Music Key Stage 3 - Find your Voice Lesson 5 and 6

Objectives

By the end of this lesson sequence you will have learnt…

How to recreate a piece of music vocally.


Task 1

Listen to ‘La La La’ by Naughty Boy:

Pick out the key features of the song.

Can you identify:

  • the different instruments used?
  • the riff?the drum pattern?
  • the bass part?
  • the simple chord sequence?
  • the main vocal melody?

Task 2

As a class ensemble work out each of the parts from the song and recreate a vocals only performance.

Task 3

In small groups choose a song to recreate a vocals only performance.
Some examples to choose from with lyric sheets:
1. Price Tag – Jessie J
2. I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
3. Next to Me – Emily Sande
Make sure that you include melody, harmony, rhythm and bass parts

Success criteria

  • The performance includes a steady pulse and the parts are in time
  • The performance is sung in tune and the words are sung clearly
  • The piece uses riffs that sound like the instrument used in the track.
  • This performance includes a beat box rhythm that uses two or more sounds
  • Optional - There is more than one vocal melody performed with confidence.
  • Optional - There are at least two contrasting riffs, which copied from two different instruments.

Tips:

  • The performance may use the backing track for guidance.



I'm Yours

Well, you done done me and you bet I felt it
I tried to be chill but you're so hot that I melted
I fell right through the cracks
Now I'm trying to get back

Before the cool dawn run out
I'll be giving it my bestest
And nothing's gonna stop me but divine intervention.
I reckon, it's again my turn
To win some or learn some.

But I won't hesitate
No more, no more.
It cannot wait,
I'm yours.

Well, open up your mind and see like me,
Open up your plans and damn you're free.
Look into your heart and you'll find love, love, love, love.
Listen to the music of the moment, people dance and sing, we're just one big family
And it's our God-forsaken right to be loved, loved, loved, loved, loved



Price Tag

Seems like everybody's got a price,
I wonder how they sleep at night
When the sale comes first
And the truth comes second.
Just stop for a minute and smile

Why is everybody so serious?
Acting so damn mysterious?
Got your shades on your eyes
And your heels so high
That you can't even have a good time

[Pre-chorus:]
Everybody look to their left (yeah)
Everybody look to their right
Can you feel that (yeah)
We're paying with love tonight?

[Chorus:]
It's not about the money, money, money
We don't need your money, money, money
We just wanna make the world dance,
Forget about the price tag
Ain't about the (uh) cha-ching cha-ching
Ain't about the (yeah) ba-bling ba-bling
Wanna make the world dance,
Forget about the price tag (OK)

[Jessie J]
We need to take it back in time,
When music made us all unite!
And it wasn't low blows and video hoes,
Am I the only one getting tired?

Why is everybody so obsessed?
Money can't buy us happiness
Can we all slow down and enjoy right now?
Guarantee we'll be feeling alright

[Pre-chorus:]
Everybody look to their left (to their left)
Everybody look to their right (to their right)
Can you feel that (yeah)
We're paying with love tonight?

[Chorus:]
It's not about the money, money, money
We don't need your money, money, money
We just wanna make the world dance,
Forget about the price tag
Ain't about the (uh) cha-ching cha-ching
Ain't about the (yeah) ba-bling ba-bling
Wanna make the world dance,
Forget about the price tag

[B.o.B]
Yeah yeah
Well, keep the price tag
And take the cash back
Just give me six strings and a half stack
And you can, can keep the cars
Leave me the garage
And all I, yes all I need
Are keys and guitars
And guess what? In 30 seconds
I'm leaving to Mars
Yeah we leaping across
These undefeatable odds
It's like this man
You can't put a price on a life
We do this for the love
So we fight and sacrifice
Every night
So we ain't gonna stumble and fall
Never
Waiting to see or send a sign of defeat
Uh uh
So we gonna keep everyone
Moving their feet
So bring back the beat
And then everyone sing

It's not about the money, money, money
We don't need your money, money, money
We just wanna make the world dance,
Forget about the price tag
Ain't about the (uh) cha-ching cha-ching
Ain't about the (yeah) ba-bling ba-bling
Wanna make the world dance,
Forget about the price tag

[Chorus 2x]

[Jessie J ‒ Outro]
Yeah, yeah
Oh-oh
Forget about the price tag, yeah