Structure of Musical Forms

Binary and Ternary

Grade 6

I. Objectives: At the end of the period, the pupils are expected to:

a. describe the different structure of musical forms;

b. discuss the importance of the structure of musical forms; and
c. classify music according to their structure of musical forms using the music
video presented.

II. Subject Matter

A. Topic: STRUCTURE OF MUSICAL FORMS (Binary and Ternary)

B. Reference: Materials from Learning Resources (LR) portal K to 12 Curriculum
Guide for Music p. 54
MAPEH Works Grade 6
C. Materials: Music Videos, Charts, Flashcards

III. PROCEDURE

Teacher’s Activity Learner’s Activity

A. Preliminary Activities
1. Prayer
Let us all stand and pray. Amen…..

2. Greetings
Good morning everyone! Good morning teacher and classmates.
3. Energizer
Let us sing the Tofa Tafa song. (The pupils will do so)

4. Checking of Attendance
Is there absent today? None, teacher.
Very good!
You may now take your sits and arrange all your Thank you, teacher.
chairs.

5. Recalling Classroom Rules

Class, what are the rules to be followed when the Everybody: Lis, Kee, Rai, Sit.
class is going on? Listen to the teacher. Keep quiet, Raise your
hand if you want to answer and Sit properly.

Very good!
If I’m going to say Lis, Kee, Rai, Sit you should
listen to the teacher, keep quiet, raise your hand if
you want to answer and sit properly. Understand? All: Yes, Teacher.

6. Reviewing Previous Lesson

Class what is Melody again? Melody is the overarching tune created by
playing a succession or series of notes, and it is
affected by pitch and rhythm.
Okay, very good!
7. Motivation
Scrambled Letters
Class, I will group you in to two (2) and I have
here scrambled letters. All you need to do is to
arrange the letters to figure out what are those
hidden words.
This will be the group 1 and 2. I will only give you
2 minutes to do the task. The first group who
complete the task will have a reward after the
class.
Your time starts now. The pupils will do so…
GROUP 1 GROUP 2 Expected answers:
MSUALCI ROMFS MSUALCI ROMFS Group 1 Group 2
RYBINA RYBINA MUSICAL FORMS MUSICAL FORMS
RYTERNA RYTERNA BINARY BINARY
TERNARY TERNARY

Very good class. Now give yourselves an Aling The pupils will do so..
Diyonisya Clap.

B. Developmental Activities
1. Activity
Presenting a music video
Everybody Lis, Kee, Rai, Sit.
Now, I am going to present you a music video,
understand and listen to the song carefully.

Music Video 1- LET IT GO

Are you familiar with the song class? Yes Teacher
What is the title of the song? Let go Teacher.
How about this?
Music Video 2- SITSIRITSIT
What do you think is the title of the song? Sitsirisit Teacher.
Okay, very well! How about this?
Music Video 3- PEN-PEN DE SARAPEN
Are you singing this song in your house or with
your friends while playing? Yes Teacher.
Then, what is the title of this song? Pen-pen de Sarapen Teacher.

Good job class

2. Analysis
Presenting again the same music
video

Music Video 1 -Let it go

Do the parts of the music Let it go have the same No Teacher.
tune?
Music Video 2 -Sitsiritsit
Do the parts of the music Sitsiritsit have the same
tune? Yes Teacher.
Music Video 3 –Pen pen de sarapen
How about the Pen pen de sarapen, do its parts
have the same tune too? No Teacher.

Yes, all of your answers are correct.

Now, we are going to have another activity.

With your same group, raise the flashcard Binary,
or Ternary when if the music is on that musical
form.
Expected Answers
1. Binary
1. Row, row, row your boat
2. Binary
2. Paru-parong Bukid
3. Ternary
3. Twinkle Twinkle
4. Ternary
4. Lupang Hinirang
Great job class. Now, give yourself another 5 The pupils will do so..
claps.

3. Abstraction
What did you did earlier is related to our new
lesson for today and our lesson for today is all
about the Structure of Musical Form- Binary and
Ternary.

Musical Form is the basic structure or design of

piece of music.
Binary Form

 Has 2 parts labelled A and B

 It is also called two part form.
 Each section is different or contrast.
 The main section or idea is labelled A and
the contrast section or idea is labelled B.
Example of Binary Form of music are:
Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Paro-parung Bukid
 Ternary Form

 Has 3 parts or sections labelled ABA with

the third section being similar to the first.
 It is also called three part form.
 It has one main idea (A), one contrasting
Yes teacher.
idea (B), and a repetition of the main idea
(A). Twinkle, Twinkle is an ABA form.

Musical form is the structure or design of a

particular music or piece.
It is the Binary and Ternary Forms of music.

 Ternary also can be labelled with ABC It is also called Three Part Form.
form in which the music begins with It is also called a Two Part Form.
section A, followed by section B and Having structure of musical form makes a song
followed also by section C. Each of these more beautiful and understandable.
sections is dissimilar to each other. Lupang
Hinirang is an ABC form.
The purpose of musical form or its structure is to
help organize a piece of music because without
musical form, a song would sound jumbled.
Did you understand class?

Generalization
Questions:
1. What is musical form?

2. What are the two musical forms that we

discussed?
3. What is the other term of Ternary Form?
4. How about the Binary Form of music?
5. In your own idea, what is the importance of
the structure of musical form?

Very well answered.

Everybody Lis, Kee, Rai, Sit.

4. Application
In your same group, in a ½ sheet of paper write
the word BINARY FORM if the music is in Binary
form and write the word TERNARY FORM if it is
in Ternary Form.

Playing a music
1. Binary Form
1. Rocky Mountain
2. Binary Form
2. Froggy in the Meadow
3. Ternary Form
3. Button you must wander
4. Ternary Form
4. Old King Cole
5. Binary Form
5. Engine engine number 9
IV. EVALUATION
In a ¼ sheet of paper, choose and write the
correct answer in every item.
Part 1.
1. Adelle is making a song and on her song it
has a drawing in its every
section. What do you think is the musical
form of Adelle’s music?
a. Binary Form c. Ternary Form 1. C. Ternary Form
b. Musical Form 2. B. Binary Form
3. C. Each section is different or contrast.
2. Sarah G. wants to draw a in 4. C. Binary Form
the two sections of the song she is writing 5. A. It has one main idea (A), one
contrasting idea (B), and a repetition of
as a sign of her chosen musical form.
the main idea (A).
What do you think is the musical form of
her song?
a. Ternary Form c. Musical Form
b. Binary Form

3. Marcelito identifies that the Paru-parong

Bukid is a Binary form, what makes Paru-
parong Bukid a Binary Form?
a. It has one main idea (A), one
contrasting idea (B), and a repetition of
the main idea (A).
b. Has 3 parts or sections
c. Each section is different or contrast.

4. Ana is singing the song Magtanim ay Di

Biro and she noticed that the first part of
the song is contrasting on the second part
 of the song. What do you think is the
musical form of Magtanim ay Di Biro?
a. Ternary Form
b. Musical Form
c. Binary Form

5. Martin read the Tinikling music and he find

out that the song is in Ternary Form of
music. What makes a Tinikling a Ternary
Form?
a. It has one main idea (A), one
contrasting idea (B), and a repetition of
the main idea (A).
b. The main section or idea is labelled A
and the contrast section or idea is
labelled B.
c. Each section is different or contrast.

Part 2.
In two sentences, give the importance of
musical form.

Call somebody in the class to share their

answers.

V. ASSIGNMENT
In a ½ sheet of paper, choose one (1)
structure of musical form and create one
music with your chosen structure of musical
form.