DLP No.

: 8
Learning Area: MUSIC Grade Level: 6 Quarter: 3 Duration: 50 mins

Learning Identifies the Characteristics of each instrument in each section of

Code: MU6ME– IIa-4
Competency: the orchestra
Key Concepts/Understandings to Most authors today, grouped musical instruments into four families, namely :
be Developed:
1. Stringed Family – instruments which have four strings which are played by means of a
bow. They can also be played by plucking, called pizzicato. These
section includes violin, viola, violoncello ( or cello ) and double bass or
contrabass.
2. Woodwind Family – it consist of four different families, namely, flute and piccolo, oboe
and English horn, Clarinet and Bass Clarinet, and Bassoon and
contrabassoon. Saxophones although made of metal, are also
classified as woodwind instruments for they have the same manner
of playing and mechanism as the other instruments of the section.
The tone of the woodwind instruments is produced by a column of
air vibrating within a pipe that has little holes in the sides. When
these holes are open or closed, the length of the vibrating column
of air in the pipe is changed.
3. Brass Family – it consist of the trumpet, cornet, trombone, horn and tuba or sousaphone.
The section can be utilized in playing melodies, sustaining harmony,
rhythmic accent for massed tone and sonority that contributes to the
climax of the music. These instruments have cup –shaped like a funnel.
The tone is produced by the stretched lips of the player, called
embouchure, which means the method of applying the lips and tongue
to the mouthpiece of a wind instrument. This demands great muscular
control.
4. Percussion Family – it is divided into two : a) percussion with definite pitch; and
percussion without definite pitch. Percussion instruments are made
to sound by striking or shaking. Some are made of metal, some are
made of wood. To percuss means “ to strike “, so that all instruments
whose manner playing is either by striking, plucking or strumming,
directly or indirectly. Percussion without definite pitch are
drums ( bass, tenor and snare drums ), cymbals, triangles, gong,
tambourine and castanets. While percussion instruments with definite
pitch are marimba, xylophone, celesta, vibraphone and chimes. The
pianoforte and the harp are also include in the percussion
instruments with pitch.
5. Keyboard Instruments – although the piano, celesta, harpsichord and organ have
keyboard where the players play with their fingers, they can
belong to either stringed, percussion or wind. No other group of
instrument make such complete music as the keyboard because
all the fingers and thumb can each play the note, a keyboard
instrument can produce a vast range of music like massive
chords, rapid runs of notes, a tune with an accompaniment or
several melodies at once. Keyboard instruments include the
piano, harpsichord, organ and synthesizer. They all have the
same arrangement of keys, so keyboard player can switch from
one another quiet easily.
1.Objectives
Knowledge Identify the characteristics of each instrument in each section of orchestra
Skills Differentiate the characteristic of each orchestra instruments
Attitude Show self-confidence in every presentations most especially in manipulating instruments
Values Give trust in doing the activities
2. Content/Topic Identifying the characteristics of each instruments in each section of the orchestra
3. Learning
Resources/ Real Instruments
Materials/ Laptop (Through PowerPoint – video presentation of an orchestra and pictures )
Equipment
4. Procedures 1. Conduct a review on yesterday’s lesson or checking of the assignment.
2. Motivation: Who among you here has an idea of an orchestra?
s4.1.Introductory ( Let other say something or give their idea. )
Activity(7 minutes) 3. Video Presentation of an orchestra.
Ask : What have you seen in the video?
How do we produce music?
Can you mention some instruments played in the video?
1. Tell them that instruments are grouped into 4 families. ( the teacher shows instruments
4.2. Activity by group using power point )
(10minutes) 2. Discuss it one by one
 3. Performing the activity ( form pupils into group )
Guide the pupils to group the picture of instruments according to its family they belong.
(The teacher can use power point on this activity by showing the picture one by one.

1. What are the four groups of musical instruments in the orchestra?

4.3.Analysis
2. Among the four groups which do you prefer to play?
( 7minutes)
The five groups of musical instruments in the orchestra are:
1. The stringed family
4.4. Abstraction 2. The woodwind family
( 7minutes) 3. The brass family
4. The percussion family
5. Keyboard family
4.5.Application
Who can differentiate each kind of musical instruments in the orchestra?
(8 minutes)
5. Assessment Direction: Identify what family do picture of an instruments showed.
( 4 minutes) 1. flute
Picture Analysis 2. snare drums
3. xylophone
5. piano
6.Assignment/Agreement
( 4 minutes) Make an improvised musical instrument and its up to on what family does it belong
Reinforcing/Strengthening And be able to produced music on the instrument they said.
the days lesson
7. Wrap-up/Concluding
Activity(1minute) Close the period by singing a song “ Twinkle Little Star “ which is in the key of C Major.

Prepared by:

Name: JASON R. FLORES School: Dunggoan Elementary School

Position/Designation: Teacher III Division: Danao City
Contact Number:09422481005 Email Address: