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Music and Art of America: 250 Years of Freedom
Introduction to "Music and Art of America: 250 Years of Freedom"
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MODULE 1: FOUNDING THE NATION (1700s–1820)
Lesson 1: Colonial Music & Folk Traditions (1700s–1770s)
Lesson 2: Music of the American Revolution (1770s–1780s)
Lesson 3: Early Patriotic Songs (1780s–1820s)
MODULE 2: EXPANDING, DIVIDING, & REUNITING (1820–1900)
Lesson 4: Stephen Foster and the Birth of American Popular Song (1820–1860)
Lesson 5: Spirituals and the Music of the Enslaved (1800s–1860s)
Lesson 6: Civil War Songs of the North and South (1861–1865)
Lesson 7: Cowboy Songs of Westward Expansion (1800s–early 1900s)
MODULE 3: AMERICA FINDS ITS SOUND (1900–1945)
Lesson 8: Ragtime and the Rise of Syncopation (1890–1915)
Lesson 9: Jazz Is Born – From New Orleans to the Nation (1900–1920s)
Lesson 10: American Classical Music (1920s–1940s)
MODULE 4: THE AMERICAN DREAM (1930–1950)
Lesson 11: The Harlem Renaissance – A New Voice in American Music and Art (1920s–1930s)
Lesson 12: Big Band and Swing – America Dances Through Hard Times (1930s–1940s)
MODULE 5: VOICES OF CHANGE (1950–1970)
Lesson 13: Rock ’n’ Roll and Youth Culture (1950s–1960s)
Lesson 14: Civil Rights and Protest Music (1950s–1970s)
MODULE 6: AMERICA ON THE WORLD STAGE (1930–2000)
Lesson 15: Film Scores and the Sound of Imagination (1970s–present)
Lesson 16: Broadway and the American Musical (1940s–Present)
MODULE 8: CELEBRATING ALL AMERICANS (1980–Today)
Lesson 17: Country and Everyday Americana (1950s–2000)
Lesson 18: Modern America –The Ongoing Sound of Freedom, Unity, and Peace
MODULE 9: SPECIAL FINALE UNIT (Optional Project)
“250 Years of Freedom Soundtrack” Capstone Project
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