Kindergarteners marched to the beat of The Clash and stood up for what they believed in.
What do kindergarteners think of grunge music and fashion?
Each time I introduce a new band, before I even say the name, they shout, “Is it BTS?” I typically blow them off and launch into my lesson on MY favorites like The Ramones and Bikini Kill. This time, I tricked them and pretended to blow the suggestion off, but then I played the video…
In this lesson, students will heard about the origins of American country music, including Hollywood cowboys and cowgirls, The Grand Ole Opry, and some artists who have changed traditional country music. We talked about the difference between Hollywood cowboys and the real ones, who were not as wealthy as those flashy ones. Then, students designed…
New Wave In the 1980s, fashion and music turned colorful and fun. Electronic keyboards and drum machines were all the rage. The hair was big and clothes were tight and colorful. More people became expressive, poppy, and kind of weird. I created a fun ‘zine for students to color and draw New Wavers. They LOVED…
Students will love learning about the origins of hip hop culture in 1970s New York. We go over a story about the dance, art, fashion, and of course music that encompasses the culture and learn some names of those who started it. Then, students will create a DJ name of their own, and draw a…
Let’s go a journey through the mid-1900s with the musicians and music producers who influenced a new kind of music that teenagers loved. It was called rock & roll, and it changed American popular culture forever. In this lesson, we consider who made the first rock & roll song: was it Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Jimmy…
Goth (short for gothic) music is, well, a little sad. It can express deep feelings of love, too, like when you miss someone so much that it hurts. Goth fans typically wear black with some red and purple, and they find inspiration in vampire movies and monster shows. Some of them love the Victorian style…
We love watching Soul Train! There’s no better way to see some amazing moves, vintage fashions, and hear some funky music. We had our own dance party with this activity, in which we made a dance line of our own. Swing your arms, lift your leg, bend your knee, go left, go right, do the…
There are three reasons why Sister Rosetta Tharpe didn’t get the credit that she deserved for being the first to play rock’n’roll music waaaay before Elvis was old enough to pick up a guitar. She was a woman, she was black, and she was queer. People like her were often overlooked back in the 1940s…