TABLE OF CONTENTS
Unit 1: African American Roots (1600-1770)
Unit Introduction
Lesson 1: General Characteristics of African American Music
Lesson Quiz
Lesson 2: General Characteristics of African American Music Continued
Lesson Quiz
Lesson 3: Music, Rhythm, and Dance
Lesson Quiz
Lesson 4: Plantation Songs
Lesson Quiz
Unit 1 Summary
Unit 1 Assignment
Unit 2: American Revolution - Emancipation (1770-1870)
Unit Introduction
Lesson 5: Folk Spirituals
Lesson Quiz
Lesson 6: Source Materials
Lesson Quiz
Lesson 7: Precursor to Blues
Lesson Quiz
Unit 2 Summary
Unit 2 Assignment
Unit 3: Post-Slavery America (1865-1900)
Unit Introduction
Lesson 8: Concertized Spirituals
Lesson Quiz
Lesson 9: Blues
Lesson Quiz
Lesson 10: Ragtime and Brass Bands
Lesson Quiz
Lesson 11: African American Contributions to Classical
Lesson Quiz
Unit 3 Summary
Unit 3 Assignment
Midterm Exam
Midterm Exam
Unit 4: Early 20th Century (1900-1930s)
Unit Introduction
Lesson 12: Early Gospel
Lesson Quiz
Lesson 13: 40 Acres and the Blues
Lesson Quiz
Lesson 14: New Orleans Jazz
Lesson Quiz
Lesson 15: Big Bands
Lesson Quiz
Unit 4 Summary
Unit 4 Assignment
Unit 5: WWII - Civil Rights Movement (1940s-1960s)
Unit Introduction
Lesson 16: Freedom Songs
Lesson Quiz
Lesson 17: Golden Age of Gospel
Lesson Quiz
Lesson 18: Black Music and the Media
Lesson Quiz
Lesson 19: Rhythm and Blues
Lesson Quiz
Lesson 20: Soul Music
Lesson Quiz
Lesson 21: Jazz (Post WWII)
Lesson Quiz
Unit 5 Summary
Unit 5 Assignment
Unit 6: Post-Civil Rights to the New Millennium (1970s-2000)
Unit Introduction
Lesson 22: Contemporary Gospel
Lesson Quiz
Lesson 23: Dance Styles
Lesson Quiz
Lesson 24: Hip Hop
Lesson Quiz
Lesson 25: Urban Contemporary
Lesson Quiz
Lesson 26: Jazz (Post Civil Rights Act)
Lesson Quiz
Unit 6 Summary
Unit 6 Assignment
Unit 7: New Millennium to Present (2001-Present)
Unit Introduction
Lesson 27: Sacred Traditions of the New Millennium
Lesson Quiz
Lesson 28: Out of the Past
Lesson Quiz
Unit 7 Summary
Unit 7 Assignment
Final Exam
Final Exam
Description
Integrated Resources
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OnAfrican American Music explores African American music traditions and cultural values reflected in its multiple genres, plus the unique contributions of many notable figures throughout its history.
The goal of the course is to expand students’ awareness, appreciation, and knowledge of the glory and variety of African American music and the far-reaching contributions of its most salient exponents.
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Music – Music is the focus of this title. Every lesson in this course contains streaming music.
Discover Video – Videos in every chapter reinforce understanding and engagement while exposing students to original artists in historical context. Our video applet keeps students on the page, in the course, and on task.
Listening Guides – Listening guides help students explore the inner workings of a piece of music. Our listening guides examine structure, text, texture, instrumentation, style and more.
Interactive Timeline – The interactive timeline allows students to quickly navigate to a period and date to determine main events.
Quizzes & Assignments – Our title contains a comprehensive set of auto-graded quizzes. There is a quiz after every lesson and an assignment after every unit. There is also a mid-term and final exam. All testing is fully integrated and flows naturally from the text.
Customization – Instructors can add, remove, and edit content, assessment material, and assignments at will or leave it as is for a great out of the box experience.
Comprehensive Instructor Guide – For busy instructors that want additional resources and assignments.
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ISBN:978-17332655-4-6