I started by devising process by researching 'Black History Month' and the themes which were either celebrated, enlightened or presented through this campaign.
These were the themes that I found:
- Discrimination
- Racism
- Segregation
- Multicultural
- Celebration
- Integration
- Influential black people: Obama, Oprah
- Equality
- Love
We also did a mind-map in class and discussed what we thought 'Black History Month' stood for and how we could devise a variety act which linked with this.
I decided in this lesson that I would do an acoustic, musical performance which would consist of singing and guitar or piano playing. I hadn't decided which I would use as I hadn't completely decided on a song. I had a few in mind but I needed to do some more research on the meaning behind the songs before I chose which one I was doing for definite.
I researched songs that stood for equality and a change in society. I found two songs which stuck out for me as songs which represented peace, equality and change. These were:
- Imagine - John Lennon
- Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
I chose to research 'Imagine' first as I had stronger pull towards this song and instantly decided this would be the one I was going to perform that linked the 'Black History Month'. The song was written by John Lennon and his main aim of his song was to "encourage the listener to imagine a world at peace without the barriers of borders or the divisions of religion and nationality, and to consider the possibility that the focus of humanity should be living a life unattached to material possessions" - From this statement alone I decided that this would fit well with the theme and was something I felt strongly about and also want to raise awareness for. - quote from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagine_%28John_Lennon_song%29
Here is little clip of me trying out 'Imagine' on guitar and seeing whether I liked the style I was singing in and whether the guitar accompaniment I used fitted well.
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