18 December

Prior to exam: "Overpowered By Funk" by the Clash from Combat Rock (1982) "Sex and Violence" by Stone Temple Pilots from No. 4 (1999) "Fighters" by Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos from Lupe Fiasco's The Cool (2007) Exam excerpt 1: "Bye Bye Bye" by *NSYNC Exam excerpt 2: "Bad Girls" by Donna Summer Exam excerpt 3: "Beat It" by Michael Jackson Exam excerpt 4: "Jump" by Van Halen Exam excerpt 5: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana Exam excerpt 6: "Anarchy in the UK" by the Sex Pistols Exam excerpt 7: "Hypnotize" by the Notorious B.I.G.

10 December

Start of class: "Monkey Gone to Heaven" by the Pixies from Doolittle (1989) "Corsic'armes" by Renaud from Boucan d'enfer (2002) "I Chose You" by Grace Potter & the Nocturnals from Original Soul (2004) Digital technology in pop music production example: "Amarillo" by Gorillaz from The Fall (2011) Contemporary Pop example: "Rude Boy" by Rihanna from Rated R (2010) Indie Rock aesthetic example: "Last Nite" by the Strokes from Is This It? (2001) Example of new streams in Rock: "Paranoid Android" by Radiohead from OK Computer (1997) Example of new streams in Rock and end of course: "Dawned on Me" by Wilco from The Whole Love (2011)

7 December

Start of class: "Walkin' Down My Street" by Nude Beach from II (2012) "Rip This Joint" by the Rolling Stones from Exile on Main Street (1972) "Hello Jenn, I'm a Mess" by the Evangelicals from So Gone (2006) World Music example: "Yeh Jo Halka Halka Saroor Hai" by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan recorded in Birmingham, England (1983) World Music in Pop example: "The Face of Love" by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan with Eddie Vedder from Dead Man Walking Soundtrack (1996) Boy Band example: "Bye Bye Bye" by 'N Sync from No Strings Attached (1999) Late 90s Pop example: "...Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears from ...Baby One More Time (1999) End of class: "Whipping Post" by the Allman Brothers Band from The Allman Brothers Band (1969)

5 December

Start of class: "Bridge" by the Paperbacks. from An Episode of Sparrows (2003) Riot Grrl example: "You're No Rock n' Roll Fun" by Sleater-Kinney from All Hands On the Bad One (1999) Feminism in Rock example: "Not a Pretty Girl" by Ani DiFranco from Not a Pretty Girl (1995) Jam Band Rock example: "Bouncing Around the Room" by Phish from A Live One (1995) World Music contextualization example: Qur'an Recitation "The Holy Qur'an - Surah Ahzab Verse 56" by SHAAM from Mawlid at Abbey Road (2004) World Music in Pop example: "You Can Call Me Al" by Paul Simon from Graceland (1986) End of class: "Come Crash" by A.C. Newman from The Slow Wonder (2004)

3 December

Start of class: "The Room I'm Hiding In" by Okkervil River from The President's Dead/The Room I'm Hiding In EP (2006) "Nine Words" by the Dudes from Beepuncher (2003) Contemporary EDM example: "Porcelain" by Moby from Play (1999) EDM in contemporary Pop: "Stronger" by Kanye West from Graduation (2007) Contemporary EDM example: "Harder Better Faster Stronger" by Daft Punk from Discovery (2001) Late 80s Alternative Rock example: "Where Is My Mind?" by the Pixies from Surfer Rosa (1988) Grunge example: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana from Nevermind (1991) Grunge example: "Jeremy" by Pearl Jam from Ten (1991) End of class: "I'm Not Willing" by Moby Grape from Moby Grape '69 (1969) "Prove Yourself" by Radiohead from Pablo Honey (1993)

30 November

Start of class: "Up On the Rooftop" by Queen Victoria from The Endless Night (2007) Alternative Hip Hop example: "Me Myself and I" by De La Soul from 3 Feet High & Rising (1989) West Coast Rap style example: "Who Am I? (What's My Name)" by Snoop Dogg from Doggystyle (1993) East Coast Rap style example: "Hypnotize" by Notorious B.I.G. from Life After Death (1997) Contemporary Rap example: "Champion" by Kanye West from Graduation (2007) Techno example: "Icon" by Derrick May (1998 remix of 1991 track) House example: "Your Love" by Frankie Knuckles (1987)

