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Michael Wier replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion Final Projects in Bethel - Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source
"Here is my ARS on Music and Dance in the Colonial PeriodARSMichaelWier.doc"
Nov 24, 2012
Michael Wier replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion 1970s - Modern Reflections in Bethel - Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source
"I apologize to all of you for having to leave early! I am not going to lie though, my knowledge of the history of pop, r&b, and rap consists mainly of what we heard in class. I don't really feel like I can make many pronouncements there but the…"
Nov 4, 2012
Michael Wier replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion WWII, 50s & 60s - Nuclear Age in Bethel - Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source
"I like to think of the 50s and 60s as the "not my parents'..." age. Each successive generation, thanks to advances in technology, could pass around and discover a form of music that was different from their parents, and that their parents might…"
Nov 4, 2012
Michael Wier replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion WWI, 1920s - Progressives in Bethel - Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source
"Ah, the Roaring 20s. If my enjoyment of this period is not conveyed by the more casual tone of this post then just know that I find it fun... The conservative temperance society against those crazy, partying progressives, moonshine and gangsters…"
Nov 4, 2012
Michael Wier replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion Westward Movement / Pioneers in Bethel - Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source
"I greatly appreciate the idea that people were generally relaxing during this era. Even more rigid pieces like Souza's marches have drum beats that would be at home in a rock song today (crash and bass drum on 1 and 3, snare on 2 and 4). I think one…"
Nov 4, 2012
Michael Wier replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion Negro Spirituals / Civil War in Bethel - Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source
"I think these dances again illustrate differences of opinion between two groups of people, but in this case the ideological differences over the roles of African and Black Americans in northern and southern societies. The first blackface minstrel…"
Nov 3, 2012
Michael Wier replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion Colonial and Revolutionary Era Reflections in Bethel - Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source
"I think the juxtaposition of the contra dancing with the colonist army's marching songs provides an interesting cross section of some of the struggles of the colonies during that time. We were forging our own identity as a nation on the world stage,…"
Nov 3, 2012
Michael Wier replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion Pre-Colonial Era (Baroque, Renaissance & Pre-Columbus Native America) Reflections in Bethel - Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source
"The music and dance of this period is so closely related to the technological advances that rushed through the world in this period. For those sticklers who aren't into arts in the classroom, this could be a key tie-in. For example- Renaissance…"
Nov 3, 2012
Michael Wier replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion Welcome & Introductions in Bethel - Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source
"Hello all, my name is Michael Wier, this is my 5th year teaching in Kwigillingok, where I teach 7-12 social studies and 9-12 Language Arts. My route to rural AK comes by way of western NY, specifically Olean, Ithaca, and Buffalo. I was drawn to this…"
Oct 28, 2012