This lesson contains 40 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 3 videos.
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How to recognize pop music!
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Hello everyone! Welcome to our webquest about body percussion and pop music. You will come across some explanations about the topic. After this you will use the newly learnt information to answer some questions. Good luck!
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What comes to mind when you think about pop music?
Slide 3 - Mind map
Pop music is short for popular music. Pop music is music made by professional musicians. Musicians are people that make music. Pop music almost always has a recognizable tune.
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Make sure to take a good look at the websites you will see. These will help you answer the questions.
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Take a look at this website! This website is all about body percussion. With body percussion you can easily create your own pop song, without needing any instruments. Afterwards you will answer some questions.
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drummagazine.com
Slide 7 - Link
Match the correct ones!
clicking sound
'boom' sound
'clock clack' sound
'woosh woosh' sound
clapping sound
snapping with your fingers
stomping with your feet
clicking
with your
tongue
sliding
with your feet
clapping with your hands
Slide 8 - Drag question
Is it body percussion? Yes or no?
Yes
No
hitting two bottles together
playing the flute
slapping your thighs with your hands
banging your hands against the table
tapping on your cheek
Slide 9 - Drag question
Body percussion is making music with just your body. Using your voice is not allowed. You are also not allowed to use instruments or other things such as tables or bottles.
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Look at the video! What do you see? Do you recognize something?
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Slide 12 - Video
Choose the right answer(s) What different forms of body percussion did you see?
A
snapping with your fingers
B
singing the song with your voice
C
sliding with your feet
D
clapping with your hands
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Body percussion is using your body to make music. If you are singing you are making music with your body, but it doesn't count as body percussion. Body percussion is more for instrumental sounds.
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What things you saw in the video were not body percussion?
A
playing the ukelele
B
using hands to slap their thighs
C
stomping with their feet
D
playing the trumpet
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Body percussion is making music with just your body. Using an instrument is not allowed. So playing the ukelele and the trumpet are not body percussion.
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Look at the website!
Make sure you explore the different instruments and check out what sounds they make and learn something new!
Think about it: which instruments can be used in a pop song?
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www.musictechteacher.com
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Which of these instruments is not commonly found in pop music?
A
guitar
B
piano
C
cello
D
bass guitar
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It is not impossible to use orchestra instruments, like the cello in a pop song, but it is not common. A cello is more used in classical music.
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Which of these instruments does nog belong ?
A
flute
B
saxophone
C
clarinet
D
trumpet
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The trumpet!
The flute, the saxophone and the clarinet are all woodwinds instruments. The trumpett is a brass instrument.
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This instrument is played by blowing into a mouthpiece.
This instrument is played using a bow.
This instrument is a pitched percussion instrument that can play different notes.
This instrument is one of the lowest sounding members of the brass family.
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What instrument is your favorite and why?
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Listen to the song: listen carefully to the order of the instruments in the song!
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Slide 26 - Video
In what order do these components appear?
first (1)
second (2)
third (3)
fourth (4)
fifth (5)
vocals
backing vocal
keyboard
drums
guitar
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The correct order is: keyboard - guitar - drums - backing vocals - vocals.
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The chorus
A chorus is a part of a pop song that is most recognizable, because it is repeated often with the same lyrics.
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Slide 30 - Video
Listen to "Adore you" again. How often does the chorus appear?
A
1 time
B
2 times
C
3 times
D
4 times
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The correct answer is 3 times!
The chorus starts with "honey" and ends with "like it's the only thing i'll ever do".
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Show us what you know!
You will be answering the final questions!
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What are some criteria of pop music?
A
the song needs an entire orchestra
B
the song has a recognizable tune
C
the song has lyrics
D
the song has no chorus
Slide 34 - Quiz
How can you imitate the sound of drums with your body?
A
Clap with your hands
B
Snap your fingers
C
Stamp with your feet
D
Click with your tongue
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Which instruments are most likely to be found in a pop song?
A
guitar
B
keyboard
C
violin
D
cello
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Name as many instruments as possible!
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Tell us your favorite pop artist(s)!
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Congratulations!
You made it to the end of this webquest!
Good job!
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