CHAPTER 2 We hear a song…

C AN YOU GUESS WHAT YOU ´ RE HEARING ? Now, you are going to listen to three different songs… Listen carefully… Lyrics Rythm Instruments Voice style

D IFFERENT TYPES OF SONGS Traditional Music from villages and rural zones It has been transmited by oral tradition They are related to people´s or community´s life (about love, celebrations, an important event) Popular It´s what we know by modern music As you learned previously, it´s related to Rock… They are made by young people, heared by most people A lot of them are also made to dance Highbrow They started as religious music but changed to non-religion music It´s a fussion between music and poetry

P ARTS OF A SONG … There are two main aspects in a song… 1. Musical structure: - It has a simple structure - Normally, there is only two parts : Verse (Estrofa)  different lyrics Chorus (Estribillo)  catchy music, easy to remember

P ARTS OF A SONG … Example: HERE COMES THE SUN (Beatles) Here comes the sun, here comes the sun, and I say it's all right Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here Here comes the sun, here comes the sun and I say it's all right Little darling, the smiles returning to the faces Little darling, it seems like years since it's been here Here comes the sun, here comes the sun and I say it's all right Sun, sun, sun, here it comes... Sun, sun, sun, here it comes... Sun, sun, sun, here it comes... Sun, sun, sun, here it comes... Sun, sun, sun, here it comes... Little darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting Little darling, it seems like years since it's been clear Here comes the sun, here comes the sun, and I say it's all right It's all right Hear the song here...  Introduction Verse 1 Verse 2 Verse 3 Chorus

P ARTS OF A SONG … 2. Literary contents (lyrics): Love is a common topic in songs, but also we can find other kinds of topics related with humor, working, religious, etc.