Eco Guide
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Student activities: Establish understanding/prior learning
Complete Exercise 1
• List the features that comprise a song. This could include song sections, musical and non-musical features.
Key idea learning sequence 1:
The sections of a song
Sections:
Verse – tells the story
Chorus – title/repetition
Title – the name of the song, often the subject
Bridge – pre-chorus (used interchangeably) – the section between verse and chorus
Solo – an instrumental, often improvised section
Intro/Outro – the starting and ending sections
Middle 8 – contrasting section often found after the second chorus
Pre-verse – usually short, instrumental section before a verse
Instrumental – a composed section for instruments
• Example song structures can be found on the worksheet forthis video. You might show or print the lyrics to a song, blocked as their sections, and discuss what each section could be.
Student activities:
• Listen to the song by The Beatles – “All You Need Is Love”.
• Discuss in small groups the sections of this song.
• Read the lyrics of “Strong” by Robbie Williams and mark the sections.
• Mark the sections on song lyric sheets of songs you like.
Check the meaning of these sections using the Glossary of Songwriting Terms.Provide some examples where these sections occur withinsongs that you are familiar with.
Key idea learning sequence 2:
The sections of a song
Sections:
Verse – tells the story
Chorus – title/repetition
Title – the name of the song, often the subject
Bridge – pre-chorus (used interchangeably) – the section between verse and chorus
Solo – an instrumental, often improvised section
Intro/Outro – the starting and ending sections
Middle 8 – contrasting section often found after the second chorus
Pre-verse – usually short, instrumental section before a verse
Instrumental – a composed section for instruments
• Example song structures can be found on the worksheet forthis video. You might show or print the lyrics to a song, blocked as their sections, and discuss what each section could be.
Student activities:
• Listen to the song by The Beatles – “All You Need Is Love”.
• Discuss in small groups the sections of this song.
• Read the lyrics of “Strong” by Robbie Williams and mark the sections.
• Mark the sections on song lyric sheets of songs you like.
Check the meaning of these sections using the Glossary of Songwriting Terms.Provide some examples where these sections occur withinsongs that you are familiar with.
Key idea learning sequence 3:
The sections of a song
Sections:
Verse – tells the story
Chorus – title/repetition
Title – the name of the song, often the subject
Bridge – pre-chorus (used interchangeably) – the section between verse and chorus
Solo – an instrumental, often improvised section
Intro/Outro – the starting and ending sections
Middle 8 – contrasting section often found after the second chorus
Pre-verse – usually short, instrumental section before a verse
Instrumental – a composed section for instruments
• Example song structures can be found on the worksheet forthis video. You might show or print the lyrics to a song, blocked as their sections, and discuss what each section could be.
Student activities:
• Listen to the song by The Beatles – “All You Need Is Love”.
• Discuss in small groups the sections of this song.
• Read the lyrics of “Strong” by Robbie Williams and mark the sections.
• Mark the sections on song lyric sheets of songs you like.
Check the meaning of these sections using the Glossary of Songwriting Terms.Provide some examples where these sections occur withinsongs that you are familiar with.