28 November

Start of class: "Sky Blue Sky" by Wilco from Sky Blue Sky (2007) "Substitute (Live)" by the Who from Live at Leeds (1970) Heavy Metal example: "One" by Metallica from ...And Justice For All (1988) College Rock/U2 example 1: "An Cat Dubh" from Boy (1980) U2 example 2: "Pride (In the Name of Love) from The Unforgettable Fire (1984) Rap as Pop example: "Walk This Way" by Run-D.M.C. and Aerosmith from Raising Hell (1986) 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) End of class: "White Christmas" by the Drifters (1954) "Thrust" by White Zombie from La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Volume 1 (1994)

26 November

Start of class: "No More" by the Blind Boys of Alabama from Spirit of the Century (2001) 80s Pop example: "Like a Virgin" by Madonna from Like a Virgin (1984) (Video from the 1984 MTV Video Music Awards) 80s Pop example: "When Doves Cry" by Prince from Purple Rain (1984) Bruce Springsteen example: "Born to Run" from Born to Run (1975) Bruce Springsteen example: "Born in the U.S.A." from Born in the U.S.A. (1984) Metal going Pop example: "Living After Midnight" by Judas Priest from British Steel (1980) Metal going Pop example: "Jump" by Van Halen from 1984 (1984) End of class: "Way of the World" by Cheap Trick from Dream Police (1979)

16 November

Start of class: "Chinatown" by Wild Nothing from Gemini (2010) "It Won't Be Long" by the Beatles from With the Beatles [Meet the Beatles for the US release] (1963) "Forgotten" by Avril Lavigne from Under My Skin (2004) Example of Def Jam sound and B-boy image in Rap: "I Can't Live Without My Radio" by LL Cool J from Radio (1985) Michael Jackson example 1: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" from Off the Wall (1979) Michael Jackson example 2: "Beat It" from Thriller (1982) Michael Jackson example 3: "Billie Jean" from Thriller (1982) (Video from the Motown 25 concert and television special in 1983) End of class: "Je vie caché" by Renaud from Boucan d'enfer (2002)

14 November

Start of class: "Hey" by the Pixies from Doolittle (1989) Europop example: "Autobahn" by Kraftwerk from Autobahn (1974) Disco example: "Love to Love You Baby (7" single version)" by Donna Summer (1975) Disco example: "You Should Be Dancing" by the Bee Gees from Children of the World and the film Saturday Night Fever (1976) Disco example: "Bad Girls" by Donna Summer from Bad Girls (1979) Late Disco sample for Rap: "Good Times" by Chic from Risqué (1978) Early Rap example: "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang (1979) Early Rap example and end of class: "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (1982)

12 November

Start of class: "Born This Way (Starsmith Remix)" by Lady Gaga from Songs For Japan (2011) "Animal Lover" by Hemme Fatale from Silent Sleepover (2008) "Sh-Boom" by the Crew Cuts (1954) London Punk example: "Anarchy in the UK" by the Sex Pistols from Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (1977) NYC Punk example: "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" by the Ramones from Rocket to Russia (1977) NYC New Wave example: "Psycho Killer" by the Talking Heads from Talking Heads '77 (1977) Funk example: "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)" by Parliament/Funkadelic from Mothership Connection (1976) Philly Soul-style example: "Love's Theme" by Barry White's Love Unlimited Orchestra from Rhapsody in White (1973) End of class: "Pop Lie" by Okkervil River from The Stand Ins (2008) "A Town Called Malice" by the Jam from The Gift (1982)

9 November

Start of class: "One More Hour" by Sleater-Kinney from Dig Me Out (1997)         "Sweet Little You" by Barry Mann (1961) "Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me" by the Pipettes from We Are the Pipettes (2006) "Who By Fire" by Leonard Cohen from Live in London (2009) "On a Holiday" by Ella Jenkins from Seasons for Singing (1990) Exam pieces TBA

7 November

Start of class: "I Fought the Law" by Titus Andronicus from Titus Andronicus LLC Mixtape Volume 1 (2012) "I Will Take You There (Alternate Mix) by Harry Nilsson from Personal Best - The Harry Nilsson Anthology (1995) Country Rock to Arena Rock example: "Hotel California" by Eagles from Hotel California (1976) Glam Rock example: Clip of "Ziggy Stardust" by David Bowie from the film Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1973). The song originally appeared on David Bowie's album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972) Hard Rock example: "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin from Led Zeppelin IV (aka ZoSo) (1971) 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) End of class: "Maine Island Lovers" by Okkervil River from Down the River of Golden Dreams (2003)

