Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Song Lyrics
By Vincent Rabiola
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Engage
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Different Song Styles
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Poetry in Music
Songs are written much like poems:
Rhythm
Rhyme
Rhyme Scheme- a sequence in which rhyming
occurs (Ex. ABAB)
Stanzas (or verses)- a grouping of two or more
lines of a poem in terms of length, metrical form, or
rhyme scheme
Look for all of these poetic devices in
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What Makes Good Song Lyrics?
Rhyme scheme
Rhyme
A chorus- a refrain or repeat; the verse that is
repeated in a song
Repetition
When the blazing sun is gone, In the dark blue sky you keep,
When he nothing shines upon, While you thro' my window peep,
Then you show your little light, And you never shut your eye,
Twinkle, twinkle, all the night. Till the sun is in the sky,
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are! How I wonder what you are!
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Rock & Roll Song:
“Let it Be” by the Beatles
When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
And in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
And when the night is cloudy, there is still a light that shines on me
Shine until tomorrow, let it be
I wake up to the sound of music, Mother Mary comforts me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah let it be
There will be an answer, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
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Rap Song: “Fresh Prince of Bel Air”
by Will Smith
Now this is the story all about how First class, yo, this is bad,
My life got flipped, turned upside down Drinking orange juice out of a champagne glass
And I’d like to take a minute, just sit right there Is this what the people of Bel Air livin like
I’ll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel Hmm this might be alright
Air
I whistled for a cab and when it came near the
In West Philadelphia born and raised License plate said ‘fresh’ and had dice in the mirror
On the playground where I spent most of my days If anything I could say that this cab was rare
Chilling out, maxing, relaxing all cool But I thought now forgot it, yo home to Bel Air
And all shooting some B-ball outside the school
When a couple of guys said were up to no good I pulled up to a house about seven or eight
Started making trouble in my neighborhood And I yelled to the cabbie, yo home smell you later
I got in one little fight and my mom got scared Looked at my kingdom I was finally there
And said you’re moving with your Auntie and Uncle in To settle my throne as the Prince of Bel Air
Bel-Air
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Looking back
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Example:
“Symbiosis Song” by Wendy Wichert
to the tune of “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”
(A Nursery Rhyme)
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You Try It!
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Sources for Presentation
Jane Taylor. “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.” 1806.
http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/lyrics/twinkle.htm
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The End!
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