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& 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. 6 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 5: THE 90s IN AUSTRALIA 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 7 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 5: THE 90s IN AUSTRALIA 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. 8 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 5: THE 90s IN AUSTRALIA 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? 9 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 5: THE 90s IN AUSTRALIA 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. 10 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 5: THE 90s IN AUSTRALIA 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: GSZDQJEXYNUIVSS WIMDAWRLOCRECTG TAMPLIFIERRHGRX YENGFKTCECOXPIF LORFIAISMRTSINF CAXFRQRWDVCRGGR OONERECSLOBCISS JVNDVEFHOEHVYCC BEZFCSGCVWNQCVZ GDBQTXENEQSZMPC SJYZMDVHIUTOQRL QSZGENNZCSARKDR UHUYDRUMSSEAWJR ITQDFHOCNEBBSFM SUROHCSSABRGULW AMPLIFIER BAR BASS BEATS CHORDS CHORUS DRUMS ELECTRIC FRET GENERATION LAND LOVE RIFF SINGER STRINGS VERSE 12 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 5: THE 90s IN AUSTRALIA 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 13 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 5: THE 90s IN AUSTRALIA 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.