Do Re Mi” for growing plants, and “La Sol Fa” for swaying trees.

Exercise 4: Group singing activity. Half the class sings “Red roses, red roses” using Do Mi Do Mi, while the other half sings “In the garden” using Sol Fa Mi Re.

Exercise 5: Create your own plant song. Choose a plant you like and make up a short song about it using any tonic solfa notes. Practice and sing it for the class.

Evaluation

Pupils will sing a simple song about plants using correct tonic solfa notes. The teacher will check if pupils can recognize and sing Do, Mi, and Sol accurately.

Assignment

Look at plants and flowers around your home. Choose one and practice singing about it using the tonic solfa notes we learned. Be ready to share your plant song in the next class.