This plea has been received by the MusicWeb Bulletin Board. I pass it on in case anyone would like to help A teacher in need of help.... Posted by Katie Tiffany [log in to unmask] on September 7, 2002, 11:38 pm Ok, here is the deal. I am a teacher in the U.S. (new Jersey to be exact). I am a first year teacher and instead of teaching straight history, which can get dull at times, I am adding the cultural element to spice it up. Since most of my students are obsessed with music, I thought I would look around to see if I can find similarities between music of a certain period and modern music. We are currently studying the renaissance. So if anyone out there knows where I can find info on the web which will show the similarities between "classical" music and pop music of today (punk, rap, rock, r & b, etc.) I would be extremely grateful. I just read what I wrote and I may be a little to vague...so I'll try to clear it up. I am looking for similar bars, stanzas, tunes etc. that some artist may have pulled to sample or imitated or incorporated (with a slight change perhaps) into their own music. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Katie Tiffany Len Mullenger www.musicweb.uk.net www.FilmMusic.uk.net www.TheClassicalSite.com