My favorite song 🎤

Assalamualaikum hi everyone, how are you? I hope you are in good health, yes, in chapter 9 this is the last chapter of semester 2. I will choose my favorite English song, who can't wait to see my video singing? cung yes guys hehehe, before that I will also explain the meaning of the song and its structure. Stay on my blog, guys, thank you ❤

In learning activity 1 we have discussed the social function, the language features and

parts of song.

Let’s take another look at the parts of song.

                                      

DEFINITION

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Song is a short poem or other set of words set to music or meant to be sung or a single 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.

SOCIAL FUNCTION

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The social functions of song are:

a.   To entertain the listeners.

b.   To teach moral value through the lyrics of the songs.

c.   To provide a way of managing the relationship between our public and private emotional life.

d.   To express personal feeling and cultural values.

e.   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.

GENERIC STRUCTURE

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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 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 remembered. A chorus is the summary of the song’s story. All the verses have been leading up to the chorus, and is 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 refrain. 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, or 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.

Below Are Some Forms of Song’s Structure

Intro-verse-verse-chorus-break-verse-verse-break-bridge-break-out

Verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus.

LANGUAGE FEATURES

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The following are the language features of songs.

a. Imagery. Imagery describes about feelings and emotions. Sebuah lagu biasanya berusaha menggambarkan perasaan yang dirasakan si penulis.

b. Rhythm. Ritme disini digunakan untuk menciptakan mood. Misalnya, apabila kita sedang bersedih dan mendengarkan lagu dengan ritme slow, maka kita akan terbawa suasana dengan lagu tersebut. So, rhythm creates mood!

c. Figures of speech

Metaphor, comparing two things that are not alike to suggest that they actually have something in common. Sekilas memang kedua hal yang dibandingkan tidak berkaitan, tetapi sebenarnya ada kesamaan antara dua hal tersebut.e.g. “Time is a thief” or “Her hair was silk”. 

Simile, compares two things using “like” or “as’’. Suatu hal digambarkan dengan hal yang mirip dengan menggunakan kata ‘like’ atau ‘as’ e.g. “My love is like a red rose”. The other simile would be presented in this box below.

Hyperbole, a dramatic language. Big exaggeration, usually with humor. Suatu hal digambarkan secara berlebihan, terkadang menggelitik karena terlalu berlebihan.
e.g. “That math homework took me 8 million years to finish”. 
Personification, an object appear like a person. Objek (bukan manusia) memiliki kemampuan seperti manusia. e.g. “The wind whisper” or “The snowflakes danced in the wind”.  
Alli titration, the repetation of the same beginning sound in a series of words. Perulangan bunyi suara yang terdapat di awal setiap kata. e.g. “Peter Parker pick a pack of pants punctually”

   Hero

 By mariah carey

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(Verse 1)

There's a hero if you look inside your heart,

You don't have to be afraid of what you are.

And There's an answer, if you reach into your soul,

And the sorrow that you know will melt away.

(Chorus)

And then a hero comes along,

With the strength to carry on.

And you cast your fears aside,

And you know you can survive.

So, when you feel like hope is gone,

Just Look inside you and be strong.

And you'll finally see the truth,

That a hero lies in you...

(Verse 2)

It's a long road, when you face the world alone;

No one reaches out a hand for you to hold...

You can find love if you search within yourself

And then the emptiness you felt will disappear...

(Chorus)

And then a hero comes along

With the strength to carry on

And then you cast your fears aside

And you know you can survive.

So, when you feel like hope is gone

Look inside you and be strong

And then you'll finally see the truth

See That a hero lies in you.

Read the lyrics In the song above , there are several verses and choruses.

So in a song, we have :

1. Lyrics (the words of a song)

2. Verses ( writing arranged in lines which have rhythm)

3. Chorus ( a part of a song hat is repeated after each verse)

4. Refrain ( shorter than chorus)

5. Bridge ( to connect section of a song)

Summary

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After studying the material about the song, we can conclude as follows:

- Songs have a certain social function, namely to entertain, give

motivation. Teach moral messages, and appreciate works of art.

- Songs have certain linguistic elements, namely using figurative language

language, rhyme, denotation, and connotation.

- Parts of the song consist of verses, chorus/chorus.

Answer the following questions about the song below.

Don’t give up

By Bruno Mars

[Verse 1]

When you want to do something that is new

And it seems really, really hard to do

You feel like quitting, you feel you’re through

Well I have some advice for you

[Chorus]

Do not give up, keep on trying

You all going to make it (ah yeah) do not give up

Do not ever quit, try and try and you can do it, do not give up (yeah)

[Verse 2]

If you want to catch a ball, but you are having no luck at all

The ball hits your head, it hits your nose

It hits your belly, your chin and toes

Well try and try and try again, keep on trying and soon

You will put your hands out in the air

You will catch that ball, yes this I swear

[Chorus]

Do not give up, keep on going

You are on a boat, so keep on rowing

Do not give up, don’t ever stop

Try and try and you will come out on top, do not give up

Questions 

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1. Do not ever quit, try and try and you can do it, do not give up (yeah

What does the sentence mean?

2. You are going to get there just keep on grooving.

The word grooving is closest in meaning to...

3. Which phrases repeated a lot in the song?

4. What message can you get from the song?

5. How do you feel after reading the lyrics of the song?

Answer 

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1.  If you fail, don’t lose hope. Keep on trying

2. Stay happy

3.  Don’t give up

4. The writer tries to motivate never stop trying to

do our best to achieve success

5.  Become motivated, inspired ( positive feelings)

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