The History of American Music

THoAM Course Description

This is a one year social studies elective course concerned with the study of American music and the historical context from which it developed. Major genres include, but are not limited to: Native American, Colonial, Slave, Folk, Blues, Jazz, Gospel, Country, Rock and Roll, Soul, Rhythm & Blues, Hip-Hop, and Electronic. There will be a rudimentary study of terms necessary to the study of music; in both a comparative form and straight theory.

British Blues Invasion and American Garage Rock in the 1960's

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Soul and Funk Music in the 1960's

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Psychedelic Rock

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The Beatles & the British Invasion

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Bob Dylan and Folk Rock

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Motown

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Surf Rock

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Early Rock and Roll

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Early Rock and Roll

Semester Exam Review

Overview:

75 points = 75 Matching Questions
20 points = 20 Listening Section
25 points = 1 short answer
- 120 Total Points...good luck!

Short Answer: 25 points

Considering all the music we have listened to in our course, from early human music during the Paleolithic period up to the early sounds of Rock and Roll, how has music changed?
Additionally, despite music evolving and changing considerably over thousands of years, what about music has continued (has NOT changed)?

Matching Listening Section: 24 points [Don't know them? Better check the tubes of you]

Native American music
- Peyote Church song
Classical European music
- Baroque, Vivaldi Spring
Traditional Folk music
- “Candy Man” by Mississippi John Hurt
Folk Revival music
- Bob Dylan’s “Song to Woody”
Delta Blues
- Son House’s “Death Letter Blues”
Classic Blues
- “Crazy Blues” by Mammie Smith
Urban Blues
- “Roll ‘em Pete” by Pete Johnson and Big Joe Turner
Chicago Blues
- Muddy Waters’ “Rollin’ Stone”
Ragtime
- “Maple Leaf Rag” by Scott Joplin
Traditional New Orleans “Dixieland” Jazz
- “Livery Stable Blues” by the Original Dixieland Jass Band
The Jazz Age, 1920’s
- Louis Armstrong’s “Lazy River”
Big Band Swing
- Benny Goodman’s “Sing, Sing, Sing”
Bebop Jazz
- “Salt Peanuts” by Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker
Hardbop Jazz
- “Moanin’” by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Cool Jazz
- Dave Brubeck’s “Take Five”
Avant-Garde Jazz
- John Coltrane “My Favorite Things”
Jazz Fusion
- The Jazz Liberatorz’s “Blue avenue”
Traditional Country
- Jimmie Rodgers’ “Blue Yodel #1 (T for Texas)
Singing Cowboys; Country Western
- “Tumbling Tumbleweeds” by The Sons of the Pioneers
Bluegrass Country
- “Foggy Mountain Breakdown” by the Foggy Mountain Boys
Honky Tonk Country
- “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” by Hank Williams
The Nashville Sound [Countrypolitan Country]
- Lynn Anderson’s “Rose Garden (I Never Promised You)
Outlaw Country
- Waylon Jennings and Hank Williams Jr. “Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?”
Early Rock and Roll
- Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode”

Matching Section One: Musical Key Terms

Rhythm
Melody
Harmony
Beat
Measure
Rest
chord
phrase
pitch
tempo
syncopation
a cappella

Matching Section Two: Historical Musical Key Terms

vocables
yodel
standards
crossover artists
songsters
A&R men
12-Bar Blues
AAB Lyric Format
ballads

Matching Section Three: Matching Genres 1st Quarter

Native American music
Classical European music
African-American Slave music
Colonial European music
Traditional Folk music
Folk Revival music
Field Hollar music
Delta Blues
Classic Blues
Urban Blues
Chicago Blues
Ragtime

Matching Section Four: Matching Genres 2nd Quarter

Traditional New Orleans “Dixieland” Jazz
The Jazz Age, 1920’s
Big Band Swing
Bebop Jazz
Hardbop Jazz
Cool Jazz
Avant-Garde Jazz
Jazz Fusion
Traditional Country
Singing Cowboys; Country Western
Bluegrass Country
Honky Tonk Country
The Nashville Sound [Countrypolitan Country]
Outlaw Country
Early Rock and Roll

