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Musical Examples:(suggestions)
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Jazz/Blues- Louis Armstrong - “Peppermouth Blues” - recorded in 1923
Smithsonian Collection
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Country- Garth Brooks - “The Dance” or “Friends in Low Places”
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Pop/Rock- Jewel - “You Were Meant For Me”; No Doubt - “Spiderwebs”
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Rap/Hip Hop- Will Smith - “Men in Black”; The Notorius B.I.G. (a.k.a. Christopher G. Wallace) - “One More Chance”
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Classical- Beethoven’s 5th opening theme (g g g ebmatches the rhythm of the words,
“Hail to the Chief”); or Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common
Man”
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March- Sousa’s “Washington Post”
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Regional/Ethnic- “Beer Barrel Polka”; “We’ll Have Big Fun on the
Bayou”; “The Streets of Laredo”; “Roosevelt and Ira Lee”;
“Look Away Over Yondro”; “Rocky Mountain High”
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Other- Bobby McFarrin/Yo Yo Ma - “Flight of the Bumble Bee”
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