TEACHER’S GUIDE VOL. 40 • NO.2

INCLUDES LESSON PLANS FOR: • The Gospel Truth WHAT • What Are Birds Singing About? • Listening Guide “Landslide” ARE BIRDS by Fleetwood Mac • Song of the Month: SINGING “Lose Somebody” by Kygo ABOUT? How studies of birdsong show hidden intelligence T H E GOSPEL TRUTH

LISTENING GUIDE “Landslide” by KYGO Fleetwood Mac He’s gone from producing ALL-NEW! tracks in his bedroom to signing last month’s MUSICAL worldwide recording deal with Sony, in the process MYTHBUSTERS becoming one of the most FACT OR FICTION: popular electronic dance Some people just have the music artists on the planet “music” gene, others don’t. TEACHER’S GUIDE FROM THE EDITOR

I hope this latest edition of Music Alive finds you well.Whether you’re teaching on a cart, online or in hybrid or flipped classrooms, our mission is Vol. 40 • No. 2 to provide readings and ancillary content adaptable to any music education scenario. CONTENTS This month’s stories feature the amazing accomplishments of electronic dance music artist Kygo, one of the most streamed artists on Spotify and 3 The Gospel Truth other music distribution platforms. There’s also an overview of gospel music and a “science of sound” story about how and why birds “sing” that’s 4 What Are Birds perfect for interdisciplinary learning. On a separate note, I’d like to high- Singing About? light the Make Music Winter event coming up in December. Organized by the 5 Listening Guide non-profit organization Make Music with support from NAMM and an array “Landslide” of musical instrument manufacturers, it could be the focus of a fun, inter- by Fleetwood Mac active learning unit. You can learn more at www.makemusicday.org/about/ winter/. 5 Quiz Answers Have an idea for an article or activity? I’d love to hear from you and can be 6 Song of the Month reached at [email protected]. We’re all in this together! “Lose Somebody” by Kygo — Stacey Swanson, Editor-in-chief 7 Crossword 8 Word Search TRACK LISTING

HEAR THE MUSIC “Old Chunk of Coal” by The Lewis Family Check out our diverse playlist this issue: “Summertime” by Mahalia Jackson National Core Arts “Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac “Oh Happy Day” by Edwin Hawkins Singers Standards: A Summary “Lose Somebody” by Kygo & OneRepublic “I can see clearly now” by The Gospel Gangstaz “Travellin’ Shoes” by The Stars of Faith “Sail the Soul” by Liam Lawton As you use this Teacher’s Guide, of Black Nativity “Open My Heart” by Yolanda Adams refer to this summary of the “This Train” by Sister Rosetta Thorpe “Close to You” by BeBe & CeCe Winans 11 NCCAS anchor standards: “Down by the Riverside” by Fisk Jubilee Singers “Piano Concerto No 17 in G (K. 453)” “Peace in the Valley” by Thomas Dorsey by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart “Turn Your Radio On” by Albert Brumley “Pines of Rome” by Ottorino Resphigi Cr1. Generate and conceptualize “In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad)” “Quartet for the End of Time” by Olivier Messiaen artistic ideas and work by Dolly Parton Cr2. Organize and develop artistic ideas and work LEARN MORE Cr3. Refine and complete artistic John Keats, “Ode to a Nightingale” (1819) From playlist to videos, Music Alive! ideas and work bit.ly/ma402birds2 aims to supplement instruction with q Pr4. Analyze, interpret, and select uality content. Percy Bysshe Shelley, “To a Skylark” (1820) artistic work for presentation For the latest in new gospel, bit.ly/ma402birds3 Pr5. Develop and refine artistic work check out Fresh Gospel on Spotify: Hear the Birds in Action! for presentation https://open.spotify.com/ https://www.bird-sounds.net/ playlist/37i9dQZF1DWUMIjnZuaulx Pr6. Convey meaning through Ottorino Resphigi, Pines of Rome the presentation of artistic work “Love Theory” Kirk Franklin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvgyfqzLC0A bit.ly/ma402gosp1 Re7. Perceive and analyze artistic work Re8. Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work HOW TO CONTACT US Re9. Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work Cn10. Synthesize and relate knowledge CUSTOMER SERVICE and personal experiences to make art Please visit musicalive.com for basic information regarding subscriptions and customer service. If Cn11. Relate artistic ideas and works you need assistance regarding any problems with magazine delivery or damaged components, please with societal, cultural, and historical e-mail [email protected]. Remember, we need your complete name and address context to deepen understanding to respond to and solve your problem. Please provide as much detail as possible in your message, as well as how and when to contact you. We’re committed to providing you with not only great educational materials, but also great service. Music Alive! (ISSN 1051-8975), is published eight times each year, from October through May, by In Tune Partners, LLC, P.O. Box 166 Thornwood, NY 10594, Phone 914-358-1200, Fax 914-741-1136, BACK ISSUES Music Alive! is independently owned and operated. No part of this To inquire about past issues still available for purchase, please email publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or us at [email protected]. transmitted, in any form, by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of the publisher. Music Alive! © 2020 In Tune Partners, EDITORIAL QUESTIONS LLC, P.O. Box 166 Thornwood, NY 10594. For any content-related questions or comments, or to suggest an artist or topic for future coverage, please e-mail the Editor at [email protected]. We welcome your feedback.

