17 December

Prior to the final: "All My Ex's Live in Texas" by George Strait from Ocean Front Property (1987)

"Alternative Ulster" by Stiff Little Fingers from Inflammable Material (1979)

"Rollin' and Tumblin', Part 1" by Muddy Waters (1950)

"Le Vent Nous Portera" by Noir Desir from des Visages des figures (2001)

"Come All Fair Maids" by Pete Seeger (1993)

"Confessions of a Futon Revolutionist" by the Weakerthans from Fallow (1997)

"Everyone I Know Is Listening to Crunk" by Lightspeed Champion from Falling Off the Lavender Bridge (2008)

"Criminals" by Timber (The New Gentleman's Shuffle) from Timber (The New Gentleman's Shuffle) (2005)

"Yellow Sun" by the Raconteurs from Broken Boy Soldiers (2006)

"The Wilhelm Scream" by James Blake from James Blake (2011)

"Hymn of the Medical Oddity" by the Weakerthans from Reunion Tour (2007)

"Zoo Station" by U2 from Achtung Baby (1991)

"Promesa de Amor" by Jeremias from Un Dia Mas en el Gran Circo (2007)

"Submarines of Stockholm" by A.C. Newman from Get Guilty (2009)

"Wellington's Wednesdays" by the Weakerthans from Fallow (1997)

"No Key, No Plan" by Okkervil River from Black Sheep Boy (2005)

"These Arms of Mine" by Otis Redding from Good to Me: Recorded Live at the Whiskey A Go Go, Vol. 2 (recorded 1966, released 1993)

"Ace of Spades" by O.V. Wright from 8 Men 4 Women (1967)

"Tu Vas au Bal" by Renaud from Mistral Gagnant (1985)

"Countin' Teardrops" by Barry Mann (1960)

"(I'm So) Afraid of Losing You Again" by Charley Pride from Just Plain Charley (1969)

"You! Me! Dancing!" by Los Campesinos from Sticking Fingers Into Sockets (2007)

"The First Cut Is the Deepest" by Cat Stevens from New Masters (1967)

"Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" by Barry White from Can't Get Enough (1974)

"Butterflies" by Toad the Wet Sprocket from Fear (1991)

"Blow Out" by Radiohead from Pablo Honey (1993)

Exam excerpt 1 from "Hypnotize" - Notorious B.I.G.

Exam excerpt 2 from "Beat It" - Michael Jackson

Exam excerpt 3 from "Anarchy in the U.K." - The Sex Pistols

Exam excerpt 4 from "Jump" - Van Halen

Exam excerpt 5 from "Take It Easy" - Eagles

Exam excerpt 6 from "Born to Run" - Bruce Springsteen

Exam excerpt 7 from "You're No Rock N' Roll Fun" - Sleater-Kinney

9 December

Start of class: "Roll" by John-Rae and the River from Knows What You Need (2006)

Start of class: "Optimistic Moment" from the Jaydiohead mashup (2009)

Example of boy band pop: "Bye Bye Bye" by 'N Sync from No Strings Attached (1999)

Example of late 90s pop: "...Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears from ...Baby One More Time (1999)

Example of indie rock aesthetic: "Last Nite" by the Strokes from Is This It? (2001)

Example of indie rock aesthetic: "Paranoid Android" by Radiohead from OK Computer (1997)

Example of tradition in contemporary rock: "Dawned on Me" by Wilco from The Whole Love (2011)

End of class: "Carry That Weight" by the Beatles from Abbey Road (1969)

7 December

Start of class: "When the Sun Don't Shine" by Best Coast from Crazy For You (2010)

Start of class: "One By One" by Wilco from Kicking Television - Live in Chicago (2005)

Start of class: "Names" by Mates of State from My Solo Project (2000)

Start of class: "Code Monkey" by Jonathan Coulton from Thing-a-Week Three (2006)

Example of grunge: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana from Nevermind (1991)

Example of grunge: "Jeremy" by Pearl Jam from Ten (1991)

Example of post-Riot Grrl/feminist rock: "You're No Rock n' Roll Fun" by Sleater-Kinney from All Hands On the Bad One (1999)

Example of feminist rock: "Not a Pretty Girl" by Ani DiFranco from Not a Pretty Girl (1995)

Example of jam band rock: "Bouncing Around the Room" by Phish from A Live One (1995)

End of class: "Tell Me" by King Khan and the Shrines The Supreme Genius of King Khan and the Shrines (2008)

End of class: "Simple Girl" by Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. from Horse Power (2010)

5 December

Start of class: "Ashes of American Flags" by Wilco from Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2001)

Start of class: "We Believe in Happy Endings" by Emmylou Harris and Earl Thomas Conley from Duets (1990)

Example of contemporary rap: "Champion" by Kanye West from Graduation (2007)

Example of contemporary rap: "Stronger" by Kanye West from Graduation (2007)

Example of contemporary EDM: "Harder Better Faster Stronger" by Daft Punk from Discovery (2001)

Example of Detroit techno: "Icon" by Derrick May (1998)

Example of Chicago house: "Your Love" by Frankie Knuckles (1987)

Example of EDM as pop: "Porcelain" by Moby from Play (1999)

Example of EDM as pop: "Harder Better Faster Stronger" by Daft Punk from Discovery (2001)

Example of college/alternative rock of the late 80s: "Where Is My Mind?" by the Pixies from Surfer Rosa (1988)

End of class: "The Quiet Man" by John Prine from The Singing Mailman Delivers - Live Performance, 1970 (2011)

2 December

Start of class: "Motivation" by Lil B, produced by Clams Casino (2011)

Start of class: "Do You Realize??" by the Flaming Lips from Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002)

Example of east coast engagement in rap: "Night of the Living Baseheads" by Public Enemy from It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)

Example of west coast engagement in rap: "Straight Outta Compton" by N.W.A. from Straight Outta Compton (1988)

Example of alternative hip hop: "Me Myself and I" by De La Soul from 3 Feet High & Rising (1989)

Example of west coast rap style: "Who Am I? (What's My Name)" by Snoop Dogg from Doggystyle (1993)

Example of east coast rap style: "Hypnotize" by Notorious B.I.G. from Life After Death (1997)

Example of contemporary rap: "Forgot about Dre" by Dr. Dre (featuring Eminem) (1999)

End of class: "Wake Up Little Susie" by the Everly Brothers (1957)

30 November

Start of class: "Falling Out of Love" by Sean Lennon from Friendly Fire (2006)

Start of class: "Be My Number Two" by Joe Jackson from Body and Soul (1984)

Example of metal going pop: "Jump" by Van Halen from 1984 (1984)

Example of thrash metal: "One" by Metallica from ...And Justice For All (1988)

U2 example 1: "An Cat Dubh" from Boy (1980)

U2 example 2: "Pride (In the Name of Love) from The Unforgettable Fire (1984)

R.E.M. example 1: "Radio Free Europe" from Murmur (1983)

R.E.M. example 2: "The One I Love" from Document (1987)

