Program Outline for Bluegrass Live!
The program is designed to be flexible so that it fits into your busy teaching schedule. You can choose to go through the program chronologically, following the program from start to finish, checking the site daily for updates and using the suggested lessons in order. You can also go through the program thematically, following weekly online topics and lessons as they complement your existing curriculum. Week 1:
	Content: Gain a general understanding of the history and people who helped to create and develop the bluegrass sound.
Week 2:
	Content: Learn about the roots of bluegrass music, including bluegrass’s connections to old-time fiddle music, church singing, string bands, western swing, jazz and the blues.
Week 3:
	Content: Learn about the instruments of bluegrass music (mandolin, fiddle, banjo, guitar, dobro, bass) and listen to instrumental solos to learn about their sounds.
Week 4:
	Content: Learn about the evolution of bluegrass as a musical style, starting with Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys and developing through the establishment of early classic bands (Flatt and Scruggs, The Stanley Brothers, Jimmy Martin, The Osborne Brothers) and the adaptation of such famed musicians as Elvis Presley.
Week 5:
	Content: Learn about how a bluegrass band works in terms of timing, rhythm, lead-ins, breaks (solos), licks and fills, and also learn the role of each band instrument within a bluegrass tune.
Week 6:
	Content: Learn how records, radio, touring bands and festivals have launched bluegrass from a regional music to a global phenomenon, played and listened to by people all over the world.
Week 7:
	Content: Learn about the themes and intricate structure of bluegrass songs, along with the role of the singer within a bluegrass band.
Week 8:
	Content: Learn about today’s popular bluegrass stars (Alison Krauss, Nickel Creek, etc.) and how how they are using the instruments of bluegrass to make a sound that appeals to today’s audience.
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