Types of songs
Activity 1
In a group:
Sing a song that you know.
- What is the title of the song?
- What are the words of the song?
- What is the song about?
- How does the song make you feel when you sing?
- How do you show this feeling?
Think about it, talk about it
Why do people sing?
How do people show feelings as they sing?
Singing Religious Songs
Activity 2
In pairs:
Study the pictures below:
- Tell your deskmate what you can see in the pictures.
- What type of song are they likely to be singing?
Things to know about religious songs
These are songs sung during religious activities, for example, worshipping God. They may be performed in any religious function. Each religion has its own songs sung during religious activities. It is good to respect other people’s religions. This helps people to live together peacefully. Always express the mood of the song as you sing. Mood is the element of a song that brings out certain feelings and emotions to the singer or listener. For example, cheerful, prayerful, peaceful, happy, joyful or sad moods.
Here are examples of religious songs.
The teacher will guide you to sing with proper diction, appropriate tone quality, facial expressions and gestures.
Rise and Shine
(A Christian religious song)
Rise and shine and give God
the glory glory
Rise and shine and give God
the glory glory
Rise and shine and give God
the glory glory
Children of the Lord
Hatumtaki Shetani
(An Islamic religious song)
Hatumtaki Shetani
Amelala amelaaniwa
Amefukuzwa peponi
Kwa ridhaa ametolewa
Hari Krishna
(A Hindu religious song)
Hari Krishna, Hari Krishna
Krishna, Krishna
Hari, Hari
Activity 3
In a group:
Sing a religious song from your faith.
- Recite the words of the song.
- Talk about the meaning of the words.
- Talk about the mood of the song.
- Sing the song with expressions.
Digital Time
In a group:
Watch and listen to a religious song.
- Recite the words of the song.
- Talk about the message in the song.
- Sing along with the music.
- Sing the tune correctly with proper pronunciation of words.
- How does the song make you feel?
- Sing the song with expressions.
Singing Patriotic Songs
Activity 4
In pairs:
Study the picture below.
- Talk about what you can see in the picture.
- What type of song are they likely to be singing?
- Why do you think so?
Things to know about patriotic songs
These are songs which we sing to:
- Praise our country
- Show love for our country
- Express our pride as a nation
- Encourage people to work hard for the good of the nation.
Always remember
It is good to show love for our country.
Here is an example of a Patriotic song.
Tuishangilie Kenya
(By Thomas Wasonga)
Activity 5
In a group:
Sing a patriotic song that you know.
- Recite the words of the song.
- Talk about the meaning of the words.
- Talk about the mood of the song.
- Sing the song with expressions.
Activity 6
In a group:
Recite the poem below:
Mzalendo…
Mkenya nimewasili, kunena ya uzalendo,
Keti hapo uwe tuli, nikujaze ya uhondo,
Sitanena kwa ukali, Kenya yetu langu pendo,
Mimi Mkenya hakika, kwengine hutaniona!
Shuleni nakimbilia, chapuchapu darasani,
Masomo kuzingatia, ujuzi bila kifani,
Kwa sayansi na sanaa, Kenya iwe mwangazani,
Mimi Mkenya hakika, kwengine hutaniona!
Nitakuwa mwanajeshi, uchokozi utakoma,
Maadui wa uzushi, sitaruhusu daima,
Kwa amani tutaishi, na maadili kuvuma,
Mimi Mkenya hakika, kwengine hutaniona!
- With the help of the teacher use a suitable tune to sing the poem ‘Mzalendo’.
- Write 5 things learnt from the poem.
- Sing with expressions.
Digital Time
1. Listen to the song Tuishangilie Kenya.
- Recite the words of the song.
- Sing along with the music.
- Sing the tune correctly with proper pronunciation of words.
- Listen to the music as you sing along.
- Sing the song for enjoyment.
2. Search and watch the performance of a patriotic song.
Learn with Fun
In a group:
Play the mind mapping game.
This is how to play the game:
- Group leader to show the phrase Religious Songs to the group members
- Ask them to name any word that comes on their mind when they hear the phrase Religious songs
- Leader to write all the possible words
- Ask the members to choose a word at a time and say something about the word in relation to singing
- Do the same for patriotic songs.
- Do the following features describe religious or patriotic songs? Choose the correct answer.
- Praising country
- Worshipping God
- Expressing pride as a nation
- Praising country
- How do people express themselves while singing religious songs?
- cheerfully
- moodily
- prayerfully
- arrogantly
- noisily
- happily
Out of class activity
In a group:
Prepare to sing a patriotic or religious song during the school assembly.
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