Song Lyrics Are Poetry Verses Set to Music

Lyric Exercise

Song lyrics are poetry verses set to music.

Just like poetry, song lyrics express thoughts and feelings.

Your voice shows feelings via rate, pitch, and volume.

You will use during your presentation and be graded on the following:

1.Rate – how fast or slow one speaks

2.Pitch – how high or low one speaks

3. Volume – how soft or loud one speaks

4. Intensity – a way of communicating emotions; forcing more air out of the diaphragm

5.Emphasis – varying volume and intensity gives emphasis to words spoken

6.Pause – a stop before a word in speaking

Example: John who was yelling was very ##annoying.

7.Framing – a stop before and after a word in speaking

Example: John, who was yelling ##was very ## annoying

8.Inflection – change in pitch (hint: think of a question)

9.Enunciation /Articulation - how clearly and precisely you speak

Your job in this exercise is to find a song that tells a story and expresses different emotions. You will present the words of the song SPOKEN not sung.

Here is your chance to show feelings/emotions with your voice.

The lyrics must be school appropriate. If necessary, we can change SOME language used.

When picking a song you must:

-remember that poetry verse may have been written first and then set to its tune.

-sometimes the tune is written first and it inspires the words or verse.

Also, when picking a song consider:

-the tune or music may be lost over the years but the words are remembered.

To make this exercise easy take time in picking a song. Don’t pick a song just because you love singing the song. Look at the words closely to understand what the author is saying.

Twinkle, twinkle,// little star,//
How I wonder//what you are!
Up above // the world //so high,
Like a diamond// in the sky.
When the blazing sun is gone,
When he nothing shines upon,
Then you show your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.
Then the traveler in the dark
Thanks you for your tiny sparks;
He could not see which way to go,
If you did not twinkle so.
In the dark blue sky you keep,
And often through my curtains peep,
For you never shut your eye
'Till the sun is in the sky.
As your bright and tiny spark
Lights the traveller in the dark,
Though I know not what you are,
Twinkle, twinkle, little star.

Written Presentation

Heading – name, date

Type in Google classroom as prose (one complete story in paragraph form) your song

Double space

Add slashes to note rate changes in your voice

Add the three emotion changes under the words.

For Example:

At first / I was afraid / I was petrified //

serious

Thinking / I could never // live //without you by

my side.// But / then I spent so many nights /

thinking / how // you // did // me //wrong // and I

anger

// grew// strong. I learned how to get along and

powerful

now your back from outer space

List of Emotions

Learn to identify any emotion and its meaning.

1.Abandoned -An emotional state in which people feel discarted, undesired, left behind.

2.Afflicted -To be distress by a physical problem or mental function or even monotony.

3.Afraid- Filled with fear, apprehension or regret over an unwanted situation.

4.Aggravated - To feel annoyed or bothered.

5. Agressive -To feel or show aggression. To use forceful methods to succeed.

6.Apprehensive -Anxious or fearful about the future. Uneasy.

Astonished -To fill with sudden wonder or amazement.

7.Angry -Displeasure , hostility. An emotional state that may range in intensity from mild irritation to intense fury and rage.

8.Annoyed -To feel disturbed or troubled, evoking moderate anger. Annoy refers to mild disturbance that can be caused by an act that triggers one's patience.

9.Anxious -An abnormal and overwhelming sense of apprehension often marked by physiological signs . Sweating, tension, and increased pulse.

10.Appreciation -admiration, approval, gratitude.

11.Arrogance -The feeling that comes from believing that you are better, smarter, or more important than other people.

12.Betrayed -To feel harmed when you have trusted them.

13.Bored -Lack of interest.

14.Calm -When not feeling nervousness, anger, or other emotions.

15.Cheerful -good humor, happy.

16.Certain -Sure to come or happen; inevitable. Established beyond doubt or question; indisputable. Having confidence; assured

17.Comfortable – at ease

18.Confused -Being unable to think with clarity or act with understanding.

19.Confident -Faith or belief that one will act in a right, proper, or effective way . A state of being certain.

20.Denial - An unconscious defense mechanism characterized by refusal to acknowledge painful realities, thoughts, or feelings.

21.Defensive -Protecting oneself from emotional pain.

22.Determined -marked by or showing determination; resolute

23.Depressed -Pessimistic sense of inadequacy , lack of activity

24.Displeased-Dissatisfied or dislike.

25.Distracted -Mentally confused.

26.Disgust

27.Disappointed - not meeting one’s expectations.

28.Enthusiasm - A strong excitement of feeling.

29.Envy -Painful or resentful emotion.

30.Fascinated -To hold an intense interest or attraction.

31.Frustrated -A deep dissatisfaction arising from unresolved problems or unfulfilled needs.

32.Guilt -Culpability especially for imagined offenses or from a sense of inadequacy

33.Grateful -The state of being grateful; thankfulness.

34.Grief -Intense sorrow especially caused by someone’s death/any kind of loss

35.Hope -To cherish a desire with anticipation. To wish for something with expectation of its fulfillment.

36.Jealous-Thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that occur when a person believes a valued relationship is being threatened by a rival.

37.Love -A strong affection for another.

38.Negative -Being pessimistic, expressing disagreement or refusal.

39.Offended -To result in displeasure.

40.Optimistic -Expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds.

41.Pride -Exaggerated positive evaluation of oneself based on a devaluation of others

42.

43.Resentful -A feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury

44.Relaxed -Not agitated or disturbed emotionally. Free from worry or anxiety

45.Shame -A condition of humiliating disgrace or disrepute

46.Stressed–

47.Surpriesed

48.Troubled

49.Trust -Firm belief in reliability, truth, ability or strength of someone or something.

50.Upset

51.Unconfortable

52.Unconcerned

53.Vulnerable -Feeling exposed to being attacked or harmed.

54.Worried - Anxious over actual or potential difficulties.

Name______Date______

Number the lines in pencil for reference in the right hand margin.
List any words you do not know the meaning of and define.
As a guide to your Lyric presentation, complete this chart for your poem/song:

Emotion RatePitchVolume

fast/slowhigh/low soft/loud

1.sorrowful slowlowsoft

2.excitedfasthighloud

Words Defined:

Friday Speech

Research your song’s author. Tell us about him/her. Where was he/she born.

Research the title of the song and really look at the lyrics. Explain what the song is about and why you think the author titled the song. Would you have given the song another title?

Research why the author wrote the song…does it have something to do with his/her upbringing, life, family, friends, etc.

sz Intro 1
GM – I’m Sonya.
John Melon wrote a song to honor his mother. The lyrics are heartfelt and touch all who
hear it. This song was written at the end of his career.
sz Lyric 2
Twinkle, twinkle, // little star,//How I wonder // what you are!
HAPPY CONFUSED
Up above // the world //so high, Like a diamond // in the sky
AMAZED

Lyric Presentations Name______

Name______Name______Name______

Rate:______Rate:______Rate:______