Section 5: Matching key humans with the corresponding genres

Folk
Delta Blues
Classic Blues
Chicago Blues
Traditional Dixieland Jazz
The Jazz Age; 1920’s
Big Band Swing Jazz
Bebop Jazz
Cool Jazz
Traditional Country
Bluegrass Country
Honky Tonk Country
The Nashville Sound / Countrypolitan
Outlaw Country
Early Rock and Roll
- Fletcher Henderson
- Miles Davis
- Muddy Waters
- Benny Goodman
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Charlie Patton
- Howlin’ Wolf
- Woody Guthrie
- Duke Ellington
- Lester Flatt
- Bob Dylan
- Buddy Bolden
- Bill Monroe
- Leadbelly
- Original Dixieland Jass Band
- The Carter Family
- Son House
- Chuck Berry
- Glenn Campbell
- Louis Armstrong
- Dave Brubeck
- Charlie Pride
- Hank Williams Jr
- Little Richard
- Merle Haggard
- Robert Johnson
- Lightening Hopkins
- Jimmie Rodgers
- Lynn Anderson
- Waylon Jennings
- Mammie Smith
- Charlie Parker
- Hank Williams
- Earnest Tubb
- Willie Nelson
- Bessie Smith
- King Joe Oliver
- Glen Miller
- Lefty Frizzell
- Earl Scruggs
- Jelly Roll Morton
- Ma Rainey

Semester Exam Review

Student - Led Songs of the Day: Presentations!

#1 Omar
Kanye West & Kid Cudi “Cudi Montage (Kids See Ghost)” from Kids See Ghosts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hd65jvahmA

Important humans: kid cudi, kanye west
Release:2018 june 8
Genre: hip hop nerdcore
2018-present
Interesting facts: a guitar riff from kurt cobain is used
- “You'd commit suicide tryna read my mind”
- They only have one album

#2 Cameron
Of Monsters and Men “Human” from Beneath the Skin – 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EnrFe3Zb6k

Genre: Pop/ Folk
Origin: Iceland
Years Active: 2010 – Today
Quote: "When the words / Weigh heavy on the heart.“
Interesting People: Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir(lead singer/guitarist), Ragnar "Raggi" Þórhallsson (co-singer-guitarist), Brynjar Leifsson (guitarist), Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson (drummer) and Kristján Páll Kristjánsson (bassist)
Interesting Facts:
- They won the “Músíktilraunir” an annual battle of the bands in Iceland.
- Their song “Little Talks” hit no. 1 in Iceland, reached no. 6 on the United States list “Billboard 200.
- They performed in several festivals like the “Lollapalooza” and “Bonnaroo.”
- They even appeared on “Saturday Night Live.”
- They all have the same circle tattoo

#3 Shania
Queen “We Are The Champions” from News of the World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSV5KR_Nf9Y

Released: 1977
Genre: Arena Rock
Origin: Britain
Years Active: 1970 – present*
Important Humans: Freddie Mercury
Interesting Facts:
- Inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Quote:
- I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend.
- When I'm dead, I want to be remembered as a musician of some worth and substance.
- What will I be doing in twenty years' time? I'll be dead, darling! Are you crazy?

#4 Kristen
Santana “soul sacrifice” from Santana 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F3Cjr32QyI

Genre: Latin rock, blues rock
Years active: 1966-present
Important humans: Carlos Santana (guitar)
Interesting facts:
- the song was performed in the 1969 Woodstock festival
- May 1969 they began recording
- August 1969 they released their first album
- They are tied for having the most Grammy awards in one night
- in 1988 the band was inducted into the the rock and roll Hall of Fame
- They tied for having most Grammy awards in one night
Quote: “first of all the music that people call Latin or Spanish is really African by: Carlos Santana

#5 Yessenia
The Killers “Smile Like You Mean It” Hot Fuss - June 15,2004 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JplzDTi7KYo

Genre: Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Years Active: 2000-2010, Las Vegas, Nv
Important Humans: Brandon Flowers(Vocals/Keyboard), David Keuning(guitar)
- Had created the band.
Interesting Facts: They are a band formed in Las Vegas, Nv.
- The lead singer was in another band called Blush Response, but was kicked off, because he refused to go to Los Angeles with the rest of the band. He stayed in Las Vegas where he met the members of The Killers.
Quote: “Who would have thought betrayal would sound so good?” - Brandon Flowers
- This quote was written about the band’s first song release that was based on the lead singer’s serious heartbreak. The song went double platinum went it was released, which impacted the band’s career.

