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Historia del Rock, Parte 1 Universidad de Rochester About this course This course, part 1 of a 2-course sequence, examines the history of rock, primarily as it unfolded in the United States, from the days before rock (pre-1955) to the end of the 1960s. This course covers the music of Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Phil Spector, Bob Dylan, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, and many more artists, with an emphasis both on cultural context and on the music itself. We will also explore how developments in the music business and in technology helped shape the ways in which styles developed. Rock emerged in the mid 1950s as a blending of mainstream pop, rhythm and blues, and country and western--styles that previously had remained relatively separate. This new style became the music of the emerging youth culture and was often associated with teen rebellion. We will follow the story of how this rowdy first wave of rock and roll (1955-59) was tamed in the early 60s but came roaring back with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and then went psychedelic by the end of the decade.

Enseñado por: John Covach, Professor of Music and Director Institute for Popular Music Compromiso

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SEMANA 1 1. Vídeo: Introduction 2. Leyendo: Welcome to the Course

Welcome to the course! Welcome to History of Rock, Part 1! I hope you will enjoy the course. We've been working hard to put it all together here on Coursera and we're excited to be offering it to you. Some of you may want to consider buying the book for the course. It is not required and the course is designed to be effective without it. The book offers more detail and spends more time with the music. As you can probably imagine, copyright restrictions keep us from posting any music here. That means I cannot really discuss songs in the kind of detail I might in a regular classroom, though the new video Listening Guides (see below) get about as close as possible to the in-person classroom experience. I encourage you to seek out as much of the music we discuss as you can find, and you might also find the discussions in the book to be valuable in that regard. But again, it's your choice. (http://books.wwnorton.com/books/webad.aspx?id=4294985628) Note that a cheaper e-book version is available (scroll down the textbook page); it doesn't matter which format you choose. This book will also be used for Part 2 of the course. New to the course are videos on Musical Fundamentals and a series of video Listening Guides. Viewing the material contained in these videos is not required and the information provided there will not be in the quizzes or final exams (except where it duplicates discussion in the regular course videos). My hope is that you will find this extra material useful to you in your study. The Listening Guide videos cover songs that have Listening Guides in my textbook, though not every Listening Guide in the book has a video to go with it. The Musical Fundamentals videos are intended to introduce you to some of the technical features of the music. Please check out the discussion forums. I hope you will contribute to the conversations that will unfold there. The only requirements are that we be considerate of one another, and that we try to cast our remarks as scholars, not so much as fans. We all have opinions--and when it comes to pop, these can be very strong opinions--but for the purposes of this class, I would ask you to be as objective as you can as you think about this music. Offer reasoned arguments for your position. Please familiarize yourself with the General Overview, Syllabus, Grading and Logistics, and the Course Schedule. And most of all, enjoy the study of rock's history! --- John Covach

3. Leyendo: General Overview

General Overview This page is meant to provide a general overview of the course, with suggestions for how to use the videos and other materials. You should also consult the Syllabus and Course Schedule for more detailed information.

Video Lectures You should view each video in the order listed, stopping to take notes. You may also slow the video down to aid in comprehension or use the closed captioning. Each video concludes with an in-line quiz. I have used these quizzes as a kind of summary of each video, so even if you make a mistake in a particular quiz, the mistakes can help you spot the points you may have missed in that video. These in-line quizzes do not count as part of your score for the course; they are meant only to improve your comprehension of the material included in the videos.

Listening I discuss a lot of music in the course and we can't post any of it, due to copyright laws and licensing expenses. Fortunately, you'll be able to find most of this music on the web without too much trouble. When I mention a song, the title comes up on the screen along with the date of the recording. Please be careful to listen to the right version of each song; sometimes artists recorded the same song later and such a later version could cause confusion. The dates help keep that straight. Please make it a point to listen to all the music discussed, not just the music you like. I'll bet if you listen to everything, you'll discover music you didn't know about and also end up liking music you thought you wouldn't. Be brave--give music that is new to you a fresh listen!!

