1. REGGAE MUSIC
MUSIC UNIT YEAR 10

2. IN THIS UNIT YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT
HISTORY
MUSICAL ORIGINS
CHARACTERISTICS
FEATURES
THE STORY OF THE PEOPLE WHO WROTE THE MUSIC

3. YOU WILL DO THAT BY WATCHING CLIPS READING ABOUT THE HISTORY
LISTENING TO STORIES
PLAYING SOME SONGS
LISTENING TO SOME SONGS
ANALYSING MUSIC

4. LESSON 1 BEATS OF THE HEART – REGGAE DOCUMENTARY
AS YOU WATCH THIS ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

5. IMAGES
IN THE OPENING SCENE YOU WILL SEE SOME IMAGES AND HEAR SOME MUSIC
WRITE DOWN OR DRAW 6 IMAGES YOU SEE AND THEN DISCUSS WITH YOUR NEIGHBOUR HOW YU THINK THEY RELATE TO REGGAE MUSIC
THINGS TO THINK ABOUT..WHERE, WHY, WHO, WHAT, AND WHEN…..

6. NOTES
COPY THESE POINTS DOWN…

7. ORIGINS WHERE DID THE JAMAICANS COME FROM?
WHO WERE THEIR GRANDPARENTS?
WHO WAS MARCUS GARVEY?
WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS FACING JAMAICA?

8. MUSICAL ELEMENTS
TIMBRE
BEAT
LYRICS
TEMPO
FORM
MUSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

9. LESSON 2
DO NOW… QUICK 5,
KAUPAPA…To identify the sound and meaning of reggae…
YOUR GOAL…Listen
By the end of this lesson you will know how reggae is recorded and what the song buffalo soldier is about..

10. QUICK 5
what was the name of the poor suburb in Jamaica where Reggae was first jammed out
T………. Town
Jamaicans originally came from ……….
The beat in reggae is based on a ……….beat
Reggae came about in the 19……s
The harmony is played on the …………

11. Building a reggae song Cl ip 9.30 mins
Who is the famous producer in the clip who has recorded Bob Marley and The Beatles.
……………………………………….
What instruments are recorded 1st?
…………………………………………
then what is added…
………………………………………………..
How would you describe the bass line?
……………………………………………………………..

12. What are some of the performance characteristics of the guitar?
………………………………….
What are some of the performance characteristics of the keyboard?
How does Scratch describe Reggae Music
Rhythm from the ………… Lyrics from the street
How many vocalists are there?
………………………..
One is singing the …………….., the others are singing the……………………………………

13. BUFFALO SOLDIER – BOB MARLEY
LYRICAL ANALYSIS
BUFFALO SOLDIER – BOB MARLEY
GROUP WORK
AS YOU LISTEN TO THIS SONG AND READ THE LYRICS WRITE DOWN OR DRAW WHAT YOU THINK IT MEANS…
CHOOSE ONE LINE TO DISCUSS WITH THE CLASS…

14. Musical Elements
The best way to learn about the elements is to play them…
BEAT
.The most important feature if Reggae music is the ……………… beat
It falls on the ….. and ……. beats of a bar.
CLAP THIS BEAT

15. Musical Elements HARMONY
Harmony in a song is the ……. it is in and also the chords.
Most reggae songs only have three or four chords.
They are normally a mixture of …………. and ……………. chords
The major chords sound………….
the minor chords sound………………
This creates a ……………………………………………………..

16. STIR IT UP CHORDS This song is on the key of …………….. Major
A major has ……….. #s
The notes of the scale are
……… ……… ………. …….. ……… ……. ……. …….
The three chords are A, D and E or chord 1, 4 and 5
They are all major chords (The formula is root, 4 the 3 semitones)
You play them like this
A= A, …. , …..
D= D, …., …..
E= E, ….., …..
LETS TRY AND PLAY ALONG…….

17. STIR IT UP BASS LINE, MELODY
Musical Elements
STIR IT UP BASS LINE, MELODY
A, C#, C# D, D C#
C#D , F# A A
E G# B
The guitar chords are A chord (Skank x4)
D chord (Skank x2), E chord (Skank x2)