Thesis+Outline

Thesis: Though American music was originally greatly influenced by African and English music, it soon evolved into its own category.

I. Revolutionary War Music

a. Pre-war:

i. Genres

ii. Types

iii. Songs

iv. Heavy influences

v. Popular songs then still known today

b. During war

i. Genres

ii. Types

iii. Songs

iv. Yankee Doodle

v. Instruments

vi. William Billings

vii. Heavy influences

viii. Popular songs then still known today

II. Post-Revolutionary War

a. Old-time music

b. Genres

c. Types

d. Songs

e. Slave’s music

f. Amazing Grace

g. Francis Scott Key

h. Influences

i. Popular songs then still known today

III. Civil War

a. Pre/During

i. Genres

ii. Types

iii. Songs

iv. Slave’s music

v. Julia Ward Howe

vi. Influences

vii. Popular songs then still known today

b. Post-War

i. Genres

ii. Types

iii. Songs

iv. Amazing Grace

v. Phonograph

vi. Influences

vii. Popular songs then still known today

IV. Conclusion

a. Heavy pre-Revolutionary War influences vs. heavy post-Civil War influences

i. What it shows

b. Evolution of genres/types of music from pre-Revolutionary War to post-Civil War

c. Importance of past music in today’s society-popular songs still known today

d. What all this shows about music today

e. What all this shows about influences and evolving into its own type of music