Category: Country with Anders

Aim: How are music and lyrics combined to convey emotion?  Summary: Students learn “Beauty and Magic,” explore the differences between two versions of the song, and analyze the meaning of the lyrics. Materials: Musical Explorers online audio Standards: GA: ESGMK-2.CR.2, ESGMK-2.CR.3, ESGMK-2.PR.1, ESGMK-2.RE.1, ESGMK-2.RE.2, ESGMK-2.RE.3, ESGMK-2.CN.1, ESGMK-2.CN.2 SC: MGK-2.1, MGK-2.3, MGK-2.6, MGK-2.7, MGK-2.8, MGK-2.9 Vocabulary:…

Aim: How do the musical elements of modulation, verse and lyrics tell a story in “Five Feet High and Rising?”  Summary: Students are introduced to country music and recognize how modulation between verses is used to visualize lyrics in “Five Feet High and Rising.” Materials: Musical Explorers online audio Standards: GA: ESGMK-2.PR.3; ESGMK-2.RE.1; ESGMK-2.RE.2; ESGMK-2.RE.3;…

Tradition and Artist Overview  Country music was categorized in the southern United States in the 1920s. It has roots in blues and the folk music of southern Appalachia. The advent of commercial radio in the 1920s meant that the music people played, sang, and wrote for their own entertainment could be broadcast to a larger…