#6 Mathew
Timid, The Brave “Time To Go” From Firesale –‘17 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lmwgggm45yI

Genre: Indie, Folk Pop, Indie Folk
Origin: Ontario, Canada
Important Human: Tim Selles
Years Active: 2012 to Present
Facts:
- The band broke up after their debut album
- Firesale is a mix of old and new songs that deal with question of finding a place in the world
Quote: iTunes named the band’s self-titled debut album one of the best releases of 2012

#7 Jonathan
Zamilska “Quarrel” Untune - 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YhjFJjZFws&feature=youtu.be

Genre: Ambient Glitch Industrial
Years Active: 2014 - Now
Important Humans: Natalia Zamilska
Interesting Facts:
- January of 2014 she released “Quarrel” and by October of that year it was being used in a high end fashion show in Japan
- Even though she Djs at clubs she stresses that she isn't a Dj, but a composer and a producer
Quote:
- I have gone through a huge revolution and numerous tough changes. This made me even more rebellious and encouraged me to stand up for myself. I strongly disagreed with the surrounding stereotypes, oppression, intolerance, and violence. In this album, war and duels have a very ambiguous meaning. Personal war, war in the world.

#8 Alanna
Tool- “Right in Two”, from 10,000 days (2006) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj-10lIrboM

Genre: rock.
Years active: 1990-present
Important humans- Maynard James Keenan (lead vocals)
interesting facts:
- Maynard has two other bands with friends and other famous musicians from bands like Failure, nine inch nails, primus , etc
- all three bands are meant to have their own themes, tool is meant to be the awareness in life and "enlightenment"
Quote: “Repugnant is the creature who would squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven.” (in this song!)
- I really enjoy this band because i grew up listening to them, and my mom is probably Maynard's biggest fan.
- I chose to show this to the class because this band helped me appreciate music more than any other artist.

#9 Antonio

Twisted Sister “we’re not gonna take it” stay hungry -1984 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIx7XSU5rvI
Heavy metal ,glam metal ,hard rock
- (1972-1988)(1997-1998)(2001)(2003-2016)
- dee Snider
- they started in HO-HO-KUS New Jersey
- they don’t actually consider themselves glam rock
- 9/11 brought them back together

- “twisted sister plays 20-25 shows a year. But if the band had their brothers, they’d be out playing all the time” – dee Snider

interesting facts
- they don’t actually consider themselves glam rock
- 911 brought the band back together

#10 Lita
Billie Eilish “idontwannabeyouanymore” don’t smile at me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnUR3be5Ebk
Released August 11, 2017

Genre: pop, indie, alternative
Years Active: 2015- present
Important Human(s): Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell
Interesting Facts:
- Age 17
- Musical family
- Los Angeles Children choir at age 8.
- Was a dancer before a hip muscle injury
- Tyler the Creator, Childish Gambino inspires her music.
- Billie sings and plays the ukulele
- “ocean eyes” was just a song for a dance piece and turned into a hit song.
Quote: “Its rare for anyone to value the opinions of a teenage girl.”

#11 Starr
Chris Brown “Don’t Think They Know” X - 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TssLr4L8gTI

Genre : R&B
Years active : 2005 - present
Important Humans : Christopher Maurice Brown
Interesting Facts
- Music video was shot in Compton, California
- The song was to focus on the rights that ethnic minorities and gays own.
- Verse was created by Aaliyah who died at age 22 in 2001.
“Never assume you know what’s going on in someone’s life, unless you heard it straight from the source.” - Chris Brown
- I like this song because it they both sound really good together and the meaning behind the song
- I selected this song because i liked it and i thought it would make others like the song as well .

