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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:
  1. Uses criteria to objectively analyze a piece of music/song.
  2. Discuss how music has been affected by social events/situations.
  3. 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