The Evolution of American Music Genres: A Google Slides Activity
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Description
This virtual music history activity and listening center introduces 17 American music genres, the history behind the development of the genre, important artists and songs, and it's defining musical characteristic. This music resource is good for print or to share with your students virtually. Print versions can be requested by email and include QR codes instead of video links. This activity features:
- 1 clickable "piano" homepage to serve as a landing pad for students to explore different genre slides at random.
- A Musical glossary of terms
- A custom spotify playlist code that includes all the songs in this activity
- 17 genre info slides that include: a list of sub-genres, influencing sounds, "what does the genre sound like?", a list of key artists, and a brief history of the development of the genre.
- Each slide also includes:
- a button to get to the musical glossary of terms
- a home page button
- 4 song links for listening (all school appropriate)
- QR codes for Bulletin Board use
Genres highlighted in this activity are:
- Gospel
- Tejano
- Blues
- Ragtime
- Jazz
- Country
- Bluegrass
- R&B
- Rock & Roll
- Pop
- Soul
- Funk
- Disco
- Folk
- Hip Hop
- Techno
- Reggaeton
This activity is perfect for middle school and high school band, orchestra, and choral ensembles. It is a good activity to introduce more advanced music history and theory terminology, and also expand your students' knowledge and appreciation for different styles of music. It is also perfect for virtual instruction. Simply share the file with your students in a google drive, google slides, or use it in your virtual classes and team students up to allow them to learn one slide each and present summaries to the class. All videos are clickable in Google Slides.
If you need the pdf version, please email me at newmanmusicacademy@gmail.com
*Zoom, Google Slide, and print compatible*
*k-12 Music TEKS Aligned*
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**If you teach at a Title I or underfunded district, or if you just need help with class materials on a limited budget please email me at newmanmusicacademy@gmail.com before you purchase download this activity here. My mission is to share these lessons with as many students as possible, to as diverse an audience as possible, and be able to generate enough sales to donate to organizations that benefit the growth of our students. Let me know how I can help!
