100 Records Research

1. What is your favorite kind of contemporary (new) music? Describe why you connect with the genre.
   
   
2. When you listen to music, do you focus on the music or the lyrics?
   
   
3. How would you describe the mood of the music you listen to? Describe one part of the music that supports your perspective.
   
   
4. List 5 of your favorite contemporary musicians:
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5. What other genres of music, contemporary or historical, influence/inspire your favorite contemporary music? What are the roots (historical connections) of the music you listen to?
   
   
6. 10 Minute Research – To inform your understanding of the roots of contemporary musical genres try and find some historical background about the music you listen to today. Find a relevant source and summarize important historical facts in a list or brief summary. Cite the source using for the format below:
   
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