Heavy Rock - 1970s 80s Music History - FULL LESSON

Unleash the power of heavy rock, inspire a love for music history, and ignite students' passion for the influential sounds of the 1970s and 1980s with "Heavy Rock - 1970s/80s Music History". Let the thunderous guitar solos and soaring vocals transport your classroom to an era of rock 'n' roll greatness, where students can explore, analyze, and celebrate the enduring impact of this remarkable musical movement. See more of my teaching resources like this HERE!

Designed for music, history, or cultural studies classrooms, "Heavy Rock - 1970s/80s Music History" provides comprehensive lesson plans, engaging discussion prompts, and supplementary materials to support educators in delivering an immersive and interactive learning experience. Students will gain a deeper appreciation for the technical skill, innovation, and artistic expression that define heavy rock music.

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This resource covers the rise of Heavy Rock music genres and later Metal music. The lesson/presentation comes with three classroom tasks and exercises, a really useful infographic to aid in student learning and embedded YouTube links throughout the presentation.

Covered in "Heavy Rock-1970s-80s Music"

• Heavy Rock Outline
• “The Beginning” of Heavy Rock styles and music
• Jimi Hendrix
• Developing the genre
• Black Sabbath
• Other Artists
• The Golden Age of Heavy Rock
• Who Invented Heavy Rock? (YouTube video link)
• What makes Heavy Rock music – all the parts
• Famous Artists from Heavy Rock and Metal (with YouTube embedded links!)
• Popular sub-genres of Metal

In this package:

- PRESENTATION – Heavy Rock-1970s-80s Music (.pdf High quality)

- PRESENTATION – Heavy Rock-1970s-80s Music (.pdf compressed quality)

- PRESENTATION – Heavy Rock-1970s-80s Music (.pptx PowerPoint - read-only)

- GOOGLE SLIDES™ - Resource sheet with links to Digital Learning version of material (.pdf)

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- INFOGRAPHIC - BRIEF History of Heavy Rock (.pdf High quality)

- INFOGRAPHIC - BRIEF History of Heavy Rock (.pptx PowerPoint - read-only)

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- Classroom Worksheet-Artists Research – TASK ONE (.pdf)

- ANSWERS: Classroom Worksheet-Artists Research – TASK ONE (.pdf)

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- Classroom Worksheet-Artists Research detailed essay – TASK TWO (.pdf)

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- Classroom Worksheet-Heavy Rock +Metal sub-genre Research – TASK THREE (.pdf)

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