Summary

The MS Word document comprises Grade 10 Music and Dance Lesson Plans Term 1 , 2026.
A PDF version of the document is also available upon request.

🗓️ Duration and Lesson Structure

The lesson plans cover a duration of 11 weeks, with a Mid-Term Break scheduled for Week 8.
The structure follows 6 lessons per week, except for Week 11, which has 2 lessons, ensuring comprehensive coverage of all material.

The lesson plan is fully aligned with the KICD-approved CBE (formerly CBC) curriculum.

📚 Strands, Sub-Strands, and Topics Covered

🔹 Strand 1.0: Foundations

Sub-Strand 1.1: Rhythm

• Rhythmic concept of the semiquaver

• Concept of the triplet

• Grouping notes into beats in simple time

• Composing 4-bar rhythms with semiquavers

• Composing 4-bar rhythms with triplets

• Performing created rhythms

• Appreciating rhythms composed by self and others

Sub-Strand 1.2: Melody in Major Keys

• Describing melodic devices

• Constructing major scales on treble staff (D, A, Bb, Eb)

• Constructing major scales on bass staff

• Composing an 8-bar melody with devices

• Composing an 8-bar melody with articulation

• Performing composed melodies

• Critiquing melodies

Sub-Strand 1.3: Transposition

• Describing intervals in a major scale

• Concept of transposition

• Transposing music to a given interval (2nd/3rd)

• Transposing music to a given interval (4th/5th)

• Transposing music an octave up/down

• Transposing music from treble to bass staff

• Transposing music from bass to treble staff

• Transposing music to a given key

Sub-Strand 1.4: Setting Text to Music

• Process of setting Kiswahili text to music

• Establishing text-melody relationships

• Selecting text on pertinent issues

• Assigning rhythm to text

• Assigning pitch to text (Melody)

• Using word painting

• Writing music in staff notation

• Performing the composed song

Sub-Strand 1.5: Two-Part Harmony

• Guidelines for two-part harmony

• Distinguishing harmonic intervals

• Composing a second part (Consonants)

• Composing a second part (Motion)

• Scoring two-part harmony

• Recording 2-part music

Sub-Strand 1.6: Music Notation Software

• Identifying notation software

• Navigating music software

• Keying in music

• Editing keyed-in music

• Saving and converting files

Sub-Strand 1.7: Dance Production

• Describing elements of dance

• Improvising props

• Designing costumes

• Describing choreography

• Selecting multimedia effects

🔹 Strand 2.0: Performing

Sub-Strand 2.1: Kenyan Folk Songs

• Characteristics of Kenyan folk songs

• Selecting a folk song

• Sourcing instruments and costumes

• Taking up roles in a performance group

• Rehearsing the folk song

• Performing the folk song

🔹 Strand: Revision & Assessment

Sub-Strand: Revision

• Revision of Rhythm, Melody, and Transposition concepts (Strands 1.1–1.3)

• Revision of Text Setting, Harmony, and Software concepts (Strands 1.4–1.6)

• Revision of Dance Production and Folk Songs concepts (Strands 1.7 & 2.1)

Sub-Strand: End Term One Assessment

• Administration of End Term One Assessment