Week 7 Class 1

A look from the outside

 Do we interpret genres from distant cultures in the
Think Outside the Box same way that native people of that culture would?
Lets listen! Now it is our turn to listen to music from
Haiti

Morocco

Germany

What did you think?

Was your interpretation the same as the locals’

interpretation?

What do you think they would think of your interpretation?

Finish Your Music Journal Topic A (5 Min)

 How do you think people from
Think Pair and Share around the world interpret
music from your culture?

Come up with ideas for what

you think foreigners would
think of a particular song and
share why you think this.
Scale Practice Time Towards the end of the unit we will have a SCALE TEST!
You must be able to play the three scales we covered so far-
C major, A minor, and C Pentatonic. Take a few minutes
and make sure you can play all of these. If they are too easy,
I will show you a new way to play them.
Continue… Your Practice and research

Remember, you have many things you can talk about.

And be ready to sing
What makes the music you chose important to your
next class community, and what is that community?

How did the genre you choose start?

What artists influenced the artist you chose?

Why is your chosen genre/artist important to your

community?

Come up with information that you find interesting and do

not forget to

CITE YOUR SOURCES

Week 7 Lesson 2 Putting it all together
It’s almost summative But don’t worry, Be happy!

time! Before we finish up practicing for our

summative and preparing our presentation,
let’s work on singing.
Bobby McFerrin Don’t Worry Be Happy
This is one of Bobby McFerrins most popular songs. Can
you guess why?
DWBH What are the aesthetics of this song?

Does this have cultural meaning, or does it have a global

meaning?

What scale does he use throughout this song?

(hint we covered it last week)

Let’s sing! Here's a little song I wrote
You might want to sing it note for note
Don't worry, be happy
In every life we have some trouble
When you worry you make it double
Don't worry, be happy
Ooh, ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh ooh oo-ooh
ooh ooh oo-ooh (Don't worry) Ooh oo-
ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh (Be happy) Ooh
oo-ooh oo-ooh (Don't worry, be happy)
Ooh, ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh ooh oo-ooh
ooh ooh oo-ooh (Don't worry) Ooh oo-
ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh (Be happy) Ooh
oo-ooh oo-ooh (Don't worry, be happy)
Continued Ain't got no place to lay your head

Somebody came and took your bed

Don't worry, be happy

The land lord say your rent is late

He may have to litigate

Don't worry, be happy (Look at me I'm happy)

Ooh, ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh ooh oo-ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh
(Don't worry) Ooh oo-ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh (Be Happy) Ooh
oo-ooh oo-ooh (Here I give you my phone number When
you worry call me, I make you happy) Ooh, ooh ooh ooh
oo-ooh ooh oo-ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh (Don't worry) Ooh oo-
ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh (Be happy) Ooh oo-ooh oo-ooh
Continued Ain't got no cash, ain't got no style

Ain't got no gal to make you smile

But don't worry, be happy

'Cause when you worry your face will frown

And that will bring everybody down

So don't worry, be happy

Don't worry, be happy now

Ooh, ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh ooh oo-ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh
(Don't worry) Ooh oo-ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh (Be happy) Ooh
oo-ooh oo-ooh Don't worry, be happy Ooh, ooh ooh ooh oo-
ooh ooh oo-ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh (Don't worry) Ooh oo-ooh
ooh ooh oo-ooh (Be happy) Ooh oo-ooh oo-ooh Don't
worry, be happy
Prepare! Use the rest of the time to prepare for your summative!