2/18/2013 - MUE 598 - Popular Culture Popular song Segment 4B (Disclaimer: I would probably try to find a song that

does not talk about beer in the lyrics. However, in country music this is somewhat problematic, since many of the songs mention beer, whiskey or moonshine as part of the cultural references. For this project, because this is the song we choice, we will pretend that we either had a conversation or chose a different song.) Generate Two Column Think - Make two columns on a piece of paper / computer. Under one column write the things that you think are stereotypes of the South. Under the other column, write things you think are stereotypes of being Country. Are they the same or different? Why? Focus Students learn melody / verses through multiple listening experiences and lyrics researched. Observe / Encode Students figure out chord progression. The teacher can tell them all chords will be one of the following: I IV V vi After they try things out for 4 or 5 minutes, the teacher can provide the chords depending on time allowed. Focus Students play the chord progressions on their guitars using Nashville notation / sing as a group. Apply What other songs do you know with similar chord progressions? (Exploring previous knowledge from class or other life experiences.)

Transfer Play same chord progression, but those who introduced other songs sing the new songs. The class can try to see how many they know with similar chord progressions. Can be just verses, just chorus, or both. Generate / Integrate Since the focus is on the song / songwriting, the lesson would now focus on the lyrical content. What does this song mean to you? If you were the songwriter, what might have

inspired you to write this song? Backstory of how Zac Brown and Wyatt Durette wrote the song. Meaning according to the songwriters. How have other songwriters written about being country or southern? (Students can share songs they know.) Rocky Top (Tennassee - Conway Twitty http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8ECMIBzznc Talks about moonshine still. Thank God Im a Country Boy - John Denver http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9dCI-YqICQ

Synthesize/Evaluate/Verify Country or Southern Songwriting Project In groups of 3 or 4, share your lists with each other. Write your own song inspired by your ideas of what it means to be either country or southern. You can use similar chord progressions that we used before or you can choose new progressions. Your song needs to have a least one verse and one chorus, but it can have more. Class performance of original songs about being country or southern

Metacognitive Processing Questions What helped you figure out the chord progression on your own? What process did your group use to write a song? Which thing (chords, lyrics, melody)

came first? What was one thing you learned that you will DEFINITELY put in your musical bag of tricks?