Megans CommTech Song!

My Song gr. 11 Comm Tech!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luBJcrMZm98&context=C3e6e6bbADOEgsToPDskL-Q5Kdy7in5QXYvUbtzJh0

Assignment 1! Exploring an Artist

The asignment:

Black Music influences Pop Music in the rhythms - and we have a lot of new stuff breaking into the charts

Black Music is now dominant and when you’re looking at it, you’re focusing on that rhythm - the layers, the amount of percussion, etc.

We are going to form a group (can be small), to explore a particular artist from pre-1980.

You choose any band or performer or singer and prepare a little something on that performer. Kind of like what I just did with rhythm and black music with Elvis

Looking for:

History
Bio info
Sound, style, attitude, etc
What’s in the music
Why popular?
Samples to show/listen to
Who came after?
Who was influenced by?
Show videos, audio, pics
Do some comparisons - other performers who are/were similar

Bob Dylan - Beatles - Led Zepplin - Kiss - David Bowie - Alice Cooper - Rolling Stones - The Who - The Eagles - The Band - Conway Twitty - Porter Wagoner/Dolly Parton - Pink Floyd - Jimi Hendrix - Yes - Emerson Lake Palmer - Genesis - Rush - ELO - Miles Davis - Thelonious Monk - Charlie Parker -

Create a section on your blog
Presentation with videos and stuff
Do a presentation
Show why this performer should still be listened to OR why they shouldn’t

My girls and I in Dominican this past week now back to school!!!!!!!

BTW This blog is now going to be used for comm tech!