NOTE: The order that the material is presented in this schedule follows the textbook order – in my opinion some items are misplaced in the text, no text is perfect, - punk for instance should be mentioned before Alternative Styles. However, to keep it simple, we will follow the textbook order with a few exceptions, such as the short audiocast on Girl Groups – I feel that the book is in error to exclude a few paragraphs on these great singers and songs.

MON JULY 6

Classes Begin – LISTEN TO AUDIOCAST #1 – INTRO REMARKS - AND complete Forum #1 'Introduce yourself' . note: Audiocasts are on the Discussion Board, just scroll down for the one you need.

The complete audiocast list + lyrics can be found under the the Links Page. When listening to a music audiocast on Discussion Board pull up another browser from your Start Button menu and load Blackboard and get the lyrics up to accompany the audiocast. This will be very helpful when you start analyzing for form.

Read: Concepts, Terms, & Definitions – This info is not in your text – the link to this page is found under the Assignments Tab – or by clicking HERE. Print out this information. You are responsible for all vocabulary except the instruments of the orchestra. I will explain and illustrate the terms etc., as we go along in the Forum Discussions. You should read your classmate's posts on Blackboard and determine who is writing good posts. You can tell this easily by the titles of my responses to good posts such as ‘Great Post!’ etc.

click here for for Exam 1 Study Guide - Concepts, terms, definitions.

TUES, WEDS, THURS JULY 7, 8, 9, STUDY FOR QUIZ AND BEGIN TEXT READING.

Study for quiz 

Reading assignment: txt 6-10, and 32 – 39 -

FRIDAY JULY 10 = QUIZ #1 TODAY - -get the answers from the Concepts List - click here if you don't have them yet.

FIRST Bb QUIZ – Covers all Concepts, Terms & Definitions – Multiple choice format.

Exam will be posted by 10 a.m. today and must be submitted before 10 p.m. this evening. You may submit the exam and then after seeing your score/grade, you may attempt the exam again (AND ALL OTHER EXAMS). In other words, Multiple Attempts may be made until you get the grade where you want it. The exams might be thought of as a Work Book procedure. Reading, looking up the answers and moving back and forth between the test and the text is more productive than 'cramming'. There will be no makeups - I am being lenient, enough. Prepare, open the exam and work to completion using the book - submit your completed exam, consider your grade and whether you wish to retake the exam. Your last attempt is the grade of record.

Reading assignment: txt 6-10, and 32 – 39 -

             JUNE 10-12

Audiocast #2 (Early Rockers) Begin listening –Please listen to the audiocast as well as watch the youtube clips. Listening and Reading the Lyrics (Course Info Tab) will help you with the assignment. Blackboard (Bb). Respond to Discussion Board assignments. ASSIGN.#2 DUE 10 P.M. JULY 15th ON 'EARLY ROCKER' -SEE DISCUSSION BOARD. READ 'WRITING ABOUT MUSIC' ON DB.

IMPORTANT NOTE: – Please note the expiration date of the Bb Forum Topics - the forum will be unavailable for further posts after that date. All forums are archived, and remain visible - Forum Discussion account for 50% of your total grade.

Finish assigned reading of Txt 32 – 39 – The Roots of Rock and Roll

    JULY 14 - Tues

Finish assigned reading Txt 32 – 39 = ‘The Importance of Elvis Presley’ and ‘Three Basic Trends Emerge’

Post Response to any new Bb Forum assignments

           Weds - JULY 15

FORUM 2 ASSIGNMENT 'EARLY ROCKERS'

DUE ON DISCUSSION BOARD BY 10 P.M.

TONIGHT -

Read - Txt 42 – 58 – Rock and Roll Style

          Thurs - JULY 16

Begin reading Txt 63 – 72 –Transition: The Early 60’s –

Post Response to any new Bb Forum assignments

ALSO listen to: ‘Girl Groups’ Audiodcast – there is some brief commentary about the 4 songs on the Audiocast, so, no text to read – but you are responsible for info given in the Audiocast commentary.

QUIZ

TODAY    

Fri - JULY 17

2^nd Bb QUIZ – EARLY ROCKERS – Txt 32 – 39, 42 - 58

Questions taken directly from the text.

