Key Stage 3 Music - Pop Music

Lesson 9


Lesson Objectives

•Develop our understanding of pop and riffs by learning “Someone Like You" by Adele


Starter

Watch the video below:

          






Listening Task

•How is this different/similar to what we have been learning?

•Can you identify the riff/hook in the piece?

•Does it sound different/similar to music you hear in the charts today? Explain your answer.


Piano Tutorial

This clip demonstrates how to play the main riff of the song

•In your set pairs, begin to learn “Someone Like You" by Adele. Use the resources in the classroom to help you.

  •  Start by learning the arpeggio riff with your right hand
  • Then learn the bass line in the left hand
  • Swap parts in your pairs (one playing the riff and one playing the bass line)
  • Then aim to play both parts on your own, hands together.