MUS1111: Rock Music History – Spring 2012 Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays 10:30am-11:35 am Blackman Auditorium (Ell Hall) Professor: Junauro Landgrebe Office: 337 Ryder Phone: 617.373.7473 Email: J.Landgrebe@neu.edu (email is preferred) Office Hours: Wednesdays 12 PM – 1 PM or by appointment Teaching Assistant: Brian Bergeron Email: RockHistoryTA@gmail.com Course Objective: Survey rock music and it’s evolution from the 1920’s through current times. We will examine…
A Genealogy of Rock Music Today, the term Rock Music brings about images of wild hotel parties, pyrotechnics, drugs, plane crashes and iconic frontmen. However, in order to form a real understanding of how rock music came to be the legendary style that it is today, we must understand its origins. Rock music is rooted deep in America’s most trivial times- in the songs of African American slaves- from the Mississippi Delta right up to the Mason-Dixon line, it is a simple musical styling that is…
Review Questions 1. What is popular music? Music that is listened to by most people. 2.What theme does pop music typically use in the lyrics? Describe one pop song that uses this theme. Why is this theme such a popular one? Pop music theme in songs is usually dancing and partying and just having fun. 3.What is disco? What are the characteristics of this music? Disco is a type of music thats started in the 70s 4.What was the British Invasion? Which famous group was a part of this movement…
ROCK MUSIC IN PROPAGANDA This essay will explore the claim that Rock music has a significant and big role in propaganda. The claim derives its sources from the history and today’s social events. The essay begins by summarizing the social situation of 1950s and how Rock music occured. Then, it continues with the usage of Rock music in forms of propaganda, which are black propaganda and white propaganda. In addition to this, the essay talks about in which fields Rock music is used for propaganda…
1950s till today, Rock music had made a powerful impact on American society and had greatly influenced our daily life, attitudes, and language. It had influenced generations of Americans and other genres of music often heard on the radio. Popular artists such as Bob Dylan and Marvin Gaye used rock music as a form of expression. “They expressed their emotions and how Americans were feeling towards social events occurring in our nation and around the world” (Classic 1). Rock music has affected American…
Rock music is one of the biggest music genres in society today. This genre of music is listened and favored by millions of people in the world. Rock music has a huge history behind it that goes back all the way to the 1930's and many other famous music genres were created from rock music. There have been many bands that have made a name for themselves by being huge hits by playing rock music. These legends are people who we all know and remember and still listen to their great songs such as Led…
Punk Rock Music The genre of punk rock music is recognized from the 1960’s and is a style of music unlike others. Punk rock music is stereotyped as a bad influence on teen’s lifestyles. When in reality, it actually serves as a stimulating way to improve one’s mind and mentality in terms of their actions. Punk rock was one of the first cultures to teach people to speak up and stand for what they believe. This helped create rebellion which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, rebellion just to rebel is…
One Passionate Night with Outstanding Rock Bands Have you ever experienced an overload of every sense at once? Well, I had when I went to see 2013 RODFEST of June 5. It was truly a sensory overloading festival and nearly drove me crazy. My body shook as if they stood on the middle of the big earthquake because of the monstrous excitement that held me. Also, the quality of sound was so extremely magnificent that I could feel every step of guitarists’ fingering with superb performances. And every…
Week 5 Notes 1) The rock n roll party was: D: Alan Freed’s radio show in NY 2) All of the following affected the first wave of rock n roll except: B: The press discovered that Pat Boone married his 13 year old second cousin (That was Jerry Lee Lewis) 3) What was the focus of the congressional hearings regarding the payola scandal? C: The gifts received by disc jockeys to play rock n roll songs on their radio programs 4) The group most responsible for the British Invasion was: D: The Beatles…
Does the Effect of Rock Music Cause Violence? Growing up listening to rock music was a part of my life, discovering from my older brother the band Kiss was just awesome and then later actually seeing them in concert when I was 15 was even better! So to me music is an essential part of life in America today. Millions of Americans listen to recordings from a variety of artists every day. Since the advent of Rock N' Roll, politicians, law enforcement, and several independent organizations have…