reggae music

REGGAE MUSIC MUSIC UNIT YEAR 10

IN THIS UNIT YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT

HISTORY MUSICAL ORIGINSCHARACTERISTICSFEATURESTHE STORY OF THE PEOPLE WHO WROTE THE

MUSIC

YOU WILL DO THAT BY

WATCHING CLIPSREADING ABOUT THE HISTORYLISTENING TO STORIESPLAYING SOME SONGSLISTENING TO SOME SONGSANALYSING 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

TIMBREBEATLYRICSTEMPOFORMMUSICAL 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 ……….beatReggae came about in the 19……sThe harmony is played on the …………

Building a reggae song Clip 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 MusicRhythm from the ………… Lyrics from the streetHow many vocalists are there?………………………..One is singing the …………….., the others are

singing the……………………………………

LYRICAL ANALYSIS

BUFFALO SOLDIER – BOB MARLEY

GROUP WORKAS 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 (na mahi)….. , 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 CHORDSThis song is on the key of …………….. MajorA major has ……….. #sThe notes of the scale are ……… ……… ………. …….. ……… ……. ……. …….The three chords are A, D and E or chord 1, 4 and 5They 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 AE G# B

The guitar chords are A chord (Skank x4) D chord (Skank x2), E chord (Skank x2)