Divide into groups. Students will think about the way music has changed through time. The 1900-1930 period represented a life that was good. It was an age of optimism and national confidence. The music of 1960-2000 is often about what people think as much as it is about what they feel.
Music is used to communicate ideas and beliefs.
Have a discussion about the music of the period 2000-2030. Historically, music has been a representation of society. Current popular music, however, sometimes seeks to challenge the limits of what is generally accepted. A Complicated World. Place the names of Hoosier songs, songwriters and composers on the line in the appropriate period their music represented.