#12 Myia
Christina Milian “Gonna Tell Everybody” from So Amazin - ‘06 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YjWWpYl2yc

Genre: R&B, Hip Hop, pop, dance
Origin: New Jersey USA
Years Active: 1996 -present
Important human: Christine Flores
Important facts:
- Christina Milian is also a actress and she was in commercials at a young age.
Quote:
- In “So Amazin” the artist is finally and proudly displaying the various sides of her multifaceted personality” - Sal Cinquemani

#13 Linda
Wagakki Band ( 和楽器バンド) “Six Trillion Year and a overnight story” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4RHuXd5pMg

Origin: Japan
Genres: J-pop, hard rock, heavy metal, alternative rock, progressive rock, folk metal, folk rock
Years active:2013 – present
Important human: Suzuhana Yuko (鈴華ゆう子)
Interesting facts
- Is a Japanese band that plays rock with wagakki (traditional Japanese musical instruments). Their early songs were adapted from Vocaloid recording (Japanese phenomenon based on a computer program for the creation of vocal lines) but they have since written their own original music. Their music videos for the songs "Tengaku" (天樂) and "Senbonzakura" (千本桜) have attracted millions of views on YouTube. They have played live in Asia, Europe, and the United States
- The female vocalist Suzuhana was the creator and is the leader/songwriter of the band, she conceived a band that fused the traditional and modern sides of Japanese culture, leading to the formation of Wagakki Band.

#14 Taylor
This Is America- Childish Gambino https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjMrxn1G3a0

*Released: May 5, 2018
*Genre: Pop *Important humans: Childish Gambino
*years active: 2011-present
*Interesting facts: The song addresses the wider issue of gun violence and long-standing racism and discrimination against African Americans.
*Quote: “Being happy is the goal but greatness is the vision”

#15 Lyric
Mariah Carey -“Emotions“ Emotions-1991 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrJEFrth27Q

Genre- Pop, Contemporary, R&B, Hip Hop, Soul
Important Humans- Mariah Carey
•Singer/Songwriter/FilmActress/MusicProducer
•Years Active: 1990- Present
INTERESTING FACTS
- Signed with Columbia Records at 18
- •First Album had 4 # 1 singles “vision of love” “I dont wanna cry”
- Most commercially successful female artist of all time 200 million records sold
- Uses whistle Tone

#16 Drea
“The Worst” from Sail Out By Jhene Aiko https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax_9J8njRZw

Release Date: 2013
Genre: R&B, PBR&B
Years active: 2002-present
Origin: Los Angeles, California
Important Humans: Jhene Aiko
Interesting Fact:
- She has an alter ego named J Hennessy.
- J Hennessy made her debut on Jhene’s Ep, “Sail Out”.
- She used to in an R&B group called Gyr.
- She was signed as a solo artist and she writes her own music.
- In the song “The Worst” the melody is by Jhene and it's another good example of a homophonic texture

Quote: “Change is inevitable why hold on to what you have to let go of? ”

#17 Tatiana
J.Cole “Crooked Smile” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCxaXqwRhvw

Released: June 4, 2013
Important Humans: J.Cole
Years Active: 2007-Present
Genre(s): Hip Hop; R&B
Interesting facts: An American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer.
He was born on a military base in Germany.
33 years old.
Has 1 child.
Instruments played: Vocals,keyboard,piano,guitar, and bass guitar
Quote: “ No need to fix what God already put his paint brush on ”

#18 Dante
Artist - panic at the disco song- “ballad of mona Lisa -2011 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOgpdp3lP8M

Genre alternative rock,pop punk,pop rock,baroque rock.
Origin: Las vegas,Nevada
Years active: 2004-present
Important humans:Brendon urie
Quote: a lonely speaker in a conservation

#19 Imani https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkv0eecJ4kY
Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets “Highschool of the dead” from H.O.T.D. Original Soundtrack - 2011

