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Changes of Musical Elements in Popular Music Through the Decades
Students probe samples of European classical, American jazz, and rock and roll to analyze the similarities and differences. The styles and form of these three types of music are examined for tempo, timbre, and rhythm.
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Songs that Bring Us Together - Lesson 5
Students compose song as a classroom effort. They write a one-paragraph essay about "message" songs in 100 years and include three ideas for topics along with the style of music (such as folk, rock, blues, rap, etc.) that would match.
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Folk
Young scholars read about Woody Guthrie and how folk music often tells of events of the time and can be effective protest music.
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Regional Songs in the Southern American Experience
Learners write a song about transportation in 100 years after comparing and discussing "Proud Mary" and "The Midnight Special".