Conclusion

Through this lesson, we learned what protest songs are, why they are written, and we even wrote our own protest song. We researched historical events in the 19th century. We worked as a group and presented our projects to the class. Students evaluated the feelings and moods of the pieces they analyzed.

If you would like to learn more, try exploring protest songs that were written in modern times! Analyze how these songs have changed through time through language, instrumentation, singing type (Is it rap? Pop?), and tone of the piece. How are they similar to protest songs written in the 19th century? How are they different?