Warm-Up
🕐 10 min - Exploring the existing lyrics
- Vote with the class and choose a song in the Song library. Keep in mind they will be writing lyrics to this song. Slower songs will probably work best.
- Before listening to the song, tell the students they will have to write down some specific lyrics. They should listen and write down:
- Some rhyming words;
- One catchy phrase;
- 1-2 phrases that they really like.
- In the player, you can start, stop and even slow down the music so the students have a chance to write things down.
- Choose several students to read the lyrics they wrote down.
- Discuss with the students why they chose these parts of the song.
- What, in your opinion, makes good lyrics?
- Is the title of the song catchy?
Practice
🕐 15 min - Exercise 1 - Writing your own lyrics
- Now turn off the vocal track of the selected song. Explain to the students they are going to try and write some of their own lyrics with the music!
- They should write lyrics with the original melody in mind. It should make the writing easier this way.
- They can also use some of the lyrics they wrote down in the beginning of class to help them get started.
- Try and have them write at least one verse or chorus.
- Tips for writing:
- Write about your day;
- Write about how you feel;
- Write about traveling somewhere;
- Write about something that you really want.
🕐 10 min - Exercise 2 - Performing your own lyrics
- At the end of class ask a few brave souls to present their new lyrics. Allow the students to speak or sing them along with the music.
Reflection
🕐 5 min - Discussion
- How are the lyrics you/your peers wrote different from the original lyrics?
- Having written the lyrics, would you give your song a different title than the original one? If yes, how would you call it? Explain!
- What would you prefer: writing lyrics to an existing melody or composing a melody to existing lyrics?
Beyond the Lesson
Challenge students to go beyond the lesson by…
- Finishing the lyrics of the song you started during the lesson.
- Exploring the song library and writing lyrics to a different song.
Warm-Up
🕐 10 min - Exploring the existing lyrics
- Vote with the class and choose a song in the Song library. Keep in mind they will be writing lyrics to this song. Slower songs will probably work best.
- Before listening to the song, tell the students they will have to write down some specific lyrics. They should listen and write down:
- Some rhyming words;
- One catchy phrase;
- 1-2 phrases that they really like.
- In the player, you can start, stop and even slow down the music so the students have a chance to write things down.
- Choose several students to read the lyrics they wrote down.
- Discuss with the students why they chose these parts of the song.
- What, in your opinion, makes good lyrics?
- Is the title of the song catchy?
Practice
🕐 15 min - Exercise 1 - Writing your own lyrics
- Now turn off the vocal track of the selected song. Explain to the students they are going to try and write some of their own lyrics with the music!
- They should write lyrics with the original melody in mind. It should make the writing easier this way.
- They can also use some of the lyrics they wrote down in the beginning of class to help them get started.
- Try and have them write at least one verse or chorus.
- Tips for writing:
- Write about your day;
- Write about how you feel;
- Write about traveling somewhere;
- Write about something that you really want.
🕐 10 min - Exercise 2 - Performing your own lyrics
- At the end of class ask a few brave souls to present their new lyrics. Allow the students to speak or sing them along with the music.
Reflection
🕐 5 min - Discussion
- How are the lyrics you/your peers wrote different from the original lyrics?
- Having written the lyrics, would you give your song a different title than the original one? If yes, how would you call it? Explain!
- What would you prefer: writing lyrics to an existing melody or composing a melody to existing lyrics?
Beyond the Lesson
Challenge students to go beyond the lesson by…
- Finishing the lyrics of the song you started during the lesson.
- Exploring the song library and writing lyrics to a different song.
Warm-Up
🕐 10 min - Exploring the existing lyrics
- Vote with the class and choose a song in the Song library. Keep in mind they will be writing lyrics to this song. Slower songs will probably work best.
- Before listening to the song, tell the students they will have to write down some specific lyrics. They should listen and write down:
- Some rhyming words;
- One catchy phrase;
- 1-2 phrases that they really like.
- In the player, you can start, stop and even slow down the music so the students have a chance to write things down.
- Choose several students to read the lyrics they wrote down.
- Discuss with the students why they chose these parts of the song.
- What, in your opinion, makes good lyrics?
- Is the title of the song catchy?
Practice
🕐 15 min - Exercise 1 - Writing your own lyrics
- Now turn off the vocal track of the selected song. Explain to the students they are going to try and write some of their own lyrics with the music!
- They should write lyrics with the original melody in mind. It should make the writing easier this way.
- They can also use some of the lyrics they wrote down in the beginning of class to help them get started.
- Try and have them write at least one verse or chorus.
- Tips for writing:
- Write about your day;
- Write about how you feel;
- Write about traveling somewhere;
- Write about something that you really want.
🕐 10 min - Exercise 2 - Performing your own lyrics
- At the end of class ask a few brave souls to present their new lyrics. Allow the students to speak or sing them along with the music.
Reflection
🕐 5 min - Discussion
- How are the lyrics you/your peers wrote different from the original lyrics?
- Having written the lyrics, would you give your song a different title than the original one? If yes, how would you call it? Explain!
- What would you prefer: writing lyrics to an existing melody or composing a melody to existing lyrics?
Beyond the Lesson
Challenge students to go beyond the lesson by…
- Finishing the lyrics of the song you started during the lesson.
- Exploring the song library and writing lyrics to a different song.
Warm-Up
🕐 10 min - Exploring the existing lyrics
- Vote with the class and choose a song in the Song library. Keep in mind they will be writing lyrics to this song. Slower songs will probably work best.
- Before listening to the song, tell the students they will have to write down some specific lyrics. They should listen and write down:
- Some rhyming words;
- One catchy phrase;
- 1-2 phrases that they really like.
- In the player, you can start, stop and even slow down the music so the students have a chance to write things down.
- Choose several students to read the lyrics they wrote down.
- Discuss with the students why they chose these parts of the song.
- What, in your opinion, makes good lyrics?
- Is the title of the song catchy?
Practice
🕐 15 min - Exercise 1 - Writing your own lyrics
- Now turn off the vocal track of the selected song. Explain to the students they are going to try and write some of their own lyrics with the music!
- They should write lyrics with the original melody in mind. It should make the writing easier this way.
- They can also use some of the lyrics they wrote down in the beginning of class to help them get started.
- Try and have them write at least one verse or chorus.
- Tips for writing:
- Write about your day;
- Write about how you feel;
- Write about traveling somewhere;
- Write about something that you really want.
🕐 10 min - Exercise 2 - Performing your own lyrics
- At the end of class ask a few brave souls to present their new lyrics. Allow the students to speak or sing them along with the music.
Reflection
🕐 5 min - Discussion
- How are the lyrics you/your peers wrote different from the original lyrics?
- Having written the lyrics, would you give your song a different title than the original one? If yes, how would you call it? Explain!
- What would you prefer: writing lyrics to an existing melody or composing a melody to existing lyrics?
Beyond the Lesson
Challenge students to go beyond the lesson by…
- Finishing the lyrics of the song you started during the lesson.
- Exploring the song library and writing lyrics to a different song.
