Genre: Doo Wop
lesson:
Thematic Lesson: Love Songs
Grades: All Ages, AP/Honors/101, Elementary 4-6, Elementary K-3, High, Middle
Subjects: ELA, General Music, Social Studies/History
Why is the Pop song such a common medium for expressing feelings about love, and how do individual songs relate to their historical moments?
lesson:
The Musical Roots of Doo Wop
Grades: High, Middle
Subjects: General Music
How did Doo Wop develop as a musical genre?
lesson:
Dion and the Teen Idols
Grades: High
Subjects: ELA, Social Studies/History
What role did the so-called "teen idols" of the late 1950s play in bringing Rock and Roll into mainstream American culture?