Reading (optional) A textbook is not required for this course, and this is keeping with Coursera's goal to make all courses available to all with no economic obstacles. The entire course (both parts 1 and 2) are, however, based on my textbook, What's That Sound? An Introduction to Rock and Its History, 3rd ed. You may choose to use this book to enhance the experience of the course. The book deals with the material discussed in the lectures in greater depth and provides discussion of several songs per chapter. The listening guides in the book provide a chance to listen to the music in a way we cannot in the videos (see Video Listening Guides below). My publisher, W.W. Norton, offers an online streaming version of the book at a discount price. This is the least expensive option, though some may want to purchase the paper one. Here's the link to the Norton site and the e-book version: http://books.wwnorton.com/books/detail.aspx?Id=24604

Video Listening Guides (optional) I have posted several videos dedicated to a detailed discussion of many of the songs that I mention in the course. Strictly speaking, these videos are keyed to listening guides in my book, but you can still use them if you do not have the book. These videos are optional and are included simply to enhance your learning experience: no quiz or exam questions will be based on these videos. Here's the link to a YouTube playlist containing these videos: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeBbhpV63deUmTmUkYCGxhUjuXRjEYVdT

Discussion Forum The course discussion forums are organized in several sections. For the discussion of the course material, we will focus on the general forum and the weekly ones. The general forum is the place for you to discuss the broader issues that come up in the course; the weekly forums are devoted to that week's video and music. I will start thread on various discussion topics as we go, but other ones are also possible. There need to be a few ground rules about the discussion forums. First and foremost, we must treat one another's views with respect. No flaming, please! Secondly, I want you to check your "fan mentality" at the door for these discussions. We all love some of the music we'll be discussing; and most likely there's also some we don't like nearly as much. That's natural and positive. But as students of rock history, we need to be as objective as we can be (realizing that total objective is probably impossible). Try to cast your comments in terms of a reasoned statement or argument. It's not very useful to say "this band is awesome, the best ever!" or "these guys suck." There are plenty of other forums for that kind of discussion. Here I want to keep it as scholarly as we can. I will pop in and contribute from time to time, but these forums are designed primarily for students to discuss topics with one another.

Quizzes and Final Exam There will be three quizzes throughout the course. The final exam will incorporate a for the final module along with questions that draw from all previous modules. Bear in mind that the quiz questions are mostly more demanding than those at the end of each video. I don't want you to be surprised or angered by the fact that all of a sudden it seems like things got a lot harder, so please be prepared for this. You will be able to retake each quiz, so if the level of difficulty catches you by surprise, you can re-take the quiz.

Announcements and emails Watch the Announcements page for additional information as the course unfolds. I will also send out emails as the situation warrants.

4. Leyendo: Syllabus

Modules and Themes: View the video lectures listed for each module. Students have the option of using the textbook or not; the video lectures are designed to be self-contained. The textbook provides increased depth, context, and background, as well as dozens of listening guides. [Additional assignments for those using the book are given in brackets below.] Consult the Course Schedule for information regarding lectures, quizzes, and the final exam.

"The World Before Rock and Roll (1900-1955)" The Role of Tin Pan Alley in mainstream pop, the formation of a national audience through radio and the rise of television, the pre-rock pop of Frank Sinatra, Patti Page, and Les Paul and Mary Ford; rhythm and blues in the years before rock and roll; country and western and the rise of Nashville. [Read introduction and Chapter 1, along with the listening guides for each.]

"The Birth and First Flourishing of Rock and Roll (195559)" Chart crossover and cover versions, the first hits of Bill Haley, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, and Little Richard, the rise of Elvis Presley, the music of Jerry Lee Lewis and Buddy Holly, the rise of American Bandstand, the payola scandal and the "death of rock and roll." [Read Chapter 2 and work through the listening guides in that chapter.] **Quiz for Modules 1 & 2**

"The Demise of Rock and the Promise of Soul (1959-63)" Was this era the dark ages for rock music or was it a golden era cut short by the British invasion? The music of teen idols, the folk revival, early surf music, sweet soul, rockabilly pop, and girl groups. The Brill Building songwriters and the rise of the producer. Playlets and splatter platters. [Read Chapter 3 and work through the listening guides for that chapter.]

"The Beatles and the British Invasion (1964-66)" The Beatles transform the UK music scene and then invade America. Other Beatles-type British bands. The London blues scene and the Rolling Stones. Other Stones-type bands. The Who and the Kinks. [Read Chapter 4 and work through the listening guides for that chapter.] **Quiz for Modules 3 & 4**

"American Responses (1965-67)" Dylan, the Byrds and folk rock. Garage bands in the northwest. Sonny and Cher and the legacy of Phil Spector. TV rock, Paul Revere and the Raiders, and the Monkees. Music in New York and Los Angeles. [Read Chapter 5 and work through the listening guides for that chapter.]

