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GOALS FOR WEEK 10
By the end of this week, you will:
  1. Analyze songs by country and western artists.
  2. Discuss features of country music and how it differs from other American pop.
  3. Understand how country music reflects the realities of rural America.
  4. Analyze songs by Zac Brown Band, Tim McGraw, Luke Bryan, and Chris Stapleton
MONDAY
No class
TUESDAY
-Warm-up
-Country music
overview
-Listen to "Chicken Fried" by the Zac Brown Band

HOMEWORK

For Thursday:
-
Analyze
"Humble and Kind" by Tim McGraw using the Song Analysis Form. Bring the completed form on Thursday.
WEDNESDAY
No class
THURSDAY
-Info about Tim McGraw, Luke Bryan, and Chris Stapleton
-"Humble and Kind" by Tim McGraw
-"That's My Kind of Night" by Luke Bryan
-"Nobody to Blame" by Chris Stapleton

HOMEWORK
For Tuesday:
-Pick a country and western song to analyze and complete the Song Analysis Form. Bring the completed form on Tuesday.




FRIDAY
No class
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