Unit 2 Catch-Up Plan

Unit 2
Catch Up Plan

Please complete this activity the best you can. Each lesson slide contains key info! The next slide will be a question based on the slide before. Complete this the best you can and the score you earn will replace your missing lessons.

​2.1.1 What is American Music?

In this unit we will be focusing on music from the United States of America throughout history and genres related to the country.

Folk Music: music that is passed along through generations and often has no known author or composer.

Patriotic Music: music that has themes of pride in one's country or honors traditions.

American Classical Music: refers to music written by composers from the United States in the form of European classical music.

Popular music: is music that has been written to appeal to a very specific audience. In other words, the music is popular among a group of people.

Categorize

Options (4)

written to appeal to a specific audience.

written in the form of European Classical Music, by American composers

music that has themes of pride in one's country and honors traditions.

usic that is passed along through generations.

Organize these options into the right categories

Popular Music

American Classical Music

Patriotic Music

Folk Music

2.1.2 Spirituals & Songs

The Underground Railroad was a series of secret paths, locations, and people that helped Black people escape from slavery in the United States.

This was not literally a railroad for trains.

• "Underground" represented the secrecy of the network.

• "Railroad" represented the routes of the network.

Origin: when something first began

The influence of Black people on music in the United States traces back to the time when Black people were enslaved. Enslaved Black people often sang work songs.

work song: song about working or sung while working.

Spirituals: songs that are often religious. Commonly describe the hard life of an enslaved person.

​Harriet Tubman (pictured above) was a very significant leader of the Underground Railroad.

Multiple Choice

A song that is often religious and commonly describe the hard life of an enslaved person.

• Spiritual

• Folk Song

• Pop

• Patriotic

2.1.3 American Folk Music

​Folk Music is a music that keeps alive tradition from a time when the music first came popular.. There are many different styles, genres, and themes of folk music.

Traditional folk music is music that has been passed through the generations.

Oral means spoken not word.

Many people in the current US population have ancestors that have immigrated to North America.

American folk music has characteristics that trace back to other countries.

Multiple Choice

is music that keeps alive tradition from a time when the musical style was first made popular.

• Rock

• Rap

• Folk Music

• R&B

2.1.4 American Classical Music 

​Orchestra: an ensemble that includes string, woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments.

Band: ensemble that includes woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments. Usually no strings.

Choral Music: an ensemble of vocalists. A vocalist is a singer.

Chamber ensemble: a small group of musicians. Can be made of instrumentalists or vocalists, just a smaller version.

Soloist: a single performer

Match

Match the ensemble to it's definition.

• includes string, woodwind, percussion, and brass

• includes woodwind, brass, and percussion, no strings

• includes vocalists or singers

• Includes very few members of an ensemble

• One person performing

Orchestra

Band

Choir

Chamber Ensemble

Soloist

• Orchestra

• Band

• Choir

• Chamber Ensemble

• Soloist

2.1.5 Genres of American Popular Music

Genre: a musical category

Songs within the same genre of music often share similar traits and characteristics.
They can include similar: rhythmic feel, form patterns, timbre, or instruments.

Open Ended

Name your favorite performer or band. What genre do you think they fit into? How would you describe their music?

2.1.6 Performers of American Popular Music

Bluegrass: began in 1940's and has influences from rural Appalachian region of the U.S.

Country: related to bluegrass, began in the Western Plains of the U.S.

Rock: evolved from "rock & roll" in the 1940's and 50's

Pop: popular music that focuses on catchy melodies and a memorable hook

Blues: uses bocals and instruments to depict the hardships of life.

Ragtime: well-known for the syncopated, "ragged" rhythm played on the piano

Jazz: developed in New Orleans, Louisiana, in black person communities. Combined ragtime and blues.

R&B: "rhythm & blues"

Hip Hop: originated in Black person communities in the Bronx area of New York City. Not just music but a cultural movement.

Open Ended

We listed many different genres on the last slide. Choose a favorite. Are there any you want to learn more about?

​2.1.7 Review and Quiz

​Folk music is music that preserves tradition from a time when the musical style was first made.

Many folk songs are ballad, or songs that tell stories.
Strophic form is a form of music with repeating verses.

Venues are places for hosting events.

Theatre: a space designed for performances with acting such as plays or musicals.

Amphitheater: a space known for the open curving shape of the seating.

Concert hall: a large space designed for the concert performances.

2.1.7 Quiz and History of American Music

Open Ended

Listen to the video on the last slide. What does the music sound like to you? Why might this be called folk music? What sounds or instruments do you hear?

2.2.1 Classical Music Marches

​A march is a piece of music with purposeful rhythm and tempo that was originally written to be marched to.

Traditionally were written for and performed by military bands but that transition has changed over the years.

Marches originated as military music in the Ottoman Empire. This began in the 1500's. March music was used to keep time for those marching and to communicate orders and keep everything in sync.

Multiple Choice

 is a piece of music with purposeful rhythm and tempo that was originally written to be marched to.

• Run

• March

• Skip

• Hip Hop

2.2.2 Popular Music Improvisation

Improvisation often abbreviated to "improv" is when music is performed without prepared written music. Typically only one musician at a time, a soloist, will improv.

All over the world for thousands of years, musicians have improvised melodies as a form of expression to complement musical performances.

There is historical evidence of the ancient Greeks, ancient India, and ancient China improvising on stringed and wind instruments.

Audio Response

Grab your rhythm sticks, hand drum, or clap your own improvisation. Make up all your own rhythms! Be brave you can't get this one wrong!

Open Audio Recorder

Way to Go!

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