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Feb 10, 2025
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MUS 105 History of Rock and Roll Lecture Hours: 3 Credits: 3
Examines the relationship between rock music and society, and emphasizes the musical and lyrical significance of rock music as contemporary social commentary.
Prerequisite: Placement into WR 115 (or higher), or completion of WR 090 (or higher) with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor. Student Learning Outcomes:
- Uses criteria to objectively analyze a piece of music/song.
- Discuss how music has been affected by social events/situations.
- Identify basic song forms and terminology.
Content Outline
- Roots of Rock
- Ragtime
- Tin Pan Alley
- Jazz roots
- Blues
- Rhythm and blues
- Gospel and country
- Early rock of the 1950’s
- The 1960’s
- Teen style rock
- Souls and Motown
- The British invasion: the Beatles versus the Stones
- The 1960’s Continued
- The British invasion continues
- Folk rock
- Singers/songwriters
- Psychedelic rock
- The 1970’s
- Country and southern rock
- Jazz-rock styles
- Hard rock and heavy metal
- Art and glitter rock
- Ska and reggae
- Punk rock and new wave
- Funk and Disco
- The 1980’s, 1990’s, and the 21st Century
- Hip hop and rap
- MTV and the making of superstars
- Other rock styles of the eighties
- Rock in the nineties and early two-thousands
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