YEAR 10 MUSIC – JAZZ AND ROCK

THE BRITISH INVASION

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 What: looking at the British Invasion and the impact that their music had on modern society
 Why: To learn how to analyse music to explore differing viewpoints.
 Skill: Analysing & Evaluating
 Success: Completed a score an aural analysis of she loves me.
 Song 1: Song 2:
WARM UP
LISTENING TEST

Song 3:
THE BRITISH INVASION

The British first invaded the

United States during the American
Revolution in 1775. Almost 200
years later, the British invaded
again! Except this time it was not
with guns, but with music in the
form of a band called The Beatles.
Their emergence onto the world
stage began a trend that saw
British bands dominate the charts
in the US for several years.
HOW DID IT ALL BEGIN

 Transatlantic seamen bought clothes and records back to the UK in the

1950’s and much of this new and exciting American culture rubbed off
on the youth of England
 Artists such as the Beatles and the Rolling stones, fell in love with this
new American Rhythm and blues / Rock and Roll music, and musicians
such as Elvis, Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly became instant hero's for
British school boys.
 By the 1960’s these school boys had begun copying and imitating this
new American style and had big hits at home such as the Beatles
Number one Hit…I want to hold your Hand
LANDING IN
AMERICA

 The Beatles became a voice for

young people, many of whom were
disillusioned by the assassination of
President John F. Kennedy and the
controversy over the war in
Vietnam.
 Their popularity also began a
sudden rush of interest in other
bands from the UK Groups such as
The Rolling Stones, The Animals,
The Hollies, The Troggs, The
Zombies, Herman’s Hermits, The
Who, The Bee Gees, The Kinks, and
the Dave Clark Five were also
highly successful in America and
dominated the charts there.
I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND

 Describe the sound, and characteristics of this music (at least 3 in each column)
 Why do you think it was so popular?
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jenWdylTtzs

What do you hear in the music What do you feel

I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND

Although the style of each band

varied, the British Invasion bands
generally played a type of rock music
that was heavily influenced by blues or
a mix of rock and pop music that was
dominated by the use of guitars.
WHAT DO YOU THINK WAS THE BRITISH
INVASIONS IMPACT ON SOCIETY
THE BRITISH INVASIONS IMPACT ON
SOCIETY
 Showed that the USA could be dominated the idea that any foreign
country could have a significant impact on American musical tastes had
been pretty much unthinkable before 1964.
 At the time popular music was in the hands of shady hucksters who
would bribe radio DJs to play the latest songs by their marginally-
talented (but great-looking) stars
 The Beatles had everything American teens were dying for: good looks
(including their revolutionary "long" hair--it wasn't really that long, but
compared to the slicked-back or crew-cut styles then prevalent, it was
downright weird), those "exotic" Liverpool accents and personal charm,
a cheeky irreverence and a refusal to take themselves (or much of
anything) too seriously, and of course, those terribly exciting songs--
most of which they wrote and played themselves.
 After the fear and confusion of the cold war and the Kennedy
assassination the British Invasion it lifted the spirits and moods of its
youth.
BEATLE MANIA
 Beatlemania had become a full
blown epidemic. Teenage girls
jammed the theatres, singing along
with the songs, shrieking and crying
as each of the lovable mop tops
did his star turn.”
 Teenage girls were acting way out
of line according to previous
etiquette established in earlier
decades. This started a gradual
trend of major change from this
point on.
 However this came at a coast with
this cultural change came that of
the “Party lifestyle,” and drug
culture of the 60’s and 70’s.
WHILE BEATLEMANIA WAS BIG IN THE U.S.
IT WAS EVEN BIGGER IN AUSTRALIA

3.7 % of Australia’s
population showed up to
see the Beatles

That’s the equivalent of

800,000 people coming to
see them in todays society

Ed Sheeran was here for a

month and saw just over a
million, the Beatles were
here for under 2 weeks.

About 1 in 27 people
tried to see the Beatles
JUKE BOX JURY– WALK THE WALL
On the Juke Box Jury show records were played and a
jury of 3 people gave them a score between 1 (very bad)
to 5 (very good). If the total score was good, the record
was a hit, but if it was bad it was a miss. The programme
was popular with many people joining in at home.

 I am going to play a few excerpts of songs, you need to listen to

the song and give each song a score between 1 and 5 (one being
very bad) (5 being an all time hit)
 You need to move along the line to were you think the song
should sit (and be prepared to justify your decision)
 JUKE BOX JURY

1 5
 Song 1: She Loves you
 Song 2: One thing
 Song 3: Bye Bye Bye
 Song 4: Help
 Song 5: This is America
HISTORY OF
THE ROLLING
STONES

VIDEO
THE ROLLING STONES
 The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London,
England in 1962. The first stable line-up consisted of Brian
Jones (guitar, harmonica), Mick Jagger (lead vocals), Keith
Richards (guitar, backing vocals), Bill Wyman (bass), Charlie
Watts (drums).
 The Rolling Stones were at the forefront of the British Invasion of
bands that became popular in the United States in 1964, and
identified with the youthful and rebellious counterculture of the
1960s. Rooted in blues and early rock and roll, the group began a
short period of musical experimentation in the mid-1960s that
peaked with the psychedelic album Their Satanic Majesties
Request (1967).
 Musicologist Robert Palmer attributed the endurance of the Rolling
Stones to their being "rooted in traditional verities, in rhythm-and-
blues and soul music", while "more ephemeral pop fashions have
come and gone"
CLASS DEBATE

The battle between the Beatles and the Rolling Stones has been going on ever since they first crossed paths on the charts almost 50
years ago. The argument at the time, and one that still persists, was that the Beatles were a pop group and the Stones were a rock band: the
boys next next door vs. the bad boys of rock. But it's not that clear cut, and never has been. So who's better?

As a class you are going to form two fan groups

1. Beatlemaniacs
2. Hot lips
With the rest of the lesson you need to come up with an argument as to why your ‘band,’ is the best example of music from the British
invasion.
 You need to look at the music each group produced and analyse what made it popular
 Look at the influence each bands music had on society
 Come up with points to counter the oppositions
 At the end of the lesson we are going to have a class debate
DEBRIEF