Roots

Students will collaborate to research and then present musical genres and associated historical events. Each team will describe American genres of music (i.e. field chants, gospel, blues, jazz, rock or hip-hop) that have been influenced by, or have influenced, African American history. Each team will also explain historical events associated with the era of each musical genre **.**
 * AIM: **

· Explain the genre’s musical structure. What makes it distinctive? How can we recognize it? · Provide at least one original and one contemporary example. · Describe any connections to other genres, especially with regard to call & response, syncopation and/or polyrhythm. · Explore the historical event or person for evidence of liberty and/or equality. · Summarize the event or person: Who, what where, when? WHY is this event or person important to AA history? · Each team will have up to 60 minutes to present a class activity or discussion. What will make the presentation special? · Document your creations on our shared ethnomusicology Wikispaces. · Each team will create a video that will help the audience understand liberty & equality, a musical genre and/or African American history. The video can be a short, 30 second “commercial” or a longer, instructional piece. The video can also be completed after the presentations, but before Jun 6, 2011.
 * The Music: **
 * The Events: **
 * The Magic: **
 * The Video: **


 * **Fig. 1: Genres/Events & Students Teams (Click on the genre link on the left for the page).** ||  ||
 * ** Genres & Events ** || **RED WIKI** || ** ORANGE WIKI ** ||
 * **Gospel/Spirituals:** 1808 Ban on slave trade; 1840 Amistad ruling, Emancipation Proclamation (1800-1865) || Aaron, Juan, Sterling, Laura || Tyler, Robert, Raeven, Jalen ||
 * **Work Song, Field/Street calls/Protest songs:** Dred Scott Decision, Plessey vs. Ferguson, DuBois & Double Consciousness (The Souls of Black Folk) (1850-1900) || Jaccar, Aidan, Katherine, Franklin - Latin: Bachata & Reggaeton || Lexus, Dakota, Keith ||
 * **Blues:** Amendments 13, 14, 15 (1865-1900) || Michael, James, Gabe, Seamus || Anthony, Teige, Henry, Willie ||
 * **Jazz:** Integration of the military, Scottsboro Trials, Brown v. Board of Education (1900-1960) || Roberto, Jhonas, Devante, Jessica || Roger, Nicholas M, Ellen ||
 * **Rhythm & Blues:** Montgomery Bus Boycott, Civil Rights Act, Voting Right Act (1950-present) || Danielle, Zarea, Jordan || Dejah, Tamatha, Victoria, Taylor ||
 * **Funk: **Angela Davis & the Black Panthers, Shirley Chisolm, Barbara Jordan (1970-present) || Victoria, Zakee, Eric, Brandon || Nicholas D, Maria, Deshawn, Sarena ||
 * **Hip-Hop:** Clarence Thomas, Maya Angelou, Barack Obama (1980-present) || Kristi, Jasmin, Tyanna, Ayoola - Reggae/Gulla || Goldie, Bach, Drue ||
 * **Rock:** Bus Boycott, Freedom Rides, Stokely Carmichael & Black Power. || Isabela, Kyler, Morgan, Luke || Matthew, Shannon, Jonathan, Sean ||