5 November

Start of class: "Handshake Drugs" by Wilco from Kickin' Television - Live in Chicago (2005) Singer Songwriter example: "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" by Carole King from Tapestry (1971) Singer Songwriter example 2: "It's Too Late" by Carole King from Tapestry (1971) Arena Pop example: "Crocodile Rock" by Elton John from Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player (1972) Country Pop example: "Thank God I'm a Country Boy (Live)" by John Denver from An Evening with John Denver (1975) Country Rock example: "Take It Easy" by Eagles from Eagles (1972) End of class: "Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?" by Bruce Springsteen from Bound for Glory: The Rare 1973 Broadcasts (2011)

2 November

Start of class: "Wanted to Be Your" by Spoon from Telephono (1996) "Seagull Woman" by T. Rex from T. Rex (1970) San Francisco Counterculture example: "Piece of My Heart" by Big Brother and the Holding Company (Janis Joplin, lead singer) from Cheap Thrills (1968) San Francisco Counterculture example 2: "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane from Surrealistic Pillow (1967) London Counterculture example: "Purple Haze" by the Jimi Hendrix Experience from Are You Experienced? (1967) London Counterculture example 2: "Sunshine of Your Love" by Cream from Disraeli Gears (1967) New York Counterculture example: "Heroin" by the Velvet Underground from The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) End of class: "All the Time" by Vivian Girls from Vivian Girls (2008)

31 October

Start of class: "Two Girls" by Townes Van Zandt from Live at the Old Quarter (1977) "Take a Chance on Me" by Erasure from Abba-esque (1992) "Let It Be" by Paul McCartney from Good Evening New York City (2009) "Butterfly" by Weezer from Pinkerton (1996) Late 60s Motown example: "I Want You Back" by The Jackson 5 (1969) Folk Music Revival example: "Come All Fair Maids" by Pete Seeger (ca. 1955) Folk Music Revival example: "Tom Dooley" by the Kingston Trio (1959) Early Bob Dylan example: "Blowin' In The Wind" from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963) Folk antipathy toward rock example: "I Dig Rock and Roll Music" by Peter, Paul and Mary from Album 1700 (1967) Bob Dylan's "Electric" Period example: "Like a Rolling Stone" from Highway 61 Revisited (1965) Folk example: "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) End of class: "Success" by Jay-Z from American Gangster (2007)

26 October

Start of class: "Boy With a Problem" by Elvis Costello and the Attractions from Imperial Bedroom (1982) "Tattoo" by the Who from Live at Leeds (1970) "Sexy Breakfast" by the Skeletones Four from Gravestone Rock (2011) Soul Music example: "Hard to Handle" by Otis Redding from The Immortal Otis Redding (1967) Soul Music example: "In the Midnight Hour" by Wilson Pickett from The Exciting Wilson Pickett (1966) Soul Music example: "Respect" by Aretha Franklin (1967) Marvin Gaye example 1: "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" (1964) Marvin Gaye example 2: "What's Going On" from What's Going On (1971) Example of changing Motown and end of class: "Living for the City" by Stevie Wonder from Innervisions (1973)

24 October

Start of class: "Star" by Erasure from Wild! (1990) "At the Hundredth Meridian" by the Tragically Hip from Fully Completely (1992) 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) James Brown example: "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud" (1968) Memphis Soul (Stax Records) sound example and end of class: "Green Onions" by Booker T & the MGs (1962) End of class: "Looking For a Place to Happen (Remix)" by the Tragically Hip from Fully Completely (1992) "Oh Yoko" by John Lennon from Imagine (1971)

22 October

Start of class: "Moral Kiosk" by R.E.M. from Murmur (1983) "Helter Skelter" by Paul McCartney from Good Evening New York City (2009) Beatlemania-era Beatles example: "A Hard Day's Night" from A Hard Day's Night (1964) Middle period Beatles example: "Yesterday" from Help (1965) Middle Beatles example: "Eleanor Rigby" from Revolver (1966) Middle Beatles example: "Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds" from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) Late Beatles example: Songs from the the second side of Abbey Road (1969) - "Golden Slumbers", "Carry That Weight", and "The End" British Invasion example and end of class: "Satisfaction" by the Rolling Stones (1965) End of class: "Male Model" by Sleater Kinney from All Hands On the Bad One (2000) "Fee Fie" by the Hidden Cameras from Awoo (2006)

