Summer Learning Journey Day 2 Week 4

DAY 2: Musos

Activity 1: Getting Stronger [4 points]

Aaradhna is a Samoan-Indian singer from New Zealand. As a girl, Aaradhna sang traditional Samoan and country songs with her family, eventually joining the senior choir at her high school (Porirua College). She gained international recognition in 2004 when she paired upwith Adeaze to release the song, “Getting Stronger.” The song went to number one on the New Zealand Singles Chart and it is still one of my all-time favourites, to this day!

Speaking of favourite songs, we would love to know who you listen to and what songs you like the most.

For this activity, please give us a list of your ‘Top 5’ favourite artists (singers) and
your ‘Top 5’ favourite songs. They can be from any time period and any genre (type) of music. Post your lists on your blog.

My Top 5 artists are...

5. HP Boyz.

4.  Frank Sinatra.
  3. Bruno Mars. 

2. Stevie wonder. 

1. Michael Jackson.

My Top 5 Songs are...

5. Cruising - Smokey Robinson

4. Bad - Michael Jackson

3. The way you make me feel - Michael Jackson

2. Blame it on the Boogie - Michael Jackson 

1. Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder

Activity 2: K-pop heroes [4 points]

BTS, or Bangtan Boys, is a seven member boy band from South Korea. They have sold over 15 million albums in South Korea, which make them the best selling artists in South Korea of all time. They have topped the music charts in the United States of America and around the world.

They began singing hip hop but now sing mostly K-Pop (Korean Pop). Most of their songs are sung in Korean - their first language.

BTS is famous for making great music videos and for singing about topics that many people can relate to - love, self-confidence, etc. They have a huge and very loyal fan base are called the BTS A.R.M.Y. Most of their fans follow them on social media. They have 16.5 million followers on Twitter and 13 million followers on Instagram. Wow! They are really popular!

For this activity, please tell us if you like BTS. Why or why not? If you have not heard
of them, please tell us about your favourite band instead. Post your answer on your blog.

I definitely haven't heard about BTS so i'm just going  tell you about my favourite band!

My favourite band of all time has to be The Jackson 5! I really like The Jackson 5 because it has the type of genres that I like!. The Jackson 5, later known as the Jacksons, were an American pop band composed of members of the Jackson family. The group was founded in 1965 in Gary, Indiana, by brothers Jackie, Tito, and Jermaine, with younger brothers Marlon and Michael

Activity 3: Girl Power [6 points]

Jessica Mauboy is an Aboriginal Australian singer. She rose to fame when she was runner-up in the 2006 Australian Idol, and has gone on to record a number of very successful songs. She
is a role model for both girls, and indigenous Australians as she has been so successful in her music and acting career.

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is an opera singer from Aotearoa/New  Zealand. She became one of the best sopranos (a female singer with a high voice) in the world. Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is
Māori, however she was adopted when she was a baby and
very little is known about her birth family.

For young singers, both of these women can serve as role models - people who have faced challenges
and overcome them in order to achieve their dreams of becoming professional singers.

For this activity, we would like to choose one role model and tell us about them. What makes them a role model? They can be people you know personally, people you have seen on television or the internet, people you have heard on the radio, or people you have heard about from a friend of family member. Post your description on your blog.

My role model has to be Jennifer Lawrence. The reason why I chose Jennifer Lawrence is because she is a really confident when she's in interviews and when shes acting! She also Loves her fans! She always makes a point of stopping to talk to her fans! The last thing that I like about Jennifer Lawrence is that she loves Pizza!