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Music through the decades

Module 1 popular songs Shine Bright of the 50s 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.

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• 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 1: POPULAR SONGS OF THE 50s 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 ...... 13 . . . Buddy Holly: That’ll be the Day ...... 13

Eddie Cochran: Summertime Blues...... 14 . .

Elvis Presley: Hound Dog ...... 15 . .

Johnny Cash: Folsom Prison Blues...... 16

Vocabulary...... 17

Activities answer guide ...... 18 . .

3 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 1: POPULAR SONGS OF THE 50s 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 1: POPULAR SONGS OF THE 50s Module Overview

Description This is Module 1 in the Thrive Learning program about music.

This module will get you rockin’ to the songs of the 1950s!

You’ll hear about artists like:

Elvis Presley Johnny Cash Eddie Cochran Buddy Holly

You’ll sing the songs and even take a look at how the music was written.

Outcomes By the end of this module you will:

• Have listened to songs from the 1950s

• Sung songs from the 1950s

• Know some of the biggest artists from the 1950s

• Know how some songs were made, what instruments were played and how they were played. Equipment Nil – unless you have a guitar and want to play along!

5 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 1: POPULAR SONGS OF THE 50s Activities

1. Circle the correct response:

The music of the 50s was blues / country / rock n roll / rap / disco

2. Who were the main artists of the 1950s?

Hint: The first one is written for you.

Buddy Holly

3. What were some of the biggest songs of the 1950s? Write down 5 songs.

For example: Bye Bye Love

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4. Match the following song titles to the artist.

Hint: The first one is done for you:

Summertime Blues Buddy Holly

Johnny B Goode Ritchie Valens

Peggy Sue Eddie Cochran

Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash

C’mon Let’s Go Chuck Berry

5. Watch again the song That’ll be the Day by Buddy Holly. Using 3 words, describe (tell) what the song is about:

6. Who was Buddy Holly talking about?

7. Watch again the song Summertime Blues. How many beats in the bar are there in this song?

Hint: The video tells you at the start of the song.

8. How many verses does this song have?

9. Trick question! You would normally sing a chorus (a part in music that repeats) after a verse.

Does the song Summertime Blues have a chorus? Yes or no

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Read the information below and answer the following questions about Elvis Presley.

Elvis Aaron Presley (8 January, 1935 – 16 August, 1977) was an American singer and actor. He is often referred to as the “King of Rock and Roll” or simply “the King”.

Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family when he was 13 years old. His first single, “Heartbreak Hotel”, was released in January 1956 and became a number one hit in the United States.

Elvis won three Grammys and has been inducted into multiple music halls of fame. Source: https://www.last.fm/music/Elvis+Presley/+wiki

10. What was Elvis’s full name?

11. When was Elvis born?

12. Where was Elvis born?

13. What was Elvis known as?

Hint: Something to do with a crown.

14. Elvis’s first single was known as Heartbreak

15. How many Grammys did Elvis win?

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Listen again to the video about Elvis and answer the following questions:

16. How many number 1 hits did Elvis have?

17. Finish this song: Hint: The lyrics are on page 15. You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog Cryin’ all the time You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog What is the last line? Cryin’ all the time

18. Watch the song Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash. Using 3 words describe (tell) what the song is about:

19. The man in the song sings about being “stuck”. Where is he stuck?

20. What did the man’s mum say to him?

21. Did the man listen to his mum?

Hint: Did he do the right thing?

22. Circle the correct answer. Do you think the man in the song is happy or sad?

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23. Let’s get rhyming. Lines in a song sometimes rhyme eg. Look at the last words of each line in Jailhouse Rock: These 2 words The warden threw a party in the county jail have the same ending sound The prison band was there and they began to wail

The band was jumpin’ and the joint began to swing These 2 words have the same You should’ve heard them knocked-out jailbirds sing ending sound

Let’s rock everybody, let’s rock These 3 words Everybody in the whole cell block have the same ending sound Was dancin’ to the Jailhouse Rock

Write down as many rhyming words you can think of for the following words. The first 2 are done for you.

street sweet me you night

beat

eat

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24. A song is usually made up of 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!

Hint: We will continue to write songs (or the same song) for all of the music modules…so don’t worry about not being able to write something. We’ll keep working on it!

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

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12 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 1: POPULAR SONGS OF THE 50s Song Lyrics

Buddy Holly: That’ll be the Day Well, that’ll be the day, when you say goodbye Yes, that’ll be the day, when you make me cry You say you’re gonna leave, you know it’s a lie ‘Cause that’ll be the day when I die

Well, you give me all your loving and your turtle doving All your hugs and kisses and your money too Well, you know you love me baby, until you tell me, maybe That some day, well I’ll be through

Well, that’ll be the day, when you say goodbye Yes, that’ll be the day, when you make me cry You say you’re gonna leave, you know it’s a lie ‘Cause that’ll be the day when I die

Well, when Cupid shot his dart he shot it at your heart So if we ever part and I leave you You sit and hold me and you tell me boldly That some day, well I’ll be blue