19 October

Start of class: "Tout arreter…" by Renaud from Boucan d'enfer (2002) 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) Beatles example: "Please Please Me" (1962) Beatles example (on Ed Sullivan Show): "All My Loving" (released 1963, performance on Sullivan 1964) Beatles example (on Ed Sullivan Show): "'Til There Was You" as performed by the Beatles (1964) Beatles example (on Ed Sullivan Show): "She Loves You" (released 1963, performance on Sullivan 1964)

17 October

Start of class: "Shadow of Love" by Sloan from The Double Cross (2011) "Delivering Maybes" by Sloan from Between the Bridges (1999) Motown girl group example: "You Can't Hurry Love" by the Supremes (1966) Motown male group example: "My Girl" by the Temptations (1964) California surf guitar sound example: "Walk, Don't Run" by the Ventures (1960) Early Beach Boys example: "Fun, Fun, Fun" (1964) Evolving Beach Boys sound example: "California Girls" (1965) Pet Sounds example: "Wouldn't It Be Nice" by the Beach Boys from Pet Sounds (1966) End of class: "Cheap Champagne" by Sloan from Parallel Play (2008) "I Wanna Thank You" by Sloan from Navy Blues (1998)

15 October

Start of class: "What Is This Thing Called Love" by Frank Sinatra from In the Wee Small Hours (1955) "Bennie and the Jets" by Elton John from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973) Dance fad example: "The Twist" by Chubby Checker (1960) Teen idol example: "Tiger" by Fabian (1959) Brill Building example: "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" by the Shirelles (1960) Spector "Wall of Sound" production example: "Be My Baby" by the Ronettes (1963) Pop R&B example and end of class: "Cupid" by Sam Cooke (1960) End of class: "You Can't Hurry Love" by the Supremes (1966) "My Girl" by the Temptations (1964)

12 October

Start of class: "I Feel Alright" by Steve Earle from I Feel Alright (1996) "The Gulf of Mexico" by Steve Earle from I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive (2011) Cover songs comparison 1: "Shake, Rattle & Roll" by Big Joe Turner (1954) Cover songs comparison 2: "Shake, Rattle & Roll" by Bill Haley and the Comets (1954) 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: "Hound Dog" from the Ed Sullivan Show (1956) Elvis Presley example: "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" (1960) Buddy Holly example: "Peggy Sue" from the Ed Sullivan Show (1957) End of class: "Sensation" by the Who from Tommy (1969) "Ship of Fools" by Erasure from The Innocents (1988)

10 October

Start of class: "Change in Speak" by De La Soul from 3 Feet High and Rising (1989) "Cigarettes and Alcohol" by Oasis from Definitely Maybe (1994) Frank Sinatra example: "Nancy (With the Laughing Face)" (1945) Jump Blues example: "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five (1946) Electric (Chicago) Blues example: "Hoochie Coochie Man" by Muddy Waters (1953) Women in R&B example: "Hound Dog" by Big Mama Thornton (1953) Cover songs comparison 1: "Shake, Rattle & Roll" by Big Joe Turner (1954) Cover songs comparison 2: "Shake, Rattle & Roll" by Bill Haley and the Comets (1954) End of class: "Black Steel In the Hour of Chaos" by Public Enemy from It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)

5 October

Start of class: "The Quiz" by Hello Saferide from Would You Let Me Play This EP Ten Times a Day? (2006)

"Wagon Wheel" by Old Crow Medicine Show from O.C.M.S. (2004)

"Mr. Tambourine Man" by the Byrds (1965)

"Bathtub" by Sean Lennon from Into the Sun (1998)

Exam track 1: "Wrappin' It Up " by Fletcher Henderson Orchestra

Exam track 2: "That Black Snake Moan" by Blind Lemon Jefferson

Exam track 3: "Cross Road Blues" by Robert Johnson

Exam track 4: "Tiger Rag" by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band

Exam track 5: "Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair" composed by Stephen Foster

3 October

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

"Lady Madonna" by Paul McCartney from Good Evening New York City (2009)

Hillbilly music example: "In the Jailhouse Now" by Jimmie Rodgers (1928)

Country music example: "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" by Hank Williams (1949)

Country music example: "Hey Good Lookin'" by Hank Williams (1951)

Post-war Pop Music and recording technology example: "I'm Sitting On Top of the World" by Les Paul and Mary Ford (1952)