End of class: "Louisiana Blues" by Muddy Waters (1950)

28 November

Start of class: "Spirit in the Night" by Bruce Springsteen from Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. (1973)

Start of class: "Now I'm Here" by Queen from Sheer Heart Attack (1974)

Michael Jackson example 1: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" from Off the Wall (1979)

Michael Jackson example 2: "Billie Jean" from Thriller (1982) (Video from the Motown 25 concert and television special in 1983)

Michael Jackson example 3: "Beat It" from Thriller (1982)

Example of 80s pop: "Like a Virgin" by Madonna from Like a Virgin (1984)

Example of 80s pop: "When Doves Cry" by Prince from Purple Rain (1984)

Example of metal going pop: "Living After Midnight" by Judas Priest from British Steel (1980)

End of class: "Forge Forward" by the Dudes from Bee Puncher (2003)

21 November

Start of class: "Princes of the Universe" by Queen from A Kind of Magic (1986)

Start of class: "Both Sides Now" by Dave Ronk from The Mayor of MacDougal Street (2005)

Late disco sample for rap: "Good Times" by Chic from Risqué (1978)

Example of early rap: "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang (1979)

Example of early rap: "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (1982)

Example of b-boy rap: "I Can't Live Without My Radio" by LL Cool J from Radio (1985)

Example of rap/rock hybrid: "Walk This Way" by Run-D.M.C. and Aerosmith from Raising Hell (1986)

18 November

Start of class: "No Myth" by Michael Penn from March (1989)

Start of class: "Running on Empty" by Jackson Browne from Running on Empty (1977)

Example of UK new wave: "Radio Radio" by Elvis Costello from This Year's Model (1978)

Example of New York new wave: "Psycho Killer" by the Talking Heads from Talking Heads '77 (1977)

Example of west coast punk/hardcore: "Holiday in Cambodia" by the Dead Kennedys from Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (1980)

Example of psychedelic soul/early funk: "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" by Sly and the Family Stone (1969)

Example of funk: "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)" by Parliament/Funkadelic from Mothership Connection (1976)

End of class: "We Can Have It" by the Dears from No Cities Left (2003)

16 November

Start of class: "On the Road Again" by Willie Nelson from Honeysuckle Rose (1980)

Start of class: "For No One" by the Beatles from Revolver (1966)

Start of class: "Believe" by Hanson from Underneath (2004)

Example of Krautrock/Europop: "Autobahn" by Kraftwerk from Autobahn (1974)

Example of early Bee Gees: "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" (1968)

Example of disco-era Bee Gees: "You Should Be Dancing" from Children of the World and the film Saturday Night Fever (1976)

Donna Summer example: "Love to Love You" (1975)

Donna Summer example: "Bad Girls" (1979)

Example of UK punk: "Anarchy in the UK" by the Sex Pistols from Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (1977)

Example of American punk: "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" by the Ramones from The Ramones (1976)

End of class: "Why Are You Looking Grave?" by Mew from And the Glass Handed Kites (2005)

14 November

Start of class: "Last Love Song For Now" by Okkervil River from Black Sheep Boy (2005)

Progressive country example: "Pancho and Lefty" by Townes van Zandt from The Late Great Townes van Zandt (1972)

Outlaw country example: "Whiskey River" by Willie Nelson from Shotgun Willie (1973)

Arena rock example: "More Than a Feeling" by Boston from Boston (1976)

Bruce Springsteen example: "Born to Run" from Born to Run (1975)

Bruce Springsteen example: "State Trooper" from Nebraska (1982)

Philly soul example: "Back Stabbers" by the O'Jays (1972)

End of class: "The Show Must Go On" by Pink Floyd from The Wall (1979)

End of class: "The Invisible Man" by Queen from The Miracle (1989)

11 November

Start of class: "Monkey Gone to Heaven" by the Pixies from Doolittle (1989)

Start of class: "Adventure Rocket Ship" by Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3 from Olé! Tarantula (2006)

Start of class: "Friendship" by Sloan from Between the Bridges (1999)

9 November

Start of class: "Introduction" by Leonard Cohen from Live in London (2009)

Start of class: "Ricky's Theme" by the Beastie Boys from The In Sound From Way Out! (1996)

Start of class: "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" by Willie Nelson from Red Headed Stranger (1975)

Start of class: "In Bloom" by Nirvana from Nevermind (1991)

Aesthetics and Spectacle example 1: "Deuce" by Kiss from Kiss (1974)

Aesthetics and Spectacle (Glam) example 2: "Ziggy Stardust" by David Bowie from The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972)

Progressive rock example: "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd from The Wall (1979)

Singer-songwriter example: "You've Got a Friend" by Carole King from Tapestry (1971)

Country rock example: "Take It Easy" by the Eagles from Eagles (1972)

End of class: "Spark That Bled" by the Flaiming Lips from The Soft Bulletin (1999)

7 November

Start of class: "Gotta Stay High" by the New Radicals from Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too (1998)

Start of class: "Burning Memories" by Waylon Jennings from Backtracks (1964)

Start of class: "Buggin' (Remix)" by the Flaming Lips from The Soft Bulletin (1999)

Example of hard rock: "Whole Lotta Love" by Led Zeppelin from Led Zeppelin II (1969)

Example of hard rock: "Immigrant Song" by Led Zeppelin from Led Zeppelin III (1970)

Example of heavy metal: "Black Sabbath" by Black Sabbath from Black Sabbath (1970)

Example of heavy metal: "Paranoid" by Black Sabbath from Black Sabbath (1970)

Example of souther rock: "Whipping Post" by the Allman Brothers Band from The Allman Brothers Band (1969)

End of class: "Creeping Death" by Metallica from Ride the Lightning (1984)

4 November

Start of class: "Sunday Bloody Sunday" by U2 from War (1983)

Start of class: "All You Zombies" by the Hooters from Nervous Night (1985)

San Francisco counter-culture example: "St. Stephen" by the Grateful Dead from Aoxomoxoa (1969)

San Francisco counter-culture example: "Piece of My Heart" by Big Brother and the Holding Company (Janis Joplin, lead singer) from Cheap Thrills (1968)

London counter-culture example: "Purple Haze" by the Jimi Hendrix Experience from Are You Experienced? (1967)

London counter-culture example: "Crossroads (Live at Winterland)" by Cream (Eric Clapton, guitar) from Wheels of Fire (1968)

Los Angeles counter-culture example: "The End" by the Doors from The Doors (1967)

New York counter-culture example: "Heroin" by the Velvet Underground from The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)

End of class: "Feral" by Radiohead from King of Limbs (2011)

2 November

Start of class: "The Celebration of Kindness" by the Dudes from Beepuncher (2003)

Start of class: "Where Do You Run To?" by Vivian Girls from Vivian Girls (2008)

Example of protest song: "I'm Ain't Marchin' Anymore" by Phil Ochs from (ca. 1965)

Bob Dylan example: "Blowin' In The Wind" from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)

