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Florence Price composed over 300 musical works, and she became the first African-American woman to be recognized as a symphony composer. Price was well aware of the obstacles she would face, as evidenced by her letter to Serge Koussevitzky, a legendary conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, where she said, …

 Coming from Rhythm and Blues, Hip Hop and Rap consists of hard-hitting beats from either drums or synthesized beats (computer made beats). Even though the culture was formed in the 1970’s, Rap music was not fully into the public eye until the 1990’s where artists Like Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. …

An Alternative Rock Genre coming from Seattle Washington, Grunge exploded in the early to mid-’90s as acts like Pearl Jam and Nirvana overtook the mainstream. Lyrics are typically angst-filled and introspective, often addressing themes such as self-doubt, neglect, betrayal, social and emotional isolation, psychological trauma, and a desire for freedom.  Using the handout at home, talk about the last …

Rising in popularity in the 1980s, Feminist art wanted to invoke more emotions and bring forward a common message more than any art form to come before them. This movement was about women expressing themselves as equal to men through art for the first time. In what is known as …

In the 1980s music was dramatically changed by the introduction of MTV (Music Television). This meant that music videos became more and more of a necessity in order for artists to gain popularity (especially with the youth) and sell records. Greater importance was placed on the appearance of musicians and …

Disco originated as a genre of dance music in the late 70s from the urban nightlife scene, and can be traced as a reaction to the popularity of rock music at the time, as well as the stigmatization of dance music.  Disco was a polarizing genre even when it was …

An icon for rebellious and alienated teens, punk rock emerged in the latter half of the 1970s. Rooted in garage rock from the 60s, punk rock rejected the advertised excess of popular rock music at the time. The songs are typically short and fast-paced with political and anti-establishment (against powerful …