Lesson 24 of 84 · Music History
⭐ 30 XP🎻 Music History HallHow Notation Evolved
Streaming platforms have transformed the music industry since the 2010s, making almost all recorded music available instantly.
🎯 Your mission
Listen with your eyes closed. Then open them and read about it.
⚡ The twist
Genres don't have rules — only traditions.
Listen for this
🎧 Listen for what was new at the time — not what sounds normal today.
Artist Spotlight
🌟 Beethoven kept writing music even after he went completely deaf.
Mind = Blown
🤯 Hip-hop was invented at one party in the Bronx in 1973.
Learn about how notation evolved: identify the influence of world music on western styles
What You'll Learn
Streaming platforms have transformed the music industry since the 2010s, making almost all recorded music available instantly.
Identify the influence of world music on Western styles
Describe the role of music in film
Check Your Understanding
Question 1 of 3
What famous work did Beethoven compose while losing his hearing?
Where you hear this in real life
Today's pop hit borrows from 70 years of music history without anyone noticing.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Listen to one song from before your parents were born this week.
For the dinner table
“Tell me about the music you loved when you were my age.”
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