5th meeting (2nd semester) English Cross Interest program (B.

ING LM

MORE EXPLANATION ABOUT SONGS

NAME : ARDINE REZA PAHLEVI WIBOWO
CLASS : XII MIPA 6

Parts of Songs
Song Title
Song titles are essential to remind people of the songs. That’s why listeners often hear the title
repeated in the lyrics. Besides matching the title with the lyrics, it also makes the title more memorable

Verse
A verse is a group of lines of words telling a story that the singer wants to convey, and it also directs
the listeners to the message of the song. Hence, the length of verses can vary based on the messages to
be conveyed

Refrain
A Refrain is words repeated at the end of each verse which can also become the title of the song

Chorus
A Chorus is lyrics of a song repeated several times with a distinctive rhythm so that listeners easily
remember this part. Songs reveal the theme of the song in their chorus and the song titles are repeated
here.

Coda
Coda means “tail” in Italian and, as a tail, this part is an additional element to add a good ending to
the song. However, not all songs have coda in their lyrics

REMEMBER!
- Refrain and choruses have lines that are repeated
- Refrain and choruses may contain the title
- Refrain are shorter than choruses
- Refrain are often composed of 2 lines, while the chorus can be made up of several lines
- A chorus is also melodically, rhythmically, and lyrically different from the verse and it
expresses the main message of the song

A song is an artistic form of expression based on sound, generally considered a work of music with
distinct and fixed pitches, pattern, and form. A song usually has lyrics. The lyrics are normally written
like poem or verses.

Why music is important in language teaching?

Songs can be used as a valuable teaching and learning tool. Using songs can help learners improve
their listening skills and pronunciation; they can also be useful for teaching vocabulary and sentence
structures. Probably the greatest benefit to using songs in the classroom is that they are enjoyable.

Learn English with Songs and Lyrics: 8 Catchy Tips and Music Resources

Before getting started you need to select the English songs you will learn from. This is important
because there are a lot of potential pitfalls. For example, try to avoid English songs that…
• …have difficult language that isn’t commonly used.
• …aren’t mainstream (very popular). Nothing against independent artists, but if part of the goal
is to connect with English speakers, it’s probably more efficient to learn from top English songs that
would give you a common language.
• …are too fast, which makes them hard to learn from.
• …don’t have lyrics readily available.

And now, here are my eight tips to help you learn English with songs and music:
1. Go to the Right Places to Find English Songs
Video Sharing Sites
Search video sharing sites such as YouTube and Vimeo.
They have vast libraries of music videos and will very often lead you directly to English songs with
lyrics.
They have vast libraries of music videos and will very often lead you directly to English songs with
lyrics.

Spotify
Spotify, a subscription music streaming service, is fantastic because they have a huge selection which
you can take on-the-go.
It’s also useful to see the top English songs that are trending and popular.

FluentU
FluentU is an awesome way to learn English with real-world videos. There are thousands of videos for
you to choose from, so you are sure to discover learning materials that are perfect for you.
FluentU takes real-world videos—like music videos, movie trailers, news and inspiring talks—and
turns them into personalized language learning lessons.
To learn English with songs, head to the “Music Videos” category. There’s something for everyone,
whether you want to start with easy English songs or you’re ready for fast rock with complicated
lyrics. Just choose your level: Beginner 1, Beginner 2, Intermediate 1, Intermediate 2, Advanced 1 or
Advanced 2.
You can also explore different types of videos like movie trailers, news reports, inspiring speeches and
more.
Just take a look—while casually browsing our videos, you will see tons of diverse videos covering
many different topics and areas of interest:

2. Select the Right Songs

• Pick music you love. There’s no point in learning English through songs if you don’t really
enjoy the music. This is the fast track to boredom.
• Find English music that uses the right kind of language. The lyrics should have commonly
used words and should not be too easy or too hard for you.
• Another thing to watch out for is that sometimes singers won’t pronounce the lyrics clearly.
Perhaps heavy metal isn’t the best place to start.
• You might want songs that tell a story, which could make it easier to understand and
visualize. If you are a beginner you might even want to learn with children’s songs or Disney songs.
These are great options for easy English songs to start out with.
• Start with pop music and then branch out. Mainstream pop music tends to be about love and
romance, which is good because there is a lot of repeated vocabulary. When you are ready to branch
out, you can try different genres to pick up a wider range of vocabulary.

3. Get “Scaffolding” and Vocabulary Support to Understand the Lyrics

It would be nice if you could learn English purely by listening to the music. In practice, you will have
to spend some time digesting the lyrics and their meanings so that you understand it first.
This is what teachers often refer to as “scaffolding” (scaffolding is something which holds up and
supports something that is being built, like training wheels for a bicycle).
Instead of trying to figure out the lyrics on your own, you can use resources like the following to
accelerate this.
English Music Lyric Databases
Lyrics.com and Exposed Lyrics both offer an extensive library of lyrics for English songs that you can
use.
Music English
Music English is a collection of music videos on YouTube that have captions.
FluentU
In addition to having the best English music videos for language learning, FluentU videos all have
interactive subtitles.
If you hover over a word, the video pauses and a popup provides a definition of the word. Every
definition has multiple, easy-to-understand example sentences. You can easily add any word to your
own personal vocabulary list. Check out an example of these subtitle definitions here:

4. Study the Lyrics and Vocabulary

In addition to digesting the content, it’s also important that you review the vocabulary on a regular
basis. Break the song down, word by word, and try to master each word so that it’s a part of your
vocabulary.
You can do this through a flashcard service like Anki or Studies App.

