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Intro star 1 Seven Nation Army - Can You Feel the Love Tonight

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ENGLISH EDITION

STAR 1 NAME

Seven Nation Army

Play a famous riff

Can You Feel the Love Tonight

Sing and play a role


Seven Nation Army: what are you going to do? What can you already do? I can sing a song with the class. I can clap a rhythm. I can listen to others while I sing or play.

Seven Nation Army was written by Jack White, the singer and guitarist of the American band The White Stripes. The band had just two members: Jack White and drummer Meg White. They called themselves The White Stripes because Meg liked eating mints with white stripes during gigs. Throughout Seven Nation Army you can hear a riff that sounds like it is played on a bass guitar. In fact Jack plays this riff on a guitar with a distorted sound.

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What do you already know? I know what a verse is. I know what an intro is.

What are you going to do? You sing the song Seven Nation Army with the class or in groups. You play the riff in Seven Nation Army. You play the accompaniment in Seven Nation Army.


Seven Nation Army The White Stripes

Verse 1 I’m gonna fight ’em all A seven nation army couldn’t hold me back They’re gonna rip it off Taking their time right behind my back And I’m talking to myself at night because I can’t forget Back and forth through my mind behind a cigarette And the message coming from my eyes says leave it alone Verse 2 Don’t want to hear about it Every single one’s got a story to tell Everyone knows about it From the Queen of England to the hounds of hell And if I catch it coming back my way I'm gonna serve it to you And that ain't what you want to hear but that’s what I'll do And the feeling coming from my bones says find a home Verse 3 I’m going to Wichita Far from this opera for evermore I’m gonna work the straw Make the sweat drip out of every pore And I’m bleeding, and I’m bleeding, and I’m bleeding right before the Lord All the words are gonna bleed from me and I will think no more And the stains coming from my blood tell me go back home

Intro • Seven Nation Army

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Prepare You learn what a riff is and how to play it.

Listen Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes The song starts straightaway with the Seven Nation Army guitar riff. know A riff is a short melody that is repeated often. You can accompany a song with a riff.

1 a Which drawing best shows the riff?

ÒÒ œ œ œ œ ÒÒÒ ÒÒÒ ÒÒ œ œ œ œ ÒÒÒ ÒÒÒ ÒÒ œ œ œ œ ÒÒÒ ÒÒÒ b How many times is the riff played before the vocals start? Twice.

Four times.

Six times.

Eight times.

c Listen to the first verse and read along with the lyrics. Underline the line where you do not hear the riff. d What happens to the riff after the first verse? More than one answer is correct. It is played higher. It is sometimes a bit different. There is another line in between. It is sung.

cymbals

In the intro the drums join in after the riff is played twice. For some time just the floor tom is played. The floor tom plays each beat in the bar. Later the snare drum plays too.

hi-hat

snare drum

floor tom

bass drum

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know The bar or measure is the number of beats that divide up the music. If you can count 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 with the music, the bar has four beats.

e Listen to the excerpt again and read along with the lyrics. Underline the line where the snare drum starts to play.

f The floor tom plays each beat of the bar:

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1 2 3 4 Draw a circle around the beats that are played by the snare drum.

Whole Lotta Love – Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin is one of the most well-known rock bands ever. In 1969 Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin’s guitarist, composed a riff that has become very famous. This riff forms the basis of the song Whole Lotta Love.

2 a Which drawing best shows the riff?

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœ œ œœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ b What happens to the riff when the singing starts?

c Listen to the Seven Nation Army riff again and compare it to the riff in Whole Lotta Love. Which riff uses more different pitches? The riff in: Seven Nation Army. Whole Lotta Love.

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Intro • Seven Nation Army

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Practice You practice the riff in Seven Nation Army on a guitar or keyboard.

Practice the riff The riff in Seven Nation Army uses different tones, and each tone has a name. In music you can write this down. 3 2 4 j & 4 œ™ œ œ œ œ ˙ ‹

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On a staff:

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In guitar tabs:

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know Notes have a name: the note name. The note names are: a – b – c – d – e – f – g. Notes are written on a staff. A staff consists of five horizontal lines, and notes are written on and between these lines. Notes for the guitar are written as ‘tabs’. The six lines of the tab are the strings of the guitar, and the numbers are the fret spaces on the guitar neck.

