Musical and Noisy

NCERT anchor: NCERT Looking Around Class 1 — Theme: Sound (pleasant and harsh sounds)

• Sort musical (pleasant) sounds — tabla, flute, school song — from noisy (harsh) sounds.
• Understand noise pollution: honking, drilling, loud arguments.
• Choose quiet behaviour in study time vs celebration time.

1. Musical sounds

Level 1 (Verbal): Sounds we enjoy — rhythm, melody, festival songs.

Level 2 (Symbolic): Musical = usually regular and pleasant.

Visual: Picture of harmonium, flute, or school choir.

2. Noisy sounds

Verbal: Harsh, unwanted — constant honking, metal banging, alarm too long.

Visual: Traffic jam with many horns (discuss politely).

3. Context matters

Dhol at parade = musical; same loudness at midnight study = noisy for neighbours.

Tabla practice vs traffic honking

Step 1 — Tabla: steady beat, pleasant → **musical**.
Step 2 — Traffic horn for no reason → harsh → **noisy**.
Step 3 — Ask: Does this sound help or disturb?
Step 4 — At home: music low volume during homework.
Answer: tabla = musical (in practice); random honking = noisy.

• Is a school prayer song musical?
• Is unnecessary honking musical or noisy?
• Name one musical instrument you know.
• Stretch: Can a sound be loud AND musical? Give an example.

Revision tip: Listen for one minute — list one musical and one noisy sound you hear.

Open the Practice tab for graded questions on Musical and Noisy.