I
wanna show that gospel, country, blues, rhythm and blues, jazz, rock
'n' roll are all just really one thing. Those are the American music and
that is the American culture. ~ etta james
The content goals for this section are the following:
- The student can name at least three music icons.
- The student can describe the influence icons still have on today's society.
- The student can talk about one of the icons and describe their traits.
- The student can describe who their own icon is and why.
For this section, we are going to be looking at the most significant icons in American music. Click each of the buttons below to go to the corresponding lesson.
Heroes in Music
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An introduction
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Heroes in Music
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Kings of American music
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Heroes in Music
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Queens of American music
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Heroes in Music
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Popular current American musicians
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