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20 th Century American Music 1940s

20 th Century American Music 1940s. E.J. Russell Elementary School 5 th Grade Music Mrs. Sandor. Elements of Music. LAUNDRY LIST. 1. Melody 2. Harmony 3. Rhythm 4. Form 5. Style 6. Mood 7. Timbre: Instrumentation / Vocal 8. Tempo 9. Dynamics. LAUNDRY LIST.

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20 th Century American Music 1940s

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  1. 20th Century American Music1940s E.J. Russell Elementary School 5th Grade Music Mrs. Sandor

  2. Elements of Music LAUNDRY LIST 1.Melody 2.Harmony 3.Rhythm 4.Form 5.Style 6.Mood 7. Timbre: Instrumentation / Vocal 8.Tempo 9. Dynamics

  3. LAUNDRY LIST Melody: A logical succession of musical tones, also called the tune. Harmony: Combination of musical notes sounded at the same time. Rhythm: The patterns of sounds & silences. Form: The overall plan of a piece of music.

  4. LAUNDRY LIST Style: unique way in which the elements of melody, rhythm, timbre, texture, harmony and form are handled to create a special “sound.” Mood: state of mind or emotion that is relayed in composed music. Timbre: Tone color, the unique quality produced by a voice or instrument. Tempo: Speed of beat Form: The structure of a musical composition.

  5. LAUNDRY LIST Dynamics:The volume of sound, the loudness, or softness of a musical passage; intensity, power.

  6. 1940s - FACTS The 1940s were dominated by World War II. War-time production pulled the United States out of the Great Depression. Rationing affected the food we ate, the clothes we wore, and the toys with which children played. There were scrap drives for steel, tin, paper and rubber to support the war effort. Source: http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade40.html

  7. 1940s - FACTS Women needed to replace men who had gone off to war, and so the first great exodus of women from the home to the workplace began. The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League is founded. Source: http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade40.html and http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/womenofthecentury/decadebydecade/1940s.html

  8. 1940s - FACTS When men returned from war, women had to give up their jobs to the returning men. However, they had tasted independence, and this changed future generations. The GI Bill allowed more men than ever before to get a college education. Source: http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade40.html

  9. 1940s - FACTS World War II changed the order of world power. The United States and the USSR become super powers.The Cold War begins. Average Salary: $1,299 (compared with $1,368 in the 1930s and $1,236 in the 1920s.)Source: American Cultural History, Lonestar College http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade40.html

  10. 1940s - FACTS In the 1940s, the Life expectancy (how long people were expected to live) was 60.7 years for men, and 68.2 years for women. (To compare, in 2010, the life expectancy for women is 81.1, and 76.2 for men). Source: American Cultural History, Lonestar College http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade30.html

  11. 1940s - FACTS Supreme Court decided that African Americans do have a right to vote. The successful use of Penicillin, an antibiotic, by 1941 revolutionized medicine. Source: American Cultural History, Lonestar College http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade40.html

  12. 1940s - FACTS In 1947, commercial television with 13 stations became available to the public. Computers were developed during the early forties. The Slinky was invented in 1945.Sources: http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade40.html, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2006-02-04_Metal_spiral.jpg

  13. 1940s - FAMOUS PEOPLE Walt Disney (film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, and entrepreneur ) Jackie Robinson (African American athlete) “Rosie the Riveter” (popular figure from a government campaign to bring women into the workplace during the war.) Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams (baseball player) Jimmy Stewart (Actor) Source: http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade20.html, Various

  14. 1940s – BIG BANDS • Music reflected American enthusiasm of the 1940s. • At the beginning of the 1940s, the beginning of the decade, Big Bands still dominated popular music.Harry James an outstanding instrumen-talists of the swing era, and also one of the most popular bandleaders of the first half of the 1940s. Source: http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade40.html

  15. 1940s – BIG BANDS • Eventually, singers from these bands struck out on their own. • Bing Crosby's smooth voice made him one of the most popular singers. • Other former band singers who became famous on their own included: Frank Sinatra. Dinah Shore, Kate Smith and Perry Como. Source: http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade40.html

  16. 1940s – FAMOUS SINGERS Kate Smith Frank Sinatra Dinah Shore Source: http://imbd.com, http://www.cmgww.com/music/, http://www.wiki.com

  17. 1940s – BEBOP / R & B Source: http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade40.html Be-Bop and Rhythm and Blues (R&B) grew out of the big band era toward the end of the decade.These styles were made popular by Charlie Parker, Dizzie Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Billy Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and Woody Herman.

