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Role Unit Coordinator Lecturer Lecturer Staff Member Mark Costa Dr. David Cashman David Lewis dcashman@aim.edu.au dlewis@aim.edu.au Email / Extension

Foundations of Popular Contemporary Music G1FP1 Trimester 2, 2013

LOCATION AND TIMES

Lesson Lecture (a) Lecture (b) Lecture (c) Location D404 D404 D301 Instructor Cashman Cashman Lewis Time Wednesday 2pm-3:30pm Wednesday 4pm-5:30pm Tuesday 9:30am-11am

NOTE: Classes commence 5 mins after the hour, and finish 5 mins before the hour

UNIT RATIONALE
This unit is foundation unit that discusses the history of popular music from the 1950s to recent times.

UNIT DESCRIPTION
This foundation unit is of significant in its relationship to all practical areas within the Bachelor of Music. It is intended to introduce students from Classical, Contemporary, Theatre and Audio programs to elements from each of these genres and enhance the level of understanding between these idiosyncratic groups. Foundations of Popular Contemporary Music is an overview of Western popular music from the 1950s to the present day, including a selected study of the sociological and political events that influenced popular music trends during the twentieth century. Particular attention is given to the study and analysis of primary source materials in the form of musical analysis of the musical forms relevant to this period. This unit also provides students with a comprehensive grounding for further theoretical study, through the revision of the basic principles and an introduction to the main elements of Contemporary Popular Music.

WEEKLY TOPICS
Week Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Topics Rocks Antecedents The Golden Age of Rock and Roll 1955-1959 The 1960s and the British Invasion Monday 10th June Queens Birthday Public Holiday Psychedelic Rock and Folk Black Pop of the 1960s and 1970s

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Week Week 6 Topics The Early 70s: Classic Rock MID TRIMESTER Monday 1st July: Classes as usual (due to Queens Birthday Public Holiday) Tuesday 2nd - Friday 5th July: Make up sessions if required Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 The Late 1970s: Punk, New Wave, Metal and Singer/Songwriters The 1980s: Eighties pop, MTV and EDM Rap and Hip-hop The 1990s: Alternative and Grunge The New Millennium Final Examination

LEARNING OUTCOMES
By completion of this unit a student will: a) Demonstrate an understanding of different genres, styles and innovations in western popular music from 1955 to the early 21st Century. b) Discuss contributions of the major figures of the period. c) Identify significant compositions of the period as contained in the listening list. d) Contextualise Australian rock within a global context.

ASSESSMENTS Summary
Description Assessment 1: Research Assignment (1250 words) Assessment 2: Listening Examination (20 minutes) Assessment 3: Written Examination (55 minutes) Weighting 40% 10% 50% Submission Date Week 9 th 5pm, 26 July 2013 Week 12 In-class Week 12 In-class Learning Outcomes Assessed a) c) b) c) a) b) c) d)

ASSESSMENT DESCRIPTIONS Assessment 1: Research Assignment (40%) 1250 words

Description Choose one of the following questions to answer. On the class website you may download a template to assist you in answering the question. 1. Why did rock start in 1955? 2. What was the influence of disco on popular music? 3. Did the Beatles or the Rolling Stones have more impact on the course of popular music? Your document should adhere to AIM Style as defined by the AIM Style Guide (available from your MyAIM login and in the Library). Information from a source (book, journal article, website, newspaper article etc.) must be cited and listed in the bibliography. AIM uses Harvard (AIM 2012) Style (outlined in the AIM Style Guide).

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Assessment Criteria Criterion Answers the question Accuracy of data Remains focused on the topic Develops central ideas Logical argument and conclusion Format consistent with AIM Style Guide Language mechanics Quality of sources

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Assessment 2: Listening Examination (10%)

Description A final examination of 75 minutes duration will occur in Week 12. This will include a listening examination of 20 minutes duration that will draw on examples taken from the G1FP1 listening list.

Assessment 3: Written Examination (50%)

Description A final examination of 75 minutes duration will occur in Week 12. This will include a written examination of 55 minutes duration.

TEXTS
Text Blunt, B. 2001. Blunt: A Biased History of Australian Rock. Northcote: Prowling Tiger Press. Covach, J. 2009. Whats That Sound: An Introduction to Rock and its History. 2nd ed. New York: Norton. Garofalo, R. 2007. Rockin Out: Popular Music in the USA. 4th ed. Paramus: Prentice Hall. Starr, L. & Waterman C. 2007. American Popular Music: From Minstrelsy to MP3. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Library Location 781.640994 BLU 781.64 COV 781.640973 GAR 781.64 STA

G1FP1 Foundations of Popular Contemporary Music Listening List

To access these recordings, you will need to locate the G1FP1 Playlist pdf under MyUnits of your MyAIM login and click on the relevant URL. # Title Year Week 1: Rocks Antecedents 1a Caldonia 1945 1b Cotton Eye Joe 1941 1c Blue Moon of Kentucky 1946 Week 2: The Golden Age of Rock n Roll 1955-1959 2a Rock Around the Clock 1954 2b Tutti Frutti 1955 2c Hound Dog 1956 Week 3: The 1960s and British Invasion 3a Will You Love Me Tomorrow 1960 3b Hard Days Night 1964 3c (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 1965 Artist Louis Jordan and his Tympani Five Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys Bill Hayley and the Comets Little Richard Elvis Presley The Shirelles The Beatles The Rolling Stones

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# Title Year Artist Week 4: Psychedelic Rock and Folk 4a Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds 1967 The Beatles 4b Cryptical Envelopment 1968 The Grateful Dead 4c Blowin in the Wind 1963 Bob Dylan Week 5: Black Pop in the 60s and 70s 5a Heard It Through the Grapevine 1968 Marvin Gaye 5b 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) 1966 Wilson Pickett 5c Disco Inferno 1976 Trammps Week 6: The Early Seventies: Classic Rock 6a Heartbreaker 1969 Led Zeppelin 6b Sweet Home Alabama 1974 Lynryd Skynyrd 6c Killer Queen 1974 Queen Week 7: The Late Seventies: Punk, New Wave, Metal and Singer/Songwriter 7a Pretty Vacant 1977 Sex Pistols 7b Girlfriend 1983 Talking Heads 7c Ace of Spades 1980 Motrhead 7d Badlands 1978 Bruce Springsteen Week 8: Eighties Pop and MTV 8a Ashes to Ashes 1980 David Bowie 8b Billie Jean 1983 Michael Jackson 8c Blue Monday 1975 New Order Week 9: Rap and Hip Hop 9a The Message 1982 Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five 9b Hard Times 1983 Run-D.M.C. 9c Do you want More 2001 Dr Dre Week 10: Alternative and Grunge 10a Smells Like Teen Spirit 1991 Nirvana 10b Black Hole Sun 1994 Soundgarden Week 11: The New Millennium 11a Crazy 2006 Gnarls Barkley 11b Bad Romance 2009 Lady Gaga 11c Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) 2008 Beyonce

STUDENT RULES
Please refer to Section 5 of the AIM Student Handbook for details regarding policies on Assessment, Examinations, Grading, Late Penalties and Student Conduct.

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