FACULTY OF ARTS – SCHOOL OF MUSIC
MUSC1700
From Elvis to Madonna
COURSE OUTLINE
First Semester 2012
SCHOOL OF MUSIC
LEVEL 4, ZELMAN COWEN BUILDING (#51)
HEAD OF SCHOOL: Professor Margaret Barrett
General Enquiries: (07) 3365 4949
Office Hours: 9am – 5pm
http://www.uq.edu.au/Music/
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STAFF
Course
Lecturer
Office Number:
Phone Number:
Email Address:
Consultation
Times:
Peter Freeman
419
3365 4949
p.freeman@uq.edu.au
Tuesdays 2 - 4 pm
Course
Coordinator
Email Address
Peter Freeman
ARMUS Tutor
Kerri Klumpp
Course Tutor
Office Number:
Phone Number:
Consultation
Times:
Ian Rogers
School of Music, Zelman Cowen Building
3365 4949
by appointment
Course Tutor
Office Number:
Phone Number:
Consultation
Times:
Nathan Warfe
School of Music, Zelman Cowen Building
3365 4949
by appointment
Course Tutor
Office Number:
Phone Number:
Consultation
Times:
Cory Messenger
School of Music, Zelman Cowen Building
3365 4949
by appointment
p.freeman@uq.edu.au
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COURSE OVERVIEW
Overview
Statement
The history of rock 'n' roll reflects the history of Western culture since
the Second World War. It is fascinating, diverse and often bizarre, yet
reveals consistencies that become apparent only after a significant
part of the history has been studied. The course MUSC1700 From
Elvis to Madonna is designed to give an understanding of our popular
music heritage since the advent of rock'n'roll in the 1950s to the
profound cultural and technological changes of the early 80s that
signalled the birth of MTV, compact discs, sound sampling and video
stars. The companion course MUSC2700 Beyond Rock will focus on
the continuing developments in popular music from the early 1980s to
the present day.
This course will not teach students to become rock stars, nor how to
write rock songs, nor manage rock bands, but it will help to enrich the
appreciation of rock music, its performers and the cultural
circumstances which gave birth to rock music. No musical skills are
required other than an appreciative and receptive ear and an open
mind. By listening to selected popular songs and associating them
with other musical styles and cultural events, students will gain some
insight into the meaning and musical development of these songs and
the philosophies of the artists who created them. The School of Music
is not able to assess musical performance in this course. Therefore
students’ ability to listen critically, to obtain, absorb, recognise and
employ key facts and an ability to write effectively and consistently
are of utmost importance.
Companion or
linked courses
within the
School of Music
MUSC1000 A Practical Introduction to Popular Music
(first semester 2013)
MUSC1010 Introduction to Music Technology
(first and second semester 2012)
MUSC1710 Music in Popular Culture (second semester 2013)
MUSC1800 World Music (first semester 2012)
MUSC2000 Music Subcultures and the Media (first semester 2012)
MUSC2700 Beyond Rock (second semester 2012)
MUSC2720 The Musical: Theory and Practice (first semester 2013)
MUSC3720 Music in Film and Television (first semester 2013)
MUSC3730 Materials of Popular Music (second semester 2012)
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Course
Objectives
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Students will gain a greater appreciation of rock music and its cultural
implications by means of:
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a survey of the most significant artists and repertoire in rock
music.
a comprehensive review of rock music’s influences and the
social circumstances involved in its creation.
a presentation and analysis of the many styles of rock music.
an analysis of the trends and impact of rock music in society.
The course will also provide students with an introduction to research
tools and the mechanics of scholarly documentation.
Course
Structure and
Teaching
Methods
The course consists of weekly lectures and a total of five tutorial
sessions for the semester. The weekly lectures present an
encapsulated history of rock music complemented by video extracts
and audio recordings of the most significant artists and rock music
styles. One lecture in week 10 is set aside for a listening and
objective test. The listening test requires students to recognise basic
musical characteristics such as beat division, instrumentation,
common chord progressions, form and idiosyncratic musical
characteristics such as offbeat guitar, parallel guitar and bass, riffs,
call-and-response vocals, etc. The tutorials will also introduce
students to library research methods, provide opportunities to become
familiar with recognition of musical characteristics and prepare
students for researching and presenting their prepared essay for the
final examination.
