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Santana

Study Piece – AOS 2: 3 tracks from Supernatural LO:

• Learn the basic about who Santana is. • Listen to and analyse ‘Love of My Life’ and look at the influences that make up the song.

• Mexican guitarist • His band plays a mix of , , salsa, hip-hop, Latin- infused rock and African rhythms. • Three tracks we will look at from the LP Supernatural – ‘Smooth’ – ‘Migra’ – ‘Love of My Life’ Love of my Life Lyrics

• where you are that's where I wanna be and throw your eyes all the things I wanna see and in the night you are my dreams it everything to me... • you're the love of my life and the breath in my prayers take my hand, leave me there what I need is you here. • I can't forget the taste of your mouth from your lips so I haven't put out I can't forget when we are one you alone and I am free • Everyday, everynight you alone you're the love of my life (x2). • we go dancing in the moonlight with the star light in you're eyes we go dancing till the sunrise you and me we're gonna dance. dance. dance... Task

• Using the pieces of paper, listen to the song and work out the order of the different sections Santana - Love of My Life • Bass and Drums with rap influenced vocals • Main theme played on guitar • Verse 1 • Main theme played on guitar • Verse 2 • Verse 3 – Santana playing guitar licks throughout • Main theme played on guitar • Chorus • Main theme played on guitar/call-and-response and unison guitar part • Chorus • ’s semi a-capella vocal part • New rhythm, guitar solo using a lot of different techniques, and percussion more evident ‘Love of My Life’

• Huge classical influence within the song • Brahms 3 Symphony, 3rd Movement – Allegretto • There is a difference in the rhythms of the two pieces – Santana plays the melody in 4/4 in G minor, instead of 3/8 in C minor. Guitar playing in this song

• Slower, more thoughtful approach. • Not as many wild solos as the other songs on the album. • Use of a piece that his father loved – like a song dedicated to him, but using a piece of music that has been passed on through generations. Brahms – Symphony 3, Moment. III Anacrusis

• An ‘up-beat’ into a musical melody. LO:

• Listen to and analyse ‘Migra’ and look at the influences that make up the song, in particular the ‘ Beat’ Homework

Year 10 Homework 8/3/17 – Due 15/3/17

Research ‘Bossa Nova’ and Bo Didley beat. Half a page on each (same sheet)

Where does Bossa-Nova come from?

What is a ‘Bo Diddley beat’?

Definitions of these key words – ‘Pitch Bend’ ‘Vibrato’ ‘Anacrusis’ and ‘Glissando’ on bottom of sheet. Bo Diddley Beat

– Bo Diddley was a Blues/ artist – He wrote a song called ‘Bo Diddley’ which made him very popular. – The ‘Bo Diddley beat’ is a syncopated rhythm that makes up the drum and guitar parts of the song. ‘Bo Diddley Beat’

• A rhythm that was popularised by the singer/guitarist Bo Diddley Quick Task – 5-10 MINUTES

• On a keyboard or guitar, write a quick 2/3 chord piece that uses the Bo Diddley Beat as its main features ‘Migra’

• Match up the sections in order of their appearance (like last week, but with changes in language) Santana - Migra

• Drum intro • Cry-baby-wah guitar line with drums • Main vocal refrain A (Spanish) • Main vocal refrain B (Spanish) • Main vocal refrain C (Spanish) • Accordion led section • Main vocal refrain A (English) • • Bass Riff become very prominent • Electric guitar solo • Main vocal refrain C (Spanish) • Main vocal refrain Aii (Spanish and English) • Horn Section • Electric guitar solo • Accordion led section ‘Migra’

• Migra = People

• “People, people, let’s start together, let’s do it right. People, people, let’s love one another, I know we know how”

• The song is referencing immigration policies between USA and Latin American countries. ‘Migra’

• Opens with a prominent drum beat which establishes the underlying B_ D______rhythm of the piece. ‘Migra’

• Opens with a prominent drum beat which establishes the underlying Bo Diddley rhythm of the piece. • Guitar entry before singing starts

• F major – but Santana uses Ab and Eb to give it a blues feel.

• 1st section contains a lot of c___ and r______. ‘Migra’

• Opens with a prominent drum beat which establishes the underlying Bo Diddley rhythm of the piece. • Guitar entry before singing starts

• F major – but Santana uses Ab and Eb to give it a blues feel.

