LISTENING GUIDE “DANCING QUEEN” BY ABBA Meets National Core Arts Standards 5, 7, 9, and 11 OBJECTIVES What is Eurovision? Who can participate? Develop and refne artistic work for presentation (Pr5) What country is ABBA from? Perceive and analyze artistic work (Re7) In what year did “Dancing Queen” debut? What album? Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work (Re9) Who is the main character in the song? Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical What is the song about? context to deepen understanding (Cn11) What style of music is “Dancing Queen” and what was is mod- eled after? MATERIALS CLOSE Music Alive! magazine (Vol.40 No.7) Computer or mobile device with internet access As a class, watch the offcial music video for “Dancing Queen.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFrGuyw1V8s START Ask your students to read “Listening Guide” on pages 20-21. Does the music video match the upbeat style of the song? How does the sound of disco music compare with the music you listen DEVELOP to today? Play “Dancing Queen” by ABBA (Hear the Music track two on musicalive.com) while having the students follow along with the EXTRA CREDIT timeline. Discuss the Eurovision contest and how one act represents each participating country. The famous song contest is set to 2. Ask students about the song. begin in the U.S. in 2021. How will the U.S. to select singers for What instruments do you hear in the intro? the contest? In the intro, are there long notes, short notes, or both? Is the tempo fast or slow? https://eurovision.tv/story/the-eurovision-song-contest-travels- What genre is the song? How do you know? to-america What is this song about? What adjectives would you use to describe this song? ASSESS What is unique about voices? How does this song make you feel? Did the students follow along with the Listening Guide? Do you like the song? Why or why not? Did they listen to the song using the timeline? Did they answer the supplemental questions? 3. Ask students about ABBA and the story behind the song. How did ABBA get their big break? Which competition did they win? WORD SEARCH SOLUTION . T . T R A C K . Word search is . O . D C . located on page 8 . N . O H M S O U N D B O A R D . O . R A . O E Q U A L I Z E R . A I . I N . D . C . I K . N E A N . E . H . N I . T N E . O . P T . H H L . R . U H . O . E N G I N E E R U . T A . S . M . S . R . S C A L E G A I N . A . L Y R E . musicalive.com • Vol.40, No.7 • 5 .