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It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) Repertoire Exploration The Orchestra Swings with Form Aim: How does form help musicians swing? Summary: Students establish an understanding of form and explore A-A-B-A form in “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)” and 12-bar blues form in “Duke’s Place.” Materials: Link Up CD, Link Up Digital Resources, Link Up Student Guides Standards: National 2, 4, 7, 10; NYC 1, 2, 3 Vocabulary: blues, bridge, chord, chorus, form, harmonic changes, measure, scale Musical Form In music, form is the road map for any piece, providing the overall layout or structure and defining how one section connects to the next. The form helps the musicians stay together and know where they are in the music. Some musical forms are specific to certain styles or periods of music; other forms span many styles and eras. In jazz, as the form repeats and the rhythm section maintains the beat, the other musicians can play the melody and have the chance to play improvised solos. • What are some examples of how form is used in your life (e.g., following a recipe, map, or schedule)? Exploring A-A-B-A Form in “It Don’t Mean a Taking a Chorus Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)” In jazz, the A-A-B-A form is repeated multiple times; one time through the A-A-B-A form is a common form used in many styles full form is called a chorus. When a jazz of music. In many songs and jazz tunes, each of the four sections has eight measures, adding up to 32 musician “takes a chorus,” it means that measures of music. The A sections are the same or she or he improvises a solo over the form slightly different, and the B section (often referred to of the piece. For example, when you and as the bridge) is contrasting. your students have sung through the entire basic part of “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It • Learn the melody for “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Ain’t Got That Swing)” you have taken a Got That Swing)” on SG12. chorus. In the final concert, we will hear and • As you sing, use the Melodic and Lyric Patterns chart perform this chorus several times. on SG18 to follow the form. Play Track 24 “It Don’t Mean a Thing • Note when the melody repeats and when the melodic (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)” (Washburne). pattern is different. You will hear the singer take a full chorus • Note similarities and differences in the lyrics for at the beginning, followed by the piano, each line. saxophone, trumpet, and drums each taking a half chorus (the A-A or B-A sections, respectively). To end the song, the singer takes it from the second half of the chorus and “tags” (or “takes us out”) by singing the “doo wah” lyrics three times. 30 Repertoire Exploration Using Movement to Understand Duke Ellington’s “It Don’t Mean a Thing A-A-B-A Form (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)” “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That • Ask students to sing the A section of “It Don’t Mean a Swing)” was one of the first compositions to Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)” and create a include the word “swing” in its title. Duke movement for that section. Do the same with the B section, eliciting a contrasting movement. Ellington composed the piece during an intermission at a big band dance performance • Split the class into two groups and have the first group in Chicago. Legend has it that no one was sing the A section while the second group moves, and dancing until he enlivened the mood by have the second group sing the B section while the first introducing this song. Track 22 features group moves, switching parts for each chorus. Ellington’s big band along with famous • Play Track 26, “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong. That Swing)” (play-along). • Let’s try it out with the music. Sing along and perform your corresponding A and B movements. Musicians Play with A-A-B-A Form • Play Track 22 “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)” (Armstrong complete), as performed by Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington. For more information about Armstrong and Ellington, see SG35. • Follow the melody on SG12 while you listen to how the musicians play with the A-A-B-A form in this version of “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Creative Extension: Swing)” featuring Armstrong on vocals. (You will hear an introduction before the A-A-B-A pattern, or My Musical Form chorus, begins.) • Choose a time signature and • How is the melody different from what you see on work with the class to create two contrasting rhythmic patterns, the page? labelled A and B, in My Musical • Does knowing the form of the piece change how you Form on SG19. listen to the music? • Have the students practice clapping the rhythms while keeping a steady beat with their feet. Go Deeper • Divide the class into two groups Explore A-A-B-A form in Gershwin’s “I Got Rhythm.” and assign each group one of the rhythms. • Write patterns on the board or on SG19 (e.g. A-A-B-A, A-B-A, etc.), and have the students perform the patterns, playing their section of the rhythm. 