  18. 1940s – BEBOP / R & B Charlie “Bird” Parker was one of the most influential improvising soloists in jazz, and a central figure in the development of bop in the 1940s. Source: http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/artist_id_parker_charlie.htm

  19. 1940s – BEBOP / R & B Dizzy Gillespie was one of the principal developers of bop in the early 1940s, and his styles of improvising and trumpet playing were imitated widely in the 1940s and 1950s. Indeed, he is one of the most influential players in the history of jazz. Sourcehttp://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/artist_id_gillespie_dizzy.htm & www.lastfm.com

  20. 1940s – BEBOP / R & B Thelonious Monk Ella Fitzgerald Billy Holiday Source: http:/www. en.wikipedia.org, Various

  21. 1940s – CLASSICALAMERICAN MUSIC American born composers like Aaron Copland (Rodeo - 1942) and Appalachian Spring (1944) and William Schuman (symphonies #3 (1941) through #7(1949) remained more traditional composers. This was a change from modern European composers who explored more modern music, such as Arnold Schoenberg, Kurt Weill, and Paul Hindemith. Source: http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade40.html

  22. 1940s – DANCING The jitterbug was a popular dance of the 1940s. “Jitterbug” was the term for bouncy, up-tempo dance styles. Source: http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade40.html

  23. 1940s – RADIO Radio continued to be a lifeline for Americans in the 1940s. Americans listened to the radio to hear news, listen to music and other entertainment. They also listened to soap operas, quiz shows, children's hours, mystery stories, fine drama, and sports. Source: http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade40.html

  24. 1940s – MOVIES The 1940s was the heyday for the movies. Famous actors included Gary Cooper, Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Ginger Rogers, and Judy Garland. Walt Disney started his career with his films, Fantasia (1940), Dumbo (1941), and Bambi (1942). Source: http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade40.html

  25. 1940s - FASHION During World War II, there were shortages of rayon, nylon, wool, leather, rubber, and metal. Even so, the fashion industry kept working. In the early 1940s floral prints dominated the fashion industry. The late 1940s saw "atomic prints" or geometric patterns and shapes become popular. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940s#Fashion

  26. 1940s - FASHION Fashion started to include patriotic nautical Themes, and dark greens and khakis dominating the color palates of the fashion industry. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940s#Fashion

  27. 1940s – HAIR STYLES Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Clerk_1942_detail_hairstyle.gif Source: http://www.hairstylem.com

  28. 1930s – FASHION

  29. 1940s – MENS’ FASHION Mens’ Fedora Source: http://www. Vintageclothing.com, and Various

  30. 1940s – MENS’ FASHION The “Zoot Suit” was a fad until the War Production Department restricted the amount of fabric that could be used in mens’ garments. Mens’ Fedora Source: http://www.murrayontravel.com/carolnolan/zootsuit_lindybill.jpg

  31. 1940s – AVIATION The U.S. aircraft industry experienced huge growth during World War II, and the development of helicopters.Commercial aviation also grew rapidly. In October 1947 Chuck Yeager took the rocket-powered Bell X-1 through the sound barrier. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_history

  32. 1940s – AUTOS The U. S. car production was dealt a setback because of World War II. Commercial production was stopped for four years. After the war, the new 1940s cars had a lower and longer look. Some cars offered manual or semi-automatic shift. A new car back in 1940s was about $800 and for 18 cents, you could buy a gallon of gas. Source: http://www.anythingaboutcars.com/1940scars.html

  33. 1940s - FACTS http://www.teacherweb.com/NY/PineBush/DoreenSandor 5th GRADE MUSIC - 20th Century American Music ( Click to open) http://www.teacherweb.com/NY/PineBush/DoreenSandor/wqr8.aspx

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