Lesson 83 of 84 · Music History
⭐ 30 XP🎻 Music History HallAfrican American Musical Innovation (Part 3)
Music notation evolved from neumes (simple marks above text) in the Middle Ages to the precise five-line staff we use today.
🎯 Your mission
Steal one trick from a master. Use it your way.
⚡ The twist
Old doesn't mean boring. Some 300-year-old music still slaps.
Listen for this
🎧 Close your eyes. What does this music make you picture?
Artist Spotlight
🌟 Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer, wrote about computers playing music in 1843.
Mind = Blown
🤯 The first pop song to hit a billion plays online took 3 years. Now it happens in months.
Learn about african american musical innovation (part 3): recognize the style of classical vs. romantic music
What You'll Learn
Music notation evolved from neumes (simple marks above text) in the Middle Ages to the precise five-line staff we use today.
Recognize the style of Classical vs. Romantic music
Identify the origins of jazz and blues
Check Your Understanding
Question 1 of 3
What genre originated in New Orleans around 1900?
Where you hear this in real life
Today's pop hit borrows from 70 years of music history without anyone noticing.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Listen to one song from before your parents were born this week.
For the dinner table
“Tell me about the music you loved when you were my age.”
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African American Musical Innovation (Part 3)
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