Evolution of Rock
This semester-long course will uncover the hidden ancestry of today’s popular music (rock, pop, hip-hop etc…) focusing on the influential artists and styles that helped shape our modern musical landscape. Students will read about, listen to and conduct research on musical artists from the 1950’s up through today’s musical trends with the intention of uncovering how different people and groups have influenced how popular music has evolved over the last six decades.
Download the syllabus here:
Download the syllabus here:
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Links to 'need-to-know' pieces:
jelly Roll Morton: Jelly Roll Blues
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Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams: Huckle Boogie
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Tiny Grimes
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Buddy Holly and the Crickets: That'll Be the Day
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Ritchie Valens: La Bamba
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Big Bopper: Chantilly Lace
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Les Paul & Mary Ford: How High the Moon
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Joe Turner: Shake, Rattle and Roll
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Bill Haley and the Comets: Rock around the Clock
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Little Richard: Tutti Frutti
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Little Richard: Long Tall Sally
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Pat Boone: Ain't That a Shame (cover)
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Pat Boone: Tutti Frutti (cover)
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Fats Domino: Ain't That a Shame
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Chuck Berry: Maybelline
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Chuck Berry: Johnny B. Goode
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Chuck Berry: Roll Over Beethoven
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Elvis Presley: Hound Dog
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Elvis Presley: Love me Tender
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Elvis Presley: That's Alright Mama
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Elvis Presley: It's now or never
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Elvis Presley: Suspicious Minds
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The Beatles: I Saw Her Standing There
composed by John and Paul together |
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The Beatles: In My Life
composed by John mainly |
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The Beatles: Strawberry Fields Forever
composed by John mainly |
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The Beatles: Penny Lane
composed by Paul mainly |
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The Beatles: Love me Do
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The Beatles: Please Please Me
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The Beatles: A Day in the Life
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The Beatles: While My Guitar Gently Weeps
composed by George take note of the Eric Clapton guitar solo. |
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Stevie Wonder: I Wish
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Stevie Wonder: Fingertips
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Stevie Wonder: Uptight (everything's alright)
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Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (written by Stevie Wonder)
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Eivets Rednow: Alfie
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Stevie Wonder: Superstition
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Stevie Wonder: Isn't She Lovely
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Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney: Ebony and Ivory
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MJ: Don't Stop Till You Get Enough
(Off the Wall, 1979) |
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MJ: Billie Jean
(Thriller, 1982) |
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MJ: Thriller
(Thriller, 1982) |
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MJ: Beat It
(Thriller, 1982) Featuring Eddie Van Halen on lead guitar! |
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MJ: The Way You Make Me Feel
(Bad: 1987) |
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Elton John: Tiny Dancer
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Elton John: Crocodile Rock
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Elton John: Bennie and the Jets
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Billy Joel: Piano Man
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Billy Joel: We Didn't Start the Fire
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Ray Charles: Hit the Road Jack
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Ray Charles: Georgia On My Mind
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Ray Charles: I Got a Woman
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Jerry Lee Lewis: Great Balls of Fire
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Jerry Lee Lewis: Whole Lotta Shakin Goin' On
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Bob Dylan: Blowin' in the wind
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Bob Dylan: The Times they are a Changin'
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Led Zeppelin: Good Times Bad Times
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Led Zeppelin: Stairway to Heaven
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Led Zeppelin: Whole Lotta Love
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Jimi Hendrix: Hey Joe
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Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze
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Jimi Hendrix: Bold as Love
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