an introduction to 1960 project

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Digital Rock Story Telling1960s Music

Due Friday, March 12th

The music of the 1960s began with the British Invasion, but with thechanging current of American History, the music of the late sixtiesoffered social and political messages reflecting the times.

In pairs you will research one of the following music genres of the1960s and create a digital media presentation (that includes pictures,music, and podcasting) informing the class about the influence and

importance of this music genre to rock history.

The Rock Genres of the 1960s. . .

Rock-Folk It was Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, Pete Seeger and many otherswho are credited with bringing political and social awareness in theirmusic. Music reflected the times: Vietnam, the Civil Rights Movement,Cuban Missile Crisis, Cold War.Motown Motown was a huge industry during the 1960s and its musicrepresented a specific sound and image. Created by Barry Gordy,Motown Records was the most successful black-owned musicorganization in history.

Psychedelic Rock: Love, Peace and Drugs These musicians and

songs represent the growing and changing nature of the attitude of thetimes: peace, love, and happiness. This movement was rooted in acommunal society and drugs, especially hallucinogens, as a means offreeing consciousness.

Anti-War ProtestSongs These songs reflect the growing anti-warsentiments specific to Vietnam. This genre is not specific to the rock-folk music of the times; rather it carried itself across all the musicalgenres of the 60s.

Woodstock Nation Woodstock can be discussed and a culmination

and high mark of the 1960s positive vibes, reflecting cooperation andcaring for ones neighbor.

Altamont If Woodstock symbolized the positive elements of the1960s, then the concert at Altamont showed the destructive elementsof the 1960s. Following five months after Woodstock, this concert tookplace in Livermore, California and cast a dark shadow on the rockmusic world.


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Soul Soul was closely allied with the political and social climate ofthe times, specifically the Civil Rights Movement. Soul musiccontained a mixture of sadness and joy. Famous soul singers includeRay Charles and James Brown, and Sam Cooke.

The British Invasion What began with the Beatles andBeatlemania, Americans wanted to know everything about Englandand other bands to cross the Atlantic including The Who, The Kinks,Rolling Stones, and many others.

Surf Culture & Music The Beach Boys were the main Americangroup to dominate the air waves and rival the Beatles. This musicgenre featured pop sounding lyrics that revolved around California andSurf craze of the 1960s.

Guitar Gods The guitar had long been the preeminent instrument ofrock, the Guitar Gods of the sixties were original and influentialartists who redefined guitar rock: Hendrix, Clapton, Jimmy Page, area few.

The Death of Great Rock Legends - By the end of 1969, Janis Joplin,Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones, and Jimi Hendrix had all died of drugoverdoses. Jim Morrison of the Doors died in 1971. These rockerssymbolize the high-life and lows of the 1960s.

Important Moments in the 1960s that shaped all these rock

genres So much was going on politically and socially in the 1960sthat we need to have a digital history telling of the major events thatinfluenced this rock explosion and decade that has been known as theera of Classic Rock. From JFKs assassination to Vietnam, the ColdWar, The Civil Rights Movement, The Womens Rights Movement andmany other events that changed the world.

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How to Create a Digital PresentationUsing Photo Story 3

*A digital presentation is NOT a power point presentation*

In order to create your digital media presentation you will need to . . .

1. Research information about your topic. More specificallyfind out about the musical genre and take notes in your RockJournal highlighting how it was shaped by as well as shaped theculture and history of the 1960s.

2. Select photographs that offer a visual about your topic. Thismight include but is not limited to the major musicians of thisgenre, concert photos, historical documents (choose 6-10

different pictures that offer a visual representation).

A. Save these pictures from the internet in the Haiken RockWrite Listen folder on the student drive. *Make sure you usethe full-size image for the best quality photo.

B. If you would like to make a collage of pictures go to powerpoint and design a collage on one power point slide. Youshould then save your power point slide when you are totallyfinished as a .jpg on the student drive.

3. Select the music for your presentation. You can select up tofive songs to sample throughout your presentation.

4. Record your music using Audacity.

5. Using your research notes, write a script for yourpresentation to podcast along with the photos and music. Yourscript should detail your research findings about the musicgenre.

REMEMBER that if you find any information on a website that youcut and paste that is considered PLAGARISM. Any informationthat you take from the internet must be properly cited on yourscript.


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Using Photo Story 3

Putting it all together . . .

1. Open photo story 3 on the lab top computer.

2. Select Begin a New Story Click Next.

3. Import the pictures you want to include in your digitalpresentation.

4. Arrange photos in the appropriate order for your digitalpresentation.

5. SAVE EARLY and SAVE OFTEN!!!!

Save the project on the student drive in the Haiken RockWrite folder.

6. You can add titles and add effects to your imagery.Choose the effects and add any necessary titles to yourpictures. In addition select the font, size and colors of theheadings on your pictures.

7. Record your script (Narrate your pictures).A. Select the image you wish to record your voice over on.B. Click the Play button to begin recording. Begin speaking

to record your voice-over.C. Click the Stop button to stop recording your voice-over.D. Preview the slide and the recorded voice over.

8. Customize the motion of your slides/photos.A. Click on the image in the timeline you wish to work with.B. Click on the Customize motion button directly below the

picture. The images in the Start position and the Endposition will have handles appear.

C. Use the handles to position the images for the desiredeffect.

9. Add music.A. Click the Select Music button which allows the user to

select mp3 files.

10. Save your digital presentation as a .wmp file.

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