The Birth of Pop – What Makes Pop Popular Handout
Try out being a music critic! Think about some popular songs you enjoy, or don’t, and explain why. Click here to download the PDF Click here for a full list of handouts
Create Your Own Song Handout
Explore your inner musician with the Blue Collar Ballads Handout. What soulful songs can you come up with? Click here to download the PDF Click here for a full list of handouts
Expressionism Handout – A Doctor’s Visit Example
Express your feelings through brush strokes and color palettes using the Doctor’s Visit Handout. Click here to download the PDF Click here for a full list of handouts
Nampeyo’s Pots Handouts
Nampeyo was an Indigenous American artist who sculpted and painted pots. She was born in 1859 and lived on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona. Her Tewa name was Num-pa-yu, which means “snake that does not bite”. Her grandmother taught her how to make pots and the artwork she created is …
Jingle Bells Handout
Listen to and sing along to Jingle Bells here! Download the handout and color along! Hum the tune from the song. Listen again and look at the lyrics. Think about what the lyrics mean. Color in the bells on the page and then draw some of your own! Cut out the …
Lesson #10: Lesson Recap
Your Destination: It’s been a long road full of a lot of new concepts and often complicated ideas. This final lesson is all about hearing from you. I want to see what you took away from all of this and if any of it has left an impact on you. At …
Lesson #8: The Birth of Pop
Your Destination: Predating Rock n Roll, Traditional Pop refers to post-big band music. Traditional pop drew from an assortment of songs written by professional songwriters and were often performed by a vocalist that was supported by either an orchestra or a small band. In traditional pop, the song is the key. …
Lesson #6: Dadaism
Your Destination: An art movement coming from the avant-garde European art scene in the early ’20s, Dadaism was developed as a reaction to WWI, and during this time the gap between the wealthy and the poor in the word was becoming more and more obvious. The Dadaism movement was made up of artists …