2 • Vol.40,No.2 • musicalive.com FEATURE THE GOSPEL TRUTH Meets National Core Arts Anchor Standards 7-9, 11

OBJECTIVES Which Broadway musical was inspired by social inequality • Perceive and analyze artistic work. (Re7) and gospel music? • Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work. (Re8) Name some singers who were influenced by gospel music? • Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work. (Re9) Which gospel group took gospel music into mainstream • Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural music? and historical context to deepen understanding. (Cn11) Name some record labels that help to promote gospel mu- sic? Contemporary gospel music can use which instruments? MATERIALS Are contemporary gospel singers primarily solo artists or in Music Alive! magazines (Vol.40 No.2) a group? Computer or mobile device with Internet access Which type of gospel is the most well-known?

START As a class, listen to the tracks in Hear the Music Ask your students to read “The GospelTruth” on pages 6-9. Then, go over the following highlighted words. [This reinforces “This Train” by Sister Rosetta Tharpe comprehension and vocabulary.] How are the melodies different from what you hear in music today? How does this song make you feel? Why? GOSPEL - popularized form of irhythmic spiritual music rooted How many harmony lines do you hear? in the solo and responsive church singing of rural African Americans in the South, central to the development of rhythm and “Peace in the Valley” Thomas Dorsey blues and of soul music Do these vocals sound closer to Sister RosettaTharpe or to gospel HYMN - type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the music of today? purpose of adoration or prayer How many harmony lines do you hear? GENRE - conventional category that identifies some pieces Would this song have a different effect if it only had one vocalist? of music as belonging to a shared tradition or set of conventions RAGTIME - musical style that enjoyed its peak popularity “Old Chunk of Coal” The Lewis Family between 1895 and 1919. Its cardinal trait is its syncopated or How is the style of this song different from the first two? “ragged” rhythm How does this song make you feel? Why? BLUES - musical art form with it’s own distinct musical progres- What similarities can you draw between this song and “Peace in sions the Valley” byThomas Dorsey JAZZ - a style of music, an American culture and distinguished by flexible rhythmic tempo, as a base accompanied with improvisa- “Open My Heart” Yolanda Adams tion of solo and ensemble on basic tunes and chord patterns What style of gospel would you call this? LYRICS - words that make up a song usually consisting of verses How different are the melodies compared to pop music today? and choruses Is there harmony or is it solo work? CROSSOVER - musical works or performers who appeal to different types of audience As a class, watch the music video of Kirk Franklin URBAN CONTEMPORARY - also known as urban music, What style of gospel would you call this? musical genre of the 1980s and ’90s defined by recordings by How different are the melodies compared to pop music today? rhythm-and-blues or soul artists with broad crossover ap- How does this compare to music of today? peal INFLUENCE - have and exert influence or effect CLOSE Why do you think gospel music have lasted so many decades, DEVELOP when the popular genres have changed so much? Do you think Ask students about the story: vocalists will continue to use these techniques in the future? Why How did gospel music begin? or why not? Why did slaves sing songs in the field? How did black gospel music change after Abraham Lincoln ASSESS emancipated them? Did the students read the article? What other musical genres influenced gospel music? Did they review the vocabulary words? What year is known as “the year gospel music began”? Did they answer the supplemental questions? Who is the “Father of Gospel Music”?