End of class: "Holiday" by Weezer from Weezer [The Blue Album] (1994)

1 October

Start of class: "Nothing Left to Make Me Want to Stay" by Sloan from One Chord to Another (1996)

"Favourite" by Snake & Jet's Amazing Bullit Band from X-Ray Spirit (2007)

"Burn This Disco Out" by Michael Jackson from Off the Wall (1979)

Classic/city blues example: "St. Louis Blues" by Bessie Smith (1925)

Country blues example 1: "That Black Snake Moan" by Blind Lemon Jefferson (1926)

Country blues example 2: "Cross Road Blues" by Robert Johnson (1936)

Hillbilly music example: "Blue Yodel, No. 2" by Jimmie Rodgers (1928)

End of class: "Wrong 'Em Boyo" by the Clash from London Calling (1979)

"Dreaming" by Adam & the Amethysts from Flickering Flashlight (2011)

28 September

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

"Hostess With the Mostest" by Frank Black from Teenager of the Year (1994)

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

Crooning example: "How Deep Is The Ocean" by Bing Crosby (1932)

Crooning example 2: "Nancy (With the Laughing Face)" by Frank Sinatra (1945)

End of class: "Friends Will Be Friends" by Queen from A Kind of Magic (1986)

"Blow Daddy-o" by Pere Ubu from Dub Housing (1978)

26 September

Start of class: "Hell is Chrome" by Wilco from A Ghost Is Born (2004)

"Crying" by Waylon Jennings from Backtracks (recorded 1964, released 1999)

Big Band Jazz example: "Wrappin' It Up" by Fletcher Henderson Orchestra (1934)

Big Band Jazz example: "Taking A Chance on Love" by the Benny Goodman Orchestra (1940)

Big Band Jazz example: "In the Mood" by Glenn Miller Orchestra (1939)

End of class: "Still the Rolling Stones" by Le Rug from America (2008)

"Peter Piper" by Run D.M.C. from Raising Hell (1986)

24 September

Start of class: "Rude Boy" by Rihanna from Rated R (2009)

"Help Me Mary" by Liz Phair from Exile in Guyville (1993)

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

Chicago-style Jazz: "West End Blues" by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five (1928)

Paul Whiteman/Sweet Jazz example: "Changes" by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra (1927)

Symphonic Jazz example: "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)

End of class: "Prototype" by Outkast from Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2003)

"7 Nights to Rock" by Nick Lowe from The Rose of England (1985)

21 September

Start of class: "Cigarettes In the Theatre" by Two Door Cinema Club from Tourist History (2010)

"Pop Lie" by Okkervil River from The Stand Ins (2008)

Early Tin Pan Alley example: "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)

Syncopated Dance Music example: "Castle House Rag" by James Reese Europe's Society Orchestra (1914)

End of class: "Whispering Words" by Jay-Jay Johanson from Poison (2000)

"Standing O" by Wilco from The Whole Love (2011)

19 September

Start of class: "The Thing That Should Not Be" by Metallica from Master of Puppets (1986)

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)

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)

End of class: "She's Slowing Down Again" by Sloan from The Double Cross (2011)

17 September

Start of class: "Kansas City" by Okkervil River from Don't Fall In Love With Everyone You See (2002)

"Quiet Crowd" by Patrick Watson from Adventures In Your Own Backyard (2012)

Minstrel show example: "De Boatmen's Dance" composed by Dan Emmitt, performed by Peter DiSante et al. from The Early Minstrel Show (1985)

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

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

End of class: "I Will Always Love You" by Viking Moses from Sandstorms (7" Single) (2006)

"Beverly Hills" by Weezer from Make Believe (2005)

14 September

Start of class: "Working Day and Night" by Michael Jackson from Off the Wall (1979)

"Rumblin'" by Neil Young from Le Noise (2010)

Analysis of song form: "Something So Strong" by Crowded House from Crowded House (1987)

Timbre example 1: ""Young Folks" by Kanye West (Peter, Bjorn, and John) from Can't Tell Me Nothing: The Official Mixtape (2007)

Timbre example 2: "Sweet" by Jay-Z from American Gangster (2007)

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

Music business example: "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" by Amy Winehouse from Lioness: Hidden Treasures (2011)

End of class: "Turn [Radio Edit]" by Travis from Turn (Single) (1999)

12 September

Start of class: "Tell Me That You Don't Cry" by Emily Loizeau from Pays Sauvage (2009)

