-From songs of freedom to protest songs- Tale L
I. SONGS OF FREEDOM
a) Match the types of music with their definitions
gospel / blues / jazz / soul music
Def.1: Started at the end of the 19th century / Made up of "God" and the Old English word for "story" / Followed church tradition of call-and-response between pastor and flock / Includes clapping and dancing / Expression of community and a celebration of life / Made church worship vibrant and exciting.
Def.2: Term first used in the 1960s / Combination of rhythm and blues, gospel, jazz and rock / Expression of ethnic pride during the Civil Rights movement / Contains intense feeling and down-to-earth sexuality / Direct emotional delivery and dynamism.
Def.3: Originated in New Orleans / Combination of the irregular rhythm of Ragtime and the blues / Played by bands composed of brass instruments and a rhythm section / Its main feature was the improvisation of brilliant soloists, creating new interpretations, according to their inspiration, at each performance / Reached its highest popularity in New Orleans in the 1920s / Later, it spread North, notably to Chicago and New York.
Def.4: Developed in the southern regions of the USA after the Civil War / Started as as work songs and "field hollers" (shouts of lamentation while picking cotton) / The Great Depression caused its geographical dispersal when millions of African-Americans left the south for the industrial cities of the north, in particular Chicago, Detroit and St Louis / soloist was joined by guitar, piano or harmonica accompaniement / lyrics became more urban (abandonment, unemployment, alcoholism...) / the music was full of a great rhythmic and emotional intensity.
b) Match the following extracts with the right type of music.
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=-xALiBgzPzE
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=pb_68v_WDd4
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=u0oQC1cRpbs
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=SVKKRzemX_w
c) Study the documents p.50-51 with the help of your questionnaire.
d) Let's get ready for the exam: Text p.52-53 (voc/commentary/translation)
Listen to Strange Fruit 'thanks to Florian !) http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=h4ZyuULy9zs&feature=related
II. PROTEST SONGS
a) What's a protest song ? Click on the following link and sum up with your own words.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protest_song
b) Look at page 55 and match the ID cards with the names of the artists.
c) Listen to their songs and read the lyrics: What are they protesting about ? (Choose two artists)
MARVIN GAYE: http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9KC7uhMY9s
Lyrics: http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/thebigchill/whatsgoingon.htm
BOB DYLAN: http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=A4nPJ-YYHBc&feature=related
Lyrics: http://www.absolutelyrics.com/lyrics/view/bob_dylan/blowin'_in_the_wind/
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=tIekamBDiAw
Lyrics: http://www.lyricsdomain.com/2/bruce_springsteen/born_in_the_usa.html
THE CLASH: http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=FiVvA9YQpiI
Lyrics: http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/London-Calling-lyrics-The-Clash/94EEBE0A78C8DC9E482568AB00303277
d) Today's protest songs: Listen to them:
http://www.my-english-courses.com/projetseleves/protest/T2.htm (Thanks to V. GELY)
Choose one of them and explain its meaning.
e) FINAL TASK: Write the lyrics of your own protest song !
