English Song, Grade 10

English Song, Grade 10

By zain Rianawati

Definition of Song

Song is a composition of tone or voice in sequence, combination and temporal relation to produse a musical compositian that has unity and continuity. 

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​Lagu adalah gubahan seni nada atau suara dalam suatu urutan, kombinasi, dan hubungan temporal (biasanya diiringi dengan alat musik) untuk menghasilkan gubahan musik yang mengandung kesatuan dan kesinambungan.

Social Function of Song

Songs are used to express feeling and idea in an entertaining world. Songs can be used to deliver social criticism. The moral values are hidden in the lyrics.

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Lagu merupakan salah satu cara untuk mengekspresikan emosi dan perasaan dengan cara yang menyenangkan. Lagu juga dapat menjadi media untuk menyampaikan kritikan tentang situasi yang ada di masyarakat. Moral value atau amanat biasanya tersirat dalam lirik yang dibuat penulis lagu.

Multiple Select

What is the social function of song?

(Choose three answers)

• to express feeling and idea in an entertaining world

• to deliver social criticism

• to share the emotions to the people

• to describe how something is done

• to announce certain informations

Schematic Structures of Song

• Intro, yaitu bagian awal lagu, biasanya belum terdengar suara penyanyi (hanya instrumennya saja)

• Verse,atau bait adalah bagian pengantar ke chorus.

• Refrain, peralihan dari verse ke chorus

• Chorus, bagian inti, biasanya yang paling mudah diingat.

• Bridge, penghubung chorus ke chorus selanjutnya ataupun ke coda.

• Coda, penutup lagu.

Multiple Choice

Chorus as the part of a song is a main part of song that usually easy to be remembered.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Language Features of Song

• Imagery. Imagery describes about feelings and emotions. Sebuah lagu biasanya berusaha menggambarkan perasaan yang dirasakan si penulis.

• Rhythm. Ritme disini digunakan untuk menciptakan mood. Misalnya, apabila kita sedang bersedih dan mendengarkan lagu dengan ritme slow, maka kita akan terbawa suasana dengan lagu tersebut. So, rhythm creates mood!

• Figures of speech (penggunaan majas)

Multiple Choice

The followings are the language features of song : ....

• Orientation

  Complication

  Resolution

• Imagery

  Rhythm

  figures of speech

• Identification

  Description

• Orientation

  Series of events

  Re-orientation

• Goal

  Materials/tools

  Steps/methods

An Example of Song

“Trouble is a Friend” By : Lenka

Trouble will find you no mater where you go, oh oh

No Matter if you’re fast no matter if you’re slow, oh oh

The eye of the storm and the cry in the morn, oh oh

Your fine for a while but then start to loose control

He’s there in the dark

He’s there in my heart

He waits in the winds

He’s gotta play a part

Trouble is a friend

Yeah trouble is a friend of mine. oh oh

Open Ended

Do you consider ” Trouble is a friend” an inspirasional song?

Why?

Let's practice more about song!

Multiple Choice

What kind of planet are we living now?

• Dying Planet

• Good Planet

• Beautiful Planet

• Nice Planet

• Lovely Planet

Multiple Choice

“And gets paid to lie”. The word “gets paid” means….

• receive money for work completed

• pay someone

• buy with money

• sell with low prices

• promote completely

Multiple Choice

“And gets paid to lie”. The word “gets paid” means….

• receive money for work completed

• pay someone

• buy with money

• sell with low prices

• promote completely

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements is implied in this song?

• The writer’s lover treats him well.

• The writer has got his expectation from his lover

• The writer of the song feels sure with his love

• The writer’s lover often expresses her sadness

• The writer feels that his love story will have a happy ending

Multiple Choice

“Rain and tears both for shown. For in my heart there’ll never be a sun”. The phrase “my heart there’ll never be a sun” means that the writer….

• will feel sure in his heart

• will have his heart be with bright lif

• will feel so faithless all the time

• will get very tired all his life

• will always feel sad

Draw

Match the terms with their definitions!

Poll

Show your opinion about today's lesson?

• Very interesting

• Interesting

• Interesting enough

• Less interesting

Poll

How is your feeling when listening to a happy song?