Handout 1 - Introducing Vocabulary

Please learn each of these vocabulary terms and answer the questions for each term below.

Banned What is something that you think should be

Verb: an official order that has made something banned?
against the law.

Environmental Movement Is Environmental Movement a new idea to

Noun: organized efforts that support the health of you? (circle one)
the earth and all living things.
Yes No Maybe

Pesticide Why would a farmer like to use pesticides?

Noun: a substance used to kill pests such as
insects, spiders, or rats.

Singer-Songwriter Would you like to be a Singer-Songwriter?

Noun: A musician who writes and performs their (circle one)
own songs.
Yes No Maybe

Testify Where is a place that a person might testify?

Verb: to make a formal statement about
something known to be true.

Wide Support Why is it important to have wide support

Adjective: including or involving many people when you want to make a big change?
who share the same idea
SECONDARY/KEY STAGE 3 MUSIC – HOOKS AND RIFFS COVER/HOMEWORK 1

Hooks and Riffs in

Popular Music
Name Form
Your task is to research, listen to and describe TWO famous Hooks or Riffs from Popular Music. Listen to
your two choices of songs first and you can use the internet as a research tool to help you. Include the
following information:
SONG 1
a) The Artist (band/singer) and the Title of the song.
b) Say what style of music it is e.g. rap, pop, metal, dance etc.
c) Instrumentation – say what instruments you can hear in the song (don’t forget voices!)

d) When is the HOOK or RIFF first heard in the song?

e) Is the HOOK or RIFF heard again, if so where?

f) Is the HOOK or RIFF fast or slow, loud or soft, high or low?

g) Is the HOOK or RIFF rhythmic, melodic or lyrical or a combination of some or all of these?

h) What makes this a “good HOOK or RIFF?”

SONG 2
a) The Artist (band/singer) and the Title of the song.
b) Say what style of music it is e.g. rap, pop, metal, dance etc.
c) Instrumentation – say what instruments you can hear in the song (don’t forget voices!)

d) When is the HOOK or RIFF first heard in the song?

e) Is the HOOK or RIFF heard again, if so where?

f) Is the HOOK or RIFF fast or slow, loud or soft, high or low?

g) Is the HOOK or RIFF rhythmic, melodic or lyrical or a combination of some or all of these?

h) What makes this a “good HOOK or RIFF?”

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