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Note to Teachers: The programs viewed in conjunction with these lesson plans may include references, consistent with the eras portrayed, to substance abuse, violent acts, and topics of a sexual and/or political nature. Because this may be considered inappropriate for classroom use in some communities, you are encouraged to review the programs before presenting them to your students, and if necessary, choose those sections that enhance your lesson and are acceptable for use in your classroom.
National Standards:
3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments. 4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines. 6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music. 7. Evaluating music and music performances. 9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture.
Materials
Students may perform this in groups, taking turns from one group to the next, thus, creating a longer hip-hop “song.” If students are advanced, they may perform this over a pre-made track on a CD or recording. Tracks are available for sample or download at sites such as http://music.download.com (under Hip-hop…Beats).
Extensions Supplement the listening examples above with examples that artists released much later. Have students describe how the music and artists’ approaches to their styles have changed over the years. Ideas include the following: DJ Caz and DJ Wiz described the Blackout and ensuing riots in New York. Listen to music that has reflected social situations during and after the Civil Rights Movement, Hurricane Katrina, etc. Throughout history, how has music played a part in coping with and recovering from tragedy? Supplemental Materials: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum devotes lesson plans and information that relate the impact of popular music on the Civil Rights Movement: As an educational Web site, this contains historical information, lyrics, and authentic sound samples. Recordings are of famous original groups, such as the SNCC Freedom Singers of the Civil Rights Movement: An outgrowth of a non-profit cultural group, this Web site contains numerous links to African American music. The freedom songs page contains historical information, lyrics to Civil Rights songs, and links to sound files: This Web site from MENC: The National Association for music education, contains resources about the hurricane’s effect on education, information on donations for children and music programs: Launched by numerous musicians with several music industry partners, this site details the efforts of the campaign to raise money and awareness for the plight of music in post-Katrina New Orleans: National Standards for Music Education
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Objectives
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These standards-based materials are provided through a partnership with MENC: The National Association for Music Education. This lesson plan was created by MENC member Paige Rose, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas.
"I Wanna Be Sedated" Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go I wanna be sedated
“Stayin’ Alive” Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk, I'm a woman's man: no time to talk. Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother, Well now, I get low and I get high, and if I can't get either, I really try. [Chorus] Life goin' nowhere. Somebody help me. Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk, I'm a woman's man: no time to talk. [Chorus] Life goin' nowhere. Somebody help me.
“It's Like That” Unemployment at a record high People in the world tryin’ to make ends meet Money is the key to end all your woes Bills rise higher every day Wars going on across the sea Disillusion is the word You can see a lot in this lifespan You should have gone to school, you could've learned a trade One thing I know is that life is too short If you really think about it times aren't that bad When you feel you fail sometimes it hurts Here's another point in life you should not miss You know it's like that, and that's the way it is
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