The Singer is performing a renowned folk song

The Singer is performing a renowned folk song.

After enjoying the video, you will have to answer the following questions look at the screen / board before enjoying it. * What have you seen in the video clip?

our class viii FOLK SONGS UNIT-6, LESSON-1

LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of the lesson, the learners will be able to… Ø ask and answer questions name some folk songs, musical instruments, lyricists and singers Ø explain the words and phrases Ø write a paragraph

WORK IN PAIRS. LOOKING AT THE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS READ OUT THEIR NAMES AND ANSWER MY FOLLOWING QUESTIONS sarinda dotara guitar harmonium drum tabla piano Ek-tara violin bamboo flute 1. Gan you sing a you play any of these musical 3. Do you know 1. Yes, mam. 2. yes, song? mam. 2. Can Harmonium & tabla. 3. Yes, mam. Ourinstruments? friend, MAHTIM SHAKIB anybody can playofany these. All-rounders instruments? Tellare meproud whatofyou know about him / her. RAHMAN. who He is s one the of Mark’s. We him.

The learners will be asked for reading the text for 10 mins. I will monitor to facilitate them. After that, I will help them to explain the text through continuous assessment with the interaction.

FOLK(NOUN) referring to particular groups of people.

a traditional or composed song typically characterized by stanzaic form, refrain, and simplicity of melody which are performed with the traditional musical instruments.

in accordance with a customary / of or pertaining to a longor characteristic method or established or inherited way of manner: thinking or acting:

Musical Instruments What are these? Traditional sarinda harmonium dotara dhol bamboo flute Ek-tara tabla violin

Who are they? Folk lyricists Hason Raja What are these ? palligiti, bhatiali, bhawaiya palagan, jari , sari lalon giti Shah Abdul Karim gambhira Pollikobi Jasim Uddin Gambhira Rajshahi Lalon songs of Hason Raja

people in general from different classes and occupations, specially the country people, according to the text

Let’s know the name of renowned Folk Singers Hachon Abbas Raja Uddin Mustafa Ferdousi Zaman Rahman Abbasi Abdul Alim Shah Abdul Karim Farida parvin Shofiul Alom Raja

1. Who usually likes our folk songs? Ans. The rural people and the old people usually like our folk songs. 2. Can you name some well known folk singers? Ans. Yes, I can. Some well known folk singers in our country are Momtaz, Farida perveen, Kuddus Buyati, Mina Barua etc. 3. Do you like folk songs? If you do , who is your favourite singers? Which song or songs do you like most? Ans. Yes, I like folk songs. My favourite folk singer is Farida perveen. I have many favourite folk songs. Among these, ‘Tomra vulei Gecho Mallikader nam’ by Farida perveen is my most favourite folk song. 4. Look at the musical instruments in A above and say which instruments go well with the folk songs. Ans. Among the musical instrument in A, dotara, sarinda, bamboo flute, drum, tabla and ektara go well with the folk songs.

5. Discuss in groups whether the modern instruments like the guitar and the piano could be played with the folk songs. Ans. Fahim Tanvir Fahim Tazim : Do you like folk songs? : Yes, of course. This are enritched our old tradition. : Right you are. : But have you noticed that these songs are now frequently sung with modern instrument like the guiter and the piano. And thus they are loosing their golden flavour. Fahim : Your information is not bad. But you see the use of these modern instrument in folk songs isnot always bad. Rather sometimes makes the songs hearty. Tanvir : That’s right. But indiscriminate and improper usages of modern instruments in folk songs is intamount to disrespecting our golden tradition. Tazim : Right you are. So we all should be aware of this. And thank you very much for your opinion. Fahim & Tanvir : Thank you too.

discuss in groups and write a paragraph on- “Do you want more or less programs on folk songs on our TV channels ? Why ?