Victoria vox
musician
MEET THE ARTIST
Victoria Vox is a singer, musician, and songwriter specializing in the ukulele for its unique sound and versatility. With various musical talents, Vox, which in Latin means “voice,” composes and performs original jazz and pop songs that talk about love lost and love gained, ways to see life as an adventure, and attachments to nostalgia.
Her Spotify bio writes,” she performs mostly as a one-woman-band, incorporating a loop pedal and bass effect on her ukulele while taking her own solos (on mouth-trumpet), and cutting through it all with her genuine lyrics and pure voice.”
BORN: 1978 in Green Bay, Wisconsin
LIVES: Costa Mesa, California (established her career in Baltimore)
ARTIST WEBSITE:
www.victoriavox.com/music
“Each time I perform my songs, I get to relive [an] emotion, and share my feelings with an audience.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cP5KR54Enghttps://youtu.be/PSSfj-0GUAQhttps://youtu.be/l72TGYu8gsc
SKILLS
Strings, Chords, and Rhythm
MEDIA
Ukulele and Vocals
MAKE
Write a letter to a Baltimore musician whose music you enjoy and suggest what their next hit (successful song) could be. Make sure to include your reason for choosing that musician and how the suggestion relates to your experiences. Use details to explain your ideas clearly.
Imagine you are organizing your first music concert. Create a list of the musicians you would choose for the concert and who and what you will need for the performance to run smoothly. Once completed, share your list with a friend or classmate to compare.
Imagine that you have an opportunity to play one song side by side with your favorite musician. Your job is to learn how to play an instrument to be prepared for one of their live shows in six months. Who is the artist, what is the song, and what instrument will you learn to play? Use details to explain your ideas.
CONNECT
GRADES K-2
ELA Reading Standards: With support ask and answer questions about key details in a text [musicians who lived in Baltimore].
Maryland State Fine Arts Standards (MSFAS):
I:P-2:1: Think creatively about self, others, places, and events.
GRADES 3-5
ELA Reading Standards: Determine and explain the main idea of a text [about independent musicians who lived in Baltimore] and explain how it is supported by key details. When needed, summarize the text for further comprehension.
MSFAS: I:3-5:1: Act on creative ideas to develop personally meaningful compositions through observation, imagination, or memory.
GRADES 6-8
ELA Reading Standards: Cite the textual evidence to clearly support an analysis of what the text [about independent musicians who lived in Baltimore] says as well as inferences drawn from the text.
MSFAS:I:6-8:1: Access, evaluate, use and manage information throughout the context of art history and design.
HIGH SCHOOL
ELA Reading Standards: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text [about independent musicians who lived in Baltimore].
MSFAS:I:9-12:1: Act on creative ideas within the context of a given or chosen art problem.
TALK
GRADES K-2 Pre and Post Questions about Victoria Vox’s Videos
Preview: What kind of music do you enjoy listening to? How does music make you feel?
Post: How do you feel when you listen to Victoria Vox’s music? What word(s) (1-3) would you use to describe Victoria Vox’s music? If you created a song about someone you love, who would your song be about?
GRADES 3-5 Pre and Post Questions about Victoria Vox’s Videos
Preview: What kind of music do you enjoy listening to? What instrument do you hear often in the songs you enjoy? What is a ukulele? What does a ukulele sound like? What kind of song would you create with a ukulele?
Post: How do you feel when you listen to Victoria Vox’s music? What word(s) (1-3) would you use to describe Victoria Vox’s music? If you created a song about your life, and could only use a ukulele, what would your song be about?
GRADES 6-8 Pre and Post Questions about Victoria Vox’s Videos
Preview: What kind of music do you enjoy listening to? What instrument do you hear often in the songs you enjoy? What is a ukulele? What does a ukulele sound like? What kind of song would you create with a ukulele?
Post: How do you feel when you listen to Victoria Vox’s music? What word(s) (1-3) would you use to describe Victoria Vox’s music? If you created a song about Baltimore, and could only use a ukulele, what would your song be about?
HIGH SCHOOL Pre and Post Questions about Victoria Vox’s Videos
Preview: What kind of music do you enjoy listening to? What instrument do you hear often in the songs you enjoy? What is a ukulele? What does a ukulele sound like? What kind of song would you create with a ukulele? By listening to a ukulele, what makes it different from other instruments?
Post: How do you feel when you listen to Victoria Vox’s music? Who do you think is Victoria Vox’s targeted audience (age, gender, race, etc.)? If you created a song about your life currently, and could only use a ukulele, what would your song be about? What makes Victoria Vox an entrepreneur? Why is it important for Victoria Vox to be an independent artist?
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