Singing is central to learning music, especially in elementary grades. It offers self-expression, emotional release, and helps students identify with people and culture. Singing incorporates many musical concepts and experiences like reading notation, dynamics, forms, and rhythms. It is important for teachers to have vocal competency and the ability to sing notes correctly in pitch and rhythm, in order to effectively teach elementary students music.

1. SINGING

2. OBJECTIVES
 Learn why singing is central in learning music especially
in the elementary grades.
 Note considerations for vocal competency on the part of
the teacher
 Note considerations required when choosing songs for
children.
 Inculcate good singing attributes in them in teaching
songs
 Learn and apply two methods of teaching songs, by
note and by rote
 Identify the marks of a poor singer and develop ways
on how help him or her

3. INTRODUCTION
It is hard to imagine a child of the 21st century whose
preschool environment did not have any contact with vocal
music. The world we live in is a singing world. Media such
as radio television and internet, bombard us with music both
vocal and instrumental , on a day to day basis. There are
games that children play that incorporate singing. The
chirping birds, chimes, buzzing of bees and the sounds
from mechanical toys are also there, together with the
sounds of pets, ticking of clock, and singing from other
family members. Whether or not the children are able to
identify these sounds as music is irrelevant, as long as
these aural experiences have been part of their
background, Because of this we may safely conclude that
most if not all, children come to school with a little
background of music.
3

4. THINK
SINGING AS AN EXPERIENTIAL ASPECT TO LEARNING
Singing is one of the most central activities that must be
incorporated in the music learning experience. It is interesting to note
that even other subjects
taught at school use songs for memory reinforcement, understanding
and
Enjoyment of certain topics. Singing offers an excellent means of self-
expression and
Emotional release. It is also useful for identifying one’s self with people,
places events , things and ideas. In some cases, we can relate much to
the songs that we become the character/s in the songs we sing.

5. 5
• Filipinos are naturally inclined to music, especially singing. The nation has
produced many talented artists and there is a great love for the activity, as seen
with the wide popularity of karaoke and videoke bars and booths. After a long
day’s work we unwind and bond with our friends through singing, and this give us
emotional satisfaction.
• Singing ,ay be considered to be the most important phase of music learning in
elementary school. A wide range of musical concepts and experiences can be
attained through singing, such as reading notation, dynamics, forms, rhythms and
tempo among many others. The voice is the instrument that all human beings
have- and it is readily accessible. Singing can also be a way for students to
experience for themselves emotions of other people . For example in the course
of their learning a song about planting rice ( Magtanim Ay Di Biro) students
make a glimpse of how tiring and backbreaking a job it is to work in the fields.
They also get to appreciate their own culture and value the labor of rice farmers
who feed the nation. When singing in the group, children learn to be sensitive and
cooperative, responsive to the instructions given to them so that the group can
perform well as a single unit.

6. 6
• It is important to note that we can not train our
elementary ;earners effectively in music if we do not
have a certain acceptable degree of vocal competency.
We, teachers need not to be accomplished singers or
have an exquisite siging tone, but we must possess the
abilty to read notes and to sing them correctly, in the
right pitch and in the right rythmn. While it will be ideal
for the teacher to be in perfect or absolute pitch, it
alright to utilize tuning forks, pitch pipes or any melodic
instrument available in school.

7. SUMMARY
Presentation title 7

8. THANK YOU