ELVIS PRESLEY BUNDLE - Slides, Games, Handouts and More!

ENGAGE YOUR STUDENTS WITH AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT AN ARTIST, MUSICIAN, OR BAND!!!

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This download includes an informational PowerPoint, review game, and mini-biography assignment. Enjoy!

Consider some of my other music resources listed below...

Music Genre Jeopardy Resources

Ragtime

Gospel

Blues

Jazz

Country

Swing

Folk

Pop

Bluegrass

R&B

Rock & Roll

Soul

Rock

Funk

Reggae

Disco

Hip Hop

Alternative

Metal

Rap

Suggested pairing for units of study: RAGTIME and BLUES

Two of the earliest genres to develop in the U.S.; both piano-dependent…Ragtime pioneered, Blues added lyrics and mood…

The 4-Pack Ragtime & Blues Bundle includes:

40-slide genre resource - “Ragtime: comprehensive music history” (slides, links, handouts & more)

40-slide genre resource - “Blues: comprehensive music history” (slides, links, handouts & more)

6-round review game - Ragtime Music Genre Family Feud

6-round review game - Blues Music Genre Family Feud

Suggested pairing for units of study: GOSPEL and POP

Gospel was popular before pop; Pop was popular by definition…very similar music, one being sacred, the other secular…

The 5-Pack Gospel & Pop Bundle includes:

40-slide genre resource - “Gospel: comprehensive music history” (slides, links, handouts & more)

40-slide genre resource - “Pop: comprehensive music history” (slides, links, handouts & more)

6-round review game - Gospel Music Genre Family Feud

6-round review game - Pop Music Genre Family Feud

25-slide artist resource - Michael Jackson

Suggested pairing for units of study: JAZZ and SWING

One could argue that Jazz is the father of all subsequent genres; and Swing is simply dance-able, sing-able, swing-able jazz music…

The 4-Pack Jazz & Swing Bundle includes:

40-slide genre resource - “Jazz: comprehensive music history” (slides, links, handouts & more)

40-slide genre resource - “Swing: comprehensive music history” (slides, links, handouts & more)

6-round review game - Jazz Music Genre Family Feud

6-round review game - Ragtime Music Genre Family Feud

Suggested pairing for units of study: COUNTRY and BLUEGRASS

To the untrained ear, Country and Bluegrass may sound alike. The truth is, Bluegrass may be “countrier” than Country…

The 5-Pack Country & Bluegrass Bundle includes:

40-slide genre resource - “Country: comprehensive music history” (slides, links, handouts & more)

40-slide genre resource - “Bluegrass: comprehensive music history” (slides, links, handouts & more)

6-round review game - Bluegrass Music Genre Family Feud

6-round review game - Country Music Genre Family Feud

25-slide artist resource - Johnny Cash

Suggested pairing for units of study: FOLK and REGGAE

With simple instruments and vocals, Folk is and always has been the music of the people. Reggae is folk music from the islands…

The 7-Pack Folk & Reggae Bundle includes:

40-slide genre resource - “Folk: comprehensive music history” (slides, links, handouts & more)

40-slide genre resource - “Reggae: comprehensive music history” (slides, links, handouts & more)

6-round review game - Folk Music Genre Family Feud

6-round review game - Reggae Music Genre Family Feud

25-slide artist resource - Woody Guthrie

25-slide artist resource - Bob Dylan

25-slide artist resource - Bob Marley

Suggested pairing for units of study: R&B and SOUL

Two genres that can be hard to differentiate; when you perform with Rhythm or with Blues, you often have plenty of Soul as well…

The 9-Pack R&B & Soul Bundle includes:

40-slide genre resource - “R&B: comprehensive music history” (slides, links, handouts & more)

40-slide genre resource - “Soul: comprehensive music history” (slides, links, handouts & more)

6-round review game - R&B Music Genre Family Feud

6-round review game - Soul Music Genre Family Feud

25-slide artist resource - Marvin Gaye

25-slide artist resource - Stevie Wonder

25-slide artist resource - Sam Cooke

25-slide artist resource - Aretha Franklin

25-slide artist resource - Ray Charles

Suggested pairing for units of study: ROCK & ROLL and “ROCK”

‘50s Rock & Roll was more about the performance than the recorded sound; the ‘60s Rock that followed was a golden age for music…

The 11-Pack Rock & Roll (c. ‘50s) and Rock (c. 60s) Bundle includes:

40-slide genre resource - “Rock & Roll: comprehensive music history” (slides, links, handouts & more)

40-slide genre resource - “Rock: comprehensive music history” (slides, links, handouts & more)

6-round review game - Rock & Roll Music Genre Family Feud

6-round review game - Rock Music Genre Family Feud

25-slide artist resource - Elvis Presley

25-slide artist resource - Chuck Berry

25-slide artist resource - Jerry Lee Lewis

25-slide artist resource - The Beatles

25-slide artist resource - The Rolling Stones

25-slide artist resource - Jimi Hendrix

25-slide artist resource - Little Richard

Suggested pairing for units of study: FUNK and DISCO

‘70s Funk added plenty of synthetic bass to soul, rock and R&B; ‘70s Disco added the ball and the dancing beats…

