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REGGAE MUSIC. MUSIC UNIT YEAR 10. IN THIS UNIT YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT. HISTORY MUSICAL ORIGINS CHARACTERISTICS FEATURES THE STORY OF THE PEOPLE WHO WROTE THE MUSIC. YOU WILL DO THAT BY. WATCHING CLIPS READING ABOUT THE HISTORY LISTENING TO STORIES PLAYING SOME SONGS
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REGGAE MUSIC MUSIC UNIT YEAR 10
IN THIS UNIT YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT • HISTORY • MUSICAL ORIGINS • CHARACTERISTICS • FEATURES • THE STORY OF THE PEOPLE WHO WROTE THE MUSIC
YOU WILL DO THAT BY • WATCHING CLIPS • READING ABOUT THE HISTORY • LISTENING TO STORIES • PLAYING SOME SONGS • LISTENING TO SOME SONGS • ANALYSING MUSIC
LESSON 1 • BEATS OF THE HEART – REGGAE DOCUMENTARY • AS YOU WATCH THIS ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
IMAGES • IN THE OPENING SCENE YOU WILL SEE SOME IMAGES AND HEAR SOME MUSIC • WRITE DOWN OR DRAW 6 IMAGES YOU SEE AND THEN DISCUSS WITH YOUR NEIGHBOUR HOW YU THINK THEY RELATE TO REGGAE MUSIC • THINGS TO THINK ABOUT..WHERE, WHY, WHO, WHAT, AND WHEN…..
NOTES • COPY THESE POINTS DOWN…
ORIGINS • WHERE DID THE JAMAICANS COME FROM? • WHO WERE THEIR GRANDPARENTS? • WHO WAS MARCUS GARVEY? WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS FACING JAMAICA?
MUSICAL ELEMENTS • TIMBRE • BEAT • LYRICS • TEMPO • FORM • MUSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
LESSON 2 • DO NOW… QUICK 5, • KAUPAPA…To identify the sound and meaning of reggae… • YOUR GOAL…Listen By the end of this lesson you will know how reggae is recorded and what the song buffalo soldier is about..
QUICK 5 • what was the name of the poor suburb in Jamaica where Reggae was first jammed out T………. Town • Jamaicans originally came from ………. • The beat in reggae is based on a ……….beat • Reggae came about in the 19……s • The harmony is played on the …………
Building a reggae song Cl ip 9.30 mins • Who is the famous producer in the clip who has recorded Bob Marley and The Beatles. • ………………………………………. • What instruments are recorded 1st? • ………………………………………… • then what is added… • ……………………………………………….. • How would you describe the bass line? • ……………………………………………………………..
What are some of the performance characteristics of the guitar? • …………………………………. • What are some of the performance characteristics of the keyboard? • …………………………………. • How does Scratch describe Reggae Music Rhythm from the ………… Lyrics from the street • How many vocalists are there? • ……………………….. • One is singing the …………….., the others are singing the……………………………………
LYRICAL ANALYSIS • BUFFALO SOLDIER – BOB MARLEY • GROUP WORK • AS YOU LISTEN TO THIS SONG AND READ THE LYRICS WRITE DOWN OR DRAW WHAT YOU THINK IT MEANS… • CHOOSE ONE LINE TO DISCUSS WITH THE CLASS…
Lesson 3 • DO NOW (namahi)….. , get your green book/ pencil….then Quick 5 • KAUPAPA……all to have completed pages in our booklet , and started to learn the reggae song… • TODAY WE FOCUS ON MUSICAL ELEMENTS!! • O WHAINGA……To finish our writing quickly so as to get onto practical…get your book…pencil..be quiet and listen for the instructions
QUICK 5 • 1..What is the name of the famous reggae producer …………………………………….. • 2. What instruments are always recorded first? • ………………………. • 3.What is a skank? • …………………………………… • 4.Who were the buffalo soldiers? • ………………………….. • 5. What effects are used on the guitar?. • …………………………………………
Musical Elements • The best way to learn about the elements is to play them… • BEAT • .The most important feature if Reggae music is the ……………… beat • It falls on the ….. and ……. beats of a bar. • CLAP THIS BEAT
Musical Elements • HARMONY • Harmony in a song is the ……. it is in and also the chords. • Most reggae songs only have three or four chords. • They are normally a mixture of …………. and ……………. chords • The major chords sound…………. • the minor chords sound……………… • This creates a ……………………………………………………..
STIR IT UP CHORDS This song is on the key of …………….. Major A major has ……….. #s The notes of the scale are ……… ……… ………. …….. ……… ……. ……. ……. The three chords are A, D and E or chord 1, 4 and 5 They are all major chords (The formula is root, 4 the 3 semitones) You play them like this A= A, …. , ….. D= D, …., ….. E= E, ….., ….. LETS TRY AND PLAY ALONG…….
Musical Elements • STIR IT UP BASS LINE, MELODY A, C#, C# D, D C# C#D , F# A A E G# B • The guitar chords are A chord (Skank x4) • D chord (Skank x2), E chord (Skank x2)