The Girl from Ipanema, Bossa Nova and Brazil

The Girl from Ipanema is probably the second most recorded pop song of all time, behind The Beatles' Yesterday. It is a type of Jazz called the Bossa nova, and helped make that genre known worldwide in the 1960's. 

Here is Astrud Gilberto singing the song in a live recording:

I love a good story, and I fell into this one a few years ago. As I was looking for more jazz to listen to I came across the story of The Girl from Ipanema. This BBC produced documentary gives us a good look not only into Bossa nova, but into the popular culture of Brazil. I hope you enjoy learning about this amazing musical art form as much as I have.

        

EQ:

• Why is Bossa nova important to Brazilian popular culture?

Engage:

• The Girl from Ipanema recorded live (3:01)

Explore:

• Vocabulary: Bossa Nova, Pop Culture, documentary, bohemian, jazz
• BBC Documentary The Girl from Ipanema (58:33)

Explain:

• What is Bossa nova?
• Why was Astrud Gilberto chosen to sing the song?
• How important is the Bossa nova to Brazilian popular culture?

Evaluate:

• Vocabulary Worksheet
• Class discussion

The Girl From Ipanema: Bossa Nova and Brasil

  The Girl from Ipanema is probably the second most recorded pop song of all time, behind The Beatles' Yesterday. It is a type of Jazz called the Bossa nova, and helped make that genre known worldwide in the 1960's. 

Here is Astrud Gilberto singing the song in a live recording:

I love a good story, and I fell into this one a few years ago. As I was looking for more jazz to listen to I came across the story of The Girl from Ipanema. This BBC produced documentary gives us a good look not only into Bossa nova, but into the popular culture of Brazil. I hope you enjoy learning about this amazing musical art form as much as I have.

        

EQ:

• Why is Bossa nova important to Brazilian popular culture?

Engage:

• The Girl from Ipanema recorded live (3:01)

Explore:

• Vocabulary: Bossa Nova, Pop Culture, documentary, bohemian, jazz
• BBC Documentary The Girl from Ipanema (58:33)

Explain:

• What is Bossa nova?
• Why was Astrud Gilberto chosen to sing the song?
• How important is the Bossa nova to Brazilian popular culture?

Evaluate:

• Class discussion

The Girl from Ipanema: Bossa Nova and Brazil

 The Girl from Ipanema is probably the second most recorded pop song of all time, behind The Beatles' Yesterday. It is a type of Jazz called the Bossa nova, and helped make that genre known worldwide in the 1960's. 

Here is Astrud Gilberto singing the song in a live recording:

I love a good story, and I fell into this one a few years ago. As I was looking for more jazz to listen to I came across the story of The Girl from Ipanema. This BBC produced documentary gives us a good look not only into Bossa nova, but into the popular culture of Brazil. I hope you enjoy learning about this amazing musical art form as much as I have.

        

EQ:

• Why is Bossa nova important to Brazilian popular culture?

Engage:

• The Girl from Ipanema recorded live (3:01)

Explore:

• Vocabulary: Bossa Nova, Pop Culture, documentary, bohemian, jazz
• BBC Documentary The Girl from Ipanema (58:33)

Explain:

• What is Bossa nova?
• Why was Astrud Gilberto chosen to sing the song?
• How important is the Bossa nova to Brazilian popular culture?

Evaluate:

• Class discussion

The Girl from Ipanema: Brazil and the Bossa Nova

The Girl from Ipanema is probably the second most recorded pop song of all time, behind The Beatles' Yesterday. It is a type of Jazz called the Bossa nova, and helped make that genre known worldwide in the 1960's. 

Here is Astrud Gilberto singing the song in a live recording:

I love a good story, and I fell into this one a few years ago. As I was looking for more jazz to listen to I came across the story of The Girl from Ipanema. This BBC produced documentary gives us a good look not only into Bossa nova, but into the popular culture of Brazil. I hope you enjoy learning about this amazing musical art form as much as I have.

        

EQ:

• Why is Bossa nova important to Brazilian popular culture?

Engage:

• The Girl from Ipanema recorded live (3:01)

Explore:

• BBC Documentary The Girl from Ipanema (58:33)

Explain:

• What is Bossa nova?
• Why was Astrud Gilberto chosen to sing the song?
• How important is the Bossa nova to Brazilian popular culture?

Evaluate:

• Class discussion

I Want My Mtv! Volume 1

Link to the Google Form

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqRBE3Br3wllCi6rTVd3eKEb956jDBEfN

Atlantic South America: Traditional Music

As we learn about the countries of the Andes Mountains we will be listening to music from those cultures. Here is a short video of a concert we will view:

Here is the Spotify playlist we will be listening to during the unit.

Kayla's Youtube Video for American History

Kayla rewrote the lyrics to Men at Work's Who Can It Be Now and created a youtube video. How did you complete the assignment? Will we see your work of art online too?

What's Going On in Art and Music?

John Lennon

My students were disappointed that I remember Pearl Harbor day on Tuesday but didn't do the same for John Lennon yesterday. Not wanting to disappoint them, I have created this post.

Here is an article on the MTV site written about the last interview he did before his death.

John Lennon's Jukebox: A documentary about the music he listened to.
Woman: Music video of the song.
John Lennon news coverage of his murder.

The Beatles

The Ed Sullivan Show: Second US appearance of The Beatles
There are some related videos on the right of this page.

In the MTV article Lennon states: "We're born-again rockers, and we're starting over. ... There's plenty of time, right? Plenty of time." Soon after he was shot and killed. What can you learn from this?

3rd Grade Singing During the Assembly

3rd Grade Music: A Special Performance for Me!

My daughter's third grade music class sang a couple songs for me today. Here is a video I took with my Droid X using the Ustream mobile application.

It's a Grand Old Flag

Boo

Mahalia Jackson

Our story in reading this week is about Mahalia Jackson and the music genre known as the blues. If you would like to listen to some of Ms. Jackson's singing and some other gospel and blues music go to Pandora.com and create a station with the name Mahalia Jackson.

Playing Music in Fifth Grade

Here is my class playing their recorders. I am curious, is this music jazz or blues?

Follow the Drinking Gourd

What was the Drinking Gourd?Post your guess on the comments page, then use this NASA link to find out more about the song. Comment again on whether you were right or wrong.