Music Grade 5

KLB Visionary Grade Five Music Learner's Book is aimed at providing learners with an avenue for expressing feelings, ideas and emotions. The activities involved offers the learner enjoyable and purposeful experience through singing, playing instruments and creating music. 
• It is developed in line with the requirements of the Competency Based Curriculumdesign. 
• The experiences is aligned with the thematic integrated approach thus presenting concepts in the most appropriate way for learners at thislevel. 
• This book is majorly illustrated to enliven the content and the text follows the designclosely. 
• It has employed a learner-centred approach where all experiences are centred on thelearner's interests, knowledge and application to real life situations inlinewith the Life Approach Method of teaching Music. 
• Every lesson draws from learner's day-to-day activities at home andschool. 
• The book has numerous practical activities to enable the learner acquire the required skills and competence without undue difficulty. 
• Issues around gender equity and parity are well articulated in thistitle. 

This Learner's Book is approved by the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) for use by Grade Five learners in all primary schools. 

Other approved titles in this series are: 

Other KICD approved titles in this series are: 
• KLB Visionary Kiswahili Grade Five Learner's Book and Teacher's Guide. 
• KLB Visionary English Grade Five Learner's Book and Teacher's Guide. 
• KLB Visionary Mathematics Grade Five Learner's Book and Teacher's Guide. 
• KLB Visionary Science and Technology Grade Five Learner's Book and Teacher's Guide. 
• KLB Visionary CRE Grade Five Learner's Book and Teacher's Guide. 
• KLB Visionary Music Grade Five Learner's Book and Teacher's Guide. 
• KLB Visionary Art and Craft Grade Five Learner's Book and Teacher's Guide. 
• KLB Visionary Physical Health Education Grade Five Learner's Book and Teacher's Guide. 
• KLB Visionary Agriculture Grade Five Learner's Book and Teacher's Guide. 
• KLB Visionary Home Science Grade Five Learner's Book and Teacher's Guide.

1. Performing

Lead	Chapter
1.1.	Songs Free chapter!
1.2.	Types of songs
1.3.	The East African Community Anthem
1.4.	Singing in a three-part song
1.5.	Singing with expressions

2. Kenyan Folk Songs

Lead	Chapter
2.1.	Aspects of a folk song
2.2.	Folk songs from diverse communities
2.3.	Observing safety and Etiquette
2.4.	Playing musical instruments to accompany folk songs
2.5.	Appreciating folk song performances

3. Kenyan Indigenous Musical Instruments – Wind instruments

Lead	Chapter
3.1.	Naming Kenyan Wind Instruments
3.2.	Parts of a wind instrument
3.3.	Caring for and Playing a Kenyan wind instrument
3.4.	Appreciating the role of a wind instrument
3.5.	Project Activity: Making a wind instrument using locally available materials

4. Western Musical Instruments – Descant Recorder

Lead	Chapter
4.1.	Playing notes B A G C and D on a descant recorder
4.2.	Playing melodies based on notes B A G C and D on a descant recorder
4.3.	Appreciating playing melodies on a descant recorder

5. Kenyan Folk Dances

Lead	Chapter
5.1.	Role of Participants in a folk dance
5.2.	Role of costumes, ornaments and body adornments in a folk dance
5.3.	Use of costumes, body adornments and ornaments in a folk dance
5.4.	Project Activity: Making dance costumes and ornaments

6. Creating/Composing Music. Rhythm

Lead	Chapter
6.1.	Using French rhythm names in rhythmic patterns
6.2.	Writing music notes
6.3.	Writing rhythms of familiar tunes
6.4.	Creating rhythms using note symbols
6.5.	Strong and weak beats
6.6.	Appreciating rhythms created

7. Melody

Lead	Chapter
7.1.	Singing d, r, m, f, s
7.2.	Hand signs for sol-fa symbols d, r, m, f, s
7.3.	Creating and appreciating melodies using d, r, m, f, s
7.4.	Playing and appreciating own and others’ melodies on the descant recorder

8. Listening, Responding and Appreciation

Lead	Chapter
8.1.	Describing elements of music
8.2.	Music in A B structure
8.3.	Appreciating music in A B structure