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& h on ob si b s ie a s P I ... Endeavour Foundation Thrive Learning Music through the decades Module 4 80s rock Shine Bright on acoustic endeavour.com.au/shinebrighter 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 I ... & 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 4: 80s ON ACOUSTIC 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 . 16 . Twisted Sister: We’re Not Gonna Take It . 16. Bon Jovi: Wanted Dead or Alive. 17. Guns N’ Roses: Patience. 18 . Vocabulary . 19 Activities answer guide. .20 . 3 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 4: 80s ON ACOUSTIC 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 4: 80s ON ACOUSTIC Module Overview Description This is Module 4 in the Thrive Learning program about music. This module introduces you to some of the artists and songs of the 1980s. The 80s showcased long hair, make up, costumes, wailing guitars and falsetto vocals (singing notes really high!). Songs could be classed as rock, hard rock, heavy metal, glam rock, or punk rock. This module will focus on bands from glam rock and hard rock. You’ll hear about artists like: Twisted Sister Bon Jovi Guns N’ Roses Outcomes By the end of this module you will: • Have listened to songs from the 1980s • Sung songs from the 1980s • Described some of the ‘genres’ of music • Be introduced to some of the technical aspects of music and song writing. Equipment Nil – unless you have a guitar and want to play along! Oh and your voice! 5 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 4: 80s ON ACOUSTIC 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 rock genres were there in the 80s? Circle your responses. hard rock glam rock diamond pink rock heavy metal punk rock 2. Write down 5 bands that were big in the 80s: a. b. c. d. e. 6 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 4: 80s ON ACOUSTIC 3. What were bands known for in the 80s? List 3 ideas. Hint: Think about what they wore. a. b. c. 4. Rock music in the 80s was also about loud guitars – think Guns N’ Roses, Whitesnake, Poison, and Cinderella. In the video, parts of the guitar are described. Label the correct parts on the guitar below: neck head body strings nut frets volume and bridge tone control knobs tuning pegs pick guard 7 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 4: 80s ON ACOUSTIC 5. In the video there were 2 types of guitars – acoustic and electric. Write down 3 differences between the acoustic and electric guitar. Hint: See vocabulary section of this workbook. a. b. c. Read the following and answer the questions below: Twisted Sister was an American heavy metal band originally from Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, and later based in Long Island, New York.[6][7] Twisted Sister’s best- known hits include “We’re Not Gonna Take It” from the movie Gung Ho and “I Wanna Rock”. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twisted_Sister 6. What type of band was Twisted Sister? 7. Where did Twisted Sister originally come from? 8. What were Twisted Sister’s 2 best known hits? a. b. 8 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 4: 80s ON ACOUSTIC 9. What do you think the song We’re Not Gonna Take It is about? Read the following and answer the questions below: Bon Jovi is an American rock band formed in 1983 in Sayreville, New Jersey. It consists of singer Jon Bon Jovi, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, guitarist Phil X, and bassist Hugh McDonald.[1] Previous bassist Alec John Such was dismissed in 1994, and longtime guitarist and co-songwriter Richie Sambora left in 2013. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi 10. Similar to Twisted Sister, where was the band Bon Jovi formed? 11. How many members are in the band? 12. Richie Sambora was lead guitarist for Bon Jovi for a long time. In what year did he leave the band? 9 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 4: 80s ON ACOUSTIC Read the following and answer the questions below: Bon Jovi has released 14 studio albums, five compilations and three live albums. They have sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making them one of the bestselling American rock bands,[3][4] and performed more than 2,700 concerts in over 50 countries for more than 34 million fans.[5][6] Bon Jovi was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2006, and into the US Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 2018.[7] The band received the Award of Merit at the American Music Awards in 2004,[8] and Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora were inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009.[9][10] Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi 13. How many albums in total has Bon Jovi released? Hint: Add up the numbers in the first line of the paragraph above. 14. How many records has Bon Jovi sold worldwide? 15. Write down 2 awards Bon Jovi has received: a. b. 16. What do you think the song Wanted, Dead or Alive is about? 10 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 4: 80s ON ACOUSTIC 17. When playing guitar, you sometimes look at chords and tabs (or tablature) to know what to play. Look at the chorus of Wanted, Dead or Alive below and write down what 4 chords are played. Hint: You can tell what a chord is because it’s usually a letter above a word. a. b. c. C G F D I’m a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride C G F D I’m wanted, dead or alive C G F D Wanted, dead or alive 18. What’s the difference between hard rock and soft rock? 11 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 4: 80s ON ACOUSTIC [ Read the text below and answer the following questions: Guns N’ Roses, often abbreviated as GNR, is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1985. When they signed to Geffen Records in 1986, the band comprised vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKagan, and drummer Steven Adler. 19. Where did Guns N’ Roses come from? 20. When did Guns N’ Roses form (start playing)? 21. What type of band is Guns N’ Roses? 22. If Guns N’ Roses performed in Australia now, how many years would they have been playing? Hint: It’s a maths question. Take the year they formed away from the current year. 23. How many band members were there in Guns N’ Roses? 24. Who is the lead vocalist? 25. Who is the lead guitarist? 26. The song Patience is about… 12 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 4: 80s ON ACOUSTIC 27. How many beats in the bar does Patience have? Hint: Think back to music videos 1 and 2. 28. If learning to play Patience on guitar, the tablature might look something like this: C G Said woman take it slow C Em It’ll work itself out fine C G D All we need is just a little patience C G Said sugar make it slow and C Em We come together fine C G D All we need is just a little patience How many different chords are played in the chorus? Hint: The chords are above the words. 29. What are the names of the chords? a. b. c. d. 13 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 4: 80s ON ACOUSTIC 30. 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 14 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 4: 80s ON ACOUSTIC 15 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 4: 80s ON ACOUSTIC Song Lyrics Twisted Sister: We’re Not Gonna Take It Oh, we’re not gonna take it No, we ain’t gonna take it Oh, we’re not gonna take it anymore We’ve got the right to choose it There ain’t no way we’ll lose it This is our life, this is our song We’ll fight the powers that be, just Don’t pick our destiny ‘cause You don’t know us, you don’t belong Oh, we’re not gonna take it No, we ain’t gonna take it Oh, we’re not gonna take it anymore Oh, you’re so condescending Your gall is never ending We don’t want nothin’, not a thing from you