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The Rock Music Image
The Rock Music Image
The Rock Music Image
A. Controversy
a. Jim Morrison
b. Alice Cooper
c. David Bowie
a. Madonna
b. Prince
4. Federal government hearings have focused on Rap and heavy Metal CDs
a. Claude Debussy
b. Igor Stravinsky
c. Arnold Schoenberg
d. Olivier Messiaen
e. Aaron Copland
f. Karlheinz Stockhausen
a. Duke Ellington
b. Miles Davis
a. Irving Berlin
b. Cole Porter
1. Some historians use more than one term for rock music
a. "Rock and Roll" is sometimes used in reference to the first wave the
1950s
3. This text uses the term "Rock" in a broad sense with the understanding that:
a. Current releases
e. Alternate mixes
f. Alternate performances
C. Most listeners are not fully aware of the scope of available music
D. This text will organize this material so as to best benefit the student
1. Books
a. Rolling Stone
b. Mojo
a. VH-1
b. MTV
4. Internet
c. Less attention given to the actual musical aspects of songs and styles
2. Examination of the importance of artists and their relative impact (past and/or
present)
4. Knowledge gained will better support the students' attitudes and ideas about
popular music
IV. The Fan Mentality versus the academic approach to studying rock music
A. Chart positions are intended to indicate a song's popularity (but see D below)
b. Sales documentation
A. Rock music can be better understood in context with four general aspects
C. Some information is presented from two different viewpoints for the same time period
3. The Psychedelic era discusses the underground in San Francisco and London
B. Musical form
d. Probably by mistake
F. Instrumentation
a. drums
b. bass
c. electric guitar
d. acoustic piano
e. two saxes
f. lead vocals
b. Vocals in verse 1
b. Musicians are often willing to talk about their music and instruments
during breaks