Music History
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First Semester:
See the instruction sheet for Science CDs and follow those directions for Music CDs.
1. CDs
Art of Listening ________
Music and Culture ________
American Folk Music ________
History of Jazz ________
Romanticism to Contemporary ________
Art and Music ________
2. Download and print out the Classical Music Table. Open the History of Classical Music site. Use the information on this site to fill out the Classical Music Table.
3. Download and print out each of the following. Use the information on the History of Classical Music site to fill out these worksheets.
4. Complete a Composer Questionaire for one composer in each of the four musical periods above. Download and print out four copies of the Composer Questionaire. You will need to use at least two sources. You can find online sources by going to the Composer links pages on the History of Classical Music site or by doing a search in Google. You may use Compton's Encyclopedia as one of your sources.
5. Semester Test: The test will be composed of questions from the CDs, the worksheets on the periods of music, and the Composer Questionaires. The questions from the Composer Questionaires will be specific to the composers that you chose to write about. The test will be twenty percent of the semester grade.
General directions for writing reports.
Use correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation: this will be graded. The reports should be double-spaced and use a size 12 Times New Roman font. Reports can exceed the number of pages required but must not be shorter (for example, two pages is two full pages). Your personal opinions should not be included unless the assignment is specifically an opinion paper such as those where you make a top ten list. Opinions given in these papers should be supported by information given in the sources. For all papers, the information you use from the sources should be cited informally. That is, the website should be given in parentheses at the end of the sentence in which the information is discussed. DO NOT CUT AND PASTE FROM ANY SOURCE. This is plagiarism and will result in a failing grade for the paper. You may paraphrase, but not copy. Use your own words so that I know you have read the material and understand it.
Second Semester:
Modern Music History
Rock and Roll:
Sources:
Memphis Rock and Soul Museum
About: History of Rock and Roll
The Golden Decade - 1955 to 1964
Oldies Music
Thinkquest: History of Rock and Roll
Rock and Roll Music of the 1960s
1. Write a two-page report on where Rock and Roll came from. Include in your discussion: Gospel, Jazz, Blues and Alan Freed.
2. Write six one-page reports on bands or performers. The reports should include a personal biography and a description of at least two songs they performed. Choose two bands/performers from each of the following time periods:
The 50’s
The 60’s
The 70’s
3. Write a one-page reports on each of the following styles of rock and roll:
Rockabilly
Soul
British Invasion
Psychedelic
Disco
4. Make a Rock and Roll Timeline. Make a timeline that includes the most important events in the history of rock 'n roll. You must decide when you think that rock and roll music first began and if and when its era ended. Then, pinpoint the significant events that occurred between those dates.
5. OPINION PAPER: Pick the Top 10 Performers of Rock and Roll. Explain why each of your picks deserves to be included in this Top 10 list.
6. OPINION PAPER: Pick the Top 10 Songs of Rock and Roll. Explain why each of your picks deserves to be included in this Top 10 list.
Country:
Roughstock's History of Country Music
7. Write a two-page report on the history of country music through the eighties.
8. Write three one-page reports on country bands or performers. The reports should include a personal biography and a description of at least two songs they performed.
9. Semester Test: The test will be composed of questions specific to the performers and songs you chose to write about. The test will be twenty percent of the semester grade.