Assignment: My favourite band

Vi arbetar med musik och låttexter.

Assignment: My favourite band

 

In this project, we are going to work with music and our favourite bands - or artists. You will read, listen, write and speak about the subject through the different parts of the assignment.

 

Part I - What genre?

 

In this part we pick a music genre and present it to the class in groups. The presentation should include:

 

• History of the genre

• What instruments are commonly used

• Examples of famous artists

• Present one song as an example - and tell us a bit about it!

 

Try to speak for at least one minute each. Se separate doc on Classroom for Groups.

Part II - The lyrics

 

What kind of lyrics does your favorite artist/band have? In this part you pick the lyrics for a song of a band or artist and work individually (by yourself). The lyrics have to be in English. I want you to answer these questions:

 

• Translate the lyrics to Swedish as an exercise

• What are the lyrics about?

• Has the song got a message?

• Is there a specific theme to the lyrics? As in, if you were to summarize them into one word - it could for example be “love” or “loss”

• What is your reaction to the song?

• Do you remember the first time you heard it?

• Most of the music we listen to in Sweden have English language lyrics, why do you think it is like that?

Present this in written form. Write a text about your lyrics - do not just answer the questions above. Write at least half a page.