5. Sing Along
Unless you’re singing in front of an audience, it doesn’t matter if you’re the worst vocalist in the
world. So don’t worry if you don’t possess any musical ability.
Regardless of your singing prowess, you should try singing out loud to the music. This forces your
mouth to adopt the right shapes and move with the rhythm of the song.

6. Try to Sing from Memory

After a while, you should find that you’re starting to memorize the song. And then you’re ready to take
the next big leap—try singing the song without looking at the lyrics. By that point, you should find that
you can do a much better job including such words in your everyday speech.
7. Periodically Review
You don’t have to complete learning one song before you move to the next. In fact, after you get
comfortable with one song, you can move to the next. And then after enough time passes, you can go
back to the first song.
This is called “spaced repetition” and it’s been shown to be more effective than trying to learn
something perfectly all at once.

8. Find New Music That Builds on What You’ve Learned

This is perhaps the most difficult step. Each new song that you learn should have the right balance of
totally new vocabulary and in-progress vocabulary. This right level of overlap keeps you motivated,
and also naturally reinforces your previous learning for maximum benefit.

EXERCISES

CONTINUE THE EXERCISES OF SONGS ( TAKEN FROM ENGLISH PACKAGE BOOK)

You have learned the song of “HEAL THE WORLD” (page 151)
Now continue the exercises:
Page 155.

E. VOCABULARY EXERCISES
Fill in the blanks
Use the words in the box to complete the sentences. The first letter of the word is given as clue.
Some words can be used more than once

Entire (10) bliss (3) conceive (8)

Dread (4) glow (5) plain
Strangle (1) sorrows (6) grow (9)
Crucify (7) grace (2)

1. Selfishness strangle the growth of friendship among us in this class

2. We will always remember the joys and grace that we have shared together during our
community service helping the victim, of the landslide.
3. My idea of bliss is lying on a reclining seat under a shady tree reading a good book surrounded
by children who are reading their own books too.
4. The disaster has left nothing but the clothes that we are wearing. We are dread our future but
optimistic because we will always help each other in difficult time like this.
5. The orange glow of the sunset at the beach is so mesmerizing that I cannot stop feeling grateful
for having this amazingly beautiful country as my homeland.
6. His mother’s death was a great sorrows for John. He mourns for days and neglects all his
duties
7. Greed and selfishness may crucify somebody’s soul that makes a person unaware of his or her
surroundings. A greedy and selfish person will eventually live a lonely life because he or she
cares for no one but himself or herself.
8. Let’s conceive of a city where most people ride bicycles to their work places and schools. Can
our city be possibly like that? What do we need to do first?
9. My friend Lily is more mature than most of us. She always handles herself in grow by for
instance avoiding any with necessary arguments with us.
10. The days I spent in this school with my teachers and classmates have been the best moments in
my entire life so far.

F. WRITING (page 157)

TASK 2. Do the comprehension questions.
Read again the lyrics of the song (“HEAL THE WORLD”), then answer these
following questions:

1. What does the title describe? What does the composer compare the world with?
2. How does the composer describe the world that we live in now? Mention some phrases from
the lyrics that can support your answer.
3. What dream does the singer have about this world? Quote some phrases from the lyrics.
 4. How can the dream be relaized? Show the lines that tells so
5. What is one thing that can solve the problems in this world?
6. What do you understand about these lines: “make a little space make a better place..”

Answer

1. The title describes that the world is sick, plagued with many problems and the song
invites us to cure the world’s sickness or solve world problems. The composer compares
the world with a person or human being who is sick.

2. The world has or is plagued with many problems. The lyrics that shows the problems
are, for instance:
- There are people dying.
- Then why do you keep strangling life, wound this earth, and crucify its soul.

3. The singer or the composer dreams of a world that is peaceful, with people loving and
helping each other; the world in which all people are happy.
Some phrases that show that:
- In this place you will feel there is no hurt or sorrow
- This place could be much brighter than tomorrow (brighter symbolizes a good, happy, and
successful life)
- In this bliss we cannot feel fear or dread.
- And the world we once believed in will shine again in grace.

4. Caring about, loving, and helping other people, making a little space and the world a
better place for all are ways to realize the dream.
Some lines show that:
- If you care enough for the living, make a little space, make a better place. (Make a little
space can mean giving chances to other people to do good things for them)
- Love is strong. It only cares for joyful giving. If we try (to give something that makes
other people happy) we shall see (that) in this bliss we cannot feel fear or dread.

5. Love in our heart (read the first line and the lines following that -> the first stanza).

6. Make a little space and make a better place (for other people) can be in the form of
giving help, doing good deed, or having good intention, etc.

ANOTHER EXERCISES
Fill in the blans with the words that suitable with the pronunciation ( and phonetic symbols) given

take eyes
heaven
wanna hold

love
thank
good
eyes

else

words left

that

pretty down

And let me love you, baby

Let me love you