2020-2021 WEEK 15 – 1970s
FUNK & SOUL & BLAXPLOITATION
WEEK 14 – 1970s
PUNK!
WEEK 13 – 1970s
SYMPHONIC ROCK & PROG
WEEK 12 – 1970s
L.A. AND THE BIRTH OF THE SINGER-SONGWRITER
WEEK 11
BEST MUSIC OF 2020
ASSIGNMENT FOR 26/11
We are dealing with the history of popular music here most the time. But for now let’s look back on 2020 (which is almost history) and see if you boys and girls are really in tune to what is happening now in music. What is the best new music being made?
Write a TOP 10 of the best albums of 2020. And write a 250 word recommendation of your #1 record of the year.
Send it in glorious PDF to dpmlhaneveer@codarts.nl before the end of the day.
I’ll try to compile the CODARTS POP ACADEMY TOP 10 2020 from your top 10s.
WEEK 10
THE BEACH BOYS
WEEK 9
THE AMERICAN ANSWER
WEEK 8
THE BRITISH INVASION
The Beatles – The Rolling Stones – The Who
The Kinks
WEEK 6
Homework: watch the Beatles doc (in your mailbox).
‘Revolver’ (1966) was perhaps an even more groundbreaking album. [from MOJO magazine, 2006]
WEEK 5
WEEK 4
The Canon. What is it? Why does it matter? Why should it change?
Rocknroll: the Big Bang of Popular Music
WEEK 3
As an experiment, here are the questions raised in week 2 in a short animation. We discussed the answers in class as you might recall. See if this way of transferring information works for you.
SOUL CORNER: WHAT IS SOUL MUSIC?
2019-2020
SEMESTER 2
A CORONA-PROOF EXAM
2000s – chapter 4 :
RETROMANIA
2000s – chapter 1 :
FRAGMENTATION & DANCING
Some important technological revolutions
MP3 patent by Fraunhofer 1996
Napster 1999
Ipod 2001
Itunes store 2003
Youtube 2005
iPhone 3 2007
Spotify 2008
1990s – chapter 4 : BRITPOP
1990s – chapter 3.4 : LO-FI
So real Lo-Fi music and not that instrumental LoFi Hiphop, Chillhop, music to study by.
Artists to check out: The Microphones, The Sebadoh, Neutral Milk Hotel, Daniel Johnston, Guided By Voices, Songs:Ohia, Pavement, Mountain Goats, etc.
1990s – chapter 3.3 : CROSSOVER
Crossover is a term applied to musical works or performers who appeal to different types of audience, for example (especially in the United States) by appearing on two or more of the record charts which track differing musical styles or genres.
Think of Country and Pop, which used to have very dictinct audiences in the 1990s. Or Christian Rock, big in the USA. From a more musician-like point of view, crossover stands for the blending of two or more different genres and/or styles. Funk Rock, Hiphop Jazz, Nu Metal etc.
1990s – chapter 3.2 : RETRO
An article on how our musical taste gets affected by our past: https://www.udiscovermusic.com/in-depth-features/musical-nostalgia-past-present-future/
1990s – chapter 3.1 : ALT.COUNTRY
1990s – chapter 2 : ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC
LATER IN THE VIDEO THE SOUND SEEMS TO BE OUT OF SYNC. SORRY ABOUT THAT. DON’T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
Here’s a nice timeline on music technology: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/24-inventions-that-changed-music-16471/phonograph-1877-222487/
1990s – chapter 1 : GRUNGE
Here is a nice article on Nirvana (in Dutch): https://3voor12.vpro.nl/artikelen/overzicht/2020/Home-schooling/3voor12-Home-Schooling-les-3–Nirvana.html
SEMESTER 1
WEEK 1
https://coolinfographics.com/blog/2016/7/11/popwaves-making-of-the-genealogy-of-poprock-music.html
WEEK 2
READ THE ARTICLE FOR NEXT WEEK. WE’LL DISCUSS THE CANON AND THE DEATH OF MUSIC HISTORY.
WEEK 3
WEEK 4
1960s
THE STRANGE AND WONDERFUL STORY OF A BAND CALLED THE BEATLES IN THE 1960S.
WEEK 6
WATCH THE VERY NICE DOCUMENTARY BELOW AND COME UP WITH AT LEAST 3 QUESTIONS I SHOULD ASK ON THE EXAM.
WEEK 7
BRITISH INVASION
WEEK 8
THE ANSWER FROM THE AMERICANS TO THE BRITISH INVASION
WEEK 9
THE AMERICANS STRIKE BACK!
WEEK 10
SOUL MUSIC: MOTOWN & STAX. SOUTHERN SOUL VS. NORTHERN SOUL. WHAT IS DEEP SOUL?
