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♫ 10 Hooks and Riffs ♫

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WorksheetListening activity Sound

Composing activity

Performing activity WeblinkRecord

your work

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To recognize a hook as the most memorable part of a song.

To understand what is meant by a hook.

To learn that hooks are made from melodic, rhythmic or verbal ideas.

To perform and compose simple hooks.

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Learning objectives

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a musical idea

What is a hook?

memorable

catchy

a term generally applied to popular music

A hook can be any part of a song – melodic, rhythmic or verbal, or a mixture.

A hook is …

Name one of your favourite pop songs.

♫ Why did you pick that song?Does the song have a ‘catchy’ section?

Can you sing it to the class? ♫

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Composing a rhythmic hook

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Verbal and melodic hooks

A verbal hook is the memorable section of the lyrics. This can sometimes be the title.

A melodic hook is performed by the singers or instrumentalists. It needs to contain pitch.

A verbal hook can also be made from nonsense words, such as in the song, De do do do, de da da da by The Police.

♫ Listen to this example, then compose your own. ♫

♫ Have a go at composing your own verbal hook. ♫

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What kind of hook is it?