As discussed in the reading in Chapter 21, “Music as Social Conscience”, music often plays a part in social change.
Create a blog entry for the class blog which includes an embedded Youtube video of a song from your country or culture that talks about a social issue. In addition to the video, please answer the following questions in a paragraph:
Activity inspired by:
Schmitt, D., & Schmitt, N. (2011). Unit 6: Encounters with music and sound. Focus on vocabulary 2: Mastering the academic word list (Pp. 191-226). Pearson Longman.
Create a blog entry for the class blog which includes an embedded Youtube video of a song from your country or culture that talks about a social issue. In addition to the video, please answer the following questions in a paragraph:
- What is the name of the song?
- Who is the artist performing the song?
- What does this song talk about?
- Do you agree with the opinions expressed in the song? Why or why not?
- Is there anything else you would like to add?
Activity inspired by:
Schmitt, D., & Schmitt, N. (2011). Unit 6: Encounters with music and sound. Focus on vocabulary 2: Mastering the academic word list (Pp. 191-226). Pearson Longman.