Well, that’ll be the day, when you say goodbye Yes, that’ll be the day, when you make me cry You say you’re gonna leave, you know it’s a lie ‘Cause that’ll be the day when I die

Well, that’ll be the day, woo ho That’ll be the day, woo ho That’ll be the day, woo ho That’ll be the day

Source: LyricFind

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Eddie Cochran: Summertime Blues I’m gonna raise a fuss, I’m gonna raise a holler About a-workin’ all summer just to try to earn a dollar Every time I call my baby, try to get a date My boss says, “no dice son, you gotta work late” Sometimes I wonder what I’m a-gonna do But there ain’t no cure for the summertime blues

Well, my mom and pop told me, “son, you gotta make some money” If you want to use the car to go ridin’ next Sunday Well, I didn’t go to work, told the boss I was sick “Well, you can’t use the car ‘cause you didn’t work a lick” Sometimes I wonder what I’m a gonna do But there ain’t no cure for the summertime blues

I’m gonna take two weeks, gonna have a fine vacation I’m gonna take my problem to the United Nations Well, I called my congressman and he said “whoa!” “I’d like to help you son but you’re too young to vote” Sometimes I wonder what I’m a gonna do But there ain’t no cure for the summertime blues

Source: LyricFind

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Elvis Presley: Hound Dog

You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog Cryin’ all the time You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog Cryin’ all the time Well, you ain’t never caught a rabbit and you ain’t no friend of mine

Well they said you was high-classed Well, that was just a lie Yeah they said you was high-classed Well, that was just a lie Well, you ain’t never caught a rabbit and you ain’t no friend of mine

You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog Cryin’ all the time You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog Cryin’ all the time Well, you ain’t never caught a rabbit and you ain’t no friend of mine

Well they said you was high-classed Well, that was just a lie Yeah they said you was high-classed Well, that was just a lie Well, you ain’t never caught a rabbit and you ain’t no friend of mine

Source: LyricFind

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Johnny Cash: Folsom Prison Blues I hear the train a comin’ It’s rolling round the bend And I ain’t seen the sunshine since I don’t know when, I’m stuck in Folsom prison, and time keeps draggin’ on But that train keeps a rollin’ on down to San Anton

When I was just a baby my mama told me, son Always be a good boy, don’t ever play with guns. But I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die When I hear that whistle blowing I hang my head and cry

I bet there’s rich folks eating in a fancy dining car They’re probably drinkin’ coffee and smoking big cigars. Well I know I had it coming, I know I can’t be free But those people keep a movin’ And that’s what tortures me

Well if they’d free me from this prison, If that railroad train was mine I bet I’d move it all a little further down the line Far from Folsom prison, that’s where I want to stay And I’d let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away

Source: LyricFind

16 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 1: POPULAR SONGS OF THE 50s Vocabulary

Icon A picture or symbol used to describe something.

Hints A small piece of information that helps you do or guess something more easily.

Equipment Supplies or tools needed for a special purpose.

Instrument An object that can be used to produce music is called a musical instrument.

Rhyme Rhyme means words that sound the same or similar in their endings.

Lyrics Are the words to a song.

Module An instructional unit that focuses on a particular topic.

17 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 1: POPULAR SONGS OF THE 50s Activities answer guide How to use this section You can use this section of the workbook to check your answers.

Some questions in the workbook don’t have a right or wrong answer. Some of the questions ask you about your own opinion or preference, or they may ask you to think creatively. This type of question has been marked in the answer guide below as “There is no right or wrong answer to this question”.

Q1. The music of the 50s was blues / country / rock n roll / rap / disco

Q2. Chuck Berry Bill Haley and Johnny Cash Buddy Holly Eddie Cochran The Comets Fats Domino Ritchie Valens Jerry Lee Lewis

Q3. a. Peggy Sue

b. That’ll be the day

c. Johnny be good

d. Summertime blues

e. Come on let’s go

Q4. Summertime Blues Buddy Holly

Johnny B Goode Ritchie Valens

Peggy Sue Eddie Cochran

Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash

C’mon Let’s Go Chuck Berry

Q5. Girlfriend, eternal love, together forever.

Q6. His girlfriend.

Q7. 4

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Q9. No

Q10. Elvis Aaron Presley

Q11. 8 January 1935

Q12. Tupelo, Mississippi

Q13. King of Rock and Roll or simply “the King”

Q14. Hotel

Q15. 3

Q16. 18 number 1 hits and 40 top 10 hits

Q17. Well, you ain’t never caught a rabbit and you ain’t no friend of mine.

Q18. 1. train (hears a train whistle), thinks about the people on the train

2. jail (being stuck in jail), wishes he is not there stuck in jail

3. guns (shot a man in Reno)

Q19. In jail - Folsom Prison

Q20. Always be a good boy and don’t play with guns.

Q21. No

Q22. Sad

Q23. street sweet me you night beat cheat flea chew light eat greet bee cue kite feet heat pea glue right treat wheat sea shoe bright seat sheet free through height

Q24. There is no right or wrong answer to this question. 19 endeavour.com.au