This is an arrangement of the three sections from this piece. They can be played one at a time, in rounds or in any combination. The rhythmical feel and groove is the most important part of this song. If available, have the class play along to a drum track to actively listen to the connection between the drums and this guitar part.
This audio example plays through each of the three sections two times. As mentioned above these can be played in any order and combination which makes for interesting performances as students can choose when to play which section. They need to listen to each other and feel when switches in the music are called for.
This is a great way to practice the skill of feeling when sections are over rather than strict counting.
The lyrics in this song are not appropriate for everyone so I am including an instrumental version to be used as a reference or a play along track.
It would be prudent and useful to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of using provocative lyrics to elicit specific reactions.
This is a good song to incorporate the technique of palm muting.
This can be used as another way to add tension and a sense of building in the music. As the music itself doesn't have much content it's up the performer to use repetition varying the parts and dynamics to make it interesting.
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Imagine: Generate musical ideas for various purposes and contexts
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Select: Select varied musical works to present based on interest, knowledge, technical skill, and context.
Analyze: Analyze the structure and context of varied musical works and their implications for performance
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Connect: Relate musical ideas and works with varied context to deepen understanding