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CLASS TIMES
Lectures
Wednesdays: 11am – 12:50am or
Thursdays: 10am – 11:50am (repeated lecture)
Location
Nickson Room (Room 434), School of Music, Zelman Cowen
Building (Building 51)
Lecture Plan
Week 1: 29 February, 1 March
The Blues Roots of Rock Music
Week 2: 7, 8 March
The Birth of Rock 'n' Roll - The 1950s
Week 3: 14, 15 March
Teen Idols and Surf Sounds
Week 4: 21, 22 March
The British Invasion, Soul and Gospel
Week 5: 28, 29 March
The British Blues Revival, Folk Rock, 60s Cultural
Revolution
Week 6: 4, 5 April
Psychedelic Rock Jazz Rock & Fusion, Disco, Funk
Mid-Semester Break: 9 - 13 April
Week 7: 18, 19 April
Hard Rock & Heavy Metal, Punk, Ska & Reggae
Week 8: 25, 26 April
No lecture (ANZAC Day)
Week 9: 2, 3 May
Singer/Songwriters, New Age, Art Rock
Week 10: 9, 10 May
Listening and Objective Test
Week 11: 16, 17 May
No lecture (Project Week)
Week 12: 23, 24 May
Glitter & Glam, New Wave,
Superstars and Image
Week 13: 30, 31 May
Rock Music in Australia
Students will need to sign up for one of five tutorial groups.
Tutorial allocation sheets will be available at the Week 1 lecture.
Do not sign on for a tutorial if it is full—choose another tutorial
instead.
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Tutorial Times
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Tutorials are not held every week. See the Tutorial Plan for the
tutorial schedule. If none of these tutorial times fits your schedule,
see the course co-ordinator.
Group A - Wednesday 2pm–3pm
Group B - Wednesday 3pm–4pm
Group C - Wednesday 4pm–5pm
Group D – Thursday 2pm–3pm
Group E - Thursday 3pm–4pm
Tutorial
Attendance
Tutorials are designed to inform you of requirements for
assessment in greater depth than can be outlined in lectures or
online. They also provide you with specific information in an
interactive environment where you are free to ask questions.
Please be aware that information given in tutorials may not be
given elsewhere and may be critical to the outcome of your
studies in this course.
Tutorial
Location
The Week 3 Electronic Databases tutorials will be held in the
eZone, Architecture Music (ARMUS) Library, Zelman Cowen
Building.
Tutorials for Weeks 4, 7, 9 and 12 will be held in the Group
Room, Architecture Music (ARMUS) Library. This room is located
at the back of the ARMUS Library (South-West corner).
Tutorial Plan
Electronic Databases Tutorial (eZone, ARMUS Library)
Week 3: 13 - 15 March
Library Resources Tutorial (Seminar/Group Viewing Room,
ARMUS Library)
Week 4: 20 - 22 March
Musical Techniques & Characteristics (Seminar/Group
Viewing Room, ARMUS Library)
Week 7: 17 - 19 April
Listening & Objective Test Preparation (Seminar/Group
Viewing Room, ARMUS Library)
Week 9: 1 - 3 May
Examination Preparation (Seminar/Group Viewing Room,
ARMUS Library)
Week 12: 22 - 24 May
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RESOURCES
Textbooks
Prescribed text:
Katherine Charlton, Rock Music Styles: A History 6th ed.
(Boston: McGraw Hill, 2010).
(a limited number of copies and earlier editions are available in
the ARMUS Library)
Other
Resources
Lecture notes will be available at the conclusion of each lecture
on the Lectures page of the MUSC1700 From Elvis to Madonna
website at http://musc1700.wordpress.com. These notes will
consist of printable files of material shown and discussed in
lectures (excluding videos). They will be a summary only and
although comprehensive they will not be sufficient by themselves
for adequate study. You will need to supplement these notes with
your own notes taken during lectures. Extra reading is definitely
recommended for a broad understanding of the subject. Most
texts associated with rock music will be available for short loan
from the Architecture Music (ARMUS) Library. Other branch
libraries hold significant texts, as do libraries outside The
University of Queensland.
The MUSC1700 From Elvis to Madonna website accompanies the
course and provides all necessary administrative information, an
outline of the course, lecture outlines and material, and contact
details for MUSC1700 From Elvis to Madonna staff. The aim of
the website is to provide useful and additional information for
anyone enrolled in MUSC1700 From Elvis to Madonna. However,
students should be aware that the information on this site does
not, and cannot, replace the content of the lectures—students will
need to attend classes in order to pass the course.
Library
This course includes a Library Use component. Students in this
course are advised to attend a library session organised by the
ARMUS Librarian. These sessions will be advised by the course
coordinator and through the ARMUS Library.
