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June 4, 2012How historically significant is a
popular musician? In order to study the
history of an era, do you need to know what kind of music people listened to?
Objective: Students will
examine the issues around the establishment of Motown Records. They will examine documents related to Motown records, answer comprehension questions, and synthesize their knowledge by writing a short response
Homework:Review for
final
Create Study guide
Complete any missing work
Vocabulary: Berry Gordy
Songwriter
Built Motown records
Discovered Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, The Supremes, the Jackson 5, and the Commodores
Vocabulary: ProducerLike a film
director, but for music
Supervises the recording of the music
Vocabulary: Crossover
Something that has appeals to many groups
Crossover means something appeals to two types of audiences
Hip-hop and pop music
Country and rock and roll
Motown Nickname for
Detroit – Motor City – Motor town – Motown
Founded by Berry Gordy
African American owned and operated
Motown Hugely successful
Popular performers discovered by Gordy and Motown:The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Jimmy Ruffin, The Contours, The Four Tops
Motown Hugely successful
Popular performers discovered by Gordy and Motown: Gladys Knight & the Pips, The Commodores, The Velvelettes, Martha and the Vandellas, Stevie Wonder and The Jackson 5.
The Four Tops
The Jackson 5
The Supremes
Gladys Knight and the pips / Stevie Wonder
Berry Gordy and the Movies
Produced Lady Sings the Blues and The Wiz
Directed Mahogany
Billy Dee WilliamsCareer was
started when Berry Gordy insisted that he play a lead role in “Lady Sings The Blues”
Diana RossStar with the
Supremes
Star on her own
Star in the movies
The Jackson 5 Discovered
by Gordy
Became so popular they had a cartoon show about them
The importance of Motown
Made African American music popular with all Americans
Made African American musicians popular with all Americans
This is crossover appeal
Check for Understanding:
Who was Berry Gordy?
What is a producer?
What does crossover mean?
Independent practice:Read
summary
Underline important points
Answer questions
Exit Ticket:
Who was Berry Gordy?
What is a producer?
What does crossover mean?
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