Posted by 10 a.m., due by 10 p.m. tonight. DOES NOT INCLUDE AUDIOCAST 3 - GIRL GROUPS.

The Girl Group and The Beatles assignments will run simultaneously from this point until each of their exams are completed.

BEGIN LISTENING TO BEATLES AUDIOCAST.

Bb Forum #4 - assignment - Txt 77 – 102  The Beatles, Early, Middle and Late career.
Begin listening to Beatle’s Audiocast for upcoming week. Forum Discussion topics will be assigned over the reading and due by 10 p.m. on July 20th.

           Sat - JULY 18

WRITING ASSIGN. FORUM #3 - Song Form - Go to Discussion Board for assignment description and instructions. Expires JULY 21st, 10 p.m.

            Sun, JULY 19

Continue reading Txt 77 – 102

Post Response to any new Bb Forum assignments

Continue listening to Audiocast #4 = The Beatles – 14 Songs -

FORUM ASSIGNMENT #4 ON THE BEATLES

- DUE TOMORROW - 20TH

IMPORTANT NOTE: – Please note the expiration date of the Bb Forum Topic - the forum will be unavailable for further posts after that date. All forums are archived, and remain visible - Forum Discussion account for 50% of your total grade.

GIRL GROUP QUIZ #3 BASED ON AUDIOCAST #3 ON MONDAY, JULY 20th - 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Post Response to any new Bb Forum assignments

            Mon - JULY 20

Quiz #3 - Girl Groups - TODAY -

BEATLES FORUM ASSIGNMENT ON DISCUSSION BOARD DUE TONIGHT 10 P.M.

Post Response to any new Bb Forum assignments

Continue listening to podcast #4

Bb QUIZ #3 OVER GIRL GROUPS, AC#3. VERY SHORT AND SWEET.  10 a.m. to 10 p.m. as usual. This information is not in the text, you will need to listen to the commentary closely – there’s not much, and there are only 4 or 5 multiple choice questions. Posted by 10 a.m., due by 10 p.m.

                Tues - July 21

FORUM #3 - SONG FORM ASSIGNMENT- Due 10 P.M.

IMPORTANT NOTE: – Please note the expiration date of the Bb Forum Topic - the forum will be unavailable for further posts after that date. All forums are archived, and remain visible - Forum Discussion account for 50% of your total grade.

Continue listening to audiocast #4

                Wed - JULY 22

Continue text reading.

QUIZ #4 TODAY

 Thurs - JULY 23

Bb QUIZ #4 today - Covers all text relative to The Beatles – posted by 10 a.m. today, due by 10 p.m. tonight.

Next: Txt 113 – 125 – The British Invasion - 132 – 143, Folk Rock - 148 - 163, Soul, Motown, Funk & San Francisco - 169 - 180 (this is the entire reading for the next quiz - Quiz #5 on July 29th).1DD 163148 – 163148 – 16348 – 16343132 – 143Folk Rockddddlkj

listening to – audiocast #5, #6, & #7 – The British Invasion, Folk Rock, and Soul, Motown, Funk & San Francisco.

FORUM ESSAY #1 - 'YOUR CHOICE' - choose ANY one of the following topics to write a 300 word essay on, including analysis of one song from that particular audiocast:

1) The Beatles
2) The British Invasion (audiocast #5)
3) Folk Rock (audiocast #6)
4) Soul, Motown, & San Francisco (audiocast #7)

This short essay should Include statements about the general characteristics of the style(s) and period, biographical information on the artist or band performing the song you have chosen, and statements about the song regarding form or other interesting song characteristics - lyric content, form and vocal style. 300 words at least. The part in orange is 50 words, so you should be able to see that 300 words is really not much. I have 3 plagiarism detectors plus Google is also a great sleuth for uncredited quotes. To use a direct quote in your essay, simply write - 'according to John Boy Walton, [http://www.johnboyWalton.com] the OLD WALTON WALTZ was written by his great-grandfather Eugene Byron Walton in 1872'.