Example of folk antipathy for rock: "I Dig Rock and Roll Music" by Peter, Paul and Mary from Album 1700 (1967)

Bob Dylan example 2: "Like a Rolling Stone" from Highway 61 Revisited (1965)

Bob Dylan example 3: "Mr. Tambourine Man" by Bob Dylan from Bringing It All Back Home (1965)

Folk Rock example: "Mr. Tambourine Man" by the Byrds from Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)

Example of San Francisco countercultural music: "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane from Surrealistic Pillow (1967)

End of class: "Amie" by Damien Rice from O (2002)

31 October

Start of class: "Above the Clouds Lies Eternal Sun" by Joy Wants Eternity from You Who Pretend to Sleep (2007)

Example of Marvin Gaye 1 - "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" (1964)

Example of Marvin Gaye 2 - "What's Going On" from What's Going On (1971)

Example of changing Motown: "Living for the City" by Stevie Wonder from Innervisions (1973)

Example of changing Motown: "I Want You Back" by The Jackson 5 (1969)

Example of the Folk Music Revival: "Come All Ye Fair Maidens" by Pete Seeger (ca. 1955)

Example of the Folk Music Revival: "Tom Dooley" by the Kingston Trio (1959)

End of class: "I Might" by Wilco from The Whole Love (2011)

28 October

Start of class: "(Just Like) Starting Over" by John Lennon from Double Fantasy (1980)

Start of class: "Do As De La Does" by De La Soul from 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)

Start of class: "Run Back to Your Side" by Eric Clapton from Clapton (2010)

James Brown example: "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" (1965)

James Brown example: "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud" (1968)

Example of Stax sound: "Green Onions" by Booker T & the MGs (1962)

Example of Muscle Shoals sound: "Mustang Sally" by Wilson Pickett from The Wicked Pickett (1967)

Example of Otis Redding 1: "These Arms of Mine" (1962)

Example of Otis Redding 2: "Hard to Handle" from The Immortal Otis Redding (1967)

Example of Wilson Pickett: "In the Midnight Hour" from The Exciting Wilson Pickett (1966)

Example of Aretha Franklin: "Respect" (1967)

End of class: "Cut Your Hair" by Pavement from Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain: LA's Desert Origins (2004)

26 October

Start of class: "Ukrainian Girl" by Spottiswoode and McMahon from S&M (2006)

Start of class: "Music Is Ruling My World" by Kutiman from Kutiman (2007)

Start of class: "Live Till You Die" by Emitt Rhodes from The Emitt Rhodes Recordings (1969-1973) (2009)

The Rolling Stones example: "You Can't Always Get What You Want from Let It Bleed (1969)

The Who example: "My Generation" (1965)

The Who example: "Pinball Wizard" from Tommy (1969)

Ray Charles example: "What'd I Say, Pt. 1" (1959)

James Brown example: "Please Please Please" (1956)

James Brown example: "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" (1965)

End of class: "I Don't Wanna Die Anymore" by the New Radicals from Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too (1998)

End of class: "Running on Empty" by Jackson Browne from Running on Empty (1977)

24 October

Start of class: "Is There Anybody Out There?" by Pink Floyd from The Wall (1979)

Start of class: "I Know (Demo)" by John Lennon from Anthology (1998)

Start of class: "Time of the Season" by the Zombies from Odessey and Oracle (1968)

Example of middle Beatles: "Eleanor Rigby" from Revolver (1966)

Example of middle Beatles: "Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds" from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)

Example of late Beatles: Songs from the the second side of Abbey Road (1969) - "Golden Slumbers", "Carry That Weight", and "The End"

Example of Chicago blues: "I Just Want to Make Love to You" by Muddy Waters (1954)

Example of early Rolling Stones: "I Just Want to Make Love to You" (1964)

The Rolling Stones example: "Satisfaction" (1965)

The Rolling Stones example: "You Can't Always Get What You Want from Let It Bleed (1969)

End of class: "Young Sensualists" by Throw Me the Statue from Moonbeams (2008)

21 October

Start of class: "European Son" by the Velvet Underground from The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)

Beatles example: "Please Please Me" (1962)

Beatles example (on Ed Sullivan Show): "All My Loving" (written 1963, performance on Sullivan 1964)

Beatles example (on Ed Sullivan Show): "'Til There Was You" as performed by the Beatles (1964)

Example of Beatlemania-era Beatles: "A Hard Day's Night" from A Hard Day's Night (1964)

Example of middle period Beatles: "Yesterday" from Help (1965)

Example of middle period Beatles: "Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds" from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)

End of class: "When I'm Small" by Phantogram from Eyelid Movies (2010)

19 October

Start of class: "Pink Glove" by Pulp from The Peel Sessions (2006)

Start of class: "Untitled" by Sigur Ros from ( ) (2002)

Example of early Beach Boys sound: "Fun, Fun, Fun" (1964)

Example of early Beach Boys sound 2: "Surfer Girl" (1963)

Example of evolving Beach Boys sound: "California Girls" (1965)

Pet Sounds 1: "Wouldn't It Be Nice" from Pet Sounds (1966)

Pet Sounds 2: "God Only Knows" from Pet Sounds (1966)

Late-60s Beach Boys sound: "Good Vibrations" from Smiley Smile (1967)

Skiffle example: "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On Your Bedpost Overnight)?" by Lonnie Donegan (1959)

End of class: "Theme to Wendel Stivers" by Spoon from Telephono (1996)

End of class: "There She Goes" by the La's from The La's (1988)

17 October

Start of class: "Can't Stop Thinking About You" by Brett Dennen from Loverboy (2011)

Example of Brill Building sound: "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" by the Shirelles (1960)

Comparison of Brill Building sound: "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" by Carole King from Tapestry (1971)

Example of Spector "Wall of Sound" production: "Uptown" by the Crystals (1960)

Example of Spector "Wall of Sound" production: "Be My Baby" by the Ronettes (1963)

Comparison of Motown sound: "I Can't Help Myself" by the Four Tops (1965)

Comparison of Motown sound: "I Can't Help Myself (Instrumental)" by the Funk Brothers (1965)

Example of Motown girl groups: "You Can't Hurry Love" by the Supremes (1966)

Example of Motown male group: "My Girl" by the Temptations (1964)

End of class: "Symbols" by the Brian Michael Roff Catastrophe (2011)

14 October

Start of class: "The Life of a Working Girl" by Sloan from Pretty Together (2001)

Elvis Presley example: "Hound Dog" from the Ed Sullivan Show (1956)

Elvis Presley example: "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" (1960)

Buddy Holly example: "Oh Boy" (1957)

Buddy Holly example: "Peggy Sue" from the Ed Sullivan Show (1957)

Sun Records example: "Just a Little Talk with Jesus" by the Million Dollar Quartet (1956)

Teen idol example: "Tiger" by Fabian (1959)

End of class: "Furr" by Blitzen Trapper from Furr (2008)

12 October

Start of class: "Bring It On Home to Me" as recorded by Spoon from Bridging the Distance: A Portland, OR Covers Compilation (2007)

