Name That Song: A music listening adventure

Local Artist Dedric Roundtree

Mr. Roundtree is a music educator in the Cedar Rapids Community School District. He teaches at Grant and Truman Elementary Schools.  

A Music Listening Adventure - Class 1

Listen and learn!  See if you can guess the name of the song Mr. Roundtree plays. If you don’t know the title of the song, follow the clues to guide you on an Internet search to find out! Submit answers to this and other questions!  Have a great adventure!


Don’t know the song?

Here are some clues for you:

  1. The song was released in 2014
  2. The genre (style of music) is POP (short for Popular Music)
  3. This song was nominated MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video on August 30, 2015

If you need more help, let Mr. Roundtree know so he can give you some more clues!

You know the song, congratulations! What else do you know?

Do an internet search on the song title and answer the following questions:

  1. Who composed the song?
  2. What year was the song created?
  3. Was this song used in a Movie, Commercial, or TV show?
  4. Did this song make the Billboard Top 100 list?
  5. What rating did this song get on the Billboard Top 100?

Submit your answers via email and say hello to Mr. Roundtree at droundtree@crschools.us. If you would like to do “extra credit”, submit a video of yourself singing or dancing to the song. Get your family members to join in!

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