Music of the Rock Era • FAC-225 • Spring 2008 • Davenport

Class Schedule

Date Topic Chapter Pages

January Unit I: The 50s. Elements/Roots of Rock

1 Tue. 15 Introduction to class/Elements/Roots of Rock 1 & 2 1 - 30

Overview: The Early 50s

Thurs. 17 Elements/Roots of Rock/Early 50s (cont'd)

Special Topics/Personal “Listening Profile” Due Today (10pts)

2 Tue. 22 Elements/Roots of Rock/Early 50s (cont'd)

Thurs. 24 Elements/Roots of Rock/Early 50s (cont'd)

3 Tue. 29 The Emergence of Rock and Roll 3 31 - 44

Rock and Roll: Fifties Style 4 45 – 79

Thurs. 31 Rock and Roll: Fifties Style (cont'd)

February

4 Tue. 5 Video Session #1

Concert Review Due Today

Thurs. 7 Finish Unit I/Review for Quiz #1

5 Tue. 12 Quiz #1/Unit I: Elements/50s Rock 1 - 4 1 - 79

Start Unit II/The 60s-Part 1: Folk/Folk Rock/British Invasion/Art Rock

Transition: The Early 1960s/Folk Music Trend 5 83 – 88

Thurs. 14 Folk Music and Folk Rock 8 175 - 194

6 Tue. 19 Overview: The Fragmentation of the Market 5 80 - 83

Surfing Music/Beach Boys 5 88 - 97

Thurs. 21 The Beatles (Early Period) 6 98 - 111

7 Tue. 26 The British Invasion 7 146 –174

Concert Report #1 Due Today

Thurs. 28 The Beatles (Middle Period) 6 111 - 117

March

8 1-9 Spring Break/No Classes

9 Tue. 11 The Later Beatles: Revolution 6 118 -145 Art Rock 12 258 - 260

Tue. 11 Required Special Topics Event

Movie Screening: “The Making of Sgt. Pepper’s” 7:00-8:00pm (50 points)

Thurs. 13 Mothers of Invention (Frank Zappa) 12 271 - 276

Movie Screening Reaction Report Due Today

Review Midterm Exam

10 Tue. 18 Midterm Exam: Unit II/The 60s-Part 1:

Folk/Folk Rock/British Invasion/Art Rock

Unit III: The 60s Part 2. Soul/San Francisco Scene/Woodstock

Thurs. 20 Soul and Motown 9 195 - 221

11 Tue. 25 Soul and Motown (cont'd)

Special Topics/Motown Essay Due Today (30 pts.)

Thurs. 27 San Francisco Scene 10 222 - 241

April

12 Tue. 1 Montery Pop/Woodstock

Sly and the Family Stone 13 294 - 295

Santana 13 318

Concert Report #2 Due Today

Thurs. 3 Video Session #2

13 Tue. 8 Video Session #3

Special Topics/Song Analysis (10 pts. in class)

Thurs. 10 Complete Unit III

Review Quiz #2

14 Tue. 15 Quiz #2/Unit III: The 60s Part 2:

Soul/San Francisco Scene/Woodstock

Start Jazz Rock 11 242 – 257

Jazz Rock Evolves Into Fusion 14 316 – 321

Thurs. 17 Mainstream Rock in the Seventies 13 284 – 298

The Singer-Songwriters of the 1970s 14 321 – 327

15 Tue. 22 Heavy Metal 15 358 – 366

Alternative Rock 18 430 – 437

Dance Music in the 80s and 90s 16 378 – 395

Wed. 23 Extra Credit Concert Attendance: Regis Jazz Ensemble (10 pts.)

Berkeley Church: 7:30pm

Thurs. 24 Rap and Hip-Hop 17 406 – 417

Review Final Exam

May

16 Thurs. 1 Final Exam (8:00am!!!): Unit IV: The 70s and 80s