Start of class: "Company In My Back" by Wilco from Kicking Television - Live in Chicago (2005)

Start of class: "Ventilator Blues" by the Rolling Stones from Exile on Main St. (1972)

Cover songs comparison 1: "Sh'Boom" by the Chords (1953)

Cover songs comparison 2: "Sh'Boom" by the Crew Cuts (1953)

Doo wop sounds into rock n' roll: "Who Put the Bomp?" by Barry Mann (1961)

Cover songs comparison 1: "Shake, Rattle & Roll" by Big Joe Turner (1953)

Cover songs comparison 2: "Shake, Rattle & Roll" by Bill Haley and the Comets (1953)

Cover songs comparison 1: "Mystery Train" by Little Junior's Blue Flames (1953)

Cover songs comparison 2: "Mystery Train" by Elvis Presley (1955)

Chuck Berry example: "Maybellene" by Chuck Berry (1955)

Elvis Presley example: "That's All Right" (1954)

End of class: "Bad Streets" by Missing Persons from Spring Session M (1982)

End of class: "Across the Sea" by the Soirée from birds (2006)

7 October

Start of class: "Unkind" by Sloan from The Double Cross (2011)

Start of class: "Hide It Away" by Retribution Gospel Choir from 2 (2010)

Start of class: "Disconnect" by Ima Robot from Monument to the Masses (2006)

Start of class: "Money City Maniacs" by Sloan from Navy Blues (1998)

Exam track 1: "Blue Yodel No. 2" by Jimmie Rodgers (1928)

Exam track 2: "I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" composed by Stephen Foster

Exam track 3: "That Black Snake Moan" by Blind Lemon Jefferson (1926)

Exam track 4: "Taking a Chance on Love" by the Benny Goodman Orchestra (1940)

Exam track 5: "Castle House Rag" by Europe's Society Orchestra (1914)

5 October

Start of class: "Anna (Go to Him)" performed by the Beatles from Please Please Me (1963)

Start of class: "Tainted Love" performed by Soft Cell from Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (1981)

Start of class: "The Next Four Months" by Okkervil River from Black Sheep Boy (2005)

Example of jump blues: "Caldonia" by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five (1945)

Example of jump blues: "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five (1946)

Example of Chicago blues: "Hoochie Coochie Man" by Muddy Waters (1953)

Example of women in R&B: "Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean" by Ruth Brown (1953)

Example of women in R&B: "Hound Dog" by Big Mama Thornton (1953)

"Hound Dog" comparison: "Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley (1956)

Cover songs comparison: "Sh'Boom" by the Chords (1953)

End of class: "Lucky Man" by the Verve from Urban Hymns (1997)

3 October

Start of class: "Slavin' Away" by Fiery Furnaces from Rehearsing My Choir (2005)

Start of class: "Don't Push" by the Exit from Home for an Island (2004)

Example of honky-tonk country: "Hey Good Lookin'" by Hank Williams (1951)

Example of honky-tonk country: "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" by Hank Williams (1949)

Example of pop music recording technology: "I'm Sitting On Top of the World" by Les Paul and Mary Ford (1952)

Example of Frank Sinatra: "Nancy (With the Laughing Face)" from CD accompanying textbook (1945)

Example of big band blues: "One O'Clock Jump" by the Count Basie Orchestra (1937)

Example of jump blues: "Caldonia" by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five (1945)

End of class: "Trying to Make It Through" by the Mighty Hannibal (1967)

30 September

Start of class: "To Care (Like You)" by James Blake from James Blake (2011)

Start of class: "We Can Have It" by the Dears from No Cities Left (2004)

Start of class: "Doctor Pressure (Dirty Club Mix)" by Mylo vs. Miami Sound Machine (2004)

Example of country blues: "Tom Rushen Blues" by Charley Patton (1929)

Example of country blues: "That Black Snake Moan" by Blind Lemon Jefferson (1926)

Example of country blues: "Cross Road Blues" by Robert Johnson (1936)

Example of hillbilly music: "Blue Yodel, No. 2" by Jimmie Rodgers (1928)

Example of bluegrass: "It's Mighty Dark to Travel" by Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Boys (1947)

28 September

Start of class: "Shiver Me Timbers" by Tom Waits from The Heart of Saturday Night (1974)

Start of class: "Tread Water" by De La Soul from 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)

Example of Tin Pan Alley/Musical Theater: "I Got Rhythm" by Ethel Merman from Ethel's Ridin' High (1947)

Example of crooning: "How Deep Is The Ocean" by Bing Crosby (1932)

Example of classic blues: "St. Louis Blues" by Bessie Smith (1925)

Example of country blues: "Tom Rushen Blues" by Charley Patton (1929)

End of class: "Whole Lotta Love" by Led Zeppelin from Led Zeppelin II (1969)

26 September

Start of class: "One Tree Hill" by U2 from The Joshua Tree (1987)

Start of class: "Dr. Carter" by Lil' Wayne from Tha Carter III (2008)

Example of Benny Goodman big band: "Taking A Chance on Love" (1940)

Example of Count Basie band: "One O'Clock Jump" (1937)

Example of Duke Ellington band: "Ko-Ko" (1940)

Example of Texas Swing: "New San Antonio Rose" by Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys (1940)

End of class: "In the Mood" by Glenn Miller Orchestra (1939)

End of class: "You Might Think" by the Cars from Heartbeat City (1984)

23 September

Start of class: "Radio Free Europe" by R.E.M. from Murmur (1983)

Start of class: "Living Well Is the Best Revenge" by R.E.M. from Accelerate (2008)

Example of New Orleans style jazz: "Tiger Rag" by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band from the CD accompanying textbook (1917)

Example of symphonic/sweet jazz: "Rhapsody in Blue" composed by George Gershwin, originally performed by Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra (1924). This recording performed by Leonard Bernstein and the Los Angeles Philharmonic (1982)

Example of Chicago style (Hot) jazz: "West End Blues" by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five (1928)

Example of big band jazz: "One O'Clock Jump" by the Count Basie Orchestra (1937)

Example of big band jazz: "Wrappin' It Up" by Fletcher Henderson Orchestra (1934)

End of class: "Talk About the Passion" by R.E.M. from Murmur (1983)

21 September

Start/end of class: "Art of Almost" by Wilco from The Whole Love (2011)

Example of acoustic recording: "St. Louis Blues" by Bessie Smith (Louis Armstrong, cornet) (1925)

Example of electric recording: "West End Blues" by Louis Armstrong's Hot Five (1928)

Example of syncopated dance music: "Castle House Rag" from Europe's Society Orchestra from CD accompanying textbook (1914)

Contemporary recording of syncopated dance music: "Castle House Rag" by the New England Ragtime Ensemble from The Art of the Rag (1973)

Example of New Orleans jazz: "Doctor Jazz" by Jelly Roll Morton (1926)

19 September

Start of class: "Marie" by Willie Nelson from Poet - A Tribute to Townes Van Zandt (2001)

