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Students use specialized music reference sources to locate information about the origins of rock and roll. They take notes on the origins of rock and roll and organize the notes into an outline. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students review 1950's rock and roll performers as they watch a video of various performances. They complete a worksheet about the video. Full Review »
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Students analyze female artists who work in the genres of rock and roll, and alternative rock music. They complete an information sheet on biographical information. Full Review »
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Students examine the musical influences on the emergence of Rock and Roll. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students watch a VH-1 video on the history of Rock and Roll. They discuss the technological advancements in music and broadcast medium over the decades. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students identify the characteristics and elements of large scale rock productions. They examine the similarities between the American Vaudeville shows and the large-scale rock theater productions of the 1970's. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students identify musical characteristics of baroque, jazz, and psychedelic music. They arrange traditional music into the style of baroque, jazz, and psychedelic music. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore how each generation has sought to identify itself through the music of their time. They research how these identities were formed and what influence the various genres of music have had on this formation. Students gain insight into the significance of specific historical events that have had their footprints on lyrical content, instrumentation and compelling rhythms in music for decades. Full Review »
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Students examine influence The Blues had on Rock and Roll and the concomitant social, political, and economic factors and movements during the post-World War II period. Students then research and create multimedia reports on teacher-approved bands, including timelines of bands' careers. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students complete an Individual Artist Information Sheet on famous 1950's Rock and Roll musician. They read one of the chapeters on "Elvis Pressley, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Rockabilly, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Everly Brothers, or Buddly Holly" from The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock and Roll, and make a list of 15 facts that they found out from the chapter. Full Review »