musicalive.com • Vol.40, No.2 • 3 FEATURE WHAT ARE BIRDS SINGING ABOUT? Meets National Core Arts Anchor Standards 5, 7, 9 and 10

OBJECTIVES DEVELOP • Develop and refine artistic work for presentation(Pr5) Ask students the following questions: • Perceive and analyze artistic work (Re7) Where are a bird’s vocal cords located? • Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work (Re9) How is it that some birds can sing for minutes at a time with- • Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to out stopping their singing? make art (Co10) There are two main reasons why birds sing? What are they? What manmade items have affected and changed some MATERIALS birds song? How do birds tell each other if there’s a predator nearby? • Music Alive! magazines (Vol.40 No.2) What inspired Mozart to compose Piano Concerto No. 17? • Hear the Music Playlist Which composer kept a detailed journal of bird songs that he • Poetry Extras used in his music? • Computer or mobile device with Internet access What year was the first bird song ever recorded? Which bird is known to be among the closest to human musi- START cal melody? (Answer: Thrush) Ask your students to read “What Are Birds Singing About?” on pages 10-13 before reviewing the words below. [This reinforces 2. Listen to the selections in Hear the Music as a class. comprehension and vocabulary.] What sounds can you identify? SYRINX - the voice organ in birds, located at the junction of the What instruments do you hear? trachea and bronchial tubes. How would you describe the essence of these songs? TYMPANUM - External hearing structure in animals How do they make you feel? Why? TERRITORY - an area defended by an animal or group of animals Do you hear the birdsong? What does the rhythm sound like? against others of the same sex or species BIRD LANGUAGE – Communication and language between CLOSE birds of the same species or different species Have students pick a bird of their choosing, research their bird call MOBBING CALL - signals made by the mobbing species while and have them bring it back to the class and explain why they chose harassing a predator. it. Draw a picture of how the bird call “sounds”. RHYTHM - a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound OR HARMONIC - relating to or characterized by musical harmony CALL - a note uttered by a bird for the purpose of contact, alarm, or Pick one of the poems and listen to the reading of them. Have stu- marking its territory dents explain how the rhythm of the poem sounds like a bird, and VOCALIZATION - sing with several notes to one vowel. how the poet describes the bird. PENTATONIC – a five-note scale MELODY - musical sounds in agreeable succession or arrange- ment ASSESS Did the students read the article? Did they answer the review questions? Did they pay attention to the details of each song and select their own?

4 • Vol.40,No.2 • musicalive.com LISTENING GUIDE “LANDSLIDE” BY FLEETWOOD MAC Meets National Core Arts Standards 5, 7, 9, and 11

OBJECTIVES • Develop and refine artistic work for presentation Pr5( ) 3. Ask students about Stevie Nicks and the story behind the song • Perceive and analyze artistic work (Re7) What was the name of the band Stevie Nicks was in? • Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work (Re9) What was going on in Nicks’ life as she wrote the song? • Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and histori- Where was she when she wrote the song? cal context to deepen understanding (Cn11) The song was written in 1975, was there anything happening in US History during that time? MATERIALS • Music Alive! magazines (Vol.40 No.2) CLOSE • Computer or mobile device with Internet access As a class, watch the official music video for “Landslide”. This video shows the live talent of Fleetwood Mac, style of the day START and musical style Ask your students to read “Listening Guide” on pages 20-21. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM7-PYtXtJM

DEVELOP Discuss Nicks’ motivation behind writing the song and how Play “Landslide” by (Hear the Music track 2 on musicalive.com) challenging making a decision at a crossroads in life. Have while having the students follow along with the timeline. students complete the “Landslide” worksheet.The goal is to get stu- dents thinking and talking about changes they want to see in them- 2. Ask students about the song selves, in their communities, countries or the world. When everyone What instruments do you hear in the intro? is finished, have a classroom discussion about their answers. In the intro, are there long notes, short notes, or both? Is the tempo fast or slow? ASSESS What genre is the song? How do you know? Did the students follow along with the Listening Guide? What is this song about? Did they listen to the song using the timeline? What adjectives would you use to describe this song? Did they answer the supplemental questions? What is unique about Stevie Nicks’ voice? Did they fill out the “Landslide” worksheet completely and How does this song make you feel? honestly? Do you like the song? Why or why not?