Start of class: "She Don't Use Jelly" by the Flaming Lips from Transmissions from the Satellite Heart (1993)

Stephen Foster - Sentimental song: "I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" from textbook CD

Example of concert band: "Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Philip Sousa and his Orchestra from Sousa's Band Historical Recordings (2003, recorded 1913)

Example of ragtime: "Maple Leaf Rag" by Scott Joplin from Classical Treasures: Maple Leaf Rag (2003)

Early Tin Pan Alley: "After the Ball" composed by Charles K. Harris (1892), performed by Joan Morris and William Bolcom from After the Ball and Other Highlights from Vaudeville (1974)

Example of later Vaudeville style: "Camptown Races" as sung by Al Jolson (ca. 1930-1935)

End of class: "Eleanor Rigby" by the Beatles from Revolver (1966)

End of class: "Wasted" by Sean Lennon from Into the Sun (1998)

16 September

Start of class: "Roll Over Beethoven" by the Beatles (1963)

Start of class: "Denver" by Willie Nelson from Red Headed Stranger (1975)

Start/end of class: "Marken Lag Stilla" by Dungen from Skit I Allt (2010)

Stephen Foster - Ethiopian song: "Camptown Races" by unknown performers from Stephen Foster: American Heritage Best (2010)

14 September

Start of class: "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart" by Wilco from Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2001)

Start/end of class: "Two Times" by the Blakes from The Blakes (2007)

Example of verse/chorus form: "September Gurls" by Big Star from Radio City (1974)

Example of AABA verse form: "Things We Said Today" by the Beatles from A Hard Day's Night (1964)

Form breakdown song: "Civil Twilight" by the Weakerthans from Reunion Tour (2007)

Example of timbre: "Young Folks" by Kanye West (Peter, Bjorn, and John) from Can't Tell Me Nothing: The Official Mixtape (2007)

Example of timbre: "Sweet" by Jay-Z from American Gangster (2007)

Example of dynamics in popular music: "More Than a Feeling" by Boston from Boston (1976)

12 September

Start of class: "It's Too Late" by Otis Redding from The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads (1965)

Start of class: "A Day In the Life" by the Beatles from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)

Example of compound meter: "Between the Bars" by Elliott Smith from Either/Or (1997)

Example of irregular meter: "Whipping Post" by the Allman Brothers from The Allman Brothers Band (1969)

Example of syncopation: "Clocks" by Coldplay from A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002)

Example of riff: "Torture" by King Khan and the Shrines from The Supreme Genius of King Khan and the Shrines (2008)

Example of key: "Things We Said Today" by the Beatles from A Hard Day's Night (1964)

Example of monophony and homophony: "White Winter Hymnal" by Fleet Foxes from Fleet Foxes (2008)

Example of polyphony/End of class: "Impossible Germany" by Wilco from Sky Blue Sky (2007)

9 September

Start of class: "Hard to Imagine" by Pearl Jam from 2006 concert in Grand Rapids, MI

Example of quadruple meter: "Living After Midnight" by Judas Priest from British Steel (1980)

Example of triple meter: "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" by Elvis Presley (1960)

Example of compound meter: "Between the Bars" by Elliott Smith from Either/Or (1997)

7 September

Start of class: "Cry" by Johnny Ray (1952)

Start of class: "Chains" by the Beatles from Please Please Me (1963)

Start of class: "No One Else" by Weezer from Weezer (1994)

Start of class: "These Eyes" by the Guess Who from Wheatfield Soul (1968)

Song in The Archive short film: "Music" by John Miles from Rebel (1976)

Start/end of class: "I Will Follow" by U2 from Boy (1980)

4 May

Start of class: "Kind of a Girl" by Tinted Windows from Tinted Windows (2011)

Start of class: "Drawn to You" by Emitt Rhodes from The Emitt Rhodes Recordings (1969-1973)

Example of digital media in recording: "Revolving Doors" by Gorillaz from The Fall (2011)

Example of indie rock aesthetic: "Last Nite" by the Strokes from Is This It? (2001)

Example of indie rock aesthetic: "Paranoid Android" by Radiohead from OK Computer (1997)

Example of tradition in contemporary rock: "Heavy Metal Drummer" by Wilco from Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2001)

End of class: "A Shot in the Arm" by Wilco from Summerteeth (1999)

End of class: "Wilco (The Song)" by Wilco from Wilco (The Album) (2009)

2 May

Start of class: "Hide It Away" by the Retribution Gospel Choir from 2 (2010)

Start of class: "Such Great Heights" by the Postal Service from Give Up (2003)

Example of jam band rock: "Bouncing Around the Room" by Phish from A Live One (1995)

Example of boy band pop: "Bye Bye Bye" by 'N Sync from No Strings Attached (1999)

Example of late 90s pop: "...Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears from ...Baby One More Time (1999)

29 April

Start of class: "Sail Away" by Randy Newman from Sail Away (1972)

Start of class: "Shoot Straight" by the Novel Ideas from The Sky Is a Field (2009)

Example of college/alternative rock of the 80s: "Where Is My Mind?" by the Pixies from Surfer Rosa (1988)

Example of grunge: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana from Nevermind (1991)

Example of grunge: "Jeremy" by Pearl Jam from Ten (1991)

Example of post-Riot Grrl/feminist rock: "You're No Rock n' Roll Fun" by Sleater-Kinney from All Hands On the Bad One (1999)

Example of feminist rock: "Not a Pretty Girl" by Ani DiFranco from Not a Pretty Girl (1995)

End of class: "Bouncing Around the Room" by Phish from A Live One (1995)

27 April

Start of class: "Something" by the Beatles from Abbey Road (1969)

Start of class: "Hell Is Chrome" by Wilco from Kicking Television: Live in Chicago (2005)

Example of Chicago house: "Your Love" by Frankie Knuckles (1987)

Example of Manchester (Madchester) sound: "Step On" by the Happy Mondays from Pills n' Thrills and Bellyaches (1990)

Example of EDM as pop: "Porcelain" by Moby from Play (1999)

Example of EDM as pop: "Harder Better Faster Stronger" by Daft Punk from Discovery (2001)

Example of west coast hardcore: "Holiday in Cambodia" by the Dead Kennedys from Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (1980)

Example of New York No Wave: "Kill Yr Idols" by Sonic Youth (1983)

End of class: "Debaser" by the Pixies from Doolittle (1988)

20 April

Start of class: "Taking the Farm" by War on Drugs from Wagonwheel Blues (2008)

Start of class: "Moonlighter Prizefighter" by Yellow Jacket Avenger from Best of...

