History of Pop and Rock Music.

Catalog description

Music history is incomplete without an understanding of those transformational artists from the most recent century. Just as Bach, Beethoven, and Stravinsky wrote music that reflected and characterized their times, so Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, and many more wrote and performed music that helps us understand the last 60+ years. Drawing on pop and rock music from the early 20th century to the present, this course will explore the social and historical underpinnings that inspired the music, the generations who identified with the artists and their unique sounds, and will give students tools and information to better analyze and understand the music that they love.