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& h on ob si b s ie a s P I ... Endeavour Foundation Thrive Learning 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. & 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 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 a. b. c. d. e. 6 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 1: POPULAR SONGS OF THE 50s 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 7 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 1: POPULAR SONGS OF THE 50s 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? 8 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 1: POPULAR SONGS OF THE 50s 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: 1. 2. 3. 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? 9 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 1: POPULAR SONGS OF THE 50s 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 10 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 1: POPULAR SONGS OF THE 50s 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 11 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 1: POPULAR SONGS OF THE 50s 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, 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 13 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 1: POPULAR SONGS OF THE 50s 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 14 MUSIC THROUGH THE DECADES MODULE 1: POPULAR SONGS OF THE 50s 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,