Discussion
Begin the session with the following questions to prompt discussion ...
Who can (or could) play a musical instrument?
Has anyone played in a band or orchestra, or played in public?
Who can sing well? Is anyone in a choir?
Ask members to name their favourite artist, album and single?
What was the first record they brought?
Idioms
Ask members to complete the following phrases together, by way of a shout out ...
Like a broken RECORD
Strike a CHORD
Play by EAR
Swan SONG
Change your TUNE
Hit the right NOTE
Face the MUSIC
Pull out all the STOPS
Preaching to the CHOIR
Blow your own TRUMPET
Music to my EARS
Sing from the same HYMN SHEET
All that JAZZ
Play second FIDDLE
Clean as a WHISTLE
March to the beat of your own DRUM
Fit as a FIDDLE
It rings a BELL
Go for a SONG
Jump on the BANDWAGON
Tone DEAF
It ain't over 'til the fat lady SINGS
Round 1. Identify The Musician & Their Musical Instrument
(With song links)
You could play the music links to help with recognition ...
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'Duelling Banjos' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8t8uqEf6_A
Name the 1972 movie that this piece of music featured in?
Round 2. Name The Composer
(With music links)
Clues:
Ludwig Van ********* (1770-1827) - 'Für Elise' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9bU12gXUyM
Wolfgang Amadeus ****** (1756 - 1791) - 'Marriage Of Figaro' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OZCyp-LcGw
Pyotr Ilyich *********** (1840-1893) - 'The 1812 Overture' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2W1Wi2U9sQ
Johann Sebastian ****(1685-1750) - 'Toccata and Fugue in D minor' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho9rZjlsyYY
Edward ***** (1857-1934) - 'Enigma Variations' ('Nimrod') - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUgoBb8m1eE
Gustav ***** (1874-1934) - 'The Planets Suite' ('Jupiter') - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUM_zT3YKHs
Claude ******* (1862-1918) - 'Clair De Lune' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvFH_6DNRCY
Ralph Vaughn ******** (1872-1958) - 'The Lark Ascending' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOWN5fQnzGk ('Classic FM's consistently most voted piece of music)
John ******** (1932-still living) - 'Schindler's List' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLgJQ8Zj3AA
(There is some great music here. You might like to give some time to play the pieces members like best in full.)
'William Tell Overture', Mike Oldfield - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tahINCwwfks
Mike Oldfield is one of those rare artists that plays every musical instrument on his albums (the earlier ones).
Who composed the 'William Tell Overture'?
Round 3. Name The Singer-Songwriter
(With song links)
Name the singer-songwriter & list some of their songs?
Round 4. Name The Group & Name The Album
Round 5. Songs About Musical Instruments & Composing
'Mr Tambourine Man', The Byrds - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cokCgWPRZPg
Who (above) wrote this song?
'Bang A Gong', T-Rex - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVEhDrJzM8E
Who was their lead singer?
'I Write The Songs', Barry Manilow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivjm4QGaxtw
What are Barry Manilow fans called?
'Piano Man', Billy Joel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxEPV4kolz0
What was his UK number one hit (Westlife covered it)?
'Music', John Miles - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF6mk2Sq4yY
This song won an 'Ivor (What) Award' in 1976?
'The Guitar Man', Bread - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHSOmrpZpjs
Who was the lead singer-songwriter with 'Bread'?
SINGALONG LYRIC VIDEO - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYm6ejP3A0k
Acker Bilk - Clarinet - 'Stranger On The Shore'
James Galway - Flute - 'Annie's Song'
Louis Armstrong ('Sachmo') - Trumpet - 'What A Wonderful World'
Liberace - Piano - 'Unchained Melody'
George Formby - Ukulele - 'When I'm Cleaning Windows'
Glen Miller - Trombone - 'Moonlight Serenade'
Larry Adler - Harmonica (Mouth Organ) - 'Rhapsody In Blue' (George Gershwin)
Nigel Kennedy - Violin - 'Winter' from 'The Four Seasons' (Vivaldi)
Karen Carpenter - Drums - '(They Long To Be) Close To You'
John Williams - Guitar - 'Cavatina' (From the 1978 movie 'The Deer Hunter')
'Deliverance'
Beethoven
Mozart
Tchaikovsky
Bach
Elgar
Holst
Debussy
Williams
Williams
Gioachino Rossini
Paul McCartney - 'Ebony And Ivory', 'Pipes Of Peace', 'Mull Of Kintyre'
Elton John - 'Your Song', 'Rocket Man', 'Don't Go Breaking My Heart', '
Stevie Wonder - 'For Once In My Life', 'I Just Called To Say I Love You', 'My Cherie Amour'
Joni Mitchell - 'Big Yellow Taxi', 'Both Sides Now', 'Woodstock'
James Taylor - 'Fire And Rain', 'You've Got A Friend', 'Mockingbird'
Aretha Franklin - 'Say A Little Prayer', 'RESPECT', 'I Knew You Were Waiting'
Bob Dylan - 'Blown' In The Wind', 'The Times They Are A-Changin', 'Like A Rolling Stone'
Neil Young - 'Harvest Gold', 'Heart Of Gold', 'Philadelphia'
Michael Jackson - 'Ben', 'Billy Jean', 'Earth Song'
Dolly Parton - 'Jolene', 'Nine To Five', 'Islands In The Stream'
Kate Bush - 'Withering Heights', 'Babushka', 'Running Up That Hill',
John Lennon - 'Imagine', 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)', 'Woman'
Fleetwood Mac - 'Rmours'
Queen - 'Greatest Hits'
ABBA - 'Arrival'
Eagles - 'Hotel California'
Beach Boys - 'Pet Sounds'
The Beatles - 'Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'
Queen - 'A Night At The Opera'
The Bee Gees - 'Saturday Night Fever'
E.L.O. - 'Out Of The Blue'
Simon & Garfunkel - 'Bridge Over Troubled Water'
Pink Floyd - 'Dark Side Of The Moon'
Dire Straits - 'Brothers In Arms'
Bob Dylan
Marc Bolan
'Fanilows'
'Up Town Girl'
Novello
David Gates
