Discuss these brainstorming questions with your classmates: How does music affect people’s lives? What role does it play in society?
How does music make you feel? Give examples.
Memorize as many words as you can from the vocabulary list. For each box, throw a dice
and give the corresponding number of words.
Idiom of the week!
March to the beat of your own drum
Idiom
The idiom alludes to someone who is marching in a parade and is out of step. It may have originated with Henry David Thoreau’s statement in Walden (1854): “If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.”
Music and Society
1
box 1
album (n.)
anthem (n.)
lyrics (n.)
melody (n.)
record (n. or v.)
release (n. or v.)
rhythm (n.)
song (n.)
2
box 2
on the stage (exp.)
recording studio (exp.)
cities (n.)
concert (n.)
festival (n.)
radio (n.)
states (n.)
streets (n.)
3
box 3
angry (adj.)
happy (adj.)
joyful (adj.)
laid-back (adj.)
nostalgic (adj.)
relaxed (adj.)
sad (adj.)
tense (adj.)
4
box 4
controversial (adj.)
educational (adj.)
emotional (adj.)
inspirational (adj.)
popular (adj.)
powerful (adj.)
reassuring (adj.)
soothing (adj.)
5
box 5
convey a message (exp.)
express judgement (exp.)
make one’s voice heard (exp.)
denounce (v.)
gather (v.)
influence (v.)
inspire (v.)
impact (v.)
protest (v.)
reveal (v.)
unify (v.)
6
box 6
build collective memory (exp.)
change the face of (exp.)
embrace change (exp.)
reflect one’s times (exp.)
counterculture (n.)
commemorate (v.)
contribute to (v.)
mirror (v.)
reinforce (v.)
reshape (v.)
testify (v.)
On your way to the task ❯❯ Step 1
Interview a former hippie.
❯❯ Step 2
Publish a video about a song or a music style.
❯❯ Step 3
Participate in a
protest song writing
competition.
❯❯ Your final project
Contribute to a magazine examining the music that mirrors America’s soul.
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