Fri. 4/22 Midterm 1

Wed. 5/18 Midterm 2

Wed. 6/8, 8:30-10/20am, FINAL

Reading:       Starr Ch.1
3/28       Introduction
3/29       Musical fundamentals
3/30       African musical influences
3/31      19th c. musical institutions
4/1      FILM: ETHNIC NOTIONS

Reading:       Starr Ch.2
Listening: Starr CD1: 1,2,5. On-line CD1: 1,2,3,4
4/4      Minstrelsy
4/5      Parlor music/ Tin Pan Alley
4/6      Ragtime
4/70      Vaudeville/Musical theater
4/8      GUEST (*Musical Experience essay due*)

Reading:       Starr Chs.3-5
Listening: Starr CD1: 3, 5-16.
      On-line CD2: 1,4,10,11
      On-line CD3: 1,3,4
4/11      Recording/Early jazz
4/12      Early jazz /Urban blues
4/13      “Race” records, country blues
4/14      Hillbilly/Country
4/15      FILM: “The Jazz Singer”

Reading:       Starr Chs. 6-7
Listening: Starr CD1:12,13, 17, 18
      On-line CD2: 10,11,13, 5
4/18      Big bands/Singers
4/19      GUEST: Mike Grigoni, dobro
4/20      Latin music
4/21            Review
4/22      *MIDTERM 1*

WEEK 5
Reading:       Starr Chs. 7-8
Listening: Starr CD1: 19, 20, 21
      Starr CD2: 1-8
      On-line CD3: 9,11,12
      On-line CD4: 4-8, 10-12, 16
4/25      FILM
4/26      Post-war changes
4/27      Chicano music (Francisco)
4/28      Rhythm and Blues
4/29      Rock and Roll

Reading:       Starr Ch.9-10
Listening:      Starr CD2: 9-12
      On-line CD5: 6-9,12
      On-line CD6: 1,2, 8,10,12
      On-line CD7: 1,3,5-8
     
5/2      Rock and Roll
5/3      GUEST: LAUREL SERCOMBE (Beatles)
5/4      Urban Folk/Psychedelic
5/5      Motown/Soul
5/6      Art rock

WEEK 7
Reading:       Starr Chs.11,12
Listening: Starr CD: 14-18
      On-line CD7: 9-11
      On-line CD8: 2,4,5,6,7,8,10,11,12
      On-line CD9: 6,7,9,10
5/9      Latin music
5/10            70s miscellaneous
5/11            R&B
5/12      Funk
5/13      Disco

WEEK 8
Reading:       Starr Ch. 13
Listening:
5/16      Metal (Lou)
5/17      Review
5/18      *MIDTERM 2*
5/19      FILM: SPINAL TAP
5/20      MTV & superstars (Amanda)

Reading:       Starr Ch. 13
Listening: Starr CD2: 21
      On-line CD 9: 1-5, 8-10
      On-line CD 10: 6-10
5/23       Guest Performer: Paoli Mejias, Latin jazz
5/24      Punk music (Jabali Stewart)
5/25      MTV (Amanda Soto)
5/26      Global popular music
5/27      film/guest “Harder They Come”

Reading:       Starr Ch.14
Listening:       Starr CD2: 20,22
      On-line CD 11: 1-7
5/30      HOLIDAY
5/31      Electronica and rave (Clar Connell)
6/1      Hip hop
6/2      Alternative
6/3      Review