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Explore musical genres, their history and origins including African, Blues, Classical/Orchestral, Country/Bluegrass, Cuban/Latin/Salsa, Gospel, Hymns and Spirituals, Gullah Music: Evolution of African Music, Hip-Hop/Rap, Jazz, Musical Theater, Opera, Pop and Soul, Rhythm and Blues, and Rock and Roll. Be sure to view the individual assets that stand alone, just below the Topics, and have not been included in a specific topic or genre.

Also explore our Musical Instruments and Musicians and Music History sections. We also have a section on Holiday Music.

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James Brown | Digital Traditions

Document

Grades: 6 7 8

James Brown was born in 1933 in Barnwell, SC, where he spent his early childhood. He developed his interest in music at an early age, performing gospel songs and first playing piano and later bass and...

Stanley Donen | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Stanley Donen is an Oscar winning film director and Broadway stage choreographer, who is credited for changing the way Hollywood musicals are viewed by movie audiences worldwide. He was born and...

How Has the South Shaped American Music? | Take on the South

Episode 15

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Dr. Edgar and his guests will discuss the roots of American Music. Debaters William R. Ferris is a professor of history at UNC-Chapel Hill and an adjunct professor in the Folklore Curriculum. He is...

Music Listing | Artopia

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Art History Music - One Minute Art Lesson Celia Cruz Hugh Masekela Igor Stravinsky Louis Armstrong Maria Callas Mary Lou Williams Scott Joplin Woody Guthrie Be a Music Critic Music - Write About It...

Bradley Fuller

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Sonatas and Soundscapes explores the diverse and colorful range of classical (and not-so-classical) music. Every weekday host Bradley Fuller programs instrumental music from history’s repertoire...

Backstage Pass! | Carolina Stories

Episode 4

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Since 1986, Myrtle Beach has become a hot spot for live entertainment, with theater, live music, comedy, adventure, and death defying thrills. Theatrical productions have become an important part of...

Backstage Pass! | Carolina Stories

Episode 3

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Backstage Pass! | Carolina Stories

Episode 2

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Backstage Pass! | Carolina Stories

Episode 1

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Reflections of Columbia, Part 4

Episode 4

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Grades: 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

The 1920s was a prosperous time for Columbia. The city experienced a cultural renaissance, even though the rural areas were feeling early pings of the oncoming depression. Dance clubs for both Whites...

Dizzy Gillespie: An Influential Teacher | Carolina Stories

Episode 3

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Grades: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Dizzy Gillespie was not only a great entertainer, but was also known for being an influential music teacher. He earned his status as a famous musician not through instant gratification, but through...

Dizzy Gillespie: Style Of Playing | Carolina Stories

Episode 2

Video

Grades: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Dick Goodwin discusses Dizzy Gillespie’s style of playing, and covers one of Dizzy’s most famous songs: “Con Alma.”

Dizzy Gillespie: His Legacy | Carolina Stories

Episode 4

Video

Grades: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

The group discusses Dizzy Gillespie’s legacy, and what he meant to them, as a teacher, musician, and human being. Here, the song “Birks Works” is played by Charlton Singleton.

Dizzy Gillespie: Influence In Music | Carolina Stories

Episode 5

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Grades: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Dick Goodwin returns to talk with the group about Dizzy Gillespie’s personality, and how Dizzy was able to influence an entire generation’s interest in this style of music, with his motivation, and...

Dizzy Gillespie: Meeting Dizzy Gillespie | Carolina Stories

Episode 1

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Grades: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Friends and fellow musicians reminisce about the time they first met Dizzy Gillespie.

Classical Or Serious Music In South Carolina | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 1

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Classical or serious music has a long history in South Carolina. The St. Cecilia Society (still in existence today) was founded in Charleston in 1762 to bring the best concert music available to that...

Music: Write About It Worksheet for Google Docs | Artopia

Interactive

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

INSTRUCTIONS: Click on the link above to access the Google Docs document. You can go under File and select " Make a Copy" to add to your own Google Drive or " Print." In Be a Music Critic, listen to...

Music Word Bank | Artopia

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

pitch – the highness or lowness of a tone rhythm –a pattern of long and short sounds and silences in music improvisation – composing music as it is being performed tempo – the speed or pace of a piece...

Spartanburg Musical History | ETV Upstate

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

A short profile of many popular musicians who got their start in Spartanburg, S.C., including Joe Bennett and the Sparkletones, Paul Riddle, the Marshall Tucker Band, Pink Anderson (from whom Pink...

Violin Family I | A Minute with Miles

Episode 1

Audio

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Have you ever wondered how the violin came to play such an important role in the history of classical music? Well, it starts with singing. The invention of opera, in late 16th century Florence, marks...

Serenade | A Minute with Miles

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Serenade is one of those musical terms that has meant many different things at many different times. The term itself comes from the Italian sereno, which is from the Latin serenus, which means “serene...

Part 4

Episode 4

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Lesson four is concerned with costuming the singers and the use of wigs and special stage make-up.

Part 3

Episode 3

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Lesson three is a continuation of The Magical Theater of Music and will be concerned with the elements which make up a "stage setting"--the style and design of the stage set, its construction and its...

Part 5

Episode 5

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

This final lesson is a continuation of The Magical Theater of Music and the finale or conclusion. It is a condensed 3O-minute performance of Domenico Cimarosa's comic opera, "The Secret Marriage."...

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