"Motown Pop and Southern Soul (1960-69)" Berry Gordy and the rise and first flourishing of Motown. Atlantic, Stax, and southern soul (Memphis, Muscle Shoals, New York). Parallels between Motown and Stax. James Brown and the roots of funk. [Read Chapter 6 and work through the listening guides for that chapter.] **Quiz for Modules 5 and 6**

"Psychedelia (1966-69)" How can music be psychedelic? Underground psychedelic scenes in San Francisco and London. Psychedelia in LA. The Summer of Love and the rise of hippie culture. The birth of FM rock and rock magazines. Woodstock and Altamont. [Read Chapter 7 and work through the listening guides for that chapter.] **Final exam**

5. Leyendo: Grading and Logistics

Grading scheme for this course There will be 3 quizzes and a final exam for the course, each of these worth 25% each:    

Quiz for Modules 1 and 2, 25% Quiz for Modules 3 and 4, 25% Quiz for Modules 5 and 6, 25% Final Exam (includes quiz for Module 7 as well as questions drawn from weeks 1-6), 25%

To successfully complete the course, you will need a grade of 70 or higher. Please note that the quiz and final exam questions are more demanding than the in-line quizzes that appear at the end of each video and that the in-line quizzes do not count towards your score for the course. Since use of the textbook, video listening guides, and listening is optional (though encouraged), the quizzes and final will only cover material presented in the video lectures.

6. Leyendo: Music Fundamentals

Music Fundamentals (3 videos) These three videos were originally produced several years ago to accompany the first edition of my college textbook, What's That Sound? An Introduction to Rock and Its History (W.W. Norton). They cover elements of music theory from a rock perspective and are meant for students with no previous musical training. Here's the link to playlist on my YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeBbhpV63deV6JSk_bFLmqM8k6lbKIGDk

7. Leyendo: Listening Guides (19 videos)

Listening Guides (19 videos) The link below leads to a YouTube playlist of 19 Listening Guide videos. Each of these video guides corresponds to a Listening Guide in my textbook, What's That Sound? These Listening Guides are not required for the course, though I hope they will enrich your study. No previous knowledge of music theory is required to understand the content of these videos. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeBbhpV63deUmTmUkYCGxhUjuXRjEYVdT

8. Leyendo: About the Professor

About the Professor John Covach is Professor and Chair of Music at the University of Rochester, Director of the University of Rochester Institute for Popular Music, Mercer Brugler Distinguished Teaching Professor, and Professor of Theory at the Eastman School of Music. Professor Covach teaches classes in traditional music theory as well as the history and analysis of popular music. He has published dozens of articles on topics dealing with popular music, twelve-tone music, and the philosophy and aesthetics of music. He is the author of the college textbook What's That Sound? An Introduction to Rock Music, recently published by W. W. Norton in a third edition, and has co-edited Understanding Rock (Oxford University Press), American Rock and the Classical Tradition, and Traditions, Institutions, and American Popular Music (both with Routledge), as well the recently published volume, Sounding Out Pop (Michigan). He is one of the founding editors for the University of Michigan Press series called Tracking Pop, which is devoted to scholarly monographs on popular music.

As a guitarist, Covach has performed widely on electric and classical guitar in both the US and Europe and recorded with the progressive rock band, Land of Chocolate. He currently performs with several Rochester based bands, including Going for the One. The following is a sample of some of Professor Covach's recordings; these links point to CDBaby, which features extended free samples: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/johncovach3 (mostly solo acoustic guitar), and http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/landofchoc2 (angular prog rock). And video can found at: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeBbhpV63deUMGycSRdeD13X_gDJNhsti (the "guitar cam" videos).

The World Before Rock and Roll (1900-1955) The Role of Tin Pan Alley in mainstream pop, the formation of a national audience through radio and the rise of television, the pre-rock pop of Frank Sinatra, Patti Page, and Les Paul and Mary Ford; rhythm and blues in the years before rock and roll; country and western and the rise of Nashville. 11 videos 1. Vídeo: The Music Business in the First Half of the 20th Century 2. Vídeo: Radio and Regional vs National Audiences 3. Vídeo: The Stars of Pop Music Before Rock and Roll 4. Vídeo: Les Paul, Inventor - The Role of Technology 5. Vídeo: Origins of Country & Western (pre WWII) 6. Vídeo: The Rise of Nashville 7. Vídeo: Rhythm and Blues (Pre 1945) 8. Vídeo: Rhythm & Blues (Post 1945) 9. Vídeo: Regional R&B Radio in the 1950s 10. Vídeo: Doo Wop and Gospel 11. Vídeo: Hokum Blues and Sexual Lyrics

