Music 109
- Daily Work Schedule
Spring 2002subject to adjustment Easy Links All readings, other than Garofalo, can be accessed in the on-line reserve (via POLIS) |
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1 |
Wed., Jan. 9 Full group meets in ILC Room 130 |
Introduction to course. |
Obtain books. Visit recommended websites. POLIS VIRTUAL OFFICE CLASS SYLLABUS |
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Fri., Jan. 11 Meet in assigned break-out rooms |
Discuss: Course operation and Garofalo's approach Definitions of popular music |
Read: Garofalo, preface and introduction, pp. 1-14 Abrahams-Dye meet
in ILC 151 Elmer-Moody meet in ILC Room 150 Morgan-Woon will meet in ILC Room 130 |
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Mon. Jan. 14 Full group meets in ILC Room 130 |
Outline definitions, themes, and issues regarding popular music and mass media. |
Read. Adorno “On Popular Music” |
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Wed., Jan. 17 Full group meets in ILC Room 130 |
Evaluate approaches to the study of popular music. |
Read McClary and Walser “Start Making Sense.” |
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Fri., Jan. 19 Meet in assigned break-out rooms |
Discuss reactions to Adorno, McClary and Walser |
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Mon., Jan. 21 |
MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY - no class |
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Wed., Jan. 23 Full group meets in ILC Room 130 |
Technology and popular taste; the Tin Pan Alley era; America's first music for the millions: (Sousa, Berlin), from marches to ragtime on stage. |
Read: Garofalo, chapter 1. Listen: Collection I:10-14 |
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Fri., Jan. 25 Meet in assigned break-out rooms. |
Discuss examples representing vaudeville, ragtime, radio and film. |
Continue discussing audio examples for Chapter 1. Listen and discuss examples Collection I: 1-9; II: 1,2 |
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Mon., Jan. 28 Full group meets in ILC Room 130 |
The Blues: Race and the Music Industry. |
Read: Garofalo, chapter 2. Listen to Collection I: 10-14 |
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Wed., Jan. 30 Full group meets in ILC Room 130 |
Country music past and present. |
Read: Garofalo, chapter 2. Listen to Collection II: 15-22 |
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Fri., Feb. 1 Meet in assigned break-out rooms. |
Student contributions and focused listening. |
Discuss similarities and differences between country music and blues. Consider examples and student contributions. |
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Mon., Feb. 4 Full group meets in ILC Room 130 |
The Swing Band era; when jazz reigned as America's popular music. (Vercelli) |
Read: Garofalo, chapter 3 Listen: I: 20-21; II: 23. |
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Wed., Feb. 6 [last
day to drop with W] Full group meets in ILC Room 130 |
Competing Traditions: Jazz transformations. Video clips from K.Burns series. (Vercelli) |
Begin reading Ventura: "Hear that Long Snake Moan" |
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Fri., Feb. 8 Meet in assigned break-out rooms. |
Discuss Ventura article on the origins of rock and roll, its connections and break with jazz and blues and the American confrontation of Descartes's mind/body split. |
Discuss: Ventura: "Hear that Long Snake Moan." Listen to related audio examples including Collection II: 2-7 and student contributions. |
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Mon. Feb. 11 Full group meets in ILC Room 130 |
Clips from "Rock 'n' Roll Explodes" (video #1). |
Read: Garofalo, chapter 4 |
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Wed., Feb. 13 Full group meets in ILC Room 130 |
Creation and Control: Covers, Copyright, Artistic Opportunity and Consumer Demand. |
Read: Chapple, "Black Roots, White Fruits: Racism in the Music Industry," pp. 231-268 from Rock and Roll is Here to Pay. |
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Fri., Feb. 15 Meet in assigned break-out rooms. |
Discuss artist rights and copyright management using Chapple as point of departure. |
Read: Chapple, "Black Roots, White Fruits: Racism in the Music Industry," pp. 231-268 from Rock and Roll is Here to Pay. Compare to contemporary developments. |
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Mon., Feb. 18 Full group meets in ILC Room 130 |
View clips from: "Good Rockin' Tonight" (video #2). |
Read: Garofalo, chapter 5 |
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Wed., Feb. 20 Full group meets in ILC Room 130 |
Censorship-Round One: Reactions to Rhythm and Blues and the new Rock and Roll (additional video clips as needed). "R&B then and now." Student contributions and focused listening. |
Listen: Collection I: 23-26 |
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Fri., Feb. 22 Meet in assigned break-out rooms. |
MIDTERM EXAM |
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Mon., Feb. 25 |
View clips from "The British Invasion" (video #3). |
While viewing video compile list of influential British groups and representative works. Listen: II: 6-9, 13, 24 |
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Wed., Feb. 27 Full group meets in ILC Room 130 |
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Fri., March 1 Meet in assigned break-out rooms. |
Discuss impact of British pop on American music, past and present. |