• 1st section contains a lot of call and response. New Instrumentation

• Accordion

• Mexican music dating back to the 18th century • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rINsx6Ax KIE Cry Baby Pedals

In his solo, Santana uses a lot of Wah - wah pedal.

A popular brand of wah pedal is the Cry Baby (as in ‘waaaaaaaaah!!!’)

Used a lot in the of the and 1970s, and popularized by

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z AQx1RAXLqs Guitar techniques used – new key words to write down • Cry baby pedal • Pitch bends – where the string is pushed/’bent’ upwards to a new pitch • Vibrato – a rapid alteration in pitch, producing a strong note/pitch • Distortion – when a pedal is used t give the instrument (usually guitar) more bite and crunch • Glissando – a continuous slide upwards or downwards between 2 notes Migra

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=- rRT5L8clTc LO:

• Learn the basic about what Bosa Nova is.

• Listen to and analyse ‘Smooth’ and look at the influences that make up the song. Bossa Nova

• What did you learn about Bossa Nova from your homework? – - – - – - Bossa Nova

• A style of Brazilian music derived from samba but placing more emphasis on melody and less on percussion. • A dance to this music would be the ‘Bossa-Nova’ • Sometimes known as lounge jazz. • Popularized in the 1950s and 1960s and is today one of the best-known Brazilian music genres abroad. • The phrase bossa nova means literally "new trend" • ‘Love of my Life’ uses elements of bossa nova in the final 2 minutes instrumental outro. Bossa Nova

• The Girl From Ipanena • One you know that’s been Bossa’d up • Crooks and Claridge ‘Smooth’

• Lead single from Supernatural. • Made the album sell even more than it already had. • 4/4 • A minor

• The song is written by Rob Thomas from Matchbox 20. ‘Smooth’ • Match up the sections in order ……….. Santana - Smooth

• Guitar melody • Verse 1 • Bridge • Chorus 1 • Guitar Melody • Verse 2 (Guiro added) • (Very brief drum stop) • Bridge • Chorus 2 • Brief Drum break and Ascending Chromatic Trumpet Pattern • Guitar Solo • Chorus 3 • Solo with repeated vocal line • Solo with prominent brass parts and fade (repeated vocal line no longer in) Latin Percussion

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• Guiro Syncopated Rhythms

• 1 : a temporary displacement of the regular metrical accent in music caused typically by stressing the weak beat.

• 2 : a syncopated rhythm, passage, or dance step.

• 3 – A RHYTHM THAT IS MOSTLY OFF-BEAT SYNCOPATED - ‘Bo Diddley Beat’

• A rhythm that was popularised by the singer/guitarist Bo Diddley INSTRUMENTATION

• Santana – Guitar • Rob Thomas – Vocals • What else? – - – - – - – - – - Horn Section

• The Horn section is a comon feature in , showng the influence of traditional genres of Mexican/Spanish-Mexican music.

• Used to play sustained chords, add detached stabs, add countermelodies, l ink vocal passages (as they are in this song) and improvise.

• Which music did we look at last week that is considered Spanish-Mexican traditional music? Clue Mariachi Contextual Understanding Practice

• Identify which of the 3 tracks studied from Supernatural feature the following – Bossa Nova – Bo Diddley Beat

2 marks Contextual Understanding Practice

• Identify which of the 3 tracks studied from Supernatural feature the following – Bossa Nova - Smooth – Bo Diddley Beat - Migra

2 marks Contextual Understanding Practice

• Identify features of guitar techniques and style in the selected work which are typical Santana’s playing style and guitar sound.

5 marks available Contextual Understanding Practice

• Identify features of guitar techniques and style in the selected work which are typical Santana’s playing style and guitar sound.

5 marks

Wah-wah Slide/glissando Distortion Vibrato Pitch bend Contextual Understanding Practice

• ‘Love of My Life’ was written shortly after the death of Santana’s father. It is also based on the theme from the third movement of Brahm’s Symphony No.3. Explain how these two factors influenced Santana’s creation of mood and use musical elements

8 marks Contextual Understanding Practice

• ‘Love of My Life’ was written shortly after the death of Santana’s father. It is also based on the theme from the third movement of Brahm’s Symphony No.3. Explain how these two factors influenced Santana’s creation of mood and use musical elements

8 marks

• Minor key • MODULATED from C minor to G minor • Use of call and response to form a conversation of sorts between singer and guitar • Relaxed tempo creates a thoughtful mood • Guitar part is less about solos and more about melody