Grade 7 General MusicSpring 2009

Mrs. Donna Edwards: Music Educator

• This power point presentation will introduce your folk group to several successful American folk groups of the 1950’s and 1960’s.

• Please investigate these groups and select one to research for your final folk group power point project. List your 1st, 2nd, & 3rd choices. There is a URL listed with each group for quick access of information.

• Take time to listen to media clips of one of their songs to help you make your selections.

• A rubric for your embedded power point will be posted on my web site on Friday, April 24th.

• You will need to let me know the name of the American folk group you would like to learn about, and present to the class , by the end of today’s class. If two groups select the same one, we will flip a coin and “heads” gets to choose first.

http://school.eb.com/comptons/art-107961/The-Mamas-and-the-Papas-consisted-of-John-Phillips- Michelle?&articleTypeId=31

The Mama’s and Papa’s

http://school.eb.com/eb/art-18956/The-Kingston-Trio?&articleTypeId=1

The Kingston Trio

http://school.eb.com/all/comptons/article-9311366?query=Simon%20and%20Garfunkel&ct=

http://school.eb.com/all/comptons/article-9313549?query=Simon%20and%20Garfunkel&ct=

Simon & Garfunkel

gosublogger.com

http://school.eb.com/all/eb/article-9105689?query=Peter%2C%20Paul%20and%20Mary&ct=null

Peter, Paul & Mary

http://school.eb.com/eb/art-122155/The-Weavers?&articleTypeId=1

The Weavers

http://school.eb.com/all/comptons/article-9274708?query=Almanac%20Singers&ct=

http://school.eb.com/all/comptons/article-9313468?query=Almanac%20Singers&ct=

In the late 1930s Seeger met Woody Guthrie, another folksinger. In 1940 Seeger and Guthrie formed the Almanac Singers. The group's songs voiced support for the labor movement. The Almanac Singers performed mostly for labor unions and political gatherings.

Woody Guthrie

Pete Seeger

Folk Duo: Woody Guthrie & Pete Seeger

http://school.eb.com/all/eb/article-9031669?query=bob%20dylan&ct=

http://school.eb.com/all/eb/article-9011726?query=joan%20baez&ct=

Folk Duo: Joan Baez & Bob Dylan

Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys

http://school.eb.com/all/comptons/article-9312549?query=bill%20monroe&ct=

www.bluegrasswest.com/ideas/sunsetpark.htm

http://school.eb.com/all/comptons/article-9310873?query=Crosby%2C%20Stills%20%26%20Nash&ct=

www.altmanphoto.com/csn.html

Crosby, Stills & Nash

Erik Darling

The Terriers

www.last.fm/music/The+Rooftop+Singers

The Rooftop Singers

http://www.folkera.com/Tarriers/tarriers.jpg

www.boston.com

http://school.eb.com/all/eb/article-9105886?query=The%20Lovin%27%20Spoonful&ct=

The Lovin’s Spoonful

http://205.155.126.101/scott/LovinSpoonful4.jpg