ESSAY #1 DUE ON Monday, JULY 27

             Sat - JULY 25

IMPORTANT NOTE: – Please note the expiration date of the Bb Forum Topics - the forum will be unavailable for further posts after that date. All forums are archived, and remain visible - Forum Discussion account for 50% of your total grade.

             Sun - JULY 26

continuing (Txt 132 – 143 – Folk Music and Folk Rock – Overview: The 60’s Youth Generation, Bob Dylan, The Byrds and others).

Still listening to audiocast #6  (Folk Rock)

  Mon - Tues- July 27-28

ESSAY #1 - DUE 10 P.M. TONIGHT (27TH)

continuing (Txt 148 – 163 – Soul, Motown, Funk)

continuing (Txt 169 – 180 – San Francisco – America Responds)

continuing (Listening to audiocast # 5 and 6) also…

audiocast #7 – Soul, Motown, Funk and San Francisco
(This is a short podcast – one song per genre = 4 songs)

            Weds - JULY 29

Bb QUIZ #5 TODAY!!! – OPEN 10 A.M. TO 10 P.M. AS USUAL – COVERS  BRITISH INVASION, FOLK, SOUL, MOTOWN and SAN FRANCISCO.

Begin listening to all remaining audiocasts - #8, #9, #10, #11, # 12, #13

QUIZ #5 TODAY! COVERS BRIT INVASION, FOLK, SOUL, MOTOWN, FUNK, & SAN FRANCISCO.

Listening to audiocasts 8 and 9 and reading Txt 239-267

FORUM ESSAY #2 -'Your Choice Essay' on Blackboard

'YOUR CHOICE' - choose ANY one of the following topics to write an essay on (300 words), including analysis of one song from that audiocast - I will accept 3 100+ words on three different songs but each should satisfy the requirements of Note #2 below):

1) The Great Fragmentation - the 70's pt. 1 or pt. 2 - audiocasts #8 & #9
2) The Women of Rock - audiocast #10 (research on web and use index of text)
3) Punk USA - UK - audiocast #11
4) Heavy Metal or Rap - audiocast #12
5) Glam-Punk, Grunge, Alternative- podcast #13

Note #1: there is a glitch in audiocast 13 - it may hang up while I'm talking about Nirvana - just click and drag the progress indicator over a bit and maybe hit 'play' if it doesn't start. You should be able to get it going at the beginning of Nirvana's 'Come As You Are'.


NOTE #2: This essay should Include statements about the general characteristics of the style(s) and period, biographical information on the artist or band performing the song you have chosen, including who their influencewere, and what groups were influenced by them. Also, clear statements about the song regarding instruments, form, lyric content, form and vocal style, and production value. 300 words at least.
ESSAY #2 'Your Choice' DUE ON MONDAY, AUG 2nd by 10 p.m.

IMPORTANT NOTE: – Please note the expiration date of the Bb Forum Topics - the forum will be unavailable for further posts after that date. All forums are archived, and remain visible - Forum Discussion account for 50% of your total grade.

                     Fri -JULY 31

NO QUIZ – Preparing for Essay #2 outlined above.

                    Sat - AUG 1

                Sun - AUG 2

Audiocast #12 – Heavy Metal, Rap/Hip Hop
Txt 275 – 288 – Heavy Metal –  3 songs
Txt 313 – 328 – Rap & Hip Hop –  1 rap/song

'YOUR CHOICE ESSAY #2' (FORUM 6) DUE

TONIGHT ON BLACKBOARD BY 10 P.M. Aug 2nd.

                Sun -AUG 2

continuing (Txt 275 – 288 – Heavy Metal – listening to examples on  audiocast # 12) –

               Mon - AUG 3

continuing (Txt 313 – 328 – Rap & Hip Hop – listen to example on audiocast # 12)

also listening to Audiocast #13, Alternative styles.

              Tues - AUG 4

LAST DAY OF CLASS

Finish up - prepare for final - whatever suits you. .

                 Wed - AUG 5TH FINAL EXAM TODAY. 10 A.M. TO 10 P.M.

FINAL QUIZ – not comprehensive, covers only Heavy Metal, Rap & Hip Hop and Alternative Styles  – which is quite enough. Again, the questions will come from the text. Everything is normal about this exam - just like all the rest.