Country music

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/country-music

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location of origin?Southern United States, spreading through the Piedmont area
2. What is the primary musical forms?Ballads and dance tunes
3. What instruments are commonly used in country music?Country music often uses a banjo, fiddle, harmonica, and different kinds of guitars like acoustic, electric, steel, and resonator.
4. Where did country music start?Country music began in the American South, spreading from the Piedmont area across the Southern United States along the Appalachian Mountains and reaching places like Louisiana and New York.

Appalachian Music: Folk music traditions originating from the Appalachian Mountains, a significant influence on country music.
Vaquero Music: Musical styles associated with Mexican cowboys, contributing to the Western elements in country music.
Blues Modes: Specific scales and melodic patterns derived from blues music that influenced country's harmonic and melodic structures.