A reminder about your Task 1 Presentation and what to look out for.
Task 1 - Presentation Create a presentation about songs about social justice. Critically analyse 2 pieces of music. The criteria highlights;
With the criteria remember to include CONTEXT - Where, when, and how the music was made? What was the situation at the time of writing the music? This is where stepping inside the music helps. Critically analyse the music. Look at the lyrics and the songwriter themselves. What did the songwriter believe? Do the lyrics create awareness? Do they inspire change? Does it ask questions and what questions does it ask. Is the music a historic document describing what the situation is? Questions you could ask? Step Inside the music. What did the musician see, observe or notice about their society? What might the musician know, understand, hold true, or believe? What are the principles of the musician? What does the musician care about? What might the person think or wonder when creating their music? What is the context, the history, the political, the social situation of the music? What social injustices does the music highlight? What have we learnt about the past world from the artists work? How does the music inspire change? Critical Analysis What styles of music influence this music? Can you describe the music elements? Why does the composer make these musical choices? Hear, Think, Wonder? What do you hear? What do you think is going on? What do you wonder about? Connect, Extend, Challenge. How do you connect to the music? How does it extend your thinking? Does it challenge your thinking to new ways of thinking? How does this music influence you in your own creation?
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Task 1 - Presentation
Create a presentation about songs about social justice. Critically analyse 2 pieces of music. The criteria highlights;
Questions you could ask? Step Inside the music. What did the musician see, observe or notice about their society? What might the musician know, understand, hold true, or believe? What are the principles of the musician? What does the musician care about? What might the person think or wonder when creating their music? What is the context, the history, the political, the social situation of the music? What social injustices does the music highlight? What have we learnt about the past world from the artists work? How does the music inspire change? Critical Analysis What styles of music influence this music? Can you describe the music elements? Why does the composer make these musical choices? Hear, Think, Wonder? What do you hear? What do you think is going on? What do you wonder about? Connect, Extend, Challenge. How do you connect to the music? How does it extend your thinking? Does it challenge your thinking to new ways of thinking? How does this music influence you in your own creation? Task 2 - Proposal The criteria states that the proposal should show;
Your proposal should show what you intend to for your product. You will produce a song on an issue of your choice that will inspire social change/social justice. It can be in the style of; Jazz Funk/Soul Hip-Hop To record your song you will learn skills in rhythm - using syncopation, songwriting, recording using Garageband and Rapping. In your proposal you should visualise your thinking by using spider-diagrams, flow charts etc. Make your thinking visual. Task 3 - Process and Product Process: A selection of process journal extracts to show:
Product:
The skills you will show and demonstrate are developments in; Songwriting skills Using Rhythm Learning to Rap To use Garageband Developments in Instrument skills Development in Singing skills You should show your processes in how you have developed your song over time. Use the songwriting diagrams to help you with that. Keep your thinking visual. Product - Make sure your song is one that inspires social change or inspires social justice. Use Garageband for your final recording. Task 4 - Reflection The criteria states
When you reflect on your work. Make sure you have shown a clear development of how your work has improved over time. How your work has meaning, how it intends to inspire social change and what it means to you and what it could mean to others? What musical legacy to you intend to leave behind? How do you think your audience would receive your work? Each section should consist of. Presentation - 5 Minutes Proposal - 6 pages Process and Product - 3 minutes audio or 6 pages Commentary/Reflection - 4 minutes video or 8 pages A great short video on procrastination that you should look at.This video will help with project planning and having a positive mindset.
The birth of Hip-Hop was a combination of a number of things happening at the same time. The invention of the Tuntable and the sampler as well as MC's and radical poets combining.
DJ's Like Grandmaster Flash would take the best parts of funk, soul, blues, rock records and make complete tracks used short sections. The DJ's mainly used funk records and sections from Drum Breaks. The use of the "breaks" would form the basis for the rhythm in Hip-Hop. MC's would join DJ's to provide extra interest and an extra rhythmic demention to the music.
Hip-Hop rose out of Black "ghetto" areas in major US cities such as New York and LA. Many songs highlighting the problems that existed in these areas with money, jobs, social problems, police corruption etc. Many of the same problems that exist today.
What makes the rhythm in Hip-Hop distictive?
