Genre: Skiffle
Trace It Back:
The Beatles
Grades: All Ages
lesson:
“Twist and Shout” and Post-War Britain
Grades: High, Middle
Subjects: General Music
What role did cover songs like “Twist and Shout” play early in the Beatles's career, and how did their experiences growing up in post-WWII Liverpool and performing in Hamburg nightclubs help them to develop as a professional musical ensemble?
lesson:
The Rise of the Electric Guitar
Grades: High
Subjects: General Music, Social Studies/History
What factors led to the rise of the electric guitar as the dominant symbol of Rock and Roll?
lesson:
Liverpool: The Birthplace of the Beatles
Grades: High
Subjects: Social Studies/History
How did growing up in post-WWII Liverpool influence the Beatles?