Lesson 19 of 84 · Music History
⭐ 30 XP🎻 Music History HallAfrican American Musical Innovation
Igor Stravinsky's 'The Rite of Spring' (1913) caused a riot at its premiere.
🎯 Your mission
Steal one trick from a master. Use it your way.
⚡ The twist
Every musician you love stole from someone else first.
Listen for this
🎧 Listen for what was new at the time — not what sounds normal today.
Artist Spotlight
🌟 Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer, wrote about computers playing music in 1843.
Mind = Blown
🤯 Hip-hop was invented at one party in the Bronx in 1973.
Learn about african american musical innovation: recognize the style of classical vs. romantic music
What You'll Learn
Igor Stravinsky's 'The Rite of Spring' (1913) caused a riot at its premiere. Its pounding rhythms and dissonance shocked audiences.
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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