What social issues are the songs highlighting? How does Hip-Hop relate to Blues, Jazz, Soul and Funk? What other Hip-Hop tracks can you find that highlight social inequality? Artists such as Athrea Franklin, Marvin Gaye started to recognise socail problems and use music to highlight social issues Whats going on - Marvin Gaye - 1971 Funk, Soul and Disco was at the forefront of Music in the 1970's with extensive use of synthesisers. Still using syncopated rhythms whilst providing music to dance to still provided a strong political message. Warning some strong language is used. Radical American Poets became the precusor to Hip-Hop. Poetry recited over music with political messages. Gil Scott-Heron is considered one of the founders of Hip-Hop. How do these song relate to one another? How are they different?
All songs talk about social inequality, which song is more effective in delivering this message and why? With the use of uplifting beats and rhythm, do you think that takes away from the seriousness of the issue or celebrates unity and people coming together under a common cause? The roots of Jazz are in the work songs and the spirituals. Ragtime grew from those songs using catchy, syncopated, disjunct melodies. The Maple leaf rag - Left hand steady beat, Right hand syncopated. Homophonic. The whole song is made of even 16 bar phrases AA-BB-CC-DD Blues and Jazz use the same scale which is a penatonic scale which incorperates the "blue" note. Blues dervives from the work songs but incorperate elements of European folk music. Blues songs that spoke of social injustice included. Bessie Smith - Homeless Blues Blind Lemon Jefferson - Broke and Hungry Blues How do these song raise awareness of social injustice? Billie Holiday - Billie's Blues This is using syncopated melodies with pitch inflections and improvisation. It is laid back with diffent feeling for the solo sections. It follows the same 12 bar blues sections. New Orleans Dixieland Jazz - Louis Armstrong. A heavy use of Scat singing, small orchestra led by Louis Armstrongs trumpet. Room for improvisation from vairious instruments in the group. Use of swing. Duke Ellington - Take the A train Questions
During the time of Jim Crow laws in the USA and the civil rights movement? How did musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, and Duke Elllington fight adversity? How does this show in their music? Do you think this music impacted on the need for social equality? Look at the lyrics in these Spiritual songs,
Can you find the hidden meaning? Roll Jordan Roll Went down to the river Jordan, where John baptized three. Well I woke the devil in hell sayin John ain’t baptise me I say; Chorus Roll, Jordan, roll Roll, Jordan, roll My soul arise in heaven, Lord for the year when Jordan roll Well some say John was a baptist some say John was a Jew But I say John was a preacher of God and my bible says so too. Chorus Wade in the Water Chorus: Wade in the Water, wade in the water children. Wade in the Water. God’s gonna trouble the water. Who are those children all dressed in Red? God’s gonna trouble the water. Must be the ones that Moses led. God’s gonna trouble the water. Chorus Who are those children all dressed in White? God’s gonna trouble the water. Must be the ones of the Israelites. God’s gonna trouble the water. Chorus Who are those children all dressed in Blue? God’s gonna trouble the water. Must be the ones that made it through. God’s gonna trouble the water. Chorus Steal Away Chorus: steal away, steal away! Steal away to Jesus? Steal away, steal away home! I ain’t got long to stay here! My Lord calls me! He calls me by the thunder! The trumpet sound it in my soul! I ain’t got long to stay here! Chorus My Lord calls me! He calls me by the lighting! The trumpet sound it in my soul! I ain’t got long to stay here! Chorus. Bessie Brown - BluesStrange Fruit - JazzStrange Fruit Lyrics Southern trees bear a strange fruit, Blood on the leaves and blood at the root, Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze, Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees. Pastoral scene of the gallant south, The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth, Scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh, Then the sudden smell of burning flesh. Here is fruit for the crows to pluck, For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck, For the sun to rot, for the trees to drop, Here is a strange and bitter crop. Alabama - John Coltrane - JazzCurtis Mayfield - People Get Ready - SoulLift Every Voice and Sing - Arethra Franklin - Soul
Slave songs from African slaves. The combination of music from African slaves and European music combines to creates Ragtime and Blues music
Examples of slave songs The spirituals - Closer to gospel music to give workers hope Worksongs - To encourage the workload in the fields. Spiritual Slave songsSpiritual - Roll Jordan RollSpiritual - Steal AwaySpiritual - Oh FreedomSpiritual - Wade in the waterWork Song - Hoe Emma HoeWork Song on the chain gang
Slave songs - Connect - Extend and Challenge.
What connects you to this music? What were your initial thoughts to the music? What new ideas extends or broadens your thinking? What still challenges you or puzzles you about the music? What questions do you still have? |
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