Study Guide for 11AM MID-TERM

Hello class,

Here is the study guide for the mid-term for Fall II...

Your test will consist of 5 open-ended questions and 5 multiple choice questions:

Open-ended questions (I will choose 5 of the following)

1. What are the basic roots (styles of music) that Rock and Roll is composed of?
2. What is a "cover," and how does it relate to a "compulsory license"?
3. When did rock and roll start converting to the British?
4. What is a compulsory license (or royalty clause)?
5. Describe American Bandstand and its evolution into today's music and media.
6. What was the start of negative connotations in rock and roll?
7. Many artist's record labels used the "Royalty Clause" to legally distort and "steal" other artists music and make profit. Has the 'game' changed since then? Is inappropiate downloading of music just as guilty of a violation as distorting music back in the 40's and 50's?

The multiple choice questions will encompass everything from jazz to rock and roll, so be prepared!!

Your mid-terms should be available for viewing after 8 PM on Wednesday evening. I wish you the best of luck.

Study Guide for 11AM Class

Hello class,

We will not meet on Friday due to the recruitment trip I have to do for the band. With that being said, here are the notes that you need to be responsible for on Monday:

Rock n Roll

• genre of music that evolved in the United States after World War II.
• composed of blues, gospel, folk, and country music
• arrived at the time of technological change...after the development of the electric guitar, microphone, and the amplifier.
• Rockabilly- refers to the type of rock and roll music that was played and recorded in the mid-1950s by white singers such as Elvis Pressley, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis, who drew mainly on the country roots of music.
• American Bandstand- a term used for television show which premiered in the 1950's. It usually catered to teenagers and socially dictated everything from clothing, music, dances, and dialogue.
• Royalty Cluase (Compulsory License)-usually when a government forces the holder of a copyright, patent, or other exclusive right to grant use to state or others. This law is still in effect today.
• Covers-partial re-writes of a song. Usually done by speeding up the tempo and the backbeat. See example: (Big Mama Thorton http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70b25AOZunE&feature=related) (Elvis Pressley http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQyHYGUJnuc&feature=related)
• Doo Wop- one of the most popular forms of Rock n Roll. Featured multi-part vocal harmonies and meaningless vocal background lyrics. Still used in movies and musicals (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bwzw9wVB10&feature=PlayList&p=E7A15F7277155D5F&index=3) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cHB3Rbz1OI)

Study Guide for 9AM class

Hello class,

We will not meet on Friday 11/6. However, here are some study questions for your Rock n Roll quiz as well as notes that you will need to have concerning Monday's class. Take care that you get all of this information so that you are well prepared.

Quiz Questions (Choose 5 and make sure to support your answers)

1) What was American Bandstand, and how does it relate to today's music?

2) What does the "Royalty Clause" mean legally, and how does that affect today's music?

3) How did rock n roll make its way to the British during World War II?

4) What was the start of negative connotations concerning Rock n Roll?

5) Rock n Roll has roots in what types of music?

6) Many artist's record labels used the "Royalty Clause" to legally distort and "steal" other artists music and make profit. Has the 'game' changed since then? Is inappropiate downloading just as guilty of a violation as distorting music back in the 40's and 50's?


NOTES FOR DISCO ERA (to be familiar with by Monday)

• Disco is a genre of dance music that catered to the clubs of African-Americans
• First expanded during the late 60's and early 70's
• Became a craze among Black gay men, but did not take off into mainstream until it was circulated in White clubs of New York.
• Influenced by overwhelming sound, trippy lighting, and hallucinogens.
• Many groups influenced the disco era (we will discuss these on Monday)

Have a safe and prosperous week and I shall see you all on Monday.

NO CLASS 11/6/2009

There will be no class for 9AM or 11AM on Friday November 6, 2009. I will be out of town on a recruitment trip for the University Bands. Thanks.