Music : investigate the evolution of American sound / Donna Latham ; illustrated by Bryan Stone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Latham, Donna.

Contributor:

Stone, Bryan, illustrator.

Series:

Inquire and Investigate

Inquire and investigate

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--21st century--History and criticism.

Music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (212 p.)

Place of Publication:

2014.

White River Junction, Vermont : Nomad Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The United States boasts a rich musical diversity. Colonial Americans integrated European traditions with new cultural influences to compose a unique musical identity. African traditions influenced hymns and folk songs that connected people to religion and to the trials and tribulations of everyday life. Patriotic tunes created unity in wartime. America's jazz, blues, rock, and hip-hop continue to evolve from their African-American origins. Music: Investigate the Evolution of American Sound invites kids ages 12 and up to explore the roots of American music genres as they investigat

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Timeline; Introduction Make Your Own Kind of Music; Chapter 1 Good Vibrations; Chapter 2 Colonial Times and the Music of Slave Life; Chapter 3 The Birth of a New Nation: Patriotic Music; Chapter 4 The Roaring Twenties: Jazz, Blues, and Country; Chapter 5 War and Social Change: Patriotism and Protest; Chapter 6 Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay; Chapter 7 The Age of Technology; Glossary; Resources

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 9, 2013).

ISBN:

1-61930-202-0

1-61930-200-4