& h on ob si b s ie a s P Endeavour Foundation Thrive Learning
Music through the decades
Module 5 the 90s in Australia Hosted by Stewart Koplick The Endeavour Foundation Thrive Learning programs are aligned to the activities offered in our Learning and Lifestyle hubs.
& h The Music Modules support activities relating to on ob si b Passion & Hobbies. s ie a s P Utilising local connections and support, Passion & Hobbies programs involve projects or activities that are specific to a person or groups of people. Passion & Hobbies programs include:
• Music
• Furniture restoration
• Woodworking
• Activities that relate to the outdoors – i.e. gardening, bushwalking
• Understanding how things work (gadgets and experiments)
2 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 5: THE 90s IN AUSTRALIA Table of Contents
How to participate in the Thrive Learning programs...... 4 Icons ...... 4. . . .
Module Overview ...... 5 . . . Description...... 5
Outcomes...... 5. . . .
Equipment...... 5. . . .
Activities ...... 6 . . .
Song Lyrics ...... 15 . . . Hunters and Collectors: Holy Grail ...... 15. . .
INXS: Never Tear Us Apart ...... 16 . . .
Archie Roach: Took The Children Away ...... 17 . .
Vocabulary...... 18
Activities answer guide ...... 19 . .
3 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 5: THE 90s IN AUSTRALIA How to participate in the Thrive Learning programs
1. Watch the video.
2. Read this workbook and answer the questions.
3. Need help? That’s ok! Leave that question and move onto the next one.
4. Your Support Worker will help you with any questions you have when they check in with you.
Icons
Watch the video when you see this icon.
Read the information in your workbook when you see this icon.
This icon shows you activities that are a bit harder. If you want, give them a go!
This icon shows you the hints section. It will give you hints and tips to answer the questions.
4 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 5: THE 90s IN AUSTRALIA Module Overview
Description This is Module 5 in the Thrive Learning program about music.
This module focuses on popular Australian homegrown acts from the 90s. It will include local music facts, key themes and ways the music was played.
You’ll hear about artists like:
Hunters and Collectors INXS Archie Roach
Outcomes By the end of this module you will:
• Have listened to Australian artists from the 90s
• Sung songs from the 90s
• Describe some key themes of the music
• Be introduced to some of the technical aspects of music and musical instruments Equipment Nil – unless you have a guitar and want to play along! Oh and your voice!
5 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 5: THE 90s IN AUSTRALIA Activities Watch the video and then answer the following questions. Hint: You can stop, rewind and play the video as many times as you want.
1. The word “genre” means a style or category, such as fiction or fantasy books, or country or classical music. What types of music genres were played in Australia in the 1990s? Circle your responses.
hard rock stones alternative
country heavy metal Uluru punk
2. Write down 5 bands that were big in Australia in the 90s:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
3. Songs sometimes have themes – a theme is the main idea of a song. It could be, for example, love, or a breakup, having fun or even farming! Write down 3 themes or ideas that were sung about in the 90s in Australia:
a.
b.
c.
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4. In the video, Stewart plays an acoustic guitar but also shows you a bass guitar. Write down 3 differences between a bass guitar and an acoustic guitar:
a.
b.
c.
5. The video described parts of a bass guitar. Can you remember them? Label the correct parts on the bass guitar below:
neck head
body strings
nut frets
volume and pick ups tone control knobs
tuning pegs pick guard
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6. Finish the sentence: To make the bass guitar louder, you plug it into an kettle / TV / amplifier / computer
7. Hunters and Collectors formed in what year?
8. What type of rock were they known for? For example: punk, heavy metal.
9. What do you think the song Holy Grail is about?
10. The song Holy Grail was used as part of the entertainment at AFL (Australian Football League) games in 2002 – 2006.
In AFL, what do you think the Holy Grail is?
Hint: Something that the teams all want to win.
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11. The song Holy Grail has how many beats in the bar?
12. Look closely at the verse below. How many chords are played in the verse?
Hint: Look back over the work you did in the last episode.
Holy Grail E C#m B Woke up this morning from the strangest dream
E C#m B I was in the biggest army the world had ever seen
E C#m B We were marching as one on the road to the holy grail
13. The song Never Tear Us Apart was written and played by which Australian band?
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Read the following and answer the questions below:
INXS (pronounced “in excess”) were an Australian rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. The band’s founding members were bassist Garry Gary Beers, main composer and keyboardist Andrew Farriss, drummer Jon Farriss, guitarist Tim Farriss, lead singer and main lyricist Michael Hutchence, and guitarist and saxophonist Kirk Pengilly. INXS’ early records demonstrated a new wave / ska / pop style, and were followed by near constant touring with almost 300 shows during 1981 as the band developed their status as a live act. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INXS
14. Why do you think the band was originally (in the beginning) called The Farriss Brothers?
15. Who was the lead singer?
16. Around how many shows did INXS perform in 1981?
17. The song Never Tears Us Apart has a famous riff (a riff is like a main phrase in the music).
When do you hear this riff?
