LISTENING GUIDE “FELLING GOOD” BY Meets National Core Arts Standards 5, 7, 9, and 11

OBJECTIVES How do the instruments sound to you? Develop and refne artistic work for presentation (Pr5) What adjectives would you use to describe this ? Perceive and analyze artistic work (Re7) What is unique about Simone’s voice? Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work (Re9) How does this song make you feel? Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical Do you like the song? Why or why not? context to deepen understanding (Cn11) 3. Ask students about Nina Simone and the story behind the song. What styles of music is Simone known for? MATERIALS What is this song about? Music Alive! magazine (Vol.40 No.6) Why do you think it would resonate with the Civil Rights Computer or mobile device with internet access Movement going on in America during that time? How many albums did Nina Simone produce? START Who else has covered “Feeling Good”? Ask your students to read “Listening Guide” on pages 20-21. Who wrote the song?

DEVELOP CLOSE Play “Feeling Good” by Nina Simone (Hear the Music track 2 on As a class, listen to the Michael Bublé and Muse covers of musicalive.com) while having the students follow along with the “Feeling Good.” Compare and contrast the recorded and live ses- timeline. sions and compare to the Simone cover. What differences do you hear in the style? Which version do you like the best? 2. Ask students about the song What instruments do you hear? ASSESS In the intro, are there long notes, short notes, or both? Did the students follow along with the Listening Guide? Would you describe the song as high or low in pitch? Did they listen to the song using the timeline? Is the tempo fast or slow? Did they answer the supplemental questions? What genre is the song? How do you know?

WORD SEARCH SOLUTION . . . . . U . . S . S . . . . . B . Word search is located on page 8 . . . . F N B . O . M K . . . . A . H . . . O I . O U . . I E . . . N . M A . . R F . . S B . F L K . . D . A . L . M O . . A S A . O I E . . . R A . F A R A . P . A T . R T R . . C X . . T M . G H S . N A . R A E . H E . . I I . . O . A . O C . O R . . . . . O . M . N G . M . V U . . Y . . . . N . . E E . O . B . A D . . . . . A U X I L I A R Y . A . . A . C A R N I V A L M A X I X E . . . .

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