SXSWedu 2017

Music: A Catalyst for

Social and Academic Change

Sunshine Cavalluzzi – Educator, El Dorado HS and

GRAMMY Museum Jane Ortner Education Award Recipient

Bob Santelli – President, GRAMMY Museum

Mark Updegrove – CEO, National Medal of Honor Museum and

Former Director, LBJ Presidential Library

Sam Cooke – “A Change is Gonna Come” lyrics

I was born by the river in a little tent

Oh and just like the river I've been runnin’ ever since

It's been a long time, a long time comin’

But I know a change gon’ come, oh yes it will

It's been too hard livin’, but I'm afraid to die

'Cause I don't know what's up there, beyond the sky

It's been a long, a long time comin’

But I know a change gon’ come, oh yes it will

I go to the movie and I go downtown

Somebody keep tellin' me don't hang around

It's been a long, a long time comin’

But I know a change gon’ come, oh yes it will

Then I go to my brother

And I say brother help me please

But he winds up knockin' me

Back down on my knees, oh

There have been times that I thought I couldn't last for long

But now I think I'm able to carry on

It's been a long, a long time comin’

But I know a change is gon’ come, oh yes it will NPR Music: Sam Cooke And The Song That 'Almost Scared Him'

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT – TEN NOTABLE SONGS

“A Change is Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke

“Abraham, Martin and John” by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (original by Dion)

“Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round” by The Freedom Singers

“Alabama” by John Coltrane

“I’ve Been ‘Buked and I’ve Been Scorned” by Mahalia Jackson (spiritual)

“Keep on Pushing” by Curtis Mayfield/The Impressions

“Mississippi Goddam” by Nina Simone

“Say It Loud, I’m Black and I’m Proud” by James Brown

“The Times They Are A-Changin’” by Bob Dylan

“We Shall Overcome” by Joan Baez (att. Charles Albert Tindley)

10 Civil Rights Songs

Exploring Music Integration

in the Academic Classroom

This presentation packet—with links to 100+ pages of curriculum

materials—can be downloaded at:

http://bit.ly/GMedu17

AND

http://bit.ly/lbj-sxswedu17

Using HIPPOS Analysis for Music

BEGIN HERE: DISCUSSION QUESTIONS AND ACTIVITIES

Historical Context

Intended Audience

Point of View

Purpose

Outside Connections

Statement of Significance

Bob Dylan – “The Times They Are A-Changin’” lyrics (excerpt)

Come writers and critics

Who prophesize with your pen

And keep your eyes wide

The chance won’t come again

And don’t speak too soon

For the wheel’s still in spin

And there’s no tellin' who that it’s namin'

For the loser now will be later to win

For the times they are a-changin'

Come senators, congressmen

Please heed the call

Don’t stand in the doorway

Don’t block up the hall

For he that gets hurt

Will be he who has stalled

The battle outside ragin'

Will soon shake your windows and rattle your walls

For the times they are a-changin‘

This excerpt can be paired with this image

LBJ signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Serial Number: 276-10-WH64

Date: 07/02/1964

Credit: LBJ Library

Photo by Cecil Stoughton

Nina Simone – “Mississippi Goddam” lyrics (excerpt)

Alabama's gotten me so upset

Tennessee made me lose my rest

And everybody knows about Mississippi Goddam

Hound dogs on my trail

School children sitting in jail

Black cat cross my path

I think every day's gonna be my last

Lord have mercy on this land of mine

We all gonna get it in due time

I don't belong here

I don't belong there

I've even stopped believing in prayer

Tragedy and Triumph: The Summer of 1964

A Fifty-Year Remembrance (excerpt) by Sherwin Markman, Former Special Assistant to President Johnson 1966-1968

Sermon, Unitarian Universalist Church, Chestertown, Maryland - May 18, 2014

In 1963, on May 3, police dogs attacked marching children in Birmingham; on June 2, NAACP leader, Medgar

Evers was gunned down outside his home in Jackson, Mississippi; and on September 15, four schoolgirls were

killed when another church was bombed in Birmingham.

These are but a few examples of the lawless racial rage that radical whites perpetrated, generally with

impunity, throughout the American south. And yet, Dr. King’s voice continued to ring out above the din. So it

was that on August 28, 1963, he elevated all of us when he uttered his “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps

of the Lincoln Memorial. Thus, we come to the fifty year ago summer of 1964.