Hint: It’s either after the verse or chorus.
18. How many beats in the bar does Never Tear Us Apart have?
Hint: It’s different to the songs we’ve played before.
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19. Archie Roach (an indigenous singer/songwriter of the Stolen Generation) wrote the song Took The Children Away. He released it in 1990. The song is about the stolen generation. Have you heard of this phrase before? Write down what you think it means:
20. After listening to the video and reading the lyrics, how does the song make you feel?
21. Why does the song make you feel this way?
Take a look at the verse below:
G This story’s right, this story’s true. I would not tell lies to you.
C G Like the promises they did not keep, and how they fenced us in like sheep. Said to us come take our hand, set us up on mission land
C Taught us to read, to write and pray.
22. What 2 chords are played in the verse? 11 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 5: THE 90s IN AUSTRALIA
23. Complete the following word search:
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AMPLIFIER BAR BASS BEATS CHORDS CHORUS DRUMS ELECTRIC FRET GENERATION LAND LOVE RIFF SINGER STRINGS VERSE
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24. How’s your song writing coming along? Any number 1 hits yet?! Remember, we started writing songs in the first module, so if you have written a few lines then keep going! If not, well maybe it’s time to get your creative juices flowing! A song is usually made of a 2-3 verses and a chorus – normally 4 lines each. Use the following sentence starters to start writing your own song, or make up your own first line and start writing! Think about using words that rhyme!
I saw you walking down the street
Song I was riding along . . starters! There’s a party on at my house
My baby don’t love me anymore…
For example: I was at the station when I saw my baby board the train Suitcase in her hand, she wasn’t coming home again She turned to look at me one last time Blue eyes crying, but the tears were mine
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14 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 5: THE 90s IN AUSTRALIA Song Lyrics
Hunters and Collectors: Holy Grail Woke up this morning, from the strangest dream I was in the biggest army, The world has ever seen We were marching as one, on the road to the holy grail Started out, Seeking fortune and glory It’s a short song, but it’s a Hell of a story, when you Spend your lifetime trying to get Your hands on the Holy Grail But have you heard about the Great Crusade? We ran into millions, and nobody got paid Yeah, we razed four corners of the globe, For the Holy Grail. All the locals scattered, They were hiding in the snow We were so far from home, So how were we to know, There’d be nothing left to plunder When we stumbled on the Holy Grail? We were full of beans But we were dying like flies And those big black birds, they were circling in the sky, And you know what they say, yeah, Nobody deserves to die. Oh I, I’ve been searching for an easy way to escape the cold light of day I’ve been high, and I’ve been low But I’ve got nowhere else to go There’s nowhere else to go I followed orders God knows where I’d be But I woke up alone, all my wounds were clean I’m still here I’m still a fool for the Holy Grail Oh yeah, I’m a fool for the Holy Grail Source: LyricFind 15 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 5: THE 90s IN AUSTRALIA
INXS: Never Tear Us Apart Don’t ask me, what you know is true Don’t have to tell you I love your precious heart I, I was standing, you were there Two worlds collided and they could never tear us apart We could live for a thousand years But if I hurt you, I’d make wine from your tears I told you that we could fly ‘Cause we all have wings, but some of us don’t know why I, I was standing, you were there Two worlds collided and they could never ever tear us apart I (don’t ask me), I was standing (you know it’s true) You were there (worlds collided), two worlds collided (shining through) And they could never tear us apart You (don’t ask me), you were standing (you know it’s true) I was there (worlds collided), two worlds collided (shining through) And they could never tear us apart Source: https://www.letssingit.com/inxs-lyrics-never-tear-us-apart-pvxk95q LetsSingIt - The Internet Lyrics Database
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Archie Roach: Took The Children Away This story’s right, this story’s true I would not tell lies to you Like the promises they did not keep And how they fenced us in like sheep. Said to us come take our hand Sent us off to mission land. Taught us to read, to write and pray Then they took the children away, Took the children away, The children away. Snatched from their mother’s breast Told us what to do and say Said this is for the best Told us all the white man’s ways Took them away. Then they split us up again The welfare and the policeman And gave us gifts to ease the pain Said you’ve got to understand Sent us off to foster homes We’ll give them what you can’t give As we grew up we felt alone Teach them how to really live. Cause we were acting white Teach them how to live they said Yet feeling black Humiliated them instead One sweet day all the children came back Taught them that and taught them this The children come back And others taught them prejudice. The children come back You took the children away Back where their hearts grow strong The children away Back where they all belong Breaking their mothers heart The children came back Tearing us all apart Said the children come back Took them away The children come back One dark day on Framingham Back where they understand Come and didn’t give a damn Back to their mother’s land My mother cried go get their dad The children come back He came running, fighting mad Back to their mother Mother’s tears were falling down Back to their father Dad shaped up and stood his ground. Back to their sister He said ‘You touch my kids and you fight me’ Back to their brother And they took us from our family. Back to their people Took us away Back to their land They took us away All the children come back Snatched from our mother’s breast The children come back Said this was for the best The children come back Took us away. Yes I came back.
