music of the 1960s 1970s 1980s project 1
Song Chosen: Revolution By The Beatles
- After listening to your song, think about these questions about it:
- What event or trend does your song respond to?
- What do you think the lyrics mean?
- What sort of frustration does the artist have with the event or trend in society?
- Does the artist offer an alternative way of thinking for society? If not, why not?
- Is the artist correct in their assessment of American society?
- The PPT should be at least 10 slides and…
- Include pictures on each slide…
- A video of the song – the video should include the lyrics to the song
- Basic background infromation about the band or artist
- Music genre (rock, disco, country, etc)
- Level of popularity (# of albums sold, $ made, concerts etc)
- How was the artist or group representative of the American culture of the 1960s/1970s/1980s
- Legacy/impact
- Pick one song and analyze it – give the title of the song, its impact, how it fits into the time period, and other info you can find out about it.
- Total words on each slide cannot exceed 30