Folk Rock Singers and Songwriters

Youth, fame, and beauty are marks of modern society. Artist Elizabeth Peyton has captured all three in her series of imagined rock star portraits. The class analyzes her use of technique, emotion, and imagination in each of six pieces,...

Students use the music of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young to examine Folk music.

Learners analyze female artists who work in the genres of rock and roll, and alternative rock music. They complete an information sheet on biographical information.

Eleventh graders examine political, cultural, and social movements through music. In this 1960s American history lesson, 11th graders explore the music of the decade in order to better understand the complexity of the time period....

Students perform a song, identify melodies, and discuss the history of folk songs.

Students analyze the genres of folk and country music and the importance of the singer/songwriter. They compose their own lyrics based on an inspiring event.

Pupils read about Woody Guthrie and how folk music often tells of events of the time and can be effective protest music.

Students read Sharyn McCrumb's and Maggie Greenwald's versions of "Songcatcher" and use them as a springboard to explore the heritage and traditions of Appalachian folk music. They review Internet sources, conduct research and write...

Students explore, listen to and analyze songs that helped define rock and roll music. They read and discuss the article, "They're All Oldies, Dad Included." Research on contemporary artists is conducted and then the students choose who...

Students study rock and roll with the music of Bruce Springsteen.