SEMANA 2 The Birth and First Flourishing of Rock and Roll (1955-59) Chart crossover and cover versions, the first hits of Bill Haley, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, and Little Richard, the rise of Elvis Presley, the music of Jerry Lee Lewis and Buddy Holly, the rise of American Bandstand, the payola scandal and the "death of rock and roll." 8 videos 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Vídeo: The Rise of Youth Culture in the 1950s Vídeo: Radio and Records Vídeo: Crossovers and Covers Vídeo: The First Rock and Rollers Cross Over Vídeo: The Rise of Elvis Presley Vídeo: Sam Phillips Selling Elvis Contract Vídeo: Rockabilly in the Wake of Elvis Vídeo: The Day the Music Died

Calificado: The World Before Rock and Roll and The Birth and First Flourishing of Rock and Roll

SEMANA 3 The Demise of Rock and the Promise of Soul (1959-63) Was this era the dark ages for rock music or was it a golden era cut short by the British invasion? The music of teen idols, the folk revival, early surf music, sweet soul, rockabilly pop, and girl groups. The Brill Building songwriters and the rise of the producer. Playlets and splatter platters. 9 videos 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Vídeo: Audiences and Marketing - The Search for the Next Elvis Vídeo: The Brill Building Approach to Pop Vídeo: Teen Idols Vídeo: Producers and Girl Groups Vídeo: Sweet Soul Vídeo: TV, Movies, and Dance Crazes Vídeo: The Folk Revival Vídeo: Rockabilly Popsters Vídeo: Surf Music

SEMANA 4 The Beatles and the British Invasion (1964-66) The Beatles transform the UK music scene and then invade America. Other Beatles-type British bands. The London blues scene and the Rolling Stones. Other Stones-type bands. The Who and the Kinks. 10 videos 1. Vídeo: Introduction 2. Vídeo: The Early 1960s in the US & UK 3. Vídeo: The Rise of the Beatles 4. Vídeo: Beatles as Students of American Pop Music 5. Vídeo: Beatles From Craftsmen to Artists 6. Vídeo: Blues in the UK 7. Vídeo: The Rolling Stones Emerge 8. Vídeo: The Stones in The States 9. Vídeo: Other British Bands 10. Vídeo: The Kinks and the Who Calificado: The Demise of Rock and the Promise of Soul (1959-63) and The Beatles and the British Invasion (16964-66)

SEMANA 5 American Responses (1965-67) Dylan, the Byrds and folk rock. Garage bands in the northwest. Sonny and Cher and the legacy of Phil Spector. TV rock, Paul Revere and the Raiders, and the Monkees. Music in New York and Los Angeles. 7 videos 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Vídeo: Dylan as the New American Songwriter Vídeo: Dylan Goes Electric Vídeo: Folk Rock and the Byrds Vídeo: The Phil Spector Legacy Vídeo: Meanwhile, Back East Vídeo: Garage Bands Vídeo: TV Rock

SEMANA 6 Motown Pop and Southern Soul (1960-69) Berry Gordy and the rise and first flourishing of Motown. Atlantic, Stax, and southern soul (Memphis, Muscle Shoals, New York). Parallels between Motown and Stax. James Brown and the roots of funk. 7 videos 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Vídeo: Preamble Vídeo: Hitsville, USA: Motown Vídeo: The Motown Performers Vídeo: Soulsville, USA: Stax and Southern Soul (7:25) Vídeo: The Stax Performers (12:06) Vídeo: Motown, Stax, the British Invasion, and the American Response (6:37) Vídeo: James Brown (12:44)

Calificado: American Responses and Motown Pop and Southern Soul

SEMANA 7 Psychedelia (1966-69) How can music be psychedelic? Underground psychedelic scenes in San Francisco and London. Psychedelia in LA. The Summer of Love and the rise of hippie culture. The birth of FM rock and rock magazines. Woodstock and Altamont. 9 videos 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Vídeo: LSD, Music, and the Trip Vídeo: The Beginnings of the Hippie Aesthetic Vídeo: Pushing the Envelope Beatles and Beach Boys Vídeo: Psychedelia in San Francisco - Subculture Vídeo: Psychedelia in San Francisco – Important Groups Vídeo: Psychedelia in London and Underground Favs Vídeo: Psychedelia in London – Mainstream Stars Vídeo: Los Angeles and Elsewhere Vídeo: A Hippie Nation

SEMANA 8 Final Exam Final exam for this course. Calificado: Final Exam