Genre: J-Pop,Punk,J-Rock
Years Active: 2004-Present
Humans: Daisaku Kitagawa(Kishida),Ichigo,Hayapi,T-tsu,Micchan
Cool Facts
The band planned to break up in 2007
Started off making songs for Touhou project
Only produced instrumentals until they added their singer in 2005
Quote
“This world is very suffocating and hard to live in for anyone.”-Ichigo

#20 Ramon
Black Kray aka SICKBOYRARI “Tearful” (PROD. TRAPPHONES) - 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pioSc37yjug

Genre: Hip-Hop
Interesting People: Black Kray
Origin: Richmond, Virginia
Years active: 2009-Present
Quote: “still struglin still shinnin”
Interesting Facts
- His signature delivery is often very slurred or nearly unintelligible, sometimes reaching a sing-song tone.
- His mannerisms and style made him a pioneer in the cloud rap subgenre, and has also been at the forefront of the tread subgenre.

#21 Jesus
Logic “Metropolis” from Under Pressure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIsi98eBjCU

Released: October 21, 2014
Important People: Big Sean, 6ix, Marshmello, Juicy J
Years Active: 2009-Present
Genre(s): Hip hop
Quote: “I plan to eat with the people I starved with”
interesting Facts:
- Growing up, he witnessed his brothers selling drugs, his father buying those drugs, his alcoholic mother and sisters getting beaten up by men. However, even at that age, he tried to see the positivity of the situation and made those experiences a lesson as to what not to do with his own life.
- He has been heavily influenced by Frank Sinatra's vocal jazz, even though he is more into hip-hop music.

#22 Darian
Jace Everett “Bad things” Red Revelations (2009) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYUlqOqtMr0
●Genre: Rock, Country
●Years Active: 2005 - present
●Interesting Facts: Theme song for the tv show “True Blood.”
Recorded on vinyl records, CD, and digital release.
●Quote: “I guess Gene makes music that’s too country, too real, and too genuine for most country radio to play”- Jace Everett

#23 De'Andre
Drake “Gods Plan” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPKx-fon1nY

Released: Jan 19, 2018
Important Humans: Drake
Years Active: 2001- Present
Genres: Hip Hop & R&B
Interesting facts: Drake was An Canadian and Jewish musician, That dropped out of school in order to pursue his dreams, was an multi Grammy winner, and father was a drummer so it ran in his blood. He was born oct 24 1986, in Toronto Canada, And real name was Aubrey Drake Graham. Drake has one son but doesn’t try to bring it to the media.
Tools: mellotron , xfers, an etc.
Quote : “I was born to make mistakes not fake perfection”.

#24 JR
Tupac Amaru Shakur ft Talent “Changes” Greatest Hits https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0JcgcaGIRo
●Year Album Released:1998
●Genre:Rap/Hip-Hop
●Years Active: 1989-1991
●Important Humans: Tupac Amaru Shakur, Talent, Big D
           The Impossible
●Interesting Facts:
       1.Tupac’s mother was apart of the Black Panther Movement
       2. His mother gave birth to him while she was in prison
       3.His biggest influence was Shakespeare
●Quote: “As long as I stay black I gotta stay strapped, and I never get to lay back”.

#25 Bryan
Crush 40 (Sons of Angels) “Open your heart” from Thrill of the feel - 2000 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5XJHlPKr9g

Released: 1998 (Originally)
Genres: Hard Rock, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal, Alternative Rock, Electronic Rock
Origins: Japan/America
Years Active: 1997-present
Important Humans: Jun Senoue (lead guitarist) & Johnny Gioeli (lead singer)
Interesting Facts:
- Senoue was originally hired by Sega to write two songs for Sonic The Hedgehog 3. Later becoming a staple in music for Sega titles.
- Jun eventually contacted the singer from Hardline, Johnny Gioeli, to record their first song together being Open Your Heart, which was later featured in a Dreamcast video game, Sonic Adventure.
- This song alone spiked up in popularity for both the Sonic Adventure series, and Crush 40 itself.
Quote: “You and I are the same in the way that we have our own styles that we won’t change.”
I like this song because I grew up with it, when I was only 5 years old, and it reminds me of a time my dad was still here.

