Folk songs

American folk songs were made around this time

• 1700-1799

• 1800-1850

• 1900-1950

• 2000s

What was happening in the U.S. ?

• World War 1

• The Civil War

• The Great Depression

• Westward Expansion

How were folk songs learned?

• Passed from generation to generation

• Written down

• Read from a song book

• Heard on the radio

Who composed our American folk songs?

• Aunt Bea

• George Washington

• unknown

• many American composers

What could happen to the folk songs?

• they would be forgotten

• words could change

• someone would pretend to be the composer

• dogs would bark

This instrument is NOT typically used in a folk song

• banjo

• violin

• harmonica

• trumpet

Folk songs are typically this style of music

• rock and roll

• rap

• country western

• classical

What mountain range was a folk song written about?

• Rocky Mountains

• Himalayas

• Swiss Alps

• Mount Everest

Who could you perform a folk dance with?

• a parent

• a sibling

• a friend

• any of these

Which one is NOT a folk song?

• Mary Had a Little Lamb

• Chicken on a Fencepost

• The Old Brass Wagon

• Alabama Gal