31 SG 18 “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)” ScoreScoreScoreScoreScore Melodic and Lyric PatternsScore Score Score ScoreScore Score Score ScoreScoreScoreScoreScore Score Score Score Score Score Score Score Score Score Score Phrase ItItIt Itdon't don'tItdon'tdon'tdon't mean mean mean meanain'tain't swing swing that that amean got got a a thing athing athingthing thing if if if ifitthingthing if if it if it it itain't itain'tain't ain'tain't a a got got mean mean gotdon't don't that gotthat that gotIt It that thatswing swing swing swing swing AAAAA A A It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing It It don'tdon't mean meanain'tain't swing swing that that a got got a thingthing if ifthingthing if if it it it it ain'tain't a a got mean mean gotdon't don't that that It It swing swing A A AA A A doodoodoo doo wah wah doo wah wah doo wahIt doowah wah doo wah dooIt wahItdon'tItIt wahdoo wahdon'tdon'tdon't wah doowahdoodon'tdoowahdoo meandoowahdoo wahdoowahdoo wah meanwah meandoowahdoomean doo doo meana wah doowahdoowah doo doowah ain'tain'tain'tain't swing swing that that swing swing that that wah thing adoodoowaha got got a got got waha wahdoowah doo wah doodoowahthingthingthingthing wah doo wah doo if doo doo wah ifwah it if ifdoo wahif wah itthingthing if ifitthingthing if if it wahain't it it it it it doowahdoodoowahdoo doowahdooain'tain't wahain't wahdoowahdooain't wah doowahdoo wah wah wahgot doo doo wah doowahdoo doowahdoowah a a a a doo doowah that wah got gotwah got wah mean mean doowahdoogot mean mean doowah doo don't don't wahdon't don't doowahdoo that that that wah that swing doo doowahIt It It It doo swing swingdoowah swingwah swing doowahwahwah wah wah doo doo wah wah doo doo AAAAA A A A A doo wah doo wah doowahdoo wah doowahdoo wah doo wah doowahdoo wah doowahdoo wah doo wah doodoo wah wah doo wah wah doo wahain'tain't swing swing that that ItIt got got wah don'tdoowahdoo doowahdoo wah wahmean doo doo wah doowah doo doowah ain'tain't swing swing wah that that It doowahdoothingthinga if if got got wahdoowah doo it it wahdon't thingthing doo doo mean wah ifif a a wah mean mean thingthinga if ifitdon't don't it it it doowahdoothingdoowahdooIt It ain't wah wah wah wah doo doo wah doowahdoo if a a doo doowah doowahdoo wah got wah mean mean doowah doo itdon't don't wah that doo It It ain't doo swingwah wah got wah wah doo doo that wah wah doo doo swing A A A A A A doo doo wahdoodoodoo wah wah wah wah doo ItIt wahdoo dooIt doo doowah wah wah wah Itdon'tdon't wah wahIt wahdon't wah doowahdoodon'tdon't wahdoowahdoo mean doowahdoo doowahdoo mean doo mean wah wah meanwah wah doodoowah meana doo doo doo doo a wah wah a wah doowahdoo doowahdoo doo doowah doo doowah athing doogotgot wah thing wah to to athing wah wah do dodoowah doo wahdoowah doo wahthingdoo is is sing sing thing doo doowah doo doo all wah all wah wahwah alldoowahdoo all you all you wah you doowahdoo doowahdoodoowahdoodoo yougot wah you wahthingthinggot wah doowahdoowahgot wah wah wah wah got all all doo doo wah doo doo wah todoowahdoo wah doowahdoo got you you to doowahdoo doo doo to doowah doo doowah wah wah wah wah to wah doodowahdoowah doo doowah doo do to do doododoo a a wah doo is doo isdo mean mean isdon't don't wah singwahwah sing is wah sing is It It sing sing wah wah wah wah doo doo doo doo wah wah wah wah doo doo doo doo PhraseAAAA A A A It don't mean a thing all you got to do is sing wah wah doo wah It doo doo It wah wah wah don't doo doowah wah wah don'tdoodoowah doo meandoowahdoo wah mean wah doo a doo wah a doowahdoo doo doowah wahthinggotgot wah to tothing do do wahdoowah doo is is sing sing doowahdoo doo wah wah wah doo doo all wah wah all doo doowah wah doowahdoodoowah doo you wah youdoowahdoo gotthingthing wah doogot wah wah all all doo doo wah to you you doowahdoowah doo to doowah wah wah wah wah dodoowah doo doo doo do wah wah doowahdoo a a doo doo doo is mean mean wahdon't
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