Listen: Collection VI: 7-8. Bring in examples of your favorite British performers. |
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9 |
Mon., March 4 Full group meets in ILC Room 130 |
Music and Social Protest: (Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan; connections to the labor movement and anti-commercial sentiment). Taking Control: The contrasting roles of Folk Rock and Motown. |
Read: Garofalo, chapter 6 |
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Wed., March 6 Full group meets in ILC Room 130 |
Embracing Technology: View clips from "Pluggin' In" (video #4). |
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Fri., March 8 Meet in assigned break-out rooms. |
Student contributions and focused listening. |
Discuss power sources: aggressive electronic sounds; reflective lyrics; mainstream recognition. Bring-in your own favorite examples with links to this week's issues. |
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March 11-17 |
SPRING RECESS - NO CLASSES |
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10 |
Mon., March 18 Full group meets in ILC Room 130 |
Festival versus Studio asthethics. Studio Work: Motown compared to Stax Volt.(clips from new video) |
Discuss examples form Woodstock, Motown, Soul. Listen: II: 13-17; Vi: 1,3,5. |
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Wed. March 20 Full group meets in Music room 232 |
The Concept Album and Rock as Art: the Influence of the Sgt. Pepper. |
Read: Garofalo, chapter 7. |
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Fri., March 22 Meet in assigned break-out rooms. |
Student contributions and focused listening. |
Discussion of production as artistry. What do producers or stage designers share with composers? What is the true nature of rock composition? Begin tracing contemporary styles to 1970s diversity. |
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Mon., March 25 |
Development and Excess: "The Seventies: Have a Nice Decade" (video #8) |
TERM PAPER DUE |
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Wed., March 27 |
Gender Expression in Pop Music. (Clifford) |
Read Garofalo, chapter 8. |
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Fri., March 29 Meet in assigned break-out rooms. |
Student contributions and focused listening |
Compare the dance scene from disco to contemporary electronica. Compare the options for gendered expression. Consider a range of perspectives including those of performers, DJs, dancers, and fans. |
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Mon. April 1 Full group meets in ILC Room 130 |
View clips form the video "Punk" (#9) |
Read: Garafalo, chapter 8 |
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Wed., April 3 Full group meets in ILC Room 130 |
Examining the Punk legacy. (Clifford) |
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Fri., April 5 Meet in assigned break-out rooms. |
Student contributions and focused listening. |
What constitutes a post-punk sound or perspective? Is there an enduring value for punk? Bring examples to illustrate your views and to supplement lecture and reading. |
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Mon. April 8 Full group meets in ILC Room 130 |
MTV in its 20s: Assessing the impact of the music video. (Relevant parts of video 10) |
Read: Garafalo, chapter 9 |
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Wed., April 10 Full group meets in ILC Room 130 |
Video viewing session with analysis. |
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Fri., April 12 Meet in assigned break-out rooms. |
Student contributions and focused listening. |
Discuss video developments, bring in examples to illustrate your points. |
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Mon. April 15 Full group meets in ILC Room 130 |
Rebel Cultures: Rap and the emergence of Hip Hop. |
Read: Garafalo, chapter 10 |
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Wed., April 17 Full group meets in ILC Room 130 |
Rap Construction - New Views on Ownership (Beastie Boys) |
OPTIONAL RE-WRITES DUE. |
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Fri., April 19 Meet in assigned break-out rooms. |
Discuss rap examples and developments. |
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Mon., April 22 Full group meets in ILC Room 130 |
Heavy Metal : New waves and enduring interest in pure power. |
Review pp. 238-245; 325-336 in Garofalo. |
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Wed., April 24 Full group meets in ILC Room 130 |
Expression and Responsibility The Politics of Censorship: A Retrospective |
Read: Garofalo: pp.349-353; Plato and Quintillian on electronic reserve |
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Fri., April 26 Meet in assigned break-out rooms |
Alternative Expressions |
Read: Garofalo, chapter 11 Evaluate Garofalo's assessment of alternative. Bring in examples to support your positions. |
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Mon., April 29 Full group meets in ILC Room 130 |
"Are we the World?": Looking at Rock and Global Pop |
Read: Read: Taylor: "Popular Musics and Globalization" (Ereserve) |
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Wed., May 1 Full group meets in ILC Room 130 |
Evaluating technology and other new developments Review: what's new, what's not? Last Day of Class |
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FINAL EXAM |
Wed., May 8 Full group meets in ILC Room 130 |
FINAL EXAM from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM |
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