We Rock! (Music Lab)
A Fun Family Guide for Exploring Rock Music History: From Elvis and the Beatles to Ray Charles and The Ramones, Includes Bios, Historical Context, Extensive Playlists, and Rocking Activities for the Whole Family!
- 152 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
We Rock! (Music Lab)
A Fun Family Guide for Exploring Rock Music History: From Elvis and the Beatles to Ray Charles and The Ramones, Includes Bios, Historical Context, Extensive Playlists, and Rocking Activities for the Whole Family!
About This Book
Finally! A hip, fun and culturally relevant series of music appreciation books, perfect for modern music-loving families who want to take advantage of this era of exploding musical access! Get a personal guided tour through an amazing historical back-catalog of music that was previously unavailable. We Rock!: A Fun Family Guide for Exploring Rock Music History is a guided tour through thrilling corners of the musical universe that should not be missed! This book highlights great songs in rock history, shares insights and stories on the artists, details the social and historical influences at play, and offers fun activities for families to do together. Detailed listening guides help music fans understand song structure, lyrics, and instrumentation. Related listening lists introduce readers to other exciting artists in similar genres. Set into 52 "music labs, " these stories can be explored at will by individuals and families or used as a curriculum for community groups and educators. There really are no other books out there like this - that are music appreciation books for a general audience that focus on popular music - so pick up yours today and you will have your whole family singing along with We Rock.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- What’s This Book All About?
- How to Listen Carefully
- How to Have Fun as a Family with Music
- CHAPTER 01 ROCK & ROLL BASICS
- CHAPTER 02 ROCKING OUT
- CHAPTER 03 DEEP SOUL
- CHAPTER 04 PUNK ROCK
- CHAPTER 05 DANCE MUSIC
- CHAPTER 06 NEW ROCK SOUNDS
- CHAPTER 07 NEW WAVE
- Rock Destinations
- Appendix: Suggestions for Additional Listening
- About the Author
- Acknowledgments
- Photographer Credits
- Index