2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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MUS 3055 - Rock and Roll: Form and Style


Credit(s): 4

This course will address the evolution of Rock & Roll as a moving force in 20th Century world music.  Students will study the cultural roots of Rock & Roll as well as the historical forces that helped to shape the varied forms and styles in Rock music.  In addition, students will have the opportunity to sample selected works within the genre as they recreate music representative of various stylistic decades beginning with primitive 12-bar Blues to Rock of the 1950s, ‘60s, ‘70s and into current trends.  The course will consist of three credits of lecture plus a one credit lab to give students an opportunity to experience both the theory and practice associated with musical forms and styles in Rock & Roll.  

Prerequisites: The prerequisite is MUS 1030, or permission.  The course is offered every fall.



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