Part 1 — Aboriginal Culture In Music — The Sapphires1 What is

Part 1 — Aboriginal Culture In Music — The Sapphires1. What is the setting of the movie? The movie is set in 1958 (the stolen generation) and in 1968 when the Vietnamese war was activeand the place it is set in is mainly Australia, in Melbourne, and Vietnam.

2. What is the basic plot? The basic plot is in 1968 when four aboriginal girls enter a talent contest and even though they lost they were clearly the best. After Julie convinces Dave, the talent show host, to get them an audition to perform for the troops in Vietnam.

Julie, Gail and Cynthia’s mum gives them permission to go without Julie. She said they should meet up with Kay, their cousin, who has lived in Melbourne since the time of the stolen generation, 10 years ago. Kay does not agree to sing with them at first then changes her mind. As all that is happening,Julie runs away from home and leave’s for Melbourne before meeting up with them.

When they auditioned it was a success, and they went on to Vietnam to perform for the soldiers. After a few performance’s hell breaks loose, and they are under attack. They all ran to the helicopters. Gail and Cynthia on one and Julie and Kay on the other. Dave was with Gail but didn’t know the others were on the other helicopters, so he went after them until he got shot. After everyone was reunited Gail read a note that Dave gave her which said how he likes her and wants her to marry him.

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As they were watching the newswhere Martin Luther King died their mother called. Later they went home and performed for their aboriginal family.

3. Who are the protagonists? Describe their character. There are five main characters (protagonists) including: Julie (Jessica mauboy), Kay (Shari Sebbens), Gail (Deborah Mailman), Cynthia (Miranda Tapsell), Dave Lovelace (Chris o’dowd).

Julie’s character is quite uneasy and scared travelling through Vietnam. Julie is the lead singer of the sapphires and the youngest of the group, Julie has quite an amazing soprano voice, and can hit most notes.

Gail’s character is very protective and aggressive she always has a lot to say and is very dramatic. Gails voice is a little weak, and she is a mezzo-soprano. Cynthia’s character is a bit of a diva and a party animal, in the movie she is mainly a backup soprano singer.

Kay’s character is a bit all over the place but her voice is really strong and has lots of qualities. David is An irresponsible alcoholic talent scout, Dave plays piano but is not very talented at it. He is talented at.

4. Who are the antagonists? Give examples that happened in the movie.Some of the antagonists are racists people and people in the war For example there were racist people in the pub where they competed in the talent contest and in the war on the helicopter when Kay tried to save the man he said “get your n**** hands off me. Get the black dog away from me”.

5. Give a brief summary of the movie. The Sapphires is about four indigenous Australian women, Gail (Deborah Mailman), Julie (Jessica Mauboy), Kay (Shari Sebbens) and Cynthia (Miranda Tapsell), who are discovered by a talent scout, Dave Lovelace, (Chris O’Dowd), who form a music group named The Sapphires. Dave gets them a spot to audition to sing for the troops fighting in Vietnam. When the win the audition they go to perform in 1968 for the troops. The Production of the movie began in 2010, with the casting of the four members of The Sapphires and filming taking place in and around Albury in Australia and Vietnam during August and September 2011.

6. What are your impressions of the movie? I really loved the movie and music in it. I really enjoy soul and country music. I felt the movie was set out well-but could have had more detail about what really happened.

7. How does the movie relate to what we are studying in class? Talk about the role of musicians in the war and the stolen generation. We haven’t really done much in class yet relating to this movie and worksheet.

8. What reasons did Kay have for joining The Sapphires? Reasons why she might have joined are:once she realised she forgotten about her indigenous heritage she wanted to fix, and she wanted to feel blacker. And she might have wanted to rekindle her relationship with her sisters/cousins and for her passion for music.

9. What evidence is there that Kay appears to have abandoned her Aboriginal heritage?the evidence that she abandoned her Aboriginal heritage was that she went to live in the city, away from her country home, where she lived the life of a white person, changing up her looks, talking more posh. One of the reasons they fight her is because she gave up her Aboriginal life when they took her in the stolen generation and became a white person without even looking back. /9 marks

Part 2 – Aboriginal Instruments Musicians and Ceremonies

1. Research – list 4 Aboriginal instruments and write up some information on each one. Include pictures.

Clapsticks- clapsticks are a percussion instrument that is made of wood. you strike the two pieces of wood together to keep up the beat and tempo. Clapsticks are an instrument which are used to support/backup a dance of song.

Didjeridoo – the didgeridoo is the most well known aboriginal instrument. The didgeridoo is a wooden instrument that is usually made by eucalyptus branches. They are 1.2 m long and was traditionally played at ceremonies or telling stories.

Bullroarer- the bullroarer is an ancient ritual instrument from 18,000 bc. An expert in ancient history says The bullroarer was found in Europe, Asia, the Indian subcontinent, Africa, the Americas, and Australia.

Along with the didgeridoo, it was a prominent musical technology among the Australian Aborigines, used in ceremonies across the continent.

Seed rattles- the seed rattle is made by seeds or beads that rattle when you shake it. these instruments have played an important part in music during rituals and ceremonies and Dreamtime stories of people all over Australia for thousands of years.

Body percussions- many aboriginal instruments consist of body and voice as an instrument:

Percussion-aboriginal body percussion usually formed of clapping and slapping body parts like your thighs, hands, arms, and chest they also stomp their feet.

Voice: the aboriginals use their voice to sing in a song usually impersonating animals.

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2. Why is music so important in Aboriginal culture? What is it used for? Explain.

The music of indigenous Australia carries a lot of depth to their culture. Music is used throughout an aboriginal beings life to teach what they should know about their culture.

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3. Apart from The Sapphires, list 2 other famous Aboriginal musicians/groups and give a brief history on each. Include photos.

Yothu Yindi-

Coming together in 1986, Yothu Yindi consists of both Yolngu (Aboriginal) and Balanda (non-Aboriginal) musicians.

Some of Yothu Yindi’s.

Bob Randall- Bob Randall was a 79-year-old elder who was the traditional elder of Uluru. Bob Randall was a singer-songwriter who also wrote books. Bob Randall was born in 1934 and died in 2015.

Some of bob Randalls songs include:

Docker River.

.let me loose.

.wave love to the wind.

.my brown skin baby.

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4. Include bibliography.

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