Example of east coast rap: "Hypnotize" by Notorious B.I.G. from Life After Death (1997)

Example of alternative hip hop: "Me Myself and I" by De La Soul from 3 Feet High & Rising (1989)

Example of contemporary rap: "Forgot about Dre" by Dr. Dre (featuring Eminem) from The Chronic 2001 (2001)

Example of contemporary rap: "Champion" by Kanye West from Graduation (2007)

Example of Detroit techno: "Icon" by Derrick May (1998)

15 April

Start of class: "Can I Tough" by Britta Persson from Kill Hollywood Me (2008)

Start of class: "Sloop John B" by the Beach Boys from Pet Sounds (1966)

Example of east coast engagement in rap: "Night of the Living Baseheads" by Public Enemy from It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)

Example of west coast engagement in rap: "Straight Outta Compton" by N.W.A. from Straight Outta Compton (1988)

Example of west coast rap style: "Who Am I? (What's My Name)" by Snoop Dogg from Doggystyle (1993)

13 April

Start of class: "All I Need" by Radiohead from In Rainbows (2007)

Example of glam metal: "Shout At the Devil" by Mötley Crüe from Shout At the Devil (1983)

Example of thrash metal: "One" by Metallica from ...And Justice For All (1988)

Example of college rock/new wave: "Don't Stand So Close To Me" by the Police from Zenyattá Mondatta (1980)

Example of early U2: "An Cat Dubh" from Boy (1980)

Example of anthemic U2: "Pride (In the Name of Love) from The Unforgettable Fire (1984)

Example of college rock: "Radio Free Europe" by R.E.M. from Murmur (1983)

End of class: "It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" by R.E.M. from Document (1987)

11 April

Start of class: "Baby, I'm In the Mood For You" by Odetta from Odetta Sings Dylan (1965)

Start of class: "Forge Forward" by the Dudes from Bee Puncher (2003)

Example of 80s pop: "Like a Virgin" by Madonna from Like a Virgin (1984)

Example of 80s pop: "When Doves Cry" by Prince from Purple Rain (1984)

Example of 80s pop fusion with World Music: "Under African Skies by Paul Simon from Graceland (1986)

Example of metal going pop: "Living After Midnight" by Judas Priest from British Steel (1980)

Example of metal going pop: "Jump" by Van Halen from 1984 (1984)

End of class: "Panama" by Van Halen from 1984 (1984)

8 April

Start of class: "I Wanna Be With You" by the Raspberries from Fresh (1972)

Start of class: "Cold Son" by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks from Real Emotional Trash (2008)

Example of rap/rock hybrid: "Walk This Way" by Run-D.M.C. and Aerosmith from Raising Hell (1986)

Michael Jackson example 1: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" from Off the Wall (1979)

Michael Jackson example 2: "Billie Jean" from Thriller (1982) (Video from the Motown 25 concert and television special in 1983)

Michael Jackson example 3: "Beat It" from Thriller (1982)

End of class: "Wanna' Be Startin' Somethin'" by Michael Jackson from Thriller (1982)

6 April

Start of class: "Many Rivers to Cross" by Harry Nilsson from Pussy Cats (1974)

Example of salsa: "Pedro Navaja by Ruben Blades from Siembra (1977)

Example of early rap: "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang (1979)

Example of b-boy rap: "I Can't Live Without My Radio" by LL Cool J from Radio (1985)

Example of early rap: "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (1982)

End of class: "Rock Box" by Run-D.M.C. from Run-D.M.C. (1984)

4 April

Start of class: "Can't Tell Me Nothing" by Kanye West from Graduation (2007)

Example of psychedelic soul: "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) by Sly and the Family Stone (1969)

Example of funk: "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)" by Parliament/Funkadelic from Mothership Connection(1976)

Example of reggae: "I Shot the Sheriff" by Bob Marley and the Wailers from Burnin' (1973)

Example of salsa: "Pedro Navaja" by Ruben Blades from Siembra (1977)

1 April

Start of class: "The Laws Have Changed" by the New Pornographers from Electric Version (2003)

Start of class: "O, Dana" by Okkervil River from Overboard and Down (Australian Tour EP) (2006)

30 March

Start of class: "Wild Horses" by the Rolling Stones from Sticky Fingers (1971)

Example of UK punk: "Anarchy in the UK" by the Sex Pistols from Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (1977)

Example of American punk: "Blitzkrieg Bop" by the Ramones from The Ramones (1976)

Example of American punk: "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" by the Ramones from The Ramones (1976)

Example of UK new wave: "Radio Radio" by Elvis Costello from This Year's Model (1978)

Example of New York new wave: "Psycho Killer" by the Talking Heads from Talking Heads '77 (1977)

Example of psychedelic soul/early funk: "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" by Sly and the Family Stone (1969)

28 March

Start of class: "Getting Older" by Katie Moore from Only Thing Worse (2007)

Example of Krautrock/Europop: "Autobahn" by Kraftwerk from Autobahn (1974)

Example of early Bee Gees: "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" (1968)

Example of disco-era Bee Gees: "You Should Be Dancing" from Children of the World and the film Saturday Night Fever (1976)

Donna Summer example: "Love to Love You" (1975)

Donna Summer example: "Bad Girls" (1979)

Late disco example: "Good Times" by Chic from Risqué (1978)

Nashville-sound country: "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'" by Charley Pride from Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs (1971)

Outlaw country example: "Whiskey River" by Willie Nelson from Shotgun Willie (1973)

Progressive country example: "Pancho and Lefty" by Townes van Zandt from The Late Great Townes van Zandt (1972)

25 March

Start of class: "Don't Push" by The Exit from Home For an Island (2005)

Singer-songwriter example: "You've Got a Friend" by Carole King from Tapestry (1971)

Country rock example: "Take It Easy" by the Eagles from Eagles (1972)

Arena rock example: "More Than a Feeling" by Boston from Boston (1976)

Bruce Springsteen example: "Born to Run" from Born to Run (1975)

Bruce Springsteen example: "Born In the USA" from Born In the USA (1984)

Philly soul example: "Back Stabbers" by the O'Jays (1972)

23 March

Start of class: "Nervous Night" by the Hooters from Nervous Night (1986)

Example of southern rock: "Whipping Post" by the Allman Brothers Band from The Allman Brothers Band (1969)

Aesthetics and Spectacle example 1: "Deuce" by Kiss from Kiss (1974)

Aesthetics and Spectacle (Glam) example 2: "Ziggy Stardust" by David Bowie from The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972)

Example of progressive rock: "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd from The Wall (1979)

End of class: "Mother" by Pink Floyd from The Wall (1979)

21 March

Start of class: "Lithium" by Nirvana from Nevermind (1991)

Start of class: "And the House Fell Down" by Elton John from The Captain and the Kid (2006)

Los Angeles counter-culture example: "The End" by the Doors from The Doors (1967)

New York counter-culture example: "Heroin" by the Velvet Underground from The Velvet Underground and Nico (1967)

Example of hard rock: "Whole Lotta Love" by Led Zeppelin from Led Zeppelin II (1969)

Example of heavy metal: "Black Sabbath" by Black Sabbath from Black Sabbath (1970)

18 March

Start of class: "Regulate" by Warren G with Nate Dogg from Regulate... G Funk Era (1994)

Nate Dogg, who sings the hook and parts of the verses on this track, passed away earlier this week of heart failure. I play this in class as a way to remember his music and to pass on the sound of one of the central figures of early 90s West Coast/Long Beach Hip-Hop. If you don't know this record, it's a cornerstone of the West Coast sound and should be a staple in the collection of any one who is a fan of Rap and Hip-Hop, or just music in general.

