Year 2 - The Beatles

By Joel Baker

The Beatles !

-English rock band

-Formed in Liverpool in 1960

-​They had four members, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, and John Lennon

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​Facts about the Beatles

-They are influenced by BLUES, JAZZ and ROCK n ROLL

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​Facts about the Beatles

-The Beatles are one of the most successful selling groups of all time

-​They have had 15 number one albums in the UK, the highest ever

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​Facts about the Beatles

Today we are learning about song structures - most pop songs have a verse, chorus and a bridge.

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Different parts of the song are like different rooms in a house​

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Song structures

Let's listen to "I get by with a little help from my friends" which is a song by The Beatles

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Song structures

Songs have different "sections" or "parts"

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And we call these sections ​different names!

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Song structures

Verse

Chorus

Bridge​

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Verse

-This is where we tell the story of the song

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Chorus

-This is the catchy part. This is like the "blurb" where the story is summarized

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Bridge

-Towards the end of the song. The bridge is like going on holiday. It feels different to the rest of the song

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Let's listen to some of The Beatle's songs and use the shakers to stay on the beat.​

Remember to listen out for

• THE VERSE

• THE CHORUS

• THE BRIDGE (If it has one!)​

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Let's listen!