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A KID'S HISTORY OF THE BANJO

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Submitted by - Administrator • Submitted on  25 Aug 2010 06:08:27pm • Go to video page

MEET ME AT THE CORNER: A Kid’s History of the Banjo

  1. Describe the origins of the banjo. Where did it originate and when?
  2. Design a graphic organizer comparing and contrasting the early banjos with modern banjos.
  3. What is unique about blue grass music?
  4. In this episode, Curtis Eller says that playing an instrument is “another way to learn to communicate with other people.” Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Support you answer with specific details.
  5. What is the difference between blue grass and jazz? Create a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the two.
  6. Choose five different types of music (example: classical, rock, rap, country, blue grass). Design a survey to find out what kind of music you like. Be sure to include blue grass in your survey. Survey at least twenty people (family and friends). Make a bar graph to show your results. Don’t forget labels!

Click on Other Fun Websites: Follow the directions on the website Banjos That Kids Can Make From Pie Tins and make your own banjo.

Challenge: Click on The Banjo Project, and then click on Performances (top right side of the page). Watch any three performances – they are all short, about three minutes. How would you evaluate these performances? What criteria would you use?