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3/20/18 Tuesday Tower of Power Soul with a Capital 'S' 1993 Soul/Funk Describe how this song sounds to you. Try to use musical vocabulary when appropriate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oTBQMAl0gY
3/21/18 Wednesday Toto Rosanna 1982 Rock What instruments do you hear? What does this song make you think of? Do you like it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmOLtTGvsbM
3/22/18 Thursday Andrew Vogt Pearhofjax 2017 Modern Jazz Jazz usually features instruments, and often does not have any words. How would you describe this song? Also, what instruments have SOLOS in this song? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cju4hN6RzOI
3/23/18 Friday Alabama Shakes Hold On 2012 Southern Rock Focus on: Timbre,Texture, & Dynamics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le-3MIBxQTw
4/2/18 Monday Snarky Puppy What About Me? 2014 Modern Jazz / Fusion Describe what you hear using appropriate music categories and vocabulary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuhHU_BZXSk
4/3/18 Tuesday B.B. King Sweet Little Angel 1956 Blues This is our introduction to the BLUES. Describe the timbre and emotion of this song. What is the tempo and feel of the song? What is the primary instrument? What do you think of when you think of the "blues"? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qBqPqMtbHQ
4/4/18 Wednesday Count Basie Switch in Time 1968 Big Band Jazz Describe the song, including what instruments you hear, the style of the song, what it makes you think of, etc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kwmg47jQhMc
4/5/18 Thursday Blues Brothers Sweet Home Chicago 1980 Blues This is more modern electric blues, but still has all the elements of the blues including the 12 measure form and guitar lead. What else do you hear in this song? How would you describe it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79vCiXg3njY
4/6/18 Friday Herbie Hancock Driftin' 1962 Small Group Jazz How would you describe the style and mood of this song? Several instruments take solos - which instruments? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wcYrx4d3Jg
4/9/18 Monday Frank Sinatra Come Fly with Me 1950s Pop Jazz What does this song remind you of or make you think of? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmQq6yLe2ww
4/10/18 Tuesday Bill Haley & His Comets Rock Around the Clock 1950s Rock & Roll This song sold more records than any other single in the 1950s, and mostly to teenagers. Do you like it? Why do you think it was so popular back then? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud_JZcC0tHI
4/11/18 Wednesday Elvis Presley Jailhouse Rock 1950s Rock & Roll Elvis was seen as a controversial person in the 1950s because the older people didn't like this new style of music he represented. Is there any music you like that your parents or siblings don't like very much? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpsUOOfb-vE
4/12/18 Thursday Ray Charles I Got A Woman 1950s Rhythm & Blues Early R&B was seen as a influence to Rock & Roll. How is this song similar to the Rock & Roll we've listened to? How is it different? (HINT: Use your elements: INSTRUMENTATION, RHYTHM, TEMPO, and FORM are probably good places to start) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnI_LuCJ4Ek
4/13/18 Friday Chuck Berry Johnny B. Goode 1950s Rock & Roll This song uses the 12 bar blues pattern - try to follow along as the chords repeat every 12 measures. Can you hear it? Part 2: How do you picture people of the 1950s dancing to a fast song like this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFo8-JqzSCM
4/16/18 Monday The Beatles I Want To Hold Your Hand 1960s Rock - British Invasion Have you listened to the Beatles before? What do you know about the Beatles? Also, describe this song using our music vocabulary. (Texture, melody, instrumentation, etc.) https://vimeo.com/93543685
4/17/18 Tuesday Temptations My Girl 1960s Motown Compare and contrast 60s MOTOWN with 60s ROCK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swSytFVMHuU
4/18/18 Wednesday Cream Crossroads 1960s Rock - Blues rock Cream mixed the blues elements of 50s and 60s rock with the louder, grungier hard rock. Describe this song and how it is different than the other 60s songs we've heard so far. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE9HvSdcaL4
4/19/18 Thursday Jimi Hendrix Purple Haze 1960s Rock - Psychedelic rock Jimi Hendrix is a very influential guitar player for his technique and unique guitar sound. He fused psychedelic rock with hard rock. Describe what year hear using music vocabulary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjwWjx7Cw8I
4/20/18 Friday Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell Ain't No Mountain High Enough 1960s R&B Although Rock was most popular in the 60s, R&B continued to be popular as well. R&B focuses more on "groove" and "soul" than on the driving, grungy rhythms and timbre of rock. How would you describe this song? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz-UvQYAmbg
4/24/18 Tuesday Bee Gees Stayin Alive 1970s Disco DISCO was extremely popular in the early 70s, and just as quickly as it became popular it became quickly unpopular. Describe disco music based on what you hear in this song. (Timbre, Rhythm, Tempo, Instruments, etc.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQwNN-0AgWc
4/25/18 Wednesday Led Zeppelin Black Dog 1970s Hard Rock Led Zeppelin was one of the most popular rock bands of the late 60s and 70s, exemplifying 70s hard rock and what is often now called "classic rock". Describe the elements of "hard rock" as heard in this song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBuub4Xe1mw
4/26/18 Thursday Tower of Power You Got to Funkifize 1970s Funk FUNK music is a mixture of jazz, soul, and rock, with prominant bass lines and short, "percussive" rhythms in the vocals and horns. How else would you describe funk music? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGy9EciDu64
