15. Traditional Music and Instruments

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

• Learn about traditional Nepali instruments
• Understand different types of Nepali music
• Know about musical traditions
• Appreciate cultural music

60 minutes

• Paper
• Colored pencils
• Regular pencils
• Notebooks

1. Review (5 minutes)

• Quick recap of rivers and lakes
• Connect music to festivals learned earlier
• Discuss what students know about music

2. Traditional Instruments (15 minutes)

Discuss and draw:

• String Instruments
• Sarangi (played with bow)
• Madal (hand drum)
• Tungna (mountain guitar)
• Wind Instruments
• Bansuri (bamboo flute)
• Narsingha (long horn)
• Sankha (conch shell)
• Percussion Instruments
• Damphu (frame drum)
• Tabla (pair of drums)
• Jhyali (cymbals)

3. Types of Music (15 minutes)

Discuss and write about:

• Folk Music
• Mountain songs
• Village music
• Festival songs
• Religious Music
• Temple music
• Buddhist chants
• Prayer songs
• Modern Folk Songs
• Popular songs
• Dance music
• Festival music

4. Drawing Activity (15 minutes)

Students draw:

• Their favorite Nepali instrument
• Musicians playing instruments
• Festival music scene
• Label parts of instruments

5. Closing Activity (10 minutes)

• Students write about their favorite instrument
• Share what they learned about music
• Compare with music they know
• Preview of next week's topic

• Music (संगीत - Sangeet)
• Instrument (बाजा - Baja)
• Song (गीत - Geet)
• Singer (गायक - Gayak)
• Dance (नाच - Nach)

1. Draw traditional instruments

2. Write about different types of music

3. Draw a music festival scene

Check students':

• Understanding of instruments
• Knowledge of music types
• Drawing skills
• Class participation

• Use simple descriptions of sounds
• Connect music to festivals
• Keep technical terms simple
• Use drawings to show instrument shapes
• Make music relevant to students
• Connect to familiar instruments

• Each region has unique music
• Madal is national instrument
• Music tells stories
• Instruments made by hand
• Music passes down history

• Draw simple instrument shapes
• Let students imitate instrument playing
• Connect to familiar sounds
• Use simple rhythm examples
• Make instrument parts clear
• Keep musical terms simple