Bob Dylan example: "Mr. Tambourine Man" from Bringing It All Back Home (1965)

Folk-rock example: "Mr. Tambourine Man" by the Byrds from Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)

San Francisco counter-culture example: "White Rabbit" by the Jefferson Airplane from Surrealistic Pillow (1967)

San Francisco counter-culture example: "Piece of My Heart" by Big Brother and the Holding Company (Janis Joplin, lead singer) from Cheap Thrills (1968)

London counter-culture example: "Purple Haze" by the Jimi Hendrix Experience from Are You Experienced? (1967)

London counter-culture example: "Crossroads (Live at Winterland)" by Cream (Eric Clapton, guitar) from Wheels of Fire (1968)

End of class: "Sunshine of Your Love" by Cream (Eric Clapton, guitar) from Disraeli Gears (1968)

16 March

Start of class: "Screendoor" by Illinois from What the Hell Do I Know? (2007)

Start of class: "You" by Radiohead from Pablo Honey (1993)

Example of late Motown: "Living for the City" by Stevie Wonder from Innervisions (1973)

Example of late Motown: "I Want You Back" by The Jackson 5 (1969)

Example of Folk Music Revival: "Come All Ye Fair Maidens" by Pete Seeger (ca. 1955)

Example of Folk Music Revival: "Tom Dooley" by the Kingston Trio (1959)

Example of Folk vs. Rock: "I Dig Rock and Roll Music" by Peter, Paul, and Mary from Album 1700 (1967)

Bob Dylan example: "Blowin' in the Wind" (1963)

Bob Dylan example 2: "Like a Rolling Stone" from Highway 61 Revisited (1965)

End of class: "Mr. Tambourine Man" by Bob Dylan from Bringing It All Back Home (1965)

End of class: "Mr. Tambourine Man" by the Byrds from Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)

End of class: "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane from Surrealistic Pillow (1967)

14 March

Start of class: "All of Our Love" by The Coral from Magic and Medicine (2003)

Example of soul 1 - "Green Onions" by Booker T & the MGs (1962)

Example of Otis Redding 1 - "These Arms of Mine" (1962)

Example of Otis Redding 2 - "These Arms of Mine (Live)" from Good to Me: Live at the Whiskey A Go Go (1993)

Example of soul 2 - "In the Midnight Hour" by Wilson Pickett (1966)

Example of soul 3 - "Respect" by Aretha Franklin (1967)

Example of Marvin Gaye 1 - "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" (1964)

Example of Marvin Gaye 2 - "What's Going On" from What's Going On (1971)

4 March

Start of class: "Stella Was A Diver And She Was Always Down" by Interpol from Turn On the Bright Lights (2001)

Ray Charles example: "Hallelujah, I Love Her So" (1956)

Ray Charles example: "What'd I Say, Pt. 1" (1959)

Sam Cooke example: "Twistin' the Night Away" (1962)

Sam Cooke example: "A Change Is Gonna Come" (1963)

James Brown example: "Please Please Please" (1956)

James Brown example: "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" (1965)

James Brown example: "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud" (1968)

2 March

Start of class: "Cannonball" by Damian Rice from O (

Example of Chicago blues: "I Just Want to Make Love to You" by Muddy Waters (1954)

Example of early Rolling Stones: "I Just Want to Make Love to You" (1964)

The Rolling Stones example: "Satisfaction" (1965)

The Rolling Stones example: "You Can't Always Get What You Want from Let It Bleed (1969)

The Who example: "My Generation" (1965)

The Who example: "Pinball Wizard" from Tommy (1969)

End of class: "Baba O'Reilly" by the Who from Who's Next (1971)

28 February

Start of class: "Valentine's Day" by Hello Saferide (2006)

Example of Beatlemania-era Beatles: "A Hard Day's Night" from A Hard Day's Night (1964)

Example of middle period Beatles: "Yesterday" from Help (1965)

Example of middle period Beatles: "Eleanor Rigby" from Revolver (1966)

Example of middle period Beatles: "Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds" from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)

Example of late period Beatles: "Revolution 9" from The Beatles (White Album) (1968)

The second side of Abbey Road (1969):

"You Never Give Me Your Money"
"Sun King"
"Mean Mr. Mustard"
"Polythene Pam"
"She Came In Through the Bathroom Window"
"Golden Slumbers"
"Carry That Weight"
"The End"

25 February

Start of class: "Road to Peace" by Tom Waits from Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers, and Bastards (2006)

23 February

Start of class: "My Generation" by the Who (1965)

Beach Boys example: "God Only Knows" from Pet Sounds (1966)

Beach Boys example: "Good Vibrations" from Smiley Smile (1967)

Skiffle example: "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On Your Bedpost Overnight)?" by Lonnie Donegan (1959)

Roy Orbison example: "Only the Lonely" (1960)

Beatles example: "Please Please Me" (1962)

Beatles example (on Ed Sullivan Show): "All My Loving" (written 1963, performance on Sullivan 1964)

21 February

Start of class: "Pick Up the Change" by Wilco from AM (1995)

Example of Motown sound: "I Can't Help Myself" by the Four Tops (1965)

Example of Motown girl groups: "You Can't Hurry Love" by the Supremes (1966)

Example of Motown male group: "My Girl" by the Temptations (1964)

Example of early Beach Boys sound: "Fun, Fun, Fun" (1964)

Example of early Beach Boys sound 2: "Surfer Girl" (1963)

Example of evolving Beach Boys sound: "California Girls" (1965)

Example of evolving Beach Boys sound 2: "Wouldn't It Be Nice" from Pet Sounds (1966)

End of class: "God Only Knows" from the Beach Boys from Pet Sounds (1966)

18 February

Start of class: "Lorelei" by Lis Er Stille from Apathobvious (2007)

Example of teen idol: "Tiger" by Fabian (1959)

Example of Brill Building sound: "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" by the Shirelles (1960)

Comparison of Brill Building sound: "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" by Carole King from Tapestry (1971)

Example of Spector "Wall of Sound" production: "Be My Baby" by the Ronettes (1963)

Example of Motown sound: "I Can't Help Myself (Instrumental)" by the Funk Brothers (1965)

Comparison of Motown sound: "I Can't Help Myself" by the Four Tops (1965)

16 February

Start of class: "Jigsaw Falling Into Place" by Radiohead from In Rainbows (2007)

Example of cover song 1: "Mystery Train" by Little Junior's Blue Flames (1953)

Example of cover song 2: "Mystery Train" by Elvis Presley (1955)

Chuck Berry example: "Maybellene" by Chuck Berry (1955)

Elvis Presley example: "That's All Right" (1954)

Elvis Presley example: "Hound Dog" from the Milton Berle Show (1956)

