Grade 10 | Music

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MUSIC
Lesson Review (Groupwork)

Teacher Freya Moore

 Introduction
There are different types of musical instruments
namely brass, keyboard, percussions, strings, and
woodwind.

Musical instruments are categorized based on how

sounds are produced.
 Quiz Guidelines
• Form a group with 3 members.
• Read the instructions carefully.
• The group will write the answer on the activity sheet provided.
Include the name of the members in the activity sheet.
• Submit the activity sheet to the teacher after 15 minutes.
 FOLK MUSIC

Traditionally, folk music pertains to melodies and

songs of the common people handed down one
generation to the next. As the music of the people, it
shows political or religious beliefs, tells a story, recount
history, or simply provides amusement. During 1960s
and 1970s, folk music took on a new character. It was
combined with elements of rock to reveal the social and
political concerns of the youth era.
 FOLK MUSIC

• originally found in the southern United States.

• "country music" used in the 1940s when the earlier term
"hillbilly music" was felt to be degrading, and the term was
subsequently embraced in the 1970s. The music reflects the
people's life experiences and local settings
• Its musical characteristics are simple tune, usually sung solo
accompanied by a guitar, a banjo, or occasional whistling.
• theme: romantic imagery of the American cowboy-depicting
heroic deeds, gritty trail life, nature and widen open space.
 BALLADS

It is about expressive folksong in narrative verse

with text dealing typically with love. The word
"ballad", derived both from the medieval French
"chanson balladee" and "ballade", means dancing
song. Nowadays, the term ballad pertains to a love
song in slightly pop or rock style, with following
variations:
 BALLADS

1. Blues Ballads- It often deals with anti-heroes resisting authority and emphasizes the
character of the performance more than narrative content as accompanied by banjo or
guitar.

2. Pop Standard and Jazz Ballads- The most popular and enduring songs from this era of
music are known as pop standards or American standards. The works of these
songwriters and composers are usually considered part of the canon known as the "Great
American Songbook".

3. Pop and Rock Ballads - It is categorized as an emotional love song with suggestions of
folk music.
BALLADS
 GOOD JOB!
Get ready for our next lesson:
Recognizing instrument through sounds