First sing the riff several times so that you know it well. Say the note names while singing. Find the tones you need to play on an instrument. Play them slowly in the correct order one after the other. Note: you have to play the first tone twice. Do this until you don’t need to look for them any more. Now play it in the correct rhythm. Singing along helps! You are ready when you can repeat the riff a few times without stopping or making mistakes.

checklist • prepare Do you know what a riff is? Do you know the note names? Can you play the riff with the correct tones? Can you play the riff in the correct rhythm? Can you play the riff a few times without mistakes or pauses? Do you remember how many times you have to play the riff in the intro? How many times is it?

And at which line in the verse do you not play the riff? Which lyrics are sung there?

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Do

Sing: you sing Seven Nation Army in small groups, taking turns. Play: you play the riff of Seven Nation Army, now with the ending!

Sing Rehearse 1 Practice the first four lines a couple of times. Take particular care with ‘rip’ in line 3: this is higher. Also line 4 starts differently than the other lines. 2 Now practice the second part of the verse. Sing the last line louder than the others. 3 Practice verses 2 and 3 in the same way. Take particular note of when each line starts. 4 Can you sing along well with the song? Read the lyrics again carefully. How does the singer feel? How should the song be sung? 5 Divide the two parts of each verse between different groups. Practice this division. Tips for singing The second part of each verse is higher. You can choose to sing the song high as well as low. Try both out and choose what feels best. Sing Seven Nation Army a bit rough: it is not a love song! EXTRA Combine the singing with the drum rhythm (from Listen). While singing (or when another group is singing): stamp with your foot on each beat. During the second part of each verse: clap on the second and fourth beat as well.

checklist • sing Can you start on time with a line every time? Have you decided to sing high or low? Or are you alternating high and low? Is the division of the verses clear? Are you singing the song (or your part) with the appropriate feeling?

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Play Rehearse 1 Repeat the riff from Practice: 3 2 4 j & 4 œ™ œ œ œ œ ˙ ‹

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2 To accompany a whole verse you need to learn the ending. This is one tone on each beat:

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3 Practice the riff with the ending after it. 4 Now play a whole verse. This is: 8 x riff + ending. 5 There is an interlude between the verses. In the table you can see exactly what you have to play: intro verse

interlude

riff 4x + ending

riff 4x

riff 8x + ending

6 Each verse is the same. So, if you want to play the whole song, you play the table three times.

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Tips for playing To practice the transition from the riff to the ending, keep playing riff – ending – riff – ending etc. Keep listening to the others; then you can always jump back in if you go wrong somewhere. EXTRA The riff changes sometimes during the interlude: this is a variation. In the variation the riff is b. What is played at the dotted line? Try to different at the end: e – e – g – e – d – c play the variation by listening carefully and copying it. In the interlude the order is: riff – variation – riff – variation – ending. Play the drums for Seven Nation Army. Listen carefully to the song so that you know exactly what to play at each part (intro, verse, interlude). For this draw up a table like that in step 5 before.

checklist • play Can you play the riff followed by the ending without hesitation? Can you play a whole verse without stopping? Can you jump back in if you make a mistake? Can you follow the table and keep playing at the same time?

Notes

Intro • Seven Nation Army

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Can You Feel the Love Tonight : what are you going to do? What can you already do? I can tap along with the beat when I hear music. I can sing or play part of a song in a group. I can play without getting faster or slower. I can wait until it is my turn to sing or play. I can look up words that I do not know.

Can You Feel the Love Tonight was written for the Disney film The Lion King. Elton John composed the music and Tim Rice wrote the lyrics. The film became such a huge success that it was soon turned into a musical. The musical was also very successful; it is still performed in many countries. Worldwide more than 90 million people have been to see it! In Can You Feel the Love Tonight Nala and Simba (the future ‘Lion King’) realize that they have fallen in love with each other. Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog are afraid that they will lose their great friend Simba to Nala.

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What do you already know? I know what a verse and chorus is. I know what note names are.

What are you going to do? You sing Can You Feel the Love Tonight in a particular role. You play the accompaniment for Can You Feel the Love Tonight.