"Long Tall Sally" by the Backbeat Band from Backbeat (1994)

"I'm a King Bee" by the Rolling Stones from The Rolling Stones (1964)

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

Example of monophonic and homophonic textures: "White Winter Hymnal" by Fleet Foxes from Fleet Foxes (2008)

Example of polyphonic texture: "Impossible Germany" by Wilco from Sky Blue Sky (2007)

Example of song form: "Something So Strong" by Crowded House from Crowded House (1987)

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

End of class: "Care of Cell 44" by the Zombies from Odessey and Oracle (1968)

10 September

Start of class: "You Never Know (Domino Remix)" by Hieroglyphics from Over Time (2007)

"Too Much Time on My Hands" by Styx from Paradise Theatre (1981)

Example of duple meter: "When I'm Sixty-Four" by the Beatles from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)

Example of triple meter: "No Other One" by Weezer from Pinkerton (1996)

Example of quadruple meter: "Love Is a Holiday" by the Silver Seas from Starry Gazey Pie (2004)

Example of compound meter: "My 1st Song" by Jay-Z from The Black Album (2003)

Example of irregular meter: "Tribal Gathering" by the Byrds from The Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968)

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

End of class: "Boys" by the Beatles from Please Please Me (1963)

"Albert Street Medley" by Albert Street from Underground (2007)

7 September

Start of class: "My Hero" by the Foo Fighters from The Colour and the Shape (1998)

"Distant Lights" by Loney, Dear from Dear John (2009)

"Tomorrow" by Sean Lennon from Friendly Fire (2006)

End of class: "Twist My Arm" by the Tragically Hip from Road Apples (1991)

5 September

Start of class: "Talkin' Gypsy Market Blues" by the Coral from Magic and Medicine (2003)

"Wasting Time" by Blink-182 from "Josie" [CD single] (1998)

"Under African Skies" by Paul Simon from Graceland (1986)

"Everybody's Talkin'" by Harry Nilsson from Aerial Ballet (1968)

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

End of class: "Brothers In Arms" by Dire Straits from Brothers In Arms (1985)

10 May

Start of exam: "Lost Weekend" by Art Brut from Brilliant! Tragic! (2011)

"When I'm With You" by Best Coast from Crazy For You (2010)

"Debaser" by the Pixies from Doolittle (1989)

"Just What I Needed" by the Cars from The Cars (1978)

Exam excerpt 1: "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang

Exam excerpt 2: "Anarchy in the UK" by the Sex Pistols

Exam excerpt 3: "Jump" by Van Halen

Exam excerpt 4: "Bad Girls" by Donna Summer

Exam excerpt 5: "Harder Better Faster Stronger" by Daft Punk

Exam excerpt 6: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana

Exam excerpt 7: "Beat It" by Michael Jackson

2 May

Start of class: "Who By Fire" by Leonard Cohen from Live in London (2009)

"Little Red Rooster" by Sam Cooke (1963)

Contemporary Pop example: "Rude Boy" by Rihanna from Rated R (2010)

Indie Rock aesthetic example: "Last Nite" by the Strokes from Is This It? (2001)

Example of new streams in Rock: "Paranoid Android" by Radiohead from OK Computer (1997)

Example of new streams in Rock: "Dawned on Me" by Wilco from The Whole Love (2011)

End of class: "Art of Almost" by Wilco from The Whole Love (2011)

30 April

Start of class: "Tournament of Hearts" by the Weakerthans from Reunion Tour (2007)

Boy Band example: "Bye Bye Bye" by 'N Sync from No Strings Attached (1999)

Late 90s Pop example: "...Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears from ...Baby One More Time (1999)

Digital technology in pop music production example: "Amarillo" by Gorillaz from The Fall (2011)

Digital technology and the musical past example: "Natural Blues" by Moby from Play (1999)

End of class: "Until We Bleed" by Kleerup featuring Lykke Li (2008)

27 April

Start of class: "Unlikely Rock Shock" by Subtle from ExitingARM (2008)

"Bad News" by Kanye West from 808s & Heartbreak (2008)

"21st Century Schizoid Man" by King Crimson from In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)

World Music in Pop example: "You Can Call Me Al" by Paul Simon from Graceland (1986)

World Music in Pop example: "The Face of Love" by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan with Eddie Vedder from Dead Man Walking Soundtrack (1996)

