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Faculty of Fine Arts
Department of Music
Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Funk & Rap
FA/MUSI 1520 6.0
Fall/Winter 2011
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Course Director: Ray Williams E-mail: Ray Williams
Course Description and Content
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This course explores in depth the range of African-American popular music that came into existence during the 1920’s. Numerous styles and genres will be studied from various points of view (musicological, sociological & theoretical) and a wide variety of structural forms and musical techniques will be analyzed.
The historical context as relates to the development of this music will be explored. The experiences of the personalities will also be studied in an effort to gain greater understanding of their artistic development.
Schedule: Classes meets each Wednesday as follows:
| SECTION |
TIME |
LOCATION |
INSTRUCTOR |
| Section A |
8:30AM - 10:30AM |
ACW 206 |
Ray Williams |
| Section B |
7:00PM - 9:00PM |
ACW 206 |
Ray Williams
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Required Text: Various readings may be suggested.
Requirements: Notebook, pen and ears.
Pencil & Eraser for Tests.
Academic Honesty: Please note the Senate Policy on academic honesty found on the
York
website at http://www.yorku.ca/secretariat/legislation/senate/acadhone.htm.
Any form of cheating will result in a mark of ZERO.
Assignment Submission: All assignments are to be submitted directly to the instructor by the end of class. If this is not possible, you may submit your assignments to the Music Office in
Accolade
East
Building
3rd Floor [371] before 3:00PM during week days. Make sure your assignment is received and time-stamped by the Music Office staff to establish the date of submission.
Evaluation and Grading
| COURSE COMPONENTS |
WEIGHT |
| Tests (in class "listening", context, terminology, analysis, genre) |
40% |
| Listening Journal |
30%
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| Participation |
15% |
| Attendance |
10% |
| Effort |
5% |
| TOTAL |
100 |
Last Date to Drop without Academic Penalty: February 10, 2012
Topic Schedule and Due Dates:
| 2011 |
TOPIC |
2012 |
TOPIC |
| Sep 7 |
Introduction, The Blues |
Jan 4 |
Listening Journal Due [30%] |
| Sep 14 |
Louis Armstrong |
Jan 4 |
Seventies 1 - Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye |
| Sep 21 |
Billie Holiday |
Jan 11 |
Seventies 2 - Curtis Mayfield, Isaac Hayes |
| Sep 28 |
Nat King Cole |
Jan 18 |
Seventies 3 - Stevie Wonder, Gamble & Huff |
| Oct 5 |
Ray Charles |
Jan 25 |
Seventies 4 - Ballads |
| Oct 12 |
Reading Week - No Classes |
Feb 1 |
Seventies 5 - Pre Disco |
| Oct 19 |
Doo Wop, Frankie Lymon |
Feb 8 |
Movie Day |
| Oct 26 |
Test 1 [10%] |
Feb 15 |
Disco 1 - Van McCoy, Donna Summer |
| Nov 2 |
Sixties 1 - Berry Gordy, Motown |
Feb 22 |
Reading week - No Classes |
| Nov 9 |
Sixties 2 - The Supremes, HDH |
Feb 29 |
Disco 2 - Sylvester, Boney M, Chic |
| Nov 16 |
Sixties 3 - James Brown, Aretha Franklin |
Mar 7 |
Special Guest | Much Music's Michael Williams |
| Nov 23 |
Sixties 4 - Stax, Jackson 5 |
Mar 14 |
Test 3 [15%] |
| Nov 30 |
Test 2 [15%] |
Mar 21 |
Genesis Of RAP Music |
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Mar 28 |
Wrap Up | Video-Taping | Journal Return |
Listening Journal
: You are required to listen to African-American popular music performed by African-American artists and record information about this music in a Listening Journal. The Journal should be divided into two sections. The first must cover music up to and including 1969 and the second music between 1970 and 1990.
The Journal may be hand written but it must be well presented. The Journal will consist of separate entries for each song you listen to. In these entries, you should write about your personal feeling about each song. There must be no duplicates entries [i.e. same song by the same artist] as these entries will result in mark deductions. There must be a table of content and the pages must be numbered. The journal should explore a minimum of 150 songs and be at least 30 pages long. Entries should list factual data about each song, which may include, but is not limited to: artist name, song name, composer, release date, record label and chart peak position. Plagiarism, especially cut/paste from the Internet, will result in deductions of up to 100%. The journal should not contain songs played in class. Here is the list of songs that may not appear in your journal.
Journals are due at the end of class on January 4, 2012. Any journal submitted late will result in a minimum 10% deduction – no exceptions. If you are unable to submit your journal at the end of class, then it can be submitted to the Music Office at Accolade East Building 3rd Floor [Room 371]. Please ensure that any journal submitted at the Music Office is time stamped to establish the date of submission. Do not hand your journal to anyone but office staff. If you arrive at the Music Office when it is closed, do not slide your journal under doors or leave it in open areas. Make sure it is securely received by the staff in the Music Office.
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