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Faculty of Fine Arts
Department of Music
Electronica, DJs & Dance Floor Culture
FA/MUSI 1590 6.0
Fall/Winter 2014/15
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OUTLINE |
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Course Directors:
Ray Williams & Ron Nelson
E-mail: Ray Williams | Ron Nelson
Course Description and Content
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This course explores the music and culture associated with the various forms of electronic dance music emanating from North America and Europe. The course also traces the history, struggles, tools, impact, power, music, influence and legacy of the DJ as a trendsetter and "morpher" of cultures. This course is designed for students not majoring or minoring in music. No previous musical training is required.
Schedule: Classes meets each Thursday as follows:
| SECTION |
DAY |
TIME |
LOCATION |
INSTRUCTORS |
| Section A |
Thursday |
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
ACW 206 |
Ray Williams, Ron Nelson |
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 13, 2015
Topic Schedule and Due Dates:
| 2014 |
TOPIC |
2015 |
TOPIC |
| Sep 11 |
Introduction to FA/MUSI 1590 |
Jan 8 |
Listening Journal Due [30%] |
| Sep 18 |
Early Electronic Music |
Jan 8 |
Introduction |
| Sep 25 |
Disco Music |
Jan 15 |
History of the DJ Part 1 |
| Oct 2 |
Roots Synth Pop 1 |
Jan 22 |
History of the DJ Part 2 |
| Oct 9 |
Roots Synth Pop 2 |
Jan 29 |
Radio/DJ Legends 1 |
| Oct 16 |
Test 1 [10%] |
Feb 5 |
Radio/DJ Legends 2 |
| Oct 23 |
Roots Synth Pop 3 |
Feb 12 |
Test 3 [10%] |
| Oct 30 |
Co-Curricular - No Classes |
Feb 19 |
Reading week - No Classes |
| Nov 6 |
Electro, House |
Feb 26 |
Pioneering Dance Floor DJs Part 1 |
| Nov 13 |
Techno, Trance, EuroDance |
Mar 5 |
Pioneering Dance Floor DJs Part 2 |
| Nov 20 |
Music Technology Demonstration |
Mar 12 |
North American DJ Culture |
| Nov 27 |
Breakbeat, Chiptune, D'n'B, Ambient, DwnTmp |
Mar 19 |
International DJ Culture |
| Dec |
Test 2 [15%] |
Mar 26 |
Test 4 [10%] |
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Apr 2 |
Wrap Up | Participation Marking | Journal Return |
Listening Journal: You are required to listen to popular music performed by these artists listed here where electronic instruments are prominent and record information about this music in a Listening Journal. The Journal should not cover music recorded after 1990. The Journal may not include song that are listed on the exclusion list here. 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 contents 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 that are listed on the exclusion list.
Journals are due at the end of class on January 8, 2015. The journal may not be submitted after this date. Any journal that is submitted after January 7, 2015 will receive a mark of zero – absolutely no exceptions. You have 4 months to complete this assignment which is sufficient time.
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