Answer sheet: Module 7

Subject: GE3 (The Contemporary World)

Activity 5: Performance task

“Convergence

of Faith towards Global Cities”.

Song Title and Artists’ Message/Meanin Musicality

Background Background g (Relevance to
the occasion)
A. 10,000 Reasons Matt Redman is the The song says that he just kind of
(Bless the Lord) artist. s an English God alone is worth blended into this
Christian worship of such praise. The homogenous,
leader, singer- story behind the 'Christianese'
songwriter, and song, ‘10,000 sound. You can
author. Redman Reasons’, gives us expect a bit of
has released 16 all an important musical monotony,
albums, written 8 reminder of how
books, and helped and why we should
start three church- rightly praise God.
plants. He is best We are given of
known for his two- countless of reason
time Grammy to show our love,
Award-winning gratefulness and
single, "10,000 faith to God who
Reasons (Bless the endlessly never left
Lord)". Co-written our side in light or
with Jonas Myrin, dark of our life. This
the single reached song will remind us
No. 1 on the US to also never let
Billboard Christian anything tarnish our
Songs chart in faith and how great
2012. is God. It will always
spoke to the hearts
of the people
attending the
musical concerts to
show our love.

B. One Day Matthew Paul Miller The message Instrumental jams

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Subject: GE3 (The Contemporary World)

known by his is that we should consisting of

Hebrew and stage put effort in each bombastic
name Matisyahu. s day to become keyboards, guitar
an American Jewish closer to reach the riffs and drum fills
reggae singer, goal of world peace. energized each
rapper, beatboxer, The topics discussed part of the show.
and alternative by the album are Matisyahu blends
rock musician. peace and an atmosphere of
Known for blending unification. In the vibrations with
Orthodox Jewish first and second reggae. "It is an
themes with stanza of the song anthem of hope
reggae, rock and Matisyahu sings that with a big beat, the
hip hop beatboxing he prays that God kind of song that
sounds. will not let him die makes you bob
for he has a mission, your head and
and that is to help open your heart at
bring peace to the the same time."
world. He also sings
that one day there
will be peace and no
war, that children
will play without fear
of evil. This is
perfect for the event
because we are
going to show them
through music that
anyone can be
united without going
through wars and
battle. The world
needs peace and
love. It will open the
hearts and mind of
the people who will
be attending the
said event. With
God in our heart one
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Subject: GE3 (The Contemporary World)

day the world will be

free and love will
save the world.

C. Heal the World Michael Joseph The message of the this song also
Jackson was an album was that we feels
American singer, should do anything comfortable to
songwriter, and to make the world a
hear because it
dancer. Dubbed the happier place. I
"King of Pop", he is picked this song
has the strains
regarded as one of because people of a touching
the most significant need to know that tone. This song
cultural figures of we should be can also be said
the 20th century. helping each other to be one of the
Through stage and out. Anyone can be
a healer with
all-time pop
video
performances, he compassion in our
songs that will
popularized souls, and to show it continue to be
complicated dance to everyone may remembered
techniques such as save and cure the until whenever.
the moonwalk, to world for the whole At the end of
which he gave the human race. Yet he
the song, the
name. Jackson is also reminds us that
the most awarded if we think for and
song reff is also
artist in the history live for the good of repeated many
of popular music. all, we will make this times.
world a better place.
Any of the optimistic
terms he uses are
spirit, caring,
powerful, happy,
happiness, and love.
I guess that is what
makes this song
"reflective." It
encourages the
viewer to look back
on your past, but it
still reminds us that
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Subject: GE3 (The Contemporary World)

there is still good in

the midst of evil. I
think this term can
be extended to
almost everything in
this life, in the
business world, in
education, in
athletics, etc.