musical_hooks_lesson_1.pptx

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Spring Term – First Half

Lesson 1



STARTER ACTIVITY – DRAW A HOOK ON YOUR

WORK SHEET

Why is it shapedthis way?

What do

fisherman use

hooks for?

Why do we

use hooks?

What is this?



AIM OF TODAY’S SESSION:

• To decide on a definition of a ‘Musical Hook’

• To look at the different ways ‘Musical Hooks’ are

used and why we use them

• To be able to be able to identify ‘Musical Hooks’

from listening• To be able to piece together some notated

‘Music Hooks’ that are split into separate bars



CRITERIA FOR SUCCESS:

By the end of the session....

• You must be able to say what a hook is;

•You should be able to identify a hook by

listening to a piece;

•You could be able to sing the hook that is

identified within a song.



A ‘musical hook’ is usually the catchy bit of

the song that you will remember. It is often

short and used in different places

throughout the piece.



Piece A

Piece B

Piece C

Clip 1 Clip 2



1) Do we now know what a musical hook is?

2) Do we now know what makes a good musicalhook?

3) Finally, why do we use musical hooks?



In your packs, you have 7 different musical hooks

that have been cut up and mixed up.

Each section has been given a letter from A – H to

help you when giving your answers.

When we listen to these hooks, your task is to

piece them together in the right order.

All of the letters (A – H) will be mixed up when you

piece them together – this is right, don’t worry!

We will now do an example together...



The example is the pack of cards with no number

on the back.

Answer



Answer

C B D A



Answer

A B or C B or C D



Answer

B A D C



E A B FH C D G

Answer



Answer

C B D A



Answer

D B F E C G A



Piece Answer

1 C B D A

2 A B/C B/C D

3 B A D C

4 E A B F H C D G

5 C B D A

6 D B F E C G A



Piece C – Bittersweet Symphony (The Verve)

Piece B – 1,000 miles (Vanessa Carlton)

Piece A – Reply (Iyaz)

Piece D – Harold Faltermeyer (Axel F)

Extension Task Plenary



Can you think of any hooks that are just rhythms?

We Will Rock You

- Queen



By the end of the session....

• You must be able to say what a hook is;

•You should be able to identify a hook by listening to a

piece;

•You could be able to sing the hook that is identifiedwithin a song.

Now we will test this to make sure we have

reached our aims



What is a musical hook?

A) Something you dip into a song tocatch a fish?

B) The catchy bit of the song used

throughout the piece

C) The bit of the song you like the

most



Why do musicians use musical

hooks?

A) To give the song somethingmemorable and catchy to

remember

B) To give you something to whistleon the way to school

C) To catch fish on the weekends



What makes a good musical

hook?

A) Something that is hidden in the

piece and hard to hear

B) Something that is in the piece but

rarely used

C) Something that is used throughout

the piece and always heard



What do you notice about this piece?

A) It has no musical hook

B) It has a musical hook but it is hard to hear

C) The musical hook is repeated over and

over for most of the piece



Musical Hooks are used in most pieces to help

the listener remember the piece.

Musical Hooks need to be catchy to stick in

your head.

The ‘hook’ in the piece is what the performer is

trying to sell. If they perform it well lots of people will remember it and buy it in the shops!

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