Unit of Study Title

The 40's History Behind The History of Rock and Roll	The 50's History Behind The History of Rock and Roll	The 60's History Behind The History of Rock and Roll
The 70's History Behind The History of Rock and Roll

The History Behind
The History of
Rock & Roll

Unit of Study

Lesson 1

SD Content Standards

Lesson 1

Elements of Music - Rhythm, Melody, Harmony, Form

Students will work at the computer using the software "Rock, Rap and Roll"

Blues, Gospel, Jazz, Country

Muddy Waters, Pat Boone

View History of Rock and Roll video #1

Student listening evaluation

Use powerpoint on 1940's - discuss historical events/people

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Lesson 2

"Rock and Roll"

Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Buddy Holly

Rockabilly

Elvis Presley

Student listening evaluation

View History of Rock and Roll video #2

Listening Map

1950's powerpoint

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Lesson 3

The British Invasion

The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who

Student listening evaluation

View History of Rock and Roll video #3

Begin timeline of musical influences

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Lesson 4

California Sound

The Beach Boys

Motown

The Temptations, Diana Ross & the Supremes

Philadelphia

Dick Clark, The Brill Building, The Monkees, The Mammas and Papas

Listening Evaluation

View portions of History of Rock and Roll video #5

Continue timeline

Select topics for final presentations

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Lesson 5

Folk Songs

Bob Dylan

Musical Experimentaton

Jimi Hendricks, Woodstock, Janice Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, The Doors

Protest Songs/San Francisco

Hippies, Joan Biaz

Listening evaluation

View portions of History of Rock and Roll video #6

Concert Poster creations (students will design a poster advertising a concert using the

style of this decade)

1960's powerpoint presentation and discussion

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Lesson 6

Disco - Reggae - Funk

Donna Summer, The BeeGees, Saturday Night Fever, The Village People, Bob

Marley, Sly and the Family Stone, Michael Jackson, The Jackson Five, Elton John

1970's

Led Zeppelin, Kiss, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Ozborn

Students will view portions of the video "Saturday Night Fever"

Listening Evaluation

1970's powerpoint presentation and discussion

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Lesson 7

Punk Rock

Boy George, Sex Pistols, Ramones, Kool and the Gang

Political Rock

U2, Ozzy Ozborn, Van Halen, Madonna, Blondie

The 1980's

Heavy Metal, PMRC-censorship, Live Aid-benefits

Listening Evaluation

1980's powerpoint

File Folder Project - students will complete a project on a particular artist using the internet as a resource. This file must include: pictures, "fun facts", who were their influences, style changes, first hit, other major hits, major historical events of the time,and references. This will be presented in class.

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Lesson 8

Grunge, Thrash, Speed Metal, Industrial,

The 1990's

Nirvana

Green Day

MTV

Rap

Run DMC, Gansta, Public Enemy

Hip Hop

Nelly

Students will watch portions of the History of Rock

and Roll video #7

Listening Evaluation

1990'powerpoint

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Lesson 9

The Instruments of Rock and Roll

Guitar, Drum sets, Electric guitar, synthesizers

Listening Evaluation

21st Century powerpoint

Self-assessment

Performance Project - students will give an oral presentation on an artist/group of their choice. This presentation can involve the use of original music, powerpoint, video, visual aids, pictures, or illustrations to a story. It must include: background information about the subject, style information (who influenced their style, how can you show that), how did the times affect the music, what makes this particular sound of music unique, what lasting effect has this person/group had on the development of Rock and Roll, musical examples and references.

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For further information about this Unit By Design link to: http://www.ddncurriculum.k12.sd.us/view.asp?ID=929

South Dakota Fine Arts Content Standards addressed

4. Students will listen to, analyze, and evaluate music

5. Students will understand music's relationship to society, the other arts, disciplines outside the arts, history and culture

South Dakota Content Standard Indicators:

4.1 Students will listen to, analyze, and describe music

4.2 Students will evaluate music and music performances

5.1 The student will understand relationships between music, the other arts, adn disciplines outside the arts

5.2 The student will understand music in relation to history and culture.

South Dakota Content Standard Benchmarks

4.1.a analyze aural examples of a varied repertoire of music, representing diverse genres and cultures by describing the uses of elements of music and expressive devices

4.1.b demonstrate knowledge of the technical vocabulary of music

4.1.d analyze and describe in detail significant events occurring in a given aural example

4.2.b evaluate a performance, composition, arrangement, or improvisation by comparing it to similar or exemplary models

4.2.c evaluate a given musical work in terms of its aesthetic qualities and explain the musical elements it uses to evoke feelings and emotions

5.1.b compare characteristics of two or more arts within a particular historical period or style and cite examples from various cultures

5.2.c identify sources of American music genres, trace the evolution of those genres and cite well-known musicians associated with them.

5.2.e identify and explain the stylistic features of a given musical work that serve to define its aesthetic tradition and its historical or cultural context.

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Basic Summary of Unit:

Each generation has sought to identify itself through the music of their time. Students will need to understand how these identities were formed and what influence the various genres of music have had on this formation. Students will gain insight into understanding what significance specific historical events have had on the lyrical content, varied instrumentation, and compelling rhythms in the music of different decades.