4/27/18 Friday The Ramones Blitzkrieg Bop 1970s Punk Rock PUNK often features fast tempos and rhythms, aggressive melodies and style, and a "garage band" sound. How does it sound to you? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nYXTsbwsxA
5/1/18 Tuesday Jackson 5 I Want You Back 1970s Pop/R&B This song features a prominent bass line. Try to listen to what the bass is playing while you listen and journal about this song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3Q80mk7bxE
5/2/18 Wednesday Bill Withers Use Me 1970s R&B/Soul While this song is from 1972, it's style of funk/soul groove makes it still sound 'modern' even today. Describe what you hear using musical vocabulary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcFaVfTDWcs
5/3/18 Thursday Kansas Carry On Wayward Son 1970s Rock See if you can tell the FORM of this song. (HINT: It starts with the chorus and at one point is a GUITAR SOLO) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X_2IdybTV0
5/4/18 Friday Queen Bohemian Rhapsody 1970s Progressive Rock Progressive Rock focused on more "artistic" rock, with more poetic lyrics and experimental sounds. The form of the songs can be more complex, at times changing time signature, key, or style in the middle of the song, often resulting in more unique songs that were longer and more technical. Describe the different sounds, styles, and ideas you hear in this song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ
5/7/18 Monday Michael Jackson Billie Jean 1980s Pop Michael Jackson was very popular in the 1980s. What Michael Jackson songs do you know? How would you describe his music? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi_XLOBDo_Y
5/8/18 Tuesday Prince Purple Rain 1980s Pop This song features a lot of reverb on the guitar, vocals, and drums. How else would you compare the sounds in this song to the sounds from pop music in earlier decades? (Timbre, Instrumentation, etc.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fmo8I_XSCI
5/9/18 Wednesday AC/DC Back in Black 1980s Hard Rock/Metal Hard Rock in the 70s continued into the 80s with hard rock and metal. This song was used heavily in the first Iron Man movie. Who is your favorite super hero? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAgnJDJN4VA
5/10/18 Thursday Van Halen Jump 1980s Rock Notice the BIG 80s sound, where it's mixed so it sounds like its in a big stadium, with big sounding drums, synths, guitars, and lots of reverb. Van Halen is considered one of the greatest guitar players of the 80s, famously playing guitar solos on several Michael Jackson songs. Describe this song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwYN7mTi6HM
5/11/18 Friday Journey Don't Stop Believin' 1980s Rock This is an example of a "4 chord song". It uses the same chord progression, repeating over and over, throughout the whole song (like your 80s project song will). Can you hear the repeating pattern? Once you've identified it, describe this song in your journal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCy7lLQwToI
5/14/18 Monday Asia Only Time Will Tell 1980s Hard Rock This is another song that encapsulates the "80s' sound, with its synthesized keyboards and effects on the vocals. Describe the song using music vocabulary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFZ3Qhn5dW8
5/15/18 Tuesday Nsync Tearin Up My Heart 1990s Pop "Boy bands" such as Nsync were extremely popular in the 1990s, particularly in the teen and preteen age group. Whether you loved it or hated it, everybody knew these songs. What are the songs of the last couple years that everybody knows? Are you a fan of these mainstream pop songs or do you prefer something else? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_Lbhv0xUY4
5/16/18 Wednesday Destiny's Child Say My Name 1990s Pop Destiny's Child is a pop trio, the most famous member being Beyonce Knowles, who has gone on to have a successful solo career in the 2000s. Describe what you hear in this song in the timbre, rhythm, instrumentation, etc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_lmRg5jo0o
5/17/18 Thursday Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit 1990s Alternative / Grunge Nirvana exemplified the grunge genre with dark, angsty lyrics about life and culture with 'grungy' distorted guitars. Its DIY identity is similar to punk rock of the 70s and 80s. Describe the timbre of this song in complete sentences. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTWKbfoikeg
5/18/18 Friday Smash Mouth Walkin' on the Sun 1990s Pop / Rock Smash Mouth had several very popular hit songs that used synthesizers and other sounds that really exemplified 90s pop and 90s pop/rock sounds. What instruments, sounds, or other things do you think exemplifies music of today? Are there any? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQj--Kjn0z8
5/21/18 Monday Reel Big Fish Sell Out 1990s Ska Ska music comes originally from Jamaica, and in the 90s was a blend between punk, rock, and jazz, featuring fast tempos and horn sections with trumpets, trombones, and/or saxophones. How would you describe this music? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL3Rj9IT4Mc
5/22/18 Tuesday Michel Camilo Caribe 1995 Latin Jazz (Cuban) Describe what you hear using appropriate music categories and vocabulary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcxZXxlOFx8
5/23/18 Wednesday Broken Luxury Fast and Far 2014 Electronic Describe what you hear using appropriate music categories and vocabulary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdhZSs1szqo
5/24/18 Thursday Now vs Now Subterranean Train - Travelin' 2009 Modern Jazz / Hip Hop Describe what you hear using appropriate music categories and vocabulary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9HpBinr1zU