Can You Feel the Love Tonight Elton John / Tim Rice

Verse 1 Timon

I can see what’s happ’ning Pumbaa What? And they don’t have a clue Who? They’ll fall in love and here’s the bottom line Our trio's down to two Oh. The sweet caress of twilight There’s magic everywhere And with all this romantic atmosphere Disaster’s in the air!

Chorus 1 Can you feel the love tonight The peace the evening brings The world for once in perfect harmony With all its living things Verse 2 Simba Nala

So many things to tell her But how to make her see The truth about my past? Impossible! She’d turn away from me He’s holding back, he’s hiding But what I can't decide Why won’t he be the king I know he is The king I see inside?

Chorus 2 Can you feel the love tonight The peace the evening brings The world for once in perfect harmony With all its living things Chorus 3 Can you feel the love tonight You needn’t look too far Stealing through the night’s uncertainties Love is where they are Chorus 4 Timon And if he falls in love tonight (sniff) It can be assumed Pumbaa His carefree days with us are history Together In short, our pal is doomed!

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Prepare

You listen to the role division in songs and practice it as well. You also practice the rhythm for Can You Feel the Love Tonight.

Listen Can You Feel the Love Tonight – The Lion King 1 a Listen to the first verse and the first chorus and tap along with the beat. In which section is this very difficult? The verse. The chorus.

b In the first verse one line is not actually sung;

Timon says it. What does Timon say there? Write down the words: Why does this line stand out even more?

c Listen to Timon in the first verse again. As well as that one line another two words are spoken

(and not sung). Underline these words.

d Listen to chorus 2 and chorus 3. Compare them. What happens to the pitch?

The pitch:

stays the same.

gets higher.

gets lower.

e Listen to the last chorus and tap along with the beat. What happens to the tempo? The tempo stays the same. The tempo gets faster at the end. The tempo gets slower at the end. The tempo first gets faster, then slower. know The tempo is the speed at which a piece of music is performed. If you tap or clap along you know the tempo.

Practice A Practice the roles Different people sing in Can You Feel the Love Tonight, each with their own role. Put yourself in the part! Work in two groups: one group plays Timon, the other Pumbaa. Say verse 1 out loud in the way that matches your role: Timon is sad and a bit desperate; Pumbaa is acting the fool. Now sing the verse, first just the melody, then in your role. Take note of the words that are spoken.

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B Practice the chorus Practice the chorus. Sing long lines; you sing a whole line without taking a breath in the middle. Now sing chorus 1. What is the atmosphere of that chorus? Which dynamics (loud/quiet) suit it? Sing chorus 2. This is a bit louder than chorus 1. Sing chorus 3: one tone higher and the loudest dynamics: the climax of the song! Can you still sing the lines on one breath? TIP Stand up for chorus 3. This makes it easier to sing loud. know Dynamics are the loudness of music.

C Practice the rhythm You can play a rhythm in the choruses. This can be done with African percussion instruments (bongos, congas, djembes) as well as with body percussion. know Percussion instruments are musical instruments that you play by hitting, rattling or shaking them. With body percussion you use your body as a percussion instrument, for example clapping, stamping your feet or slapping your thighs.

Gently tap the beat, alternating left and right (L-R):

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Make a different sound for L and R. For example, tap your thigh for left. Now tap two notes on the second R beat:

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Tap on L another extra short note before beat 1:

4 œj œ 4

L L

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Play the rhythm on an instrument. Make sure you can clearly hear the difference between L (low) and R (high). Practice repeating the rhythm without getting faster. checklist • prepare Can you get into your role? Can you also make this heard in your singing? Do you sing each chorus with different dynamics? Can you keep up the rhythm for a long time without speeding up? What are you going to take particular care with when singing?

How are you going to play the rhythm? Which sounds have you chosen?

Intro • Can You FeelIntro the Love • Tonight Ho Hey

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Do

Sing: you sing Can You Feel the Love Tonight and choose a role in it. Play: you accompany the verses and the choruses of the song.