End of class: "The Last Day of Our Acquaintance" by Sinéad O'Connor from I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (1990)

25 April

Start of class: "Stand By Me, Yeah" by Sloan from Navy Blues (1998)

"Isaac Bashevis Singer" by the Owls from Daughters and Suns (2007)

"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" by the Band from The Band (1969)

Grunge example: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana from Nevermind (1991)

Grunge example: "Jeremy" by Pearl Jam from Ten (1991)

Riot Grrl example: "You're No Rock n' Roll Fun" by Sleater-Kinney from All Hands On the Bad One (1999)

Feminism in Rock example: "Not a Pretty Girl" by Ani DiFranco from Not a Pretty Girl (1995)

Jam Band Rock example: "Bouncing Around the Room" by Phish from A Live One (1995)

World Music in Pop example: "You Can Call Me Al" by Paul Simon from Graceland (1986)

End of class: "Romance" by Wild Flag from Wild Flag (2011)

23 April

Start of class: "Dragon Queen" by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs from It's Blitz! (2009)

"Marquee Moon" by Television from Marquee Moon (1977)

EDM in contemporary Pop: "Stronger" by Kanye West from Graduation (2007)

EDM example: "Harder Better Faster Stronger" by Daft Punk from Discovery (2001)

Techno example: "Icon" by Derrick May (1998)

House example: "Your Love" by Frankie Knuckles (1987)

Contemporary EDM example: "Harder Better Faster Stronger" by Daft Punk from Discovery (2001)

Late 80s Alternative Rock example: "Where Is My Mind?" by the Pixies from Surfer Rosa (1988)

Grunge example/end of class: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana from Nevermind (1991)

20 April

Start of class: "Ophelia" by Levon Helm from Ramble At the Ryman (2011)

"The Weight" by Levon Helm from Ramble At the Ryman (2011)

Levon Helm - singer, drummer, multi-instrumentalist, and co-founder of The Band - passed away yesterday after a long battle with cancer. I play this in class as a way to remember his music and to pass on the sound of one of the central figures in rock music in the US. The Band pioneered Americana and Roots Music. Levon Helm's voice was central to the sound of The Band and to the sound of Americana. He was an incredible influence on a large number of contemporary musicians, and music and musicians in the US will miss him greatly.

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)

West Coast Rap style example: "Who Am I? (What's My Name)" by Snoop Dogg from Doggystyle (1993)

East Coast Rap style example: "Hypnotize" by Notorious B.I.G. from Life After Death (1997)

Contemporary Rap example: "Forgot about Dre" by Dr. Dre (featuring Eminem) (1999)

Contemporary Rap example: "Champion" by Kanye West from Graduation (2007)

End of class: "The Shape I'm In" by Levon Helm from Ramble At the Ryman (2011)

18 April

Start of class: "A Rose For Emily (Alternate Version)" by the Zombies from Odessey [sic] and Oracle: 30th Anniversary Edition (1997)

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)

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

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

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

College Rock/R.E.M. example: "Radio Free Europe" from Murmur (1983)

End of class: "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" by the Band from The Band (1969)

13 April

Start of class: "Turn It On" by the Flaming Lips from Transmission From the Satellite Heart (1993)

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

Michael Jackson example 2: "Beat It" from Thriller (1982)

Michael Jackson example 3: "Billie Jean" from Thriller (1982) (Video from the Motown 25 concert and television special in 1983)

80s Pop example: "Like a Virgin" by Madonna from Like a Virgin (1984) (Video from the 1984 MTV Video Music Awards)

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

11 April

Start of class: "If I Could" by Jack Johnson from In Between Dreams (2005)

Early Rap example: "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang (1979)

Early Rap example: "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (1982)

Example of Def Jam sound and B-boy image in Rap: "I Can't Live Without My Radio" by LL Cool J from Radio (1985)

Rap as Pop example: "Walk This Way" by Run-D.M.C. and Aerosmith from Raising Hell (1986)

End of class: "Nine Words" by the Dudes from Beepuncher (2003)

4 April

Start of class: "Georgia" by Luc DS from The Rover (2008)

"Sitting Still" by R.E.M. from Murmur (1983)

UK New Wave example: "Radio Radio" by Elvis Costello from This Year's Model (1978)

West Coast Punk example: "Holiday in Cambodia" by the Dead Kennedys from Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (1980)

Psychedelic Soul/Early Funk example: "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" by Sly and the Family Stone (1969)

