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20thCentury American Music

The 1970s

E.J. Russell Elementary School

5th

Grade Music

Mrs. Sandor

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LAUNDRY LIST

1. Melody

2. Harmony

3. Rhythm

4. Form5. Style

6. Mood

7. Timbre: Instrumentation / Vocal

8. Tempo

9. Dynamics

Elements of Music

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LAUNDRY LIST

Melody: A logical succession ofmusical tones, also calledthe tune.Harmony: Combination of musicalnotes sounded at the sametime.Rhythm: The patterns of soundssilences.Form: The overall plan of a piece ofmusic.

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LAUNDRY LIST

Style: unique way in which the elementsof melody, rhythm, timbre, texture,harmony and form are handled tocreate a special sound Mood: state of mind or emotion that isrelayed in composed music.Timbre: Tone color, the unique qualityproduced by a voice orinstrument.Tempo: Speed of beat

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LAUNDRY LIST

Dynamics: The volume of sound, theloudness, or softness of amusical passage; intensity,power.

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1970s - HISTORY

The 1960s and early 1970s were times of

great civil unrest and change.

Americans took on the issues of civil rights,

the Vietnam War, women's rights, and theenvironment. Like the Civil War and the

Great Depression, the process of social

change during this period produced a numberof songs, many of which remain popular

today.

Source: Silver Burdett Making Music, pg. 286-288

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1970sSOCIAL ISSUES

Social Issues: During the 1960s and early1970s, there was a rising tide of protest

against America's involvement in the

Vietnam War.

Unlike the popular support for participation

in World War II, many Americans felt that

the struggle in Vietnam was internal andbest left to the Vietnamese to decide.

Source: Silver Burdett Making Music, pg. 286-288

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1970sSOCIAL ISSUES

Social movements, particularly the anti-war movement, were highly visible on

college and university campuses.

Mandatory busing to achieve racial school

integration, particularly in Boston and

other Northeastern cities, often led toviolence and a disruption of the

educational process.

Source: http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade70.html

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1970sSOCIAL ISSUES

Many "radical" ideas of the 1960s gainedwider acceptance in the 1970s. They

became a part of American life and culture.

American culture flourished.

The events of the times were reflected in

and became the inspiration for much of themusic, literature, entertainment, and even

fashion of the decade.


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1970s - FACTS

The average salary in the 1970s was $7,564(compared to $4,743 in the 1950s and $2,992

in the 1950s.)

On April 22, 1970, the first "Earth Day" was

celebrated as the environmental movement

launched.


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1970sART

Source: http://www.robertsmithson.com/

Earth Art:

Spiral Hill by

Robert Smithson

Andy Warhol

Pop Art

Source: http://www.warhol.org/collection/

aboutandy/biography/factoryyears/1998-1-732/

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1970sLITERATURE

Literature reflected what was happening in society,

and man seeking meaning in the contemporary

world.

Popular books included Jonathan Livingston

Seagull by Richard Bach, a fable about a seagull

learning about life and flight. Im Ok, Youre

Ok by Dr. Thomas A. Harris was one of the best

selling self-help books ever published

Source: http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade70.html, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Jonathan_Livingston_Seagull , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_OK,_You%27re_OK

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1970sTV AND MOVIES

Most TV shows and movies in the 1970scould be watched by the entire family.

Some of the best shows of the 1970s weresitcoms, such as: The Brady Bunch, The

Partridge Family, Sanford and Son, Mary

Tyler Moore Show, Happy Days, Laverneand Shirley, Welcome Back Kotter, Mork

and Mindy.

Source: http://classic70s.com/70s-movies-tv.html

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1970sTV AND MOVIES

1970s TV also included dramas, policeshows, and Westerns.

Some of the most popular movies were:American Graffiti (1973 George Lucas film),

and Jaws (1975), Rocky (1976), Star Wars

(1977).

Source: http://classic70s.com/70s-movies-tv.html

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1970sSPACE RACE

Apollo 17, the last manned craft to the moon,brought back 250 samples of rock and soil.

Unmanned space probes explored the moon,

Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, and Venus.

The U.S. Apollo 18 and the USSR's Soyuz 19

linked up in space to conduct joint experiments.

Source: http://classic70s.com/70s-culture.htm

1970 TECHNOLOGY

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1970sTECHNOLOGY

The floppy disc appeared in 1970, and the next

year Intel introduced the microprocessor, the"computer on a chip.

The invention of the videocassette recorder (VCR)

changed home entertainment forever.

Source: http://classic70s.com/70s-culture.html and http://www.wikipedia.com
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1970sTECHNOLOGY

Jumbo jets revolutionized commercial flight,

doubling passenger capacity and increasing flightrange to 6,000 miles.