QUIZ ANSWERS This month’s quizzes are available at musicalive.com/the-quiz-zone-40-2. Here are the quiz answers:

THE GOSPEL TRUTH WHAT ARE BIRDS KYGO 1) Gospel music originated SINGING ABOUT? 1) Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll when African Americans began 1) Syrinx 2) 16 to mix traditional African sounds 2) attracting a mate and defending their 3) Remix of the track “I See Fire” by Ed Sheeran with church song territory 4) One billion 2) Ragtime, Blues, and Jazz 3) Sparrows, and blackbirds are known to 5) Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, Skrillex, 3) 1930 sing at a higher pitch in urban environments. OneRepublic, Ellie Goulding, Miguel and Imagine 4) Sister RosettaTharpe 4) Birds communicate alarm through certain cries and movements that are specific to the Dragons 5) The Radio threat, and bird alarms can be understood by 6) Kygo intentionally slowed down the beat, in contrast 6) Lewis Family, Sandi Patty, Pat other animal species, including other birds, 7) Closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio Olympics Boone, and Dolly Parton to identify and protect themselves. 8) Because he lost love, he has come to realize just 5) A Starling 7) Urban Contemporary Gospel how valuable she is to his life. 6) Respighi 8)The Clark Sisters 7) 1889 9) DJ set in front of his house in an online performance 9) Reach Records, GospoCentric 8) He kept thousands of pages of birdsong in 10) In June 2016, Kygo donated $50,000 USD of the Records, Verity Records his journals profits of a festival to Frank Mugisha, Uganda’s 10) UK Gospel 9) Major, Minor, and Pentatonic Scales most prominent advocate for LGBT rights.This year, 10) variations of rhythm, relationships of mu- Kygo auctioned off the piano (aYamaha U3) where sical pitch, and combinations of notes can he composed most of his album Golden Hour.The

resemble music winning bid was $36,000.

musicalive.com • Vol.40, No.2 • 5 SONG OF THE MONTH “LOSE SOMEBODY” BY KYGO Meets National Core Arts Standards 7-9

OBJECTIVES What new instruments are heard during the instrumental break? • Perceive and analyze artistic work (Re7) What is this song about? • Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work (Re8) Is this song fast or slow? • Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work (Re9) How would you describe the beats? How does it make you feel? Why do you think it makes you feel that MATERIALS way? • Music Alive! magazines (Vol.40 No.2) Which part of the song is your favorite and why? • Computer or mobile device with Internet access CLOSE START Watch the music video for “Lose Somebody” How does the video capture the 1. Ask students to read the text on pages XX-XX on their own essence of the lyrical content of the song? 2. Have one of the students read aloud the text on page 16 3. Play Kygo’s “Lose Somebody” (Hear the Music track 1 on DISCUSS musicalive.com), The music video for “Lose Somebody” shows a variety of clips. Do these relate while the students read through the notation on pages 17-18 to the purpose of the lyrics about losing love? Which ones resonate with you the most and why? Do you think this video was successful in sharing its intended DEVELOP message? Ask students about the story: ASSESS When did Electronic Dance Music become popular in Did the students follow along with the song? the US? Did they answer the discussion questions? Which major event did Tiesto use to bring EDM into the international spotlight? Where was Kygo born and where does he live now? How did Kygo learn to become a DJ? CROSSWORD SOLUTION How did Kygo get his stage name? Why did Kygo’s music stand out com- pared to other EDM at the time? Kygo is among the youngest and fastest to stream one million views on which platform? Kygo shot into the international spot- light in December 2013 when he did a remix of which track? Which famous song did he create with Selena Gomez that went on to win numerous awards?

2. Ask students questions about the song/ notation:

Which Kygo album is “Lose Some- body” from? How many sharps are in the key sig- nature? What key is the song in? What instruments are heard at the beginning of the song?

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