History of Rock and Roll - Spring 2017

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  2. History of Rock and Roll Syllabus & Listening Chart
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  4. Introduction to the History of Rock and Roll
  5. 1 - Blues: The Sound of Rural Poverty
  6. 2 - The Blues and the Great Migration
  7. Artist Profile - Muddy Waters
  8. 3 - The Birth of the Electric Guitar
  9. 4 - Jazz, Swing, and Big Band Music
  10. 5 - WWII and the Shrinking of the Ensemble
  11. Artist Profile - Louis Armstrong
  12. 6 - The Influence of Rhythm and Blues
  13. 7 - Alan Freed and the Birth of Rock and Roll
  14. Rock & Roller Research Project
  15. Artist Profile - Chuck Berry
  16. 8 - Elvis and Race in 1950's America
  17. 9 - Rock & Roll and the American Dream
  18. Artist Profile - Elvis Presley
  19. 10 - The Musical Roots of the 1960's Surf Sound
  20. 11 - Sixties Soul and Civil Rights
  21. 11.5 - The Music of the Civil Rights Movement
  22. Artist Profile - The Beatles
  23. 12 - British Invasion I: Beatlemania
  24. Artist Profile - The Rolling Stones
  25. 13 - British Invasion II: The Rolling Stones and the Blues
  26. 14 - British Invasion III: The Who's Generation
  27. Artist Profile - The Who
  28. 15 - The Emergence of Folk Rock
  29. 16 - Bob Dylan: Bringing a Rock & Roll Attitude to Folk
  30. 17 - The Musical Roots of Doo-Wop
  31. 18 - A'Cappella
  32. 19 - The Rise of 1960's Antiwar Music
  33. 20 - Progressive Rock
  34. Artist Profile - Rush
  35. 21 - Symphonic Rock
  36. 22 - Hard Rock
  37. Artist Profile - Led Zeppelin
  38. Artist Profile - AC/DC
  39. 23 - Soft Rock
  40. 24 - Psychedelic Rock
  41. Artist Profile - Pink Floyd
  42. 25 - Punk Rock
  43. Artist Profile - The Ramones
  44. 26 - The Roots of Heavy Metal
  45. Artist Profile - Black Sabbath
  46. 27 - The Rise of Disco
  47. 28 - Funk Asserts Itself
  48. 29 - Introducing New Wave
  49. 30 - Bo Diddley & the Anticipation of Hip Hop
  50. 31 - The Historical Roots of Hip Hop
  51. 32 - Conscious Hip Hop vs. Gangsta Rap
  52. 33 - Ska
  53. 34 - Techno/Dubstep
  54. 35 - Alternative Rock
  55. Artist Profile - Backstreet Boys
  56. 36 - Girl & Boy Band Pop
  57. 37 - Contemporary R&B
  58. Event Profile - September 11th, 2001
  59. 38 - Current Pop
  60. Artist Profile - The Ramones
Home > 31 - The Historical Roots of Hip Hop

31 - The Historical Roots of Hip Hop

Essential Question:

  • How did Hip Hop music get its start?
  • What did it originally sound like? 
Web Links:
  1. Essential Question #31: The Historical Roots... Essential Question #31: The Historical Roots...

Listening Chart

Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight (Short Cut)

Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight (Short Cut)

Hip Hop Notes

Web Links:
  1. Hip Hop Notes Hip Hop Notes

Grandmaster Flash

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Web Links:
  1. Grandmaster Flash - Inventing a Hip Hop Sound Grandmaster Flash - Inventing a Hip Hop Sound

NYC

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1520 Sedgewick Ave

File Attachments:
  1. 1520_Sedwick_Ave_Bronx_1.JPG 1520_Sedwick_Ave_Bronx_1.JPG

Cross Bronx Expressway

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Grandmaster Flash - Again

Web Links:
  1. Grandmaster Flash - Musical Influences Grandmaster Flash - Musical Influences

Bronx Demographics

File Attachments:
  1. Handout_2_-_Bronx_Demographics_1960-2000.pdf Handout_2_-_Bronx_Demographics_1960-2000.pdf

Hip Hop's Assimilation

Aerosmith - Walk This Way

Aerosmith - Walk This Way

RUN-DMC - Walk This Way

RUN-DMC - Walk This Way

Hip Hop vs. Rap

What's the difference??? 

Hip Hop

  • Focus on melody, instrumentals, and singing vocals. 

Rap

  • Focus on spoken vocals. 
  • Overtly simple instrumental backgrounds. 

HOMEWORK

  • Read Overview for 32 - Conscious Hip Hop vs. Gangsta Rap
  • Find 2 Songs. 
    • 1 Hip Hop or Rap Song with a Positive Message. 
    • 1 Hip Hop or Rap Song with a Negative Message. 

Additional Listening Examples

1. The Black Eyed Peas - Where is the Love?

1. The Black Eyed Peas - Where is the Love?

2. B.o.B. - Magic

2. B.o.B. - Magic

3. Vanilla Ice - Ice, Ice, Baby

3. Vanilla Ice - Ice, Ice, Baby
Author: Jake Robinson
Last modified: 4/23/2017 9:50 AM (EST)