lesson:
Distortion: The Sound of Rock and Roll’s Menacing Spirit
Grades: High, Middle
Subjects: CTE, General Music, Science, Social Studies/History, STEAM
Activities: Interactive Tech Tools, Textual Analysis
Topics: Guitar, Technology
What is distortion, and how did it become a desired guitar effect in Rock and Roll?
lesson:
The Indigenous Roots of Rock and Roll
Grades: AP/Honors/101, High
Subjects: ELA, Social Studies/History
Activities: Document-Based Questions, Interactive Tech Tools, Role Playing, Station Activities, Textual Analysis
Topics: Civics and Politics, Guitar, Native American History
What does Link Wray’s biography say about how Native Americans lived in the first half of the 20th century, and what role did Wray’s upbringing have on his music?
lesson:
The Roots of Heavy Metal
Grades: High
Subjects: ELA, General Music
Activities: Musical Analysis, Role Playing, Station Activities, Textual Analysis, Think-Pair-Share
Topics: Geography, War
What are the musical and cultural roots of Heavy Metal?