Other important 1970s inventions or innovationsincluded: email (1971), first retail barcode

scanned (1974), the laser printer (1971), and the

first space lab (USA Skylab, 1973). The electronicbook was invented in 1971, eventually resulting in

Project Gutenberg, the largest collection of online

books.Source: http://classic70s.com/70s-culture.htm

1970 TECHNOLOGY

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1970sTECHNOLOGY

When technology entered the picture in the 1970s,

it also affected the way people spent their leisure

time.

Americans of all ages were awed by new-fangledvideo games that first appeared at arcades and then

the house, hooked up to the family television. If

you had an Atari game and/or one of those newhome computers, like the TRS-80 from Radio

Shack, you were cool!

Source: http://classic70s.com/70s-culture.html

1970 TECHNOLOGY

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1970sTECHNOLOGY

Pong (marketed as PONG) is one of the

earliest arcade video games, and is a tennissports game featuring simple 2-dimensional

graphics.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PONG
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1970sMUSIC

Music was also a huge part of 1970s culture.The Rock and Roll genre that took the 60s

by storm continued to grow and had a great

influence on the youth of the decade.

The classic rock music of the 1970s was

ushered in by the break up of the Beatles inthe first year of the decade.


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1970sMUSIC

Many Rock sub-genres were popular:country rock, jazz, soft rock (also known as

Easy Listening), hard rock, progressive rock,

urban rock (with its African-American

influences), punk rock (late 1970s), 70s

R&B, and disco!

Source: http://classic70s.com/70s-music.html

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1970sDISCO

Young adults found a new kind of music and

a new way to have fun. Disco music

prompted the opening of hundreds of dance

clubs around the country.

Even though disco music would disappear by

the end of the decade, it would have a hugeimpact on many aspects of life in the 70s

including movies and fashion.


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1970sGROUPSSoft Rock

Bread, America, The Carpenters, and Chicago.

Disco

KC and the Sunshine Band, Bee Gees (wrotemusic for Saturday Night Fever movie), Jackson

5, Love Unlimited Orchestra (Barry White).

Progressive Rock

Genesis, Yes, Pink Floyd, Queen, and Emerson

Lake and Palmer.Source: http://classic70s.com/70s-culture.html

19 0 G O S

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1970sGROUPS

Urban Rock

Sly and the Family Stone; Earth, Wind, and Fire;Kool and the Gang; and The Commodores.

Punk RockThe Clash, The Ramones, Patti Smith, and Blondie

Hard RockBlack Sabbath, Deep Purple, Aerosmith, and Led

Zeppelin.


1970 GROUPS

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1970sGROUPS

Southern Rock

Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers Band, andCharlie Daniels Band.

Punk RockThe Clash, The Ramones, Patti Smith, and Blondie

Hard RockBlack Sabbath, Deep Purple, Aerosmith, and Led

Zeppelin.


1970 SOLO ACTS

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1970sSOLO ACTS

The soloist singer song writers ruled the 1970s pop

music scene in the early part of the decade. CaroleKing, James Taylor, Carly Simon, and Joni

Mitchell were just a few of the talented singers

who were mainstays of the early 70s pop musiccharts.

Many country music performers crossed over to

pop music, such as Kenny Rogers, Olivia Newton-

John, John Denver, Dolly Parton, Glen Campbell,

and Johnny Cash.


1970 FASHION

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1970s - FASHION

The fashion influence of 1960s hippies wasmainstream in the 1970s.

Men wore shoulder length hair and non-traditional clothing became the rage, including

bellbottom pants, hip huggers, colorful

patches, platform shoes, earth shoes, clogs,T-shirts, and gypsy dresses.

Sources: http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade70.html

1970 FASHION

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1970s - FASHION

Leisure suits for men became commonplace.


and http://www. retro-cafe.com

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1970sHAIR STYLES

Source: http://www.imagesforfree.org/

Afro Hairstyle Carol Brady

Hairstyle

Shaggy Hairstyle
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1970sHAIR STYLES

Source: Various

Afro Hairstyle Long

Hairstyle

The DorothyHamill Wedge(Olympic Skating

Champion in 1970s)

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1970sFASHION

Source: Various

Earth Shoes Vintage Clogs

Patches

Platform Shoes

1970s FADS

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1970s - FADS

Mood rings, lava lamps, Rubik's cube, SeaMonkeys, smiley face stickers, string art, and

pet rocks all captured the imagination of

Americans during the 1970s.

Mood rings, which change color supposedly

based on your mood, become popular fromtime to time.


1970s FADS

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1970sFADS

Sources: http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade70.html & Various

Mood Ring

Rubriks Cube

Lava Lamp

Pet Rock

Smiley Faces

String Art

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1970s - CARS

1970 Dodge Charger

Sources: Various

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1970s - CARS

Families vacationed in station wagons and

everyone wanted an RV.

Source: Various

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