In addition to music history guidelines previously outlined in Music Technology, the History of Hip-Hop dives a little bit deeper into the creation of the genre, studying music history rather than music making.
History of Hip-Hop Syllabus: Note that due to the present growing genre, this syllabus is only a snapshot and changes frequently.
MusicMap, Music History: website demonstrates musical and historical connections, provides summaries and playlists for deep understanding.
TeachRock Website: website provided from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Stevie van Zandt. Provides lessons, videos, images and interactive tech tools on hundreds of musical concepts and artists.
Hip-Hop Resource Handout: This handout is essentially my resources complied in a document. This document is constantly being updated as I continue to grow as an educator.
These are two guiding texts that I reference throughout my curriculum. The Rap Yearbook, highlights one song of importance from 1983 to 2014. The text includes deep lyrical analysis, illustrations and listening maps.
When prompted with a chapter from The Rap Yearbook, students complete this worksheet: O’Connor-Vince Article Summary
This Day In Rap And Hip-Hop History is written by Chuck D of Public Enemy, it offers a survey of important hip-hop/rap music from 1973-2016.
When prompted to genre/song listening, students complete the O’Connor-Vince Hip-Hop Song Worksheet
Completed listening YouTube playlist from This Day in Rap and Hip-Hop History