S3 - Pop music through the decades

S3 - Pop music through the decades

Lesson 2 - 1970s & 1980s

When mentioned to listen to audio/video clips, refer to the link sent to you by your teacher!

The clips are numbered!

Open Ended

What do you already know about the 1970s and 1980s? - It doesn't need to be music related!

What does disco music sound like?

Go to clip 1

Let's have a listen to some Disco music

go to clip 2

Let's have a closer listen to the instruments and disco rhythm

Go to clip 3

Open Ended

What instruments do you hear? - listen to clip 4 (This clip is from the movie 'Saturday Night Fever')

Let's have a listen to other 1970s artists!

Go to clips 5 and 6!

Let's have a listen to other 1970s artists!

• Go to clip 5 - Donna Summers

• Go to clip 6 - ABBA

• Go to clip 7 - Chic

• Clip 7 features a 'Riff' (A short repeated pattern used in pop music!)

Time to test your 1970s knowledge!

Multiple Choice

How many beats per bar are normally in disco music?

• 4

• 2

• 3

• 6

Multiple Choice

What is the tempo of disco music

• Slow

• Fast

Open Ended

What is the word 'Disco' short for?

Multiple Choice

What instrument can be heard on the off beats in Disco music?

• Bass drum

• Saxophone

• Tambourine

• Hi-hat

Multiple Choice

What style of music did NOT influence disco music?

• Motowns

• Salsa

• Soul

• Rock

• Funk

Multiple Choice

True or False: The difference between rhythm and lead guitar is that rhythm guitar plays chords and lead guitar often plays the melody/solo.

• True

• False

1980S Pop - Let's Listen

Go to clip 8

MTV - 'Video Killed the Radio Star'

Go to clip 9

Michael Jackson

Go to clip 10

Multiple Choice

Go to clip 11 - Listen to 'Careless Whisper' by George Michael! What instrument plays the melody at the start?

• Trumpet

• Saxophone

• Violin

• Double bass

Other artists of 1980s pop

• Go to clip 12 - Whitney Houston

• Go to clip 13 - Madonna

• Go to lip 14 - David Bowie

New Styles emerged during the 1980s

New Wave and Hip hop

New Wave Artists

• Go to clip 15 - Duran Duran 'Hungry Like a Wolf't

• Go to clip 16 - Soft Cell 'Tainted Love'

Hip hop - 'The Message' Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

Go to clip 17

Drum Machine

• Go to clip 18 - Queen 'Radio Ga Ga'

• Go to clip 19 - Drum machine being played!

1980s Music Style Advertisement!

• Choose a music style from the 1980s - choose from Pop, New Wave or Hip Hop

• Imagine this new music style has just emerged and you are trying to encourage people to listen to your chosen style!

• Create a poster to advertise this new style of music in the 1980s!

• Include things such as famous singers/bands, important features, fashion style etc.

• You can either create an interactive poster using Sway or just create it through a simple word document!

What to do when finished the 1980s task?

• Upload your finished poster to the teams assignment!

• The most persuasive and interesting poster will chosen by your teacher who will share the winning poster on teams!🎉