Sing Rehearse 1 Choose the role that you want to do. You can choose from: Pumbaa (verse 1 and chorus 4) Timon (verse 1 and chorus 4) Simba (verse 2) Nala (verse 2) choir (choruses 1, 2, 3). 2 Think about the atmosphere that your verse should have. Think about the dynamics. 3 Practice your part. 4 Sing the song with the whole class, with everyone in their own role. Chorus 3 is sung by everyone to make it extra powerful. Tips for singing Stand up when you sing. Choose a pose that suits your role, but always stand firmly on both feet! Determine in advance when you need to take a breath: put a V in the song lyrics at these places to remind you. Sing with conviction. EXTRA Memorize your lyrics. Make a setup in the classroom, including a setup for the choir (for example, boys at the back, girls at the front). Do the song with solos for the roles of Pumbaa, Timon, Nala and Simba. Do the song in school as a ‘flashmob’. Timon starts, then more and more people join in.

checklist • sing Do you know the parts you have to sing from memory (or by just taking a peek)? Do you still sing the lines in the chorus on one breath? Do you sing your part with conviction? Does the song have a buildup of dynamics?

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Play Rehearse 1 Repeat the rhythm from Practice. You play this rhythm during the choruses.

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L L

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2 During the verses you play a melody. This can be done on keyboard or guitar, but also with boomwhackers. The melody uses three tones next to each other: a – b ♭ (b flat) – b. Find these tones on your instrument. Play on the right hand side on a keyboard.

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c

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3 They are long tones (each tone is two beats). Play them in the following order: b ♭ – a

b ♭ – a

b ♭ – a

b♭ – c

4 Play along with the accompaniment. Each verse is the series twice. 5 Practice changing from verse (melody) to chorus (rhythm) and back again. Tips for playing First play along with verse 2. Then play along with verse 1. Take note when you have to play the next note: sometimes you have to wait a bit longer. EXTRA Invent a rhythm on the long tones in verse 2. Make sure that the atmosphere stays calm.

checklist • play Can you play the melody part well, including verse 1? Can you change between melody and rhythm? Do you know the form (the order of the verses and choruses) from memory?

Intro • Can You Feel the Love Tonight

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Perform The performance I am going to perform this: I will sing Seven Nation Army: in a small group / with the class. I will / will not also play the rhythm while singing. I will play the accompaniment in Seven Nation Army. I will play the drums in Seven Nation Army. I will sing Can You Feel the Love Tonight. My role is:

I will play the accompaniment in Can You Feel the Love Tonight. The accompaniment I will play is: the melody. the rhythm. melody and rhythm.

I have prepared the following extra things for my performance:

What I mostly have to pay attention to during the performance is:

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Review Seven Nation Army Prepare

I know what a riff is: yes / no. I could play the riff without mistakes: always / mostly / no.

Do I could sing a verse of Seven Nation Army with conviction: yes / no. I could play one verse (with ending) of Seven Nation Army: yes / no. I could do the whole song (including waiting for my turn): well / fairly well / with difficulty.

Can You Feel the Love Tonight Prepare I could sing one line on one breath: always / sometimes / occasionally. I found playing the rhythm with two hands: easy / a bit difficult.

Do

I could make a buildup in dynamics in the song: very well / somewhat / no. I could wait my turn while singing and listened attentively to the others: yes / not always / no. I was always respectful and did not laugh at others: of course / no, sorry. I could alternate between melody and rhythm: well / fairly well / with difficulty.

Perform If I made a mistake while playing: I could jump back in / I stopped. I knew the form (order) of the song from memory: yes / no. I found singing in a role: fun / okay / a bit scary / silly. After performing Seven Nation Army I can do things that I could not do before. I am most proud that I can now

What went very well during the performance:

I found the nicest thing about the performance of Can You Feel the Love Tonight:

What I would definitely do differently next time:

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Terms Known terms Chorus A section of a song that is sung several times with the same words and melody. The chorus is the section you can usually easily sing along to. Also known as refrain. Intro The start section of a piece of music. Usually there is no singing during the intro. Verse A section of a song where the melody stays the same, but the words change.

New terms Describe in your own words: Riff

Bar or measure

Note name

Staff

Tab

Tempo

Dynamics

Percussion

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mixer

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ENGLISH EDITION

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Summary of notes

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Tone duration notes

rests

American

British

whole note

semibreve

whole rest

4 beats

half note

minim

half rest

2 beats

quarter note

crotchet

quarter rest

1 beat

eighth note

quaver

eighth rest

½ beat

sixteenth note semiquaver

Authors Huub de Vriend Gerwin van der Werf Joost Overmars Ruth van de Putte

sixteenth rest ¼ beat

Pitch Tab

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Time bar number

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