The Rock ‘n’ Roll Era and Beyond

MUSC 2019
Winter 2016
Thursdays, 6:35-9:35 PM
Rowe Management Building, Room 1028

Instructor
Dr. Steven Baur
Dal Arts Centre, Rm. 509
steven.baur@dal.ca
902-494-6502
Office Hours: Monday, 1:00-3:00 PM, and by appointment

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Course Description

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This course focuses on the various kinds of popular music that have proliferated in

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western culture since the 1950s. Students will gain greater knowledge of history, as it

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affects and is affected by popular music, and they will investigate the issues and debates
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that have always surrounded popular culture. While no previous background in music is
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required, students will learn to listen closely to music and to discuss musical language
and details. Above all, students will learn to understand the history of rock ‘n’ roll in
terms of changes in both musical techniques and social values, and to recognize music
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as a site of celebration and struggle.

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Course Requirements and Grading

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Students are expected to attend class, to prepare reading assignments before class, and
to complete assignments on time. There will be a midterm exam, a final exam, and at
least four pop quizzes (the lowest score of which will be dropped). There will also be one
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essay assignment. Grades will be determined as follows:

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Pop quizzes 20%

Midterm Exam (February 25) 25%
Writing Assignment (Due March 10) 25%
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Final Exam 30%

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Course Materials
David Brackett, The Pop, Rock, and Soul Reader: Histories and Debates, 3rd edition
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(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014), available at the Dalhousie Bookstore

Required listening materials will be available through the Blackboard Learn course
website.

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 Academic Integrity and Plagiarism: All students in this class are to read and
understand the policies on academic integrity and plagiarism referenced in the Policies
and Student Resources sections of the academicintegrity.dal.ca website. Ignorance of
such policies is no excuse for violations.
Any paper submitted by a student at Dalhousie University may be checked for
originality to confirm that the student has not plagiarized from other sources.
Plagiarism is considered a serious academic offence, which may lead to loss of credit,
suspension or expulsion from the University, or even to the revocation of a degree. It is
essential that there be correct attribution of authorities from which facts and opinions
have been derived. At Dalhousie there are University Regulations which deal with
plagiarism and, prior to submitting any paper in a course, students should read the
Policy on Intellectual Honesty contained in the Calendar or on the Online Dalhousie
website. The Senate has affirmed the right of any instructor to require that student
papers be submitted in both written and computer-readable format, and to submit any
paper to be checked electronically for originality. As a student in this class, you are to
keep an electronic copy of any paper you submit, and the course instructor may require
you to submit that electronic copy on demand.

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Disabilities: Students may request accommodation as a result of barriers related to

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disability, religious obligation, or any characteristic under the Nova Scotia Human

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Rights Act. Students who require academic accommodation for either classroom

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participation or the writing of tests and exams should make their request to the Advising

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and Access Services Center (AASC) prior to or at the outset of the regular academic year.
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Please visit www.dal.ca/access for more information.
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The Writing Centre: The Dalhousie Writing Centre is available to help students with
all facets of writing and is located in the Killam Library Learning Common, Room G40C.
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For more information or to make an appointment visit their website at

http://writingcentre.dal.ca, call 494-1963, or e-mail writingcentre@dal.ca.
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Tentative Course Schedule

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Note: Reading assignments in brackets are recommended rather than required.

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January 7
Introduction, Musical Terminology, The Rock and Roll Explosion
READ: excerpts [21], [23], [24], [25]
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January 14
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Girl Groups, Surf Music, The Urban Folk Revival

READ: excerpts 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
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January 21
60s Soul, The British Invasion
READ: excerpts 31, 32, [33], 34, [35], 36, 37, 39

January 28
The Counterculture; Art Rock
READ: excerpts [38], 41, 42, 43, [44], 46

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 February 4
Singer/Songwriters, Funk
READ: excerpts 47, 48, 49, 50, 51

February 11
Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Glam
READ: excerpts 52, 53, 54

February 18
Study Break: No class

February 25
Midterm Exam (1st half of class)

Progressive Rock, Southern Rock, Mainstream Rock/Pop (2nd half of class)

Read: [55]

March 3
Reggae, Disco, Punk

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Read: excerpts 55, 56, 57, 58, 59

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March 10 Essay Assignment Due
New Wave, The Second British Invasion, MTV

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READ: excerpt 60, [61], 62, 63, 64, [65]
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March 17
80s Metal, Hip Hop I, Alternative Rock
READ: excerpts 66, 67, [68], 70, 71, [72]
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March 24
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Hip Hop II, Grunge, Riot Grrrl

READ: excerpts 73, [74], 75, 76, 77, 78

March 31
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Electronica, Return of Teen Pop, Revivals

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READ: excerpts 82, 83, 86, [87], 88

Final Exam
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Date, Time, and Location to be announced by the Registrar

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