1. Good Morning! O On a piece of lined paper, please define “folk music” in your own words and provide two examples “The best way to get to knowing any bunch of people is to go and listen to their music.” - Woody Gutherie (1912-1967)

2. Introduction to Folk Music Mr. Woodcock AP Geography November 2012

3. Outcomes O Students will be able to understand the characteristics of folk music. O Students will be able to trace the development of folk music.

4. Quick Note O “word” O Shorthand for “the definition of word is” O MLA implications O Citations O “.... is used in this game” (“basketball”). O Works Cited O “Basketball.” The American Heritage Dictionary. 9 th ed. 2004. Print.

5. “folk” O Relating to the tradition art and/or culture of a community or nation

6. “music” O The art of combining vocal and/or instrumental sounds to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotions

7. Folk Music The Basics

8. “folk music” O Everyday music of nonprofessional musicians, often in rural setting O Characteristics with widespread implications in: O Geography O Identity/Social Class O Historical value O Globalization

9. Characteristics O Oral and aural traditions O Different versions are common O Regions within nation O Generation to generation O Unknown origin and author O Originated outside of commercial systems http://www.map-of-spain.co.uk/large-map-of-spain.htm

10. Society O “folk” O Term for common people O Small, rural communities O Everyone participated O Urban communities O Working class O Low socioeconomic status

11. Society O Singers O Traditionally sung, unaccompanied O Instrumentalists O Rare in the beginning, became more common O Instruments O Portable O Originated from urban areas – cities, courts, the Church O Usually played “incorrectly” http://www.heritage.nf.ca/society/sleepyfiddler_500.html

12. Society O Dancers O Feasts, rituals, holidays O Audience O Everyone else O Generations http://www.desicolours.com/indian-folk-dances/11/07/2008

13. Song Types O Ballads O Told a story or current events O Humorous, lyrical, romantic, etc. O Spirituals O Traditional hymns adopted by indigenous peoples O Popularized by enslaved Africans

14. Song Types O Work songs O Described adversity while doing hard work O Fields, mines, shipyards O Call and response format http://www.old-picture.com/american-history-1900-1930s/miners- Coal.htm

15. Folk Music Popularization and Global Implications

16. Review O Folk music is made in rural societies O Passed down orally and aurally O Unknown origin/author BUT

17. Outside Influences O Instruments O Urban societies provide exposure to different classes O Spirituals become … popularized

18. “popular” O Liked, admired, or enjoyed by the popular taste

19. Gradual Exposure O Migration and expansion provide different cultures to interact O Example of early U.S. history O British-American culture in New England O Enslaved Africans in the rural South O Interaction between the two developed music

20. Popularization O Gained popularity in the U.S. during the 1960’s O Civil Rights Movement O Vietnam War protests O Provided the youth a voice to express identity and ideology http://webpages.scu.edu/ftp/jmarckwordt/generation_evolution.html

21. Popularization O Singer-songwriters emerged O Combined folk, pop music, and hymn tunes O One or more singers accompanied by a guitar or banjo http://news.twentyfourbit.com/2011/11/bob-dylan-chimes-of- freedom-tribute-tracklist/

22. Popularization O Preserved traditions, but in mass-media contexts O Unknown authors  Known arrangers and composers O Orally passed down  sheet music and recordings

23. Globalization O Global links O Provide improved travel and communication O Ease the ability to share information O Rural communities now connected http://danya-als.wikispaces.com/Globalization