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ROCK CLASS


music for contemporary audiences muhi 3339


the rock class is on vacation this spring. I'm hoping to teach a section in the summer. stay tuned.

the syllabus calendar is TBA. the following details are from a generic syllabus as regards a few of the class requirements.


syllabus


WEEK SUBJECT RESOURCE
1 THE ROAD AHEAD
 
2 ROOTS OF ROCK
elvis . little richard . chuck berry
The Way the Music Died
3 IN THE GROOVE
lieber&stoller . carole king . phil spector
Twist documentary
4 SHAKESPEARE IN THE ALLEY
dylan . beatles . byrds
British Invasion documentary
5 1ST EXAM
 
6 RESPECT
aretha . ray charles . stax . motown
Jazz documentary
7 CROSSROADS
bluesrock . clapton . beck . animals . led zep
Blues documentary
8 PSYCHEDELIC ROCK
drugs in art . the dead . airplane . floyd
Woodstock documentary
9 WILD SIDE
lou reed . doors. alice cooper . iggy pop . bowie
avant garde music vids
10 2ND EXAM
 
11 FUNKY
james brown . sly stone . george clinton
70s music vids
12 PUNK
sex pistols . bob marley . patty smith (paper due)
Hype documentary
13 PERFECT BEAT
techno . hiphop . run dmc . beastie boys
80s music vids
14 LAST CLASS
class performance . thanks be to the musicians who volunteer their time and talents...whoever they are
 
15 FINAL EXAM
non-cumulative


the paper


5 typed pages, 12 pt.font, double spaced . compare and contrast 3 live performances seen this semester. one Loud event (rock, rap, etc.), one acoustic (folk, classical, etc.) and one contrasting show in terms of style or atmosphere. divide paper into 5 aspects: music, musicians, audience, atmosphere, overall impression.

homework


choose person, band or subject and write at least one page paper discussing your research to turn in the next class for attendance/homework.

evaluation


3 exams @ 100 pts.......300 pts
the big term paper........100
10 homeworks.............100
heap get down total......500 pts possible

90% A
80% B
70% C
60% you dont wanna do that

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