Information
Technology in
the Prentice
Building and
Architecture/
Music Library
Assistance can be arranged through websites or email or by
visiting the on-campus facilities.
http://its.uq.edu.au or help@its.uq.edu.au
The Australia-wide contact number for IT related enquiries is:
1300 738 082
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ASSESSMENT
Assessment
Overview
There are three items of assessment that you have to complete in
order to pass MUSC1700 From Elvis to Madonna: a Multiplechoice Library Assignment, a Listening & Objective Test and a
two-hour End-of-Semester Examination. This is how they are
weighted, and when they are due:
1. Library Assignment (10%) - due Week 6,
Thursday 5 April, 5pm
2. Listening and Objective Test (30%) - Week 10,
Thursday 9, 10 May.
3. A two-hour End-of-Semester Examination (60%) - Examination
period, 9 - 23 June.
(The exact date, time and venue for the final examination
will be advised in early May).
1. Library assignment
You will complete your own individual multiple-choice
questionnaire which will relate to specific facts all of which can be
found in the on-campus Libraries or from on-line databases
accessible from the ARMUS Library. The library research areas
covered include electronic databases, the reference section,
videos/DVDs, periodicals, microfilm, CDs and the general book
collection.
Your questionnaire will be delivered electronically via Blackboard.
Each student will be provided with a unique, randomly-selected
set of 20 questions which they must answer on-line.
Please Note: Students who enrol in MUSC1700 on or after
Monday 12 March (the beginning of Week 3) will not have
automatic access to their Blackboard questionnaire until their
enrolment details are added to the central UQ database. To avoid
any delay in accessing your questionnaire, please e-mail the
course convenor to let him know that you have enrolled late.
2. Listening and Objective test
The Listening Test—recognition of basic musical characteristics—
accounts for 15% of the marks for the course and is held in place
of your normal lecture in week 10. The Objective (multiple-choice)
test—retention of key facts covered in lectures and prescribed
reading—accounts for another 15% of the marks. There will be
ample opportunity to develop your listening skills in lectures and
in the two listening tutorial sessions. Selected musical examples
with pre-documented stylistic characteristics are available on
compilation CDs for individual listening in the Architecture Music
Library (a list of listening examples is also available on the
MUSC1700 From Elvis to Madonna website). No prior musical
training is required for this course. You will not be required to
write or even understand conventional musical notation.
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3. End-of-Semester Final Examination
The final examination covers the whole of the semester’s work
and includes a pre-prepared essay which accounts for 30% of the
marks for the course. There will be at least six alternative essay
topics presented to students early in the semester. You are
expected to prepare for the essay during semester and write with
reference to one of the essay topics in the examination. As the
final examination is closed-book, you need to be prepared to
commit key facts, quotations and essay structure to memory.
Please note that your essay is to be written as an argument, not
simply a regurgitation of facts.
The other half of the final examination consists of multiple choice
questions (10%), short essays on artists/groups (10%) and short
essays on rock music styles/genres (10%).
Overseas (study abroad) students should note that the end-ofsemester examination may be scheduled towards the end of the
examination period (9 - 23 June). Study abroad students should
ensure that their departure plans do not coincide with the final
examination timing. For more information on examination
guidelines see the General Award Rules or myAdvisor.
Assessment
Criteria
The following criteria give an indication of the grading of student's
work in this subject within the grading bands adopted by The
University of Queensland.
AWARDING FINAL GRADES
Grades and
Descriptors
Final Grade — 7
High Distinction
Final Grade — 6
Distinction
Final Grade — 5
Credit
Final Grade — 4
Pass
Final Grade — 3
Fail
Final Grade — 1
or 2 Fail
Demonstrates imagination, originality and flair. Work should also
demonstrate competence and proficiency and a thorough
knowledge of the course.
Demonstrates an understanding of some of the more subtle
aspects of the course with an ability to identify and debate critical
issues while also demonstrating a broad knowledge of the course.
Demonstrates an ability to use and apply fundamental concepts
and facts going beyond mere replication of content knowledge to
show an understanding of central ideas and subject matter.
Satisfies all of the basic requirements of the course such as a
sufficient grasp of the fundamental issues and concepts and an
adequate demonstration of written skills.
Falls short of satisfying all basic requirements for a Pass.
Work does not satisfy the basic requirements of this subject.