#26 Kevin
Tame Impala “The Less I Know The Better” Currents- July 17, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2lzmpEs29M

Genre: psychedelic rock, Disco, contemporary R&B, and psychedelic pop
Years active/origin: perth, Australia 2007
Important humans:
Kevin Parker: guitar, vocals
Cam Avery: bass guitar, vocals
Jay Watson: drums
Dominic Simper: bass guitar, synthesiser
Interesting facts:
- Tame impala is heavily influenced by late 1960s and early 1970s psychedelic rock.
Quote: "AND I BOAST THAT IT IS MEANT TO BE / BUT IN ALL HONESTY I DON'T HAVE A HOPE IN HELL"

#27 Andrew
Slipknot - “Left Behind” Iowa- 2001 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1jQKpse7Yw

Genre: Nu Metal, Heavy Metal, Alternative Metal
Years Active: 1995 - Present
Important Humans: Shawn Crahan, Joey Jordison, Paul Gray
Interesting Facts:
- They refer to their fans as maggots
- They change their masks whenever they release an album
- The lyrics were inspired by a period during which Corey Taylor was homeless and living under a bridge
●Quote from song
- “I’ve known faces that have disappeared in time”

Student - Led Songs of the Day: Presentations!

Chuck Berry & Early Rock n' Roll

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Chuck Berry & Early Rock n' Roll

Country Music

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Country Music

The Electric Guitar

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The Electric Guitar

Jazz

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Unit 4: The Blues

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Part 3: Folk Revival and the Recording Industry

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Part 2: Folk Before Radio and Records

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BBC Folk America Documentary

Episode 1: Day One
1. TRUE
2. New York City
3. European peasants; changes into Appalachian mountain men and women
4. changed songs just enough to be granted a copyright / payment via artist royalties
5. Africa
6. monkey :)
7. black = "race records" / white = "hillbilly" or "country"
8. blues
9. from relatives and the oral tradition; not from radio or records
10. he learned the "feel" from an African-American milkman that visited his family, and he learned the European language from his parents
11. the outlawing of alcohol and drinking
12. "was a breath of fresh air from the old country" / he was a preacher

Part 1: Introduction to American FOLK MUSIC

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Answers to Tin Pan Alley Reader and Beginning of American Pop Music questions
Tin Pan Alley Questions
1 .Because of the popularity of the piano in individual homes [500,000 youths]
2. church music, instruction books and studying/teaching items
3. NYC had become a center for musical and performing arts
4. people were paid to hear popular trends, then composers were hired to make songs that fit the popular demand
5. there were so many businesses that were hiring composers that their pianos sounded like a street full of people pounding on tin pans
6. sold over 5 million copies / still popular in the 1920s and 1930s
7. As one of the happiest and least troubled times in American history / anything but!
8. because music “for art’s sake” was less likely to pay the bills and feed the musician’s / composer’s families
9. the idea of popular music being something that is created to be sold / music for profit
10. it is beginning to disappear
Nineteenth Century Popular Music Questions
1. live performances
2. band
3. 1st because “everyone” heard it and, 2nd it is not serious art music like Classical symphonies or Jazz
4. middle class and the “masses”
5. Where white Americans, and eventually African-Americans, dressed up in “blackface” and appropriated “Black” musical and cultural traditions. It was popular because it was “fun” and “exciting” musically and reinforced popular stereotypes.
6. It was an African-American dressed up as a White man playing Blackface Minstrelsy.
7. a. Patriotic b. Soldering c. Songs for the Domestic Front
8. Emotions sell! Mothers and wives would purchase that targeted their emotions, such as songs about sons or husbands going off to war
9. Caused American popular music to be driven by “Northern” (rather than “Southern”) sounds until the birth of white rock and roll, a style known as Rockabilly [Elvis, Cash, Perkins, Orbison, etc.)
10. Popular music had become big business and a legitimate capitalist industry.

Beginning of American Pop Music

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Early American Music

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"There's no success like failure, and failure's no success at all" - Bob Dylan