Unit 3 Lessons:

• Introduction to the Blues

• Lesson 2: The Twelve-Bar Blues

• Lesson 3: The Blues Lyric Form

• Lesson 4: Country vs. City Blues

• Lesson 5: Playing Blues Chords

• Lesson 6: Recording Vocals

Genealogy of Influence Project:

• • • Assignment 1 Overview, Instructions, and Rubric

    • Assignment 1 Example: Amy Winehouse

    • Assignment 1: Student Examples

      • How to Cite Your Sources

      • How to embed a Spotify Link

      • How to Embed a Soundcloud Player

    • Assignment A: A First Look at the Genealogy Website

    • Assignment B: Start Your Website for the Genealogy of an Artist's Influence

    • Assignment C: Researching and Writing an Artist's Bio

    • Assignment D: Add a Playlist to Your Website

    • Assignment E: Add an Influence for Your Artist

    • Assignment F: Analysis of Influence

    • Assignment G: Biography for Artist #2

    • Assignment H: Add a Playlist and Influence for Artist #2

    • Assignment I: Analysis of Influence Between Artist #2 and #3

    • Assignment J: Biography for Artist #3

    • Assignment K: Add a Playlist and Influence for Artist #3

    • How to Submit Your Genealogy of Influence Website

Unit 3: Genres of American Music Assignments

• Assignment 1: Genealogy of An Artist's Influences

• Assignment: Roots Artist Research

• Assignment 2: Introduction to the Blues

• Assignment 3: The Blues' Early Popularity

• Assignment 4: Call and Response / Blind Lemon Jefferson

• Assignment 5: Country Blues and the Mississippi Delta

• Assignment 6: Blues' New Audience

• Assignment 7: Create a 12-Bar Blues

• Assignment 8: The Blues Lyric Form

• Assignment 9: Rubric for Genealogy Website

• Assignment 10: Playing Blues' Chords

• Assignment 11: Adding Vocals

• Assignment 12: Blues Song Rubric

• Assignment 13: Count Basie, Robert Johnson, and Big Bill Broonzy

• Assignment 14: Muddy Waters and Northern Migration

• Assignment 15: Blues Heaven

• Assignment 16: Desegregation Through the Blues

• Assignment 17: Early Rock and Roll

• Assignment 18: Rock 'n' Takes Over

• Assignment 19: Great Balls of Fire

• Assignment 20: Motown and The British Invasion

• Assignment 21: Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Part 1

• Assignment 21: Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Part 2

Tests:

• Blues Sub-Unit Test

Final Project: Genealogy of Influence Website Submission

Standards:

• Cn 11.1 Interrelate: Creating, performing and analyzing music deepens our knowledge of ideas, informs our understanding of cultures, and helps us envision the future.

• Pr4.2: Analyze: Analyzing creators’ context and how they manipulate elements of music provides insight into their intent and informs performance.

• Re7.2: Analyze: Response to music is informed by analyzing context (social, cultural, and historical) and how creators and performers manipulate the elements of music.

• Re9.1: Evaluate: Support evaluations of musical works and performances, based on analysis, interpretation, and established criteria.

Essential Questions:

• What are the essential characteristics of the blues, folk, jazz, gospel, r’n’b, country, and hip hop?

• What are the origins of blues music?

• How did the African-American experience shape the genres of American music?

• What historical events lead to the invention of jazz? How did rock ‘n’ roll come about?

• How did racial integration music propel each other?

• Who are the key figures in blues, folk, jazz, gospel, r’n’b, country, and hip hop?

Enduring Understanding Questions:

• How has contemporary music evolved from earlier forms and genres?

• How do artists use the past to inspire and inform their work?

• What role does struggle and hardship play in the evolution of American musical genres?

• How is American music different from its ancestral forms in Europe and and Africa?

• In what ways can sound/music evoke emotions?

Learning Objectives:

Students will be able to find the tempo of a piece and set a metronome, distinguish between minor and major modes, demonstrate knowledge of how instruments generate sound, name the sections of an orchestra with examples of instruments, remix a song using instruments of the orchestra, use a scale to create a melody, label the parts of a song, and read a time signature.

Sequence of Learning:

• 1. The Blues / Folk Music

  2. Rock ‘n’ Roll

  3. Gospel

  4. Country

  5. Jazz

  6. Hip Hop

Key Texts:

“American Roots Music,” (PBS), “America Epic,” “History of the Blues,” “History of Gospel Music,” and “Ken Burns’ Jazz.”

Assessments:

• Pre-assessment and post-assessments on genres, characteristics, and key figures.

• Soundtrap genre projects.

• Student reports on key figures that will be presented to the class as well as in web page formatted to be included in music history component of the MA website.

• Weekly test on key terms and concepts.