These excerpts can be paired

Credit: AP/Bill Hudson

CONTEMPORARY MUSIC – TEN SONGS ABOUT

SOCIAL JUSTICE | EQUALITY | PROTEST | EMPOWERMENT *contains explicit lyrics

“Alright” by Kendrick Lamar*

“Born This Way” by Lady Gaga

“Brave” by Sara Bareilles

“Call to Arms” by Sturgill Simpson*

“Freedom” by Beyoncé feat. Kendrick Lamar

“Glory” by John Legend and Common

“Revolution Radio” by Green Day

“Rise Up” by Andra Day

“Waiting on the World to Change” by John Mayer

“We The People” by A Tribe Called Quest*

10 Contemporary Songs

President Lyndon B. Johnson – Radio and Television Remarks Upon Signing the Civil Rights Bill,

July 2, 1964 – 6:45pm (excerpt)

Americans of every race and color have died in battle to protect our freedom. Americans of every race and color have worked to

build a nation of widening opportunities. Now our generation of Americans has been called on to continue the unending search

for justice within our own borders.

We believe that all men are created equal. Yet many are denied equal treatment.

We believe that all men have certain unalienable rights. Yet many Americans do not enjoy those rights.

We believe that all men are entitled to the blessings of liberty. Yet millions are being deprived of those blessings—not because

of their own failures, but because of the color of their skin.

John Legend and Common – “Glory” lyrics (excerpt)

The movement is a rhythm to us

Freedom is like religion to us

Justice is juxtapositionin' us

Justice for all just ain't specific enough

One son died, his spirit is revisitin' us

Truant livin' livin' in us, resistance is us

That's why Rosa sat on the bus

That's why we walk through Ferguson with our hands up

When it go down we woman and man up

They say, "Stay down", and we stand up

Shots, we on the ground, the camera panned up

King pointed to the mountain top and we ran up

One day when the glory comes

It will be ours, it will be ours

Oh one day when the war is won

We will be sure, we will be sure

Oh glory

Credit: Rose Colored Photo

These excerpts can be paired

GRAMMY Museum Curricula

Songs of Conscience, Sounds of Freedom The GRAMMY Museum's Songs of Conscience, Sounds of Freedom curriculum packet highlights the

intersection of music and politics with lessons that introduce key concepts including the role of music in

informing, uniting, inspiring, and confronting. This curriculum also provides students with an opportunity to

explore the unique characteristics of music in comparison to other primary sources.

Civil Rights Movement Lessons include:

• What was the Civil Rights Movement?

• “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and the Civil Rights Movement

• The Impact of Leadership on the Civil Rights Movement

• Civil Rights Movement - Connection to Today

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY:

Anthems for Activism: Seeking Social Justice through Song (Cavalluzzi)

LBJ Curricula and Education Resources

LBJ and the Freedom Summer of 1964 Using this dynamic lesson plan, your students investigate the three Mississippi civil rights workers who went

missing during the Freedom Summer of 1964. Through documents, phone conversations, art, and music,

students will learn more about the climate of the south and the United States during this tumultuous time.

Civil Rights/Social Justice Program and Tour 2-3 hours | Ages: 15 and older

Experience the 1960s Civil Rights Movement through primary sources from the LBJ Library's archives. There

are a variety of options depending on your group size and time. Following the classroom activity, students

will tour the exhibits and analyze the struggle for social justice in the 1960s and make connections to today.

This docent-led or self-guided tour includes the Oval Office, Life in the White House, The First Ladies Gallery,

LBJ's Presidency, and A Legacy of Liberty. This program and tour are two to three hours. The ideal audience

is 15 years and older.

In addition to offering tours and interactive educational activities on site, we offer educator workshops and

curricula that use primary sources from our archives. Visit lbjlibrary.org or email us at

education@lbjlibrary.net.

The Jane Ortner Education Award program is a FREE program that celebrates K-12 educators who integrate music

into academic subjects such as English language arts, social studies, math, science, and foreign languages. Teachers

don’t need to sing or play an instrument to participate – there are many ways to incorporate music!

Award applicants are eligible for scholarships, prizes, and unique professional development opportunities.

In addition to the award, we also offer these FREE programs year-round:

WEBINARS (All sessions are recorded and available in our archive)

Our webinar series is designed to:

• Provide K-12 teachers with strategies and resources for fostering a creative

learning environment and integrating music into the academic classroom

• Explore college readiness and careers in the music industry

• Facilitate conversations about related topics in the field of education

TEACHER WORKSHOPS The GRAMMY Museum presents workshops for K-12 academic teachers in Los Angeles

and across the country. Please visit our website to learn more about upcoming events.

MUSIC-INTEGRATED CURRICULA Browse our online library of music-integrated curricula created by teachers for use in the classroom.

JANE ORTNER EDUCATION AWARD PROGRAM

FOR K-12 NON-MUSIC TEACHERS

Contains additional

lessons not included

in this packet!

www.lbjlibrary.org

@LBJLibrary

education@lbjlibrary.net

www.civilrightssummit.org

SUNSHINE CAVALLUZZI

@GoldenHawkCav

MARK UPDEGROVE

@MarkKUpdegrove

www.grammymuseum.org

@TheGRAMMYMuseum

www.JaneOrtnerEducationAward.org

@JaneOrtnerEDU