Hard History in Popular Music Artifact Wall by Shawn Kimbrel https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory en-us 2023-01-25 20:30:20 UTC 2025-06-16 22:13:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f3a7.png LGBTQ+ | Food For Thought kimbresh https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2456891965 Leonard Bernstein, Jerome Robbins, Stephen Sondheim, and Arthur Laurents created the book and score for the acclaimed love story musical, West Side Story. Each of the men on this creative team identified as queer and were engaged in long-term homosexual relationships. Does their identity affect the way they create this love story? How so?]]> 2023-01-25 23:16:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2456891965 Politics | Food For Thought kimbresh https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2456894388 Acclaimed composer and pedagogue, Carl Orff, has a well documented and nuanced relationship with the Nazi Party in WWII. Even so, he had close connections with leftist and Jewish creators of the time, including Bertolt Brecht, whose anti-fascist poetry Orff set to music. How does Carl Orff's political engagements relate to his musicianship?]]> 2023-01-25 23:20:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2456894388 General Resource kimbresh https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2456895201 Wonderful and insightful resource related to music and coloniality. Include brilliant resources related to race, nationality, disability, and de-mystifying the hidden histories of many songs used frequently by Music Eduacators.]]> 2023-01-25 23:22:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2456895201 Civil Rights | Song kimbresh https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2457149221 Explore this song, a text setting of a speech by Activist Ella Baker.]]> 2023-01-26 05:45:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2457149221 Racism and Immigration | Playlist kimbresh https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2457149987 Explore the quilts of living African-American Artist Bisa Butler and the songs chosen to accompany them by her husband. Many of her works recreate historical photographs and carry substantial imagery from literature and culture.]]> 2023-01-26 05:47:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2457149987 General Resource kimbresh https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2457154405 Take a look through learning plans, facilitation guides, and more from Learning for Justice!]]> 2023-01-26 05:55:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2457154405 Colonialism | Food For Thought kimbresh https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2457158079 When we hear the word Ukulele, our minds jump to the volcanic islands of Hawaii. However, the 50th state has a beautiful and rich history prior to its 1959 annexation into the USA: one that include the imprisonment of a Musical Queen. How might this history affect the way we teach this beloved instrument? What might we add to our curricula?]]> 2023-01-26 06:01:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2457158079 General Resource | Songbook kimbresh https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2457160055 Take a look at this compilation of free access songs that you can perform (and dissect) with your choir or general music classes!]]> 2023-01-26 06:05:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2457160055 Civil Rights | Song + Article kimbresh https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2457161045 Investigate the often hidden portion of the history of this acclaimed patriotic tune and its commentary on the state of affairs in the US.]]> 2023-01-26 06:06:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2457161045 Civil Rights | Song kimbresh https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2457164904 This song, drawing on imagery of the marches from Selma to Montgomery, AL, this song still has truths that ring to many today. What ways could students engage with this that spark creativity and illustrate the world that they are seeing instead? What historical knowledge would make experiencing this song different?]]> 2023-01-26 06:12:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2457164904 LGBTQ+ | Tweet kimbresh https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2457167481 Look at this tweet by Lil Nas X. While not appropriate for all scenarios, how might this tweet reframe the context of his song, "Call My By Your Name (Montero)?"]]> 2023-01-26 06:17:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2457167481 LGBTQ+ | Song kimbresh https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2457168623 This song, popular in 2012, was a huge part of the media surrounding the campaign for Marriage Equality. How would the history of these political arguments shape the publication of this song? What did this song pave the way for other artists to do? What does true allyship look like?]]> 2023-01-26 06:19:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2457168623 Immigration + Capitalism | Song kimbresh https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2457171439 Using the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, Hadestown subtly criticizes the current capitalist economic structure. This song echoes familiar rhetoric that seems to be critiquing certain political figures.]]> 2023-01-26 06:23:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2457171439 Racism | Song kimbresh https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2457173465 Elvis Presley's famous song Hound Dog was originally written by an African-Woman called Big Mama Thornton. How does this unattributed borrowing change the context of the song? Compare this to Dolly Parton and Whitney Houston's rendition of I Will Always Love You.]]> 2023-01-26 06:26:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2457173465 Civil Rights | Song kimbresh https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2457586880 Often referred to as the "Black National Anthem," explore the many dimensions and historical connections this song has to offer.]]> 2023-01-26 13:28:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2457586880 Civil Rights | Resource kimbresh https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2457594168 Connected intimately to the work of Portia Maultsby, this site has tons of resources about the innovations of Black Americans in media.]]> 2023-01-26 13:33:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2457594168 LGBTQ+ | Song kimbresh https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2613429611 Taylor Swift's song "You Need to Calm Down" was initially intended to be a queer anthem, blatantly showcasing and name-dropping several prominent LGBTQ+ icons. But did it work?]]> 2023-06-03 07:51:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2613429611 Intersectionality | Rock 'n' Roll kimbresh https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2613430387 There are many people who have investigated queer Rock 'n' Roll artists. Explore a scholarly account here. How might the identities of these people change their artistry? Why might have been their intentions in make certain choices of expression?]]> 2023-06-03 07:55:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2613430387 LGBTQ+ | Musician kimbresh https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2613431731 The banjo player and singer, Justin Hiltner, has covered songs by the legendary singer Dolly Parton. But how has the intention of these songs changed based on who is performing the same texts? Read about it here.]]> 2023-06-03 07:59:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2613431731 General Resource | Know Better Do Better Project shawntkimbrel https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2860974302 2024-01-25 01:48:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2860974302 Feminism | Women in Music Pre-1650 shawntkimbrel https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2860986863 Here are some fun search terms for you:


Enheduanna - "Hymn to Innana"

Herrad of Landsberg - "Hortus Delicarium"

Hildegard of Bingen - Scivias, or for modern fun Hildegard of Blingen' OR the Musical "In The Green"

The Las Huelgas Monastery and Codex

Barking Abbey

Kassia - "Hymn of the Fallen Woman"

Maddalena Casulana

Early Baroque Women - Aleotti, Strozzi, and Leonarda

Concerto delle donne (Canto delle dame)


List compiled from course syllabus of Dr. Megan Eagen-Jones @ University of Illinois.

]]> 2024-01-25 02:00:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2860986863 Indigeneity and Feminism | Queen Liliʻuokalani shawntkimbrel https://padlet.com/kimbresh/hardhistory/wish/2860990928 When we hear the word Ukulele, our minds jump to the volcanic islands of Hawaii. However, the 50th state has a beautiful and rich history prior to its 1959 annexation into the USA: one that include the imprisonment of a Musical Queen. How might this history affect the way we teach this beloved instrument? What might we add to our curricula?

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