Source: LyricFind
17 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 5: THE 90s IN AUSTRALIA Vocabulary
Icon A picture or symbol used to describe something.
Hints A small piece of information that helps you do or guess something more easily.
Module An instructional unit that focuses on a particular topic.
Equipment Supplies or tools needed for a special purpose.
Instrument An object that can be used to produce music is called a musical instrument.
Rhyme Rhyme means words that sound the same or similar in their endings.
Lyrics Are the words to a song.
Soundtrack Recorded music that is synchronized (matched) to the images of a motion picture.
Verse Writing that has a specific rhythm to it or a specific section of a writing. An example of verse is a poem.
Theme The theme in a story is its underlying message, or ‘big idea’.
Decade A decade is a period of 10 years.
Riff A short repeated phrase in popular music typically used as an introduction or refrain in a song.
Chords A group of (typically three or more) notes sounded together, as a basis of harmony. In music, a guitar chord is a set of notes played on a guitar.
18 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 5: THE 90s IN AUSTRALIA Activities answer guide How to use this section You can use this section of the workbook to check your answers.
Some questions in the workbook don’t have a right or wrong answer. Some of the questions ask you about your own opinion or preference, or they may ask you to think creatively. This type of question has been marked in the answer guide below as “There is no right or wrong answer to this question”.
Q1. hard rock stones alternative
country heavy metal Uluru punk
Q2. a. Hunters and Collectors Savage Garden
b. INXS Divinyls
d. Powderfinger The Screaming Jets
e. Silverchair Skyhooks
Q3. a. Living off the land.
b. Working class man.
c. Hardships that many Australians felt.
Q4. a. Acoustic guitar has 6 tuning pegs and strings / bass guitar has 4.
b. Bass guitar you pick out notes as opposed to playing cords.
c. Bass guitar you have to plug it in to hear it – acoustic no plugs.
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Q5.
neck head
body strings
nut frets
volume and pick ups tone control knobs
tuning pegs pick guard
Q6. Amplifier
Q7. 1981
Q8. Hunters and Collectors were an eight member Australian rock collective active from 1981 to 1998 with infrequent later reunions. Their style evolved from early art-funk before a bass and drum driven pub rock phase and finally guitar driven pop rock.
Q9. Lyrics referring to popular Holy Grail mythology, the song is an anthemic single inspired by Napoleon’s march to Russia in 1812, but also referencing the Hunters and Collectors’ flagging attempts to “crack” the American market.
Singer Mark Seymour said, “With the lyrics, I’d been reading a Jeanette Winterson novel, “The Passion”. It was a story about Napoleon’s chef when he invaded Russia. The army was destroyed by the weather. It’s a story about survival. It’s a really powerful book and somehow I drew this analogy between the idea of this guy managing to survive this incredible ordeal and Hunters and Collectors making this excruciating record.
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Q10. Winning the trophy.
Q11. 4 beats in the bar
Q12. 3 chords
Q13. INXS
Q14. They were called the Farriss Brothers because it was three brothers who actually made up the band.
Q15. Michael Hutchence
Q16. Almost 300 shows.
Q17. After the chorus.
Q18. The time signature being six, eight or actually having six beats to the bar.
Q19. A time where indigenous Australian children were forcibly removed from their families by the Australian Government and forced to live in orphanages or foster care. Most were separated from other siblings.
Q20. There is no right or wrong answer to this question.
Q21. There is no right or wrong answer to this question.
Q22. G C
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AMPLIFIER BAR BASS BEATS CHORDS CHORUS DRUMS ELECTRIC FRET GENERATION LAND LOVE
Q24. There is no right or wrong answer to this question.
22 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 5: THE 90s IN AUSTRALIA Notes
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