>looking for suggestions on: >1. "essential" examples of any genre (I figure heads on this list would be >able to serve electro, techno, house, but I know lots of you listen to >others)
>2. "what to teach" for any genre - really simple guidelines for "how to >recognize what genre it is" >(now, I already have a curriculum for this, but I'm trying to update / >verify it) >(and keep in mind, 10 + 11 year olds with limited music knowledge have to >understand it!) First I think kids have the most basic, purest and undiluted of musical knowledge. They know "what they like" and do not feel compelled to translate their waveform fascinations into words. Second, I personally think it would serve the kids and the world at large better to teach them about the common analogues that run through all the different genres and give 'em a real understanding of what genres (basically creations of spin media) are used for (to squeeze more dollars from those that don't know via magazines and commodities that cater to the "genre niche". Gotta dress, talk, read, and listen the part). Man for real, don't teach kids that ish. That's the devils work kid. Kks Mwnb
