We're a music generation

Index

In what ways can music connect generations?

Axis: Generations living together

We're a music generation

Blind test

Final task

Reading

INDEX

Song

70'S music

Gen Z and music

Musical tastes

Listen and note down the musical genres mentioned

• What kind of music are you into? Why?
• Have you ever been to a concert? When? Which? tell us.
• What kind of music do you absolutely hate? Why?
• Can music help you study or work? If so, how?
• When do you listen to music?
• Is music an important part of your culture?
• What are your parents’ musical tastes?

Talk about music:

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05

09

08

07

06

Rules

10

04

03

01

The vintage blindtest

start again

check

Gen X

Baby Boomers

Millenials

Gen Z

Gen alpha

What are the names given to those generations?

1946-1964

2013-2025

1996-2012

1981-1995

1965-1980

Olivia

"When I turn 17, I'll have a dancing queen themed birthday party"

-Relevez et identifiez les formes verbales -Traduisez cette phrase en français et dites à quel temps sont les verbes en français. -Donnez la règle que vous devez respecter quand une subordonnée commence par when (ou as soon as) dans un énoncé qui se réfère à l'avenir.

"When I turn 17, I'll have a dancing queen themed birthday party"

I'll be away when you arrive. Je serai parti quand tu arriveras

Une subordonnée introduite par when ou as soon as est au présent avec une principale qui fait référence à l'avenir.

It's an inter-generational exchange happening in real-time...

How TikTok Is Bridging The Generational Divide Through Music

CLASHMUSIC 15 • 02 • 2022 Generational disconnect and divides are ubiquitous with every decade. They become more prominent as a new generation finds their own culture and voice, then begins to question the choices and views of their predecessors. Boomers vs Gen X, Millennials vs Gen X, and Gen Z quite literally vs everyone. An incredibly vocal generation, Gen Z are those born between 1996 and 2015 and they exist predominantly in the online space. 60% of TikTok’s users are Gen Z. So TikTok is to Gen Z what MySpace was to Millenials. Them being so vocal online means you can see the chasms between them and older generations in real time. But despite the fights from both sides, there is a powerful medium that seems to be bridging this generation divide; music. Music is a huge part of TikTok, with sounds dictating trends and influencing creativity and videos. The app’s influence on the music industry is a particularly interesting one. In a time of shortening attention spans, “fast food music” and the incessant pressure on artists to stay engaged with fan bases, TikTok’s explosion has largely exacerbated these pre-existing and complex issues. Virality on the video sharing app is increasingly being used as a barometer for a song and an artist’s success. […] The randomness of virality on TikTok has caused songs from the 70s to 90s to have a resurgence and become favourites amongst Gen Z. In this way, TikTok is becoming a gateway to discovery and bridging the gap. […] How users find these songs is unclear, but their passion and love for the music is evident in the amount of videos they make to it. Given that the songs are older than them, they’re not aware of the cultural significance they held at the time. That’s where Millennials, Gen X, and boomers come in. The comments section acts almost like a classroom, with Millennials and Boomers breaking down slang or why the song was such a hit for their age group. This is where stitches and duets also come in, features on the app that allow users to almost “live react” to another user’s videos. Millenials will show photos of how they dressed at the time and hairstyles they did. […] Sharing music on the app won’t necessarily close the chasm between generations, Gen Z will probably still blame boomers from ruining the economy, and older generations will continue to complain that Gen Z spend too much online and don’t experience the real world. But through music on TikTok, there’s an intergenerational exchange happening in real time, creating a connection and an understanding that previously wouldn’t have happened en masse in this way. Words: Akachi Priscilla Mbakwe // Instagram Photo: Creative Commons

UNDERSTANDING THE WORDS

ubiquitous: omniprésent decade = ten years to be vocal: se faire entendre randomness: le caractère aléatoire amongst: parmi a gap: un écart slang: argot La composition des mots (dérivation et mots composés): Décomposez les mots suivants. Quel est leur sens possible? disconnect: bridging: virality: a gateway: unclear: hairstyle:

characteristics of Gen Z

Relations between generations:

social media:

music:

words and expressions

The journalist says that Tik Tok links all the different generations through music (old tunes)

It is a gateway to discover music. It bridges the gap between the generations.

Generations use different social media (gen Z use Tik Tok and millenials use my space). Boomers and gen Z complain about each other.

What role does this social media play?

What examples are given to illustrate the generation gap?

What does the journalist say about Tik Tok?

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/əʊd tuː maɪ ˈfæmɪli ə sɒŋ baɪ ðə ˈkrænbəriz/

I imagineWe can supposeI guessI believe

Look at the pictures and make suppositions about the song.

Explain what music sounds like in 2022. How important it is for you. what media you use to listen to music... Also explain how you picture yourself in the future. Can you imagine what music will be like?

7 ideas of what to put inside:

• A list of popular songs in 2022
• A USB drive with a playlist of your favourite songs.
• Tickets from past concerts. Collect tickets from a few (or one) of the best concerts you’ve attended. On the back, write who went to the concert with you. That way, you can call your friend and reminisce about that perfect night after you open your capsule.
• Concert & festival bracelets.
• Pictures, pictures, pictures!
• Buttons, stickers, articles and other mementos.
• Fan letters...

THE IDEA: If you’ve never made a time capsule before, the idea is to find a box or some sort of container, and fill it with significant objects that will spark memories when you open it years later. Ideally, you are supposed forget what’s in the box until you open it. Decide on a specific date or a certain year that you would like to open it, and mark it on the outside, then HIDE IT. Don’t open it, touch it, or peek until your target date.

Make a musical time capsule

In what ways can music connect generations?

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