Vocals - spoken or sung?
As we found out in our listening, there are multiple vocal layers in this piece.
We will breaking into separate groups to rehearse and sing these, divided into the rapped components and sung components.
Sung
The sung part breaks into two repeated ideas. The first of those is heard right at the start of the song and can be seen at letter A on the notation. It is sung in harmony, consisting of two voices. These two lines can be heard individually and together in the recordings below.
The second idea is heard in the chorus. Since we repeat the chorus, we will sing this idea twice. It can be seen at letter B on the notation. Notice that it has an upbeat (or anacrusis) meaning it starts just before the first beat. It can be heard in the recording below.
Rap
The rap component of the song makes up the body of the verse and pre-chorus, and the backing in the chorus.
Follow the lyrics along below and listen to the recording (0:44-1:25) to familiarise yourself with your part.
LYRICS:
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Verse
I'm Fitzroy where the stars be
I'm Wanganeen in '93
I'm Mundine, I'm Cathy Free-
Man, that fire inside-a-me
I'm Adam Goodes, and Adam should
Be applauded when he stand up
You can look to us when that time stop
I'm Patty Mills with the last shot
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Pre-chorus
I'm Gurrumul, I'm Archie
I'm everything that you ask me
I'm everything that you can't be
I'm the dead hearts, heart beat
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Chorus
I'm Gurrumul, I'm Archie (x6)
I'm Patty Mills
A hunk of 12 million dollars
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