Betty Boop
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Memorable rendition of "St James Infirmary Blues" by Cab Calloway. Soundtrack includes excellent examples of musical cliches.
KS3 idea: The first half could be played as a stimulus for discussion about reasons why the soundtrack composer sometimes decorates the texture with quick notes, trills, flourishes etc.
Official classification: Film & Animation, Cartoons, Betty Boop, Video, Cartoon, Curriculum support, Musical Cliches, Unit 5. Musical cliches
Tags: embellishment, decoration
Betty Boop goes to see the fearsome Old Man of the Mountain for herself.
KS3 idea: There are examples of authentic blues call and response, both in Cab Calloway's introduction and in the cartoon itself. Be aware that in several places in the main cartoon the old man behaves in a way that would these days be construed as sexual harassment.
Official classification: Film & Animation, Cartoons, Betty Boop, Video, Cartoon, Curriculum support, Musical Cliches, Unit 5. Musical cliches
Tags: blues, Call and response
Betty Boop runs out of gas in Feud County, and wins over the initially hostile hillbillies with her dancing.
KS3 idea: About half way through, the music soundtrack stops altogether for a while. This could be used to stimulate a discussion on the effective use of silence in film soundtracks. There are also some novelty animal effects in the song near the end of this 1930s cartoon.
Official classification: Film & Animation, Cartoons, Betty Boop, Video, Cartoon, Curriculum support, Musical Cliches, Unit 5. Musical cliches
Tags: use of silence, animal noises
Soundtrack includes excellent examples of musical cliches.
Bimbo visits a south sea isle, where he meets a dusky maiden who does a hot hula and looks a lot like Betty. Also a stereotyped headhunter tribe... The Royal Samoans perform in live-action.
KS3 idea: The introduction features a pacific islands ensemble vocal performance, followed by footage of a dancer with instrumental and vocal backing musicians 'The Royal Samoans'. The cartoon that follows concerning Betty's visit to Bamboo Isle is perhaps musically less noteworthy, except for a passage where guitars play extended harmonics and a portrayal of 5 dancers performing to body percussion only.
Official classification: Film & Animation, Betty Boop, Video, Cartoon, Samoa, Body Percussion, Curriculum support, Musical Cliches, Unit 5. Musical cliches
Tags: harmonics, body percssion, Samoa
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