MusicAppreciation

Music Appreciation Class

Country Music Listening Examples: Listen to the songs below with your partner. For each song, write down what you notice about the songs. 1.What do you hear for instruments? 2. Describe the vocals. 3. Adjectives to describe the song. After you have listened to all 9 songs, look up information about the singer and each song. 1. What year was the singer born? What year did he die? 2. What record company did each singer work for? 3. What year was each song released? 4. Did the song reach #1 or win any awards? Record all this information on one sheet of paper and turn in your work to the substitute teacher at the end of the class.

Hank Williams -

Lovesick Blues [] Your Cheatin' Heart [] Hey Good Lookin' []

Elvis -

Snowbird [] Guitar Man [] Blue Moon of Kentucky []

Gene Autry -

Mexicali Blues [] Back in the Saddle Again [] You are My Sunshine []