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Appalachian medical specialtyAppalachee - people on the other sideFolk music - What is common people music?     Traditional songs existing in countries.     Handed down through generations.     Passes on by word of mtabooh, not written in musical notation.Dont know who wrote it.      song and lyrics change as they are passed on.Folk Music is History in song     Tells about daily lives.Tells about Special events - often tragedies, themes of romance, battle, adventure, and history.Purpose of folk music     Entertainment, recreation, socializing, dancing, games.     Teaching, make work go faster, religious.Tells a story (ballads).Origins of Appalachian people     Ireland     Scotland     EnglandMusic influenced by folk and mountain music     Country   &nbs p blue grass     Modern folkMusical instruments used (folk instruments)     Dulcimer, fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin, autoharp, mouth bow, washtub bass.Body percussion, spoons, washboard, Jews harp.Harmonica, jug. bluegrass Music - What is bluegrass music?     Direct descendant of old-time string roofy tradition, which developed out of Southern mountain dance music & songs.Combines old-time string band music with gospel harmonies & blues rhythms.play on acoustic instruments (natural sound)     Banjo, guitar, fiddle, mandolin, bass fiddle, dobro (resophonic guitar)Instrumental leads used to show off technical abilityDistinctive vocal harmoniesOriginations of bluegrassBill Monroe - "The father of Bluegrass"     Grew up in Rosine, Kentucky (Ohio County)     Music takes its name from Bill Monroes band, The Blue Grass Boys     I nfluenced by -Pendleton Vandiver ("Uncle Pen") the uncle who "raised" Bill and taughthim how to play the fiddle.Arnold Schultz, black "blues" vocalizer and guitar player.Timeline1911 - Bill Monroe born on September 131940s - development of bluegrass music1950s - people began referring to his style of music as Bluegrass1960s - concept of "bluegrass festival" introduced1996 - Bill Monroe died on September 91997 - Bill Monroe inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Because of his influenceon popular musicBluegrass Music featured inFilms of "Bonnie and Clyde", "Deliverance"Television Shows of "The Beverly Hillbillies", "The Dukes of Hazard"Written OverviewA sample overview of the history of bluegrass music follows. It should be brief only if comprehensive, as it may also be the introduction of the music to teachers as a study guide before or after an in school presentation or they may include this information in a histo ry of social studies discussion if a program presentation is not possible.Bluegrass Music The RootsThe street balladry of the people who began migrating to America in the early 1600s is considered to be the roots of traditional American music. As the early Jamestown settlers began to spread out into the Carolinas, Tennessee, Kentucky and the Virginias, they composed new songs about day to day like experiences in the new land.