Elvis Presley example: "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" (1960)

Buddy Holly example: "Oh Boy" (1957)

Buddy Holly example: "Peggy Sue" (1957)

End of class: "Words of Love" by Buddy Holly (1957)

14 February

Start of class: "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye from What's Going On (1971)

Example of Chicago blues: "Hoochie Coochie Man" by Muddy Waters (1953)

Example of women in R&B: "Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean" by Ruth Brown (1953)

Example of women in R&B: "Hound Dog" by Big Mama Thornton (1953)

Cover songs comparison 1: "Shake, Rattle & Roll" by Big Joe Turner (1953)

Cover songs comparison 2: "Shake, Rattle & Roll" by Bill Haley and the Comets (1953)

Cover songs comparison 3: "Sh'Boom" by the Chords (1953)

Cover songs comparison 4: "Sh'Boom" by the Crew Cuts (1953)

11 February

Start of class: "Dreaming Up" - a mash-up of Radiohead and Jay-Z from the record Jaydiohead (2009)

Example of hillbilly music: "Blue Yodel, No. 2" by Jimmie Rodgers (1928)

Example of bluegrass: "It's Mighty Dark to Travel" by Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Boys (1947)

Example of honky-tonk country: "Hey Good Lookin'" by Hank Williams (1951)

Example of honky-tonk country: "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" by Hank Williams (1949)

Example of jump blues: "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five (1946)

End of class: "Baby Please Don't Go" by Muddy Waters (1953)

9 February

Start of class: "I Remember When" by The Coral from The Coral (2002)

Example of classic blues: "St. Louis Blues" by Bessie Smith (1925)

Example of country blues: "Tom Rushen Blues" by Charley Patton (1929)

Example of country blues: "That Black Snake Moan" by Blind Lemon Jefferson (1926)

Example of country blues: "Cross Road Blues" by Robert Johnson (1936)

Example of hillbilly music: "Blue Yodel, No. 2" by Jimmie Rodgers (1928)

7 February

Start of class: "Dance Song '97" by Sleater-Kinney from Dig Me Out (1997)

Example of Tin Pan Alley/Musical Theater: "I Got Rhythm" by Ethel Merman from Ethel's Ridin' High (1947)

Example of crooning: "How Deep Is The Ocean" by Bing Crosby (1932)

Example of Frank Sinatra: "Nancy (With the Laughing Face)" from CD accompanying textbook (1945)

Example of Frank Sinatra: "The Way You Look Tonight" (1961)

Example of pop music recording technology: "I'm Sitting On Top of the World" by Les Paul and Mary Ford (1952)

4 February

Start of class: "Twisted" by Lettuce from Outta Here (2005)

Example of swing era sound: "Wrappin' It Up" by Fletcher Henderson Orchestra (1934)

Example of Benny Goodman big band: "Taking A Chance on Love" (1940)

Example of Duke Ellington band: "Ko-Ko" (1940)

Example of Count Basie band: "One O'Clock Jump" (1937)

Example of Texas Swing: "New San Antonio Rose" by Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys (1940)

End of class: "In the Mood" by Glenn Miller Orchestra (1939)

2 February

Start of class: "Adventure Rocket Ship" by Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3 from Olé! Tarantula (2006)

Example of New Orleans style jazz: "Tiger Rag" by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band (1917)

Example of Chicago style (Hot) jazz: "West End Blues" by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five (1928)

Example of symphonic/sweet jazz: "Rhapsody in Blue" composed by George Gershwin, originally performed by Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra (1924). This recording performed by Leonard Bernstein and the Los Angeles Philharmonic (1982)

Example of a standard: "I Got Rhythm" by Django Reinhardt and his Orchestra from Djangology (1949).

Example of contrafact: "Anthropology" by the Mehldau/Rossy Trio from When I Fall in Love (1993)

31 January

Start of class: "Bad Girl, pt. 1" by Lee Moses from Time and Place (1971)

Start of class: "Two Headed Boy, pt. 2" by Neutral Milk Hotel from In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)

Early Tin Pan Alley: "After the Ball" composed by Charles K. Harris (1892), performed by Joan Morris and William Bolcom from After the Ball and Other Highlights from Vaudeville (1974)

Example of acoustic recording: "Dippermouth Blues" by King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band (Louis Armstrong, cornet) (1923)

Example of electric recording: "West End Blues" by Louis Armstrong's Hot Five (1928)

Example of syncopated dance music: "Castle House Rag" from Europe's Society Orchestra from CD accompanying textbook (1914)

Contemporary recording of syncopated dance music: "Castle House Rag" by the New England Ragtime Ensemble from The Art of the Rag (1973)

Example of New Orleans style jazz: "Tiger Rag" by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band from the CD accompanying textbook (1917)

28 January

Start of class: "Who Knows Where You Are" by The Harpeth Trace from On Disappearing (2008)

Example of concert band: "Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Philip Sousa and his Orchestra from Sousa's Band Historical Recordings (2003, recorded 1913)

Example of concert band: "Stars and Stripes Forever" by Gunther Schuller and the Incredible Columbia All-Star Band from Footlifters: A Century of American Marches (2005)

Example of ragtime: "Maple Leaf Rag" by Scott Joplin from Classical Treasures: Maple Leaf Rag (2003)

End of class: "Maple Leaf Rag" performed by Jelly Roll Morton from Library of Congress Recordings: Jelly Roll Morton (2005, recorded 1938)

26 January

Start of class: "Modern Man" by the Arcade Fire from The Suburbs (2010)

First example of timbre: "Sweet" by Jay-Z from American Gangster (2007)

Second example of timbre: "Champion" by Kanye West from Graduation (2007)

Stephen Foster - Ethiopian song: "Camptown Races" by unknown performers from Stephen Foster: American Heritage Best (2010)

Stephen Foster - Sentimental song: "I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" from textbook CD

24 January

Start of class: "I'm Leaving You Because I Don't Love You" by Jens Lekman from Night Falls Over Kortedala (2007)

Examples of texture: "White Winter Hymnal" by Fleet Foxes from Fleet Foxes (2008)

First form example: "Things We Said Today" by the Beatles from A Hard Day's Night (1964)

Second form example: "Civil Twilight" by the Weakerthans from Reunion Tour (2007)

End of class: "Young Folks" by Kanye West (Peter, Bjorn, and John) from Can't Tell Me Nothing (Mixtape) (2007)

21 January

Start of Class: "Heavy Metal Drummer" by Wilco from Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2001)

Example of triple meter: "Between the Bars" by Elliott Smith from Either/Or (1997)

Example of quadruple meter: "Living After Midnight" by Judas Priest from British Steel (1980)

Example of irregular/compound meters: "Whipping Post" by the Allman Brothers Band from The Allman Brothers Band (1969)

Example of riff: "Whole Lotta Love" by Led Zeppelin from Led Zeppelin II (1969)

19 January

Start of class: "Cliffhanger" by Britta Persson on the record Kill Hollywood Me (2009)