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1950’s Preview Questions• Make a list: What do people usually want

life to be like after a war ends? What things to they want to do?

•How does pop music reflect peoples’ opinions and the fads of a time?

•What do you remember about the songs of World War I, for example?

•What could the music of the decade tell you about the every day life of teenagers during the 1950’s?

•You will hear many sounds as you listen to the 1950s music. Turn your paper sideways to write the definition of each sound as they come up on the screen.

•Mr. Bass Man Sounds the 1st note to start harmony. Keeps the beat - timing.•Falsetto Usually the lead

singer. Sings above the male register.•Doo-Wop Singing in 3 to 5 part

harmony that started with informal street corner a capppella singing groups in major cities. 1956 - “In the Still of the Night”- The Five Satins•Sax The saxophone solo was very

popular in 1950s music.•Drumbeat A basic, driving drumbeat is always used in this music.•Guitar Used the 50s chord

progression to create the structure of the song.

1950’s Music: What Does It

Mean?•You will hear 5 or 6 songs from the late 1950’s.

•As you listen, check what you hear. Choose Mr. Bass Man, Falsetto, Doo-Wop, Sax, Drumbeat, and/or Guitar.

•At the end of the row, write the topic of the song.

•Then, decide what the song’s title might be.

Agree or Disagree?

•Life during the 1950’s was a lot of fun!

•What was your answer? Why did you answer in that way?

The Fifties Trivia!

The Fifties Trivia!• If this Wisconsin senator mentioned your

name, you could lose your job and be run out of town!

• This rock ‘n’ roll star paid $4 to have his first song recorded!

• “The day the music dies” a line from the 1971 hit “American Pie” refers to the deaths of these stars in 1959.

• Because this woman would not give up her seat on a public bus, one of the largest protest movements of the decade began.

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The Fifties Trivia!

The Fifties Trivia!

• Senator Joe McCarthy (anticommunsim

hearings)

• Elvis Presley

• Buddy Holly, Big Bopper, Richie Valens

• Rosa Parks

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The Fifties Trivia!

The Fifties Trivia!• Any kid could tell you the name of this clown

who COULDN’T talk!• In 1955, this steel-and-concrete fantasy

theme park opened in California.• Because of this, American school students

began having science lessons every day!• Its purpose was to protect American cities

from enemy atom bomb attacks.

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Trivia!The Fifties

Trivia!• It was Clarabell the clown on the Howdy Doody show. “Who's the funniest clown we know?Clarabell!Who's the

clown on Howdy's show?Clarabell!His feet are big, his tummy's stout,But we could never do without,Clara, Clara, Clarabell!”

• It was the launch of Sputnik.

• U. S. Office of Civil Defense

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ConclusionConclusionRemember the “agree, disagree” question?

Life during the fifties was a lot of fun!

What was your answer? Was it agree or disagree? Do you still have the same opinion?

Remember the “agree, disagree” question?

Life during the fifties was a lot of fun!

What was your answer? Was it agree or disagree? Do you still have the same opinion?