1970s
BIRTH OF THE SINGER/SONGWRITER
WEEK 12
SYMPHONIC ROCK
WEEK 13
PUNK
WEEK 14
FROM SOUL TO FUNK TO BLAXPLOITATION TO DISCO TO HIPHOP
S e m e s t e r 2
WRITE AN ESSAY OF 500 WORDS AS A REACTION TO THE ARTICLE OF DARREN HEMMINGS. WHAT ARE YOUR LISTENING HABITS? CAN YOU RELATE TO HIS STORY? OR DO YOU DISAGREE? DO SOME CRITICAL THINKING. IS TECHNOLOGY DAMAGING OUR CULTURE AND THE EVOLUTION OF MUSIC? HAND YOUR PRINTED ESSAY IN ON THE EXAM JUNE 13.
1980s
NWOBHM
HIPHOP IN THE 1980s
KATE BUSH
1990s
GRUNGE
ELECTRONIC MUSIC
2000s
Semester 1
OVERVIEW 1ST SEMESTER
1. OVERVIEW OF 6 DECADES OF POPULAR MUSIC
WHAT IS POPULAR MUSIC?; HOW DOES HISTORY WORK?; POP MUSIC AS SOUNDTRACK OF THE 20TH CENTURY; GENRES & STYLES, WHAT IS POPULAR CULTURE? (RE)SOURCES, WRITERS, BOOKS, RECORDS, WEBSITES, MOVIES, DOCUMENTARIES ETC.
HISTORY GETS RE-INVENTED AND RE-TOLD BY EVERY NEW GENERATION. IT IS NOT A SET COLLECTION OF FACTS. HISTORY GETS RETOLD TIME AND TIME AGAIN.
CHECK THIS LINK:
http://research.google.com/bigpicture/music/#
ON THE UPDATE OF REEBEE GAROFALO’S POPWAVE CHART:
http://coolinfographics.com/blog/2016/7/11/popwaves-making-of-the-genealogy-of-poprock-music.html
2. ORIGINS OF POP MUSIC
4 GREATGRANDFATHERS (JOHNSON, GUTHRIE, JORDAN AND WILLIAMS); ALAN LOMAX’ FIELD RECORDINGS; HARRY SMITH, WORK SONGS, CROONERS, MUSICALS, VAUDEVILLE, MEDICINE SHOWS, TIN PAN ALLEY, AMERICAN SONGBOOK
HANK WILLIAMS (1923-1953) – COUNTRY – SELF DESTRUCTION
ROBERT JOHNSON (1911-1938) – BLUES – MYTHOLOGY
WOODY GUTHRIE (1912-1967) – FOLK – SOCIAL AWARENESS
LOUIS JORDAN (1908-1975) – RHYTHM & BLUES – ENTERTAINMENT
WHAT ARE FIELD RECORDINGS?
ALAN LOMAX
HARRY SMITH & HIS ANTHOLOGY OF AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC
WHAT DOES 78 RPM MEAN?
WHAT IS SHELLAC? (BAKELIET?)
“O BROTHER WERE ART THOU?” (2000) – COEN BROS.
WHAT WAS THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS MOVIE?
3. BLUES, COUNTRY AND RHYTHM & BLUES:
- THE BIG 3: MUDDY WATERS, BB KING, JOHN LEE HOOKER
- COUNTRY BLUES VS. URBAN BLUES
- CARTER FAMILY, JOHNNY CASH, JIMMIE RODGERS, BLUEGRASS
- SWING, RHYTHM & BLUES, DOOWOP
- CHICAGO BLUES VS MISSISSIPPI DELTA BLUES
4. 1950S ROCKNROLL REVOLUTION
- CHESS: HOWLIN’ WOLF, CHUCK BERRY
- SUN RECORDS: ROCKABILLY
- LITTLE RICHARD, BILL HALEY, BO DIDDLEY, BUDDY HOLLY
- ELVIS PRESLEY, SAM PHILLIPS, MEMPHIS, RCA 1956, HOLLYWOOD IN THE 60S, COMEBACK SPECIAL 1968, GRACELAND, LAS VEGAS
1950s
1960s
5. THE BEATLES
6. THE BRITISH INVASION AND THE AMERICAN ANSWER
7. SWEET SOUL MUSIC
8. PET SOUNDS AND SMILE
1970s
9. 1970S CALIFORNIA AND THE BIRTH OF THE SINGER-SONGWRITER
10. SYMPHONIC & PROGRESSIVE ROCK
PROGROCK BRITANNIA (in the mail)
11. PUNK & NEW WAVE
12. FROM SOUL TO FUNK TO DISCO TO…?