Transcript Introduction to Folk Music

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)
Introduction to
Folk Music
Mr. Woodcock
AP Geography
November 2012
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.
Quick Note
O “word”
O Shorthand for “the definition of word is”
O MLA implications
O Citations
O
O
“.... is used in this game” (“basketball”).
Works Cited
O “Basketball.” The American Heritage
Dictionary. 9th ed. 2004. Print.
“folk”
O Relating to the tradition art and/or culture
of a community or nation
“music”
O The art of combining vocal and/or
instrumental sounds to produce beauty of
form, harmony, and expression of emotions
Folk Music
The Basics
“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
Characteristics
O Oral and aural
traditions
O Different versions are
common
O Regions within
nation
O Generation to
generation
Unknown origin
and author
O Originated outside of
commercial systems
O
http://www.map-of-spain.co.uk/large-map-of-spain.htm
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
Society
O Singers
O Traditionally sung,
unaccompanied
O Instrumentalists
Rare in the beginning,
became more common
O Instruments
O
O Portable
O Originated from urban
areas – cities, courts,
the Church
O Usually played
“incorrectly”
http://www.heritage.nf.ca/society/sleepyfiddler_500.html
Society
O Dancers
O
Feasts, rituals,
holidays
O Audience
O Everyone else
O Generations
http://www.desicolours.com/indian-folk-dances/11/07/2008
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
Song Types
O Work songs
Described
adversity while
doing hard work
O Fields, mines,
shipyards
O Call and response
format
O
http://www.old-picture.com/american-history-1900-1930s/minersCoal.htm
Folk Music
Popularization and
Global Implications
Review
O Folk music is made in rural societies
O Passed down orally and aurally
O Unknown origin/author
BUT
Outside Influences
O Instruments
O Urban societies provide exposure to
different classes
O Spirituals become …
popularized
“popular”
O Liked, admired, or enjoyed by the popular
taste
Gradual Exposure
O Migration and expansion provide different
cultures to interact
O Example of early U.S. history
British-American culture in New England
O Enslaved Africans in the rural South
O Interaction between the two developed
music
O
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
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-offreedom-tribute-tracklist/
Popularization
O Preserved traditions, but in mass-media
contexts
O Unknown authors  Known arrangers and
composers
O Orally passed down  sheet music and
recordings
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