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SUBMISSION OF WORK
Submitting
assessment
tasks
The Library assignment should be completed and submitted by
5pm, 5 April. Please note: The Blackboard system will not accept
any assignments after 5pm, so make sure that you make this
deadline.
Late assignments will not be accepted (to be marked manually)
unless a written request for extension is submitted and
permission has been given in writing. Extension requests on
medical grounds must be supported by a medical certificate (not a
photocopy).
All other assessment material will be submitted as the result of
scheduled closed-book examinations (the Listening and Objective
test and the Final Examination).
Plagiarism
As the assessment in this course is evaluated from either
individual multiple choice questions or from material presented by
students in closed-book examinations, plagiarism is less of a
problem in these circumstances than it would be for written work
that is submitted independently. However, students should be
aware that due acknowledgement of ideas or substantial
quotations will be required in the final examination.
Please read this paragraph carefully.
No responsibility is taken for you not knowing about the
information contained in this document. Be aware that this course
is not taught via email. Lectures and tutorials are there to deliver
information to you in an efficient and timely manner. If you do not
attend lectures or tutorials do not expect individual teaching and
explanations of assessment requirements subsequently. Material
presented in lectures and tutorials will not be available to
individual students afterwards unless they have a legitimate
reason for missing scheduled classes. Usually that means a
medical certificate must be provided.
Students engaging in full-time work should think carefully about
their study commitment before undertaking this course. If you
can't make lectures don't enrol.
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DUTY OF CARE
To promote an inclusive and equitable learning environment, the School of Music
seeks to:
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Accommodate the learning styles, interests and experiences of all students in
the selection of concepts, contexts, content and learning activities;
Ensure opportunities to negotiate with the course coordinator/Head of
School, where personal circumstances may be impeding academic
progress;
Give feedback/reports/results of assessment tasks in a reasonable time
frame;
Give reasonable notice of any assessment tasks;
Inform students and give guidance in cases where reasonable progress
is not being made and failure may be the outcome;
Provide accurate and up-to-date information about courses in a form
that is readily accessible to students and in sufficient time to allow them
to make informed decisions;
Provide reasonable and equitable access to equipment and resources
needed for coursework;
Provide reasonable assistance from staff to achieve academic goals;
Provide right of appeal to a course coordinator/Head of School in
situations where there may be a dispute over results, before any formal
appeal processes are begun;
Respect the cultural, religious and spiritual beliefs of individuals and groups of
people;
Minimise barriers to access and participation in courses and school activities;
Take into account that knowledge is historically, socially and culturally
constructed.
DISABILITY POLICY
Any student with a disability who may require alternative academic arrangements in
the course is encouraged to seek advice at the commencement of the semester from
a Disability Advisor at Student Support Services. While it is the responsibility of the
faculty to liaise with professional and registration bodies regarding the acceptability of
any adjustment to an academic program, the University Health Service can arrange
advice and assistance on professional accreditation/registration issues that might
arise as a result of alternative arrangements.
Course Outlines can be provided in an alternative form upon request.
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GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES
MUSIC COURSE CODE: ________MUSC1700_____
COURSE COORDINATOR: ___Peter Freeman_____
This course offers students opportunities to develop aspects of the Graduate
Attributes. Those attributes that link directly to activities, experiences and content in
this course have been checked.
In-Depth
Knowledge of
the Field of
Study:
Effective
Communication
Independence
and Creativity
Critical
Judgement
Ethical and
Social
Understanding
• A comprehensive and well-founded knowledge of the
field of study.
• An understanding of how other disciplines relate to the
field of study.
• An international perspective on the field of study.
• The ability to collect, analyse and organise ideas and
information, and to convey those ideas clearly and
fluently, both in written and spoken forms.
• The ability to interact effectively with others in order to
work towards a common outcome.
• The ability to select and use the appropriate level, style
and means of communication.
• The ability to engage effectively and appropriately with
information and communication technologies.
• The ability to work and learn independently.
• The ability to generate ideas and adapt innovatively to
changing environments.
• The ability to identify problems, create solutions,
innovate and improve current practices.
• The ability to define and analyse problems.
• The ability to apply critical reasoning to issues through
independent thought and informed judgement.
• The ability to evaluate opinions, make decisions and to
reflect critically on the justifications for decisions.
• An understanding of social and civic responsibility.
• An appreciation of the philosophical and social
contexts of a discipline.
• A knowledge and respect of ethics and ethical
standards in relation to a major area of study.
• A knowledge of other cultures and times and an
appreciation of cultural diversity.
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