ENGLISH PROJECT #21 MY FAVORIT SONG
Definition of Song
A song is a single (and often standalone) work of music intended to be sung by the human voice with distinct and fixed pitches and patterns using sound and silence and a variety of forms that often include the repetition of sections.
A. Introduction
Do you have a favorite singer? Who is he/he? Why do you like him/her? Do you like his/her songs, too? One of the best tools to learn a foreign language is using songs. Real songs can be very effective to help us understand English.
There are some reasons why many people use songs to learn English. First, songs are authentic materials. If we want to learn English, we should listen to English songs. Second, English songs also contain culture and history.
The reason is that songs contain repetitions and repetitions enhance learning. The next reason is it's a good way to learn vocabulary and pronunciation. An last, English songs are fun and they can easily energize the listeners.
B. Songs
Songs have been an amusing companion for human beings for as long as or even longer than we can speak. Songs are highly expressive. Some convey love and emotions; some tell a memorable and moving story; some embody one's dreams and ideals, and some reminisce about the golden past. Songs are abundant in themes and expressions which will echo in the learner's heart.
Social Function of Songs
The social function of song are:
1. To entertain the listeners.
2. To teach moral values through the lyrics of the songs.
3. To provide a way of managing the relationship between our public and private emotional life.
4. To express personal feelings and cultural values.
5. To give someone to not only shares their emotions with others, but also to have an emotional connection that just can't be experienced in any other way
2. General Structure of Songs.
The general structure of a song consists of verse-chorus-verse-bridge-chorus. It is better for us to learn more about the complete structure of songs.
A. Intro
The introduction establishes melodic, harmonic, and/or rhythmic related to the main body of the song.
B. Verse
It is the section of the song structure that tells the story. This is the exposition, describing the scene or the person, or an emotion. There are usually two or three verses in a row that have the same musical structure, the same rhyme, and poetic meter, but different words. The second verse builds on the picture painted in the first verse, etc.
C. Chorus of Refrain
A chorus is the most repeated section, so it's the easiest to remember. A chorus is the summary of the song's story. All the verses have been leading up to the chorus, and are usually the part of the song people sing along with. A chorus can come at the beginning of the song structure; it can also start in the middle, or come at the end. In fact, some songs don't have choruses at all. Some people are usually confused to differentiate between choruses and refrains. A refrain is any line that repeats in the song lyric, while a chorus is any group of lines that repeat.
D. Break
A break is actually a brief "rest" or "pause" for the core melody within a song used to add further dimension and excitement. It may include a quick instrumental solo or drum interlude or it may be a brief moment of silence, or a combination of each of these elements.
E. Bridge
This is the part of the song that shifts. It can suddenly change tempo, volume, or instrumentation. The bridge is the section that gives the audience time to reflect on the story, or gives them the "climax" or conclusion of the story through verses and chorus. Bridges can be used to give the singer a break.
F. Outro or Coda
This is the end of the road for the song. It can repeat the intro, chorus, or a refrain as an outro, or a bridge with an instrumental solo.
lyrics A million dreams
The world that's waiting up for me
That I call my own
Through the dark, through the door
Through where no one's been before
But it feels like home
They can say, they can say I've lost my mind
I don't care, I don't care, so call me crazy
We can live in a world that we design
The brightest colours fill my head
A million dreams are keeping me awake
I think of what the world could be
A vision of the one I see
A million dreams is all it's gonna take
Oh a million dreams for the world we're gonna make
Every room inside is filled
With things from far away
The special things I compile
Each one there to make you smile
On a rainy day
They can say, they can say we've lost our minds
I don't care, I don't care if they call us crazy
Runaway to a world that we design
The brightest colours fill my head
A million dreams are keeping me awake
I think of what the world could be
A vision of the one I see
A million dreams is all it's gonna take
Oh a million dreams for the world we're gonna make
Let me be part of it all
Share your dreams with me
You may be right, you may be wrong
But say that you'll bring me along
To the world you see
To the world I close my eyes to see
I close my eyes to see
The brightest colours fill my head
A million dreams are keeping me awake
A million dreams, a million dreams
I think of what the world could be
A vision of the one I see
A million dreams is all it's gonna take
A million dreams for the world we're gonna make
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