The 6-Pack Funk and Disco Bundle includes:

40-slide genre resource - “Funk: comprehensive music history” (slides, links, handouts & more)

40-slide genre resource - “Disco: comprehensive music history” (slides, links, handouts & more)

6-round review game - Funk Music Genre Family Feud

6-round review game - Disco Music Genre Family Feud

25-slide artist resource - James Brown

25-slide artist resource - Prince

Suggested pairing for units of study: METAL and ALTERNATIVE

Of the countless sub-genres of Rock, Metal and Alternative are two that became big enough to be their own bonafide genres…

The 6-Pack Metal and Alternative Bundle includes:

40-slide genre resource - “Metal: comprehensive music history” (slides, links, handouts & more)

40-slide genre resource - “Alternative: comprehensive music history” (slides, links, handouts & more)

6-round review game - Metal Music Genre Family Feud

6-round review game - Alternative Music Genre Family Feud

25-slide artist resource - Led Zeppelin

25-slide artist resource - Nirvana

Suggested pairing for units of study: HIP HOP and RAP

Hip Hop was more than the music, it was a culture. Hip Hop culture included Rap, which took over as a genre of its own…

The 5-Pack Hip Hop and Rap Bundle includes:

40-slide genre resource - “Hip Hop: comprehensive music history” (slides, links, handouts & more)

40-slide genre resource - “Rap: comprehensive music history” (slides, links, handouts & more)

6-round review game - Hip Hop Music Genre Family Feud

6-round review game - Rap Music Genre Family Feud

25-slide artist resource - Dr. Dre

Hundreds and hundreds of artists are mentioned and sampled throughout the 20 genre lessons, including (for those with links, I also have designed artist-specific lessons):

•1. The Beatles – HERE

•2. Bob Dylan – HERE

•3. Elvis Presley – HERE

•4. Rolling Stones – HERE

•5. Chuck Berry – HERE

•6. Jimi Hendrix – HERE

•7. James Brown – HERE

•8. Little Richard – HERE

•9. Aretha Franklin – HERE

•10. Ray Charles - HERE

•11. Bob Marley – HERE

•12. The Beach Boys – HERE

•13. Buddy Holly – HERE

•14. Led Zeppelin – HERE

•15. Stevie Wonder – HERE

•16. Sam Cooke – HERE

•17. Muddy Waters –

•18. Marvin Gaye – HERE

•19. Velvet Underground –

•20. Bo Diddley – HERE

•21. Otis Redding –

•22. U2 – HERE

•23. Bruce Springsteen – HERE

•24. Jerry Lee Lewis – HERE

•25. Fats Domino –

•26. The Ramones –

•27. Nirvana – HERE

•28. Prince – HERE

•29. The Who –

•30. The Clash –

•31. Johnny Cash – HERE

•32. Smokey Robinson –

•33. The Everly Brothers –

•34. Neil Young –

•35. Michael Jackson – HERE

•36. Madonna –

•37. Roy Orbison –

•38. John Lennon –

•39. David Bowie – HERE

•40. Simon and Garfunkel –

•41. The Doors –

•42. Van Morrison

•43. Sly and the Family Stone –

•44. Public Enemy –

•45. The Byrds –

•46. Janis Joplin –

•47. Patti Smith –

•48. Run-DMC –

•49. Elton John –

•50. The Band – HERE

•51. Howlin' Wolf –

•52. Allman Brothers Band –

•53. Eric Clapton –

•54. Dr. Dre – HERE

•55. Grateful Dead –

•56. Parliament/Funkadelic -

•57. Aerosmith –

•58. Sex Pistols –

•59. Louis Jordan –

•60. Joni Mitchell –

•61. Tina Turner –

•62. Etta James –

•63. Phil Spector –

•64. The Kinks –

•65. Al Green -

•66. Cream – •67. The Temptations –

•68. Jackie Wilson –

•69. Carl Perkins –

•70. The Police –

•71. Frank Zappa –

•72. AC/DC –

•73. Radiohead –

•74. Hank Williams –

•75. The Eagles –

•76. The Shirelles –

•77. Beastie Boys –

•78. The Stooges –

•79. The Four Tops –

•80. Elvis Costello –

•81. The Drifters -

•82. Eminem –

•83. N.W.A. –

•84. James Taylor –

•85. Black Sabbath –

•86. Tupac Shakur – HERE

•87. Gram Parsons –

•88. Miles Davis –

•89. The Yardbirds –

•90. Carlos Santana –

•91. Ricky Nelson

•92. Guns n Roses -

•93. Booker T. and the MG's –

•94. Nine Inch Nails –

•95. Lynyrd Skynyrd –

•96. Martha and the Vandellas –

•97. Diana Ross and the Supremes -

•98. Roxy Music –

•99. Curtis Mayfield –

•100. Lee 'Scratch' Perry –

•Honorable Mention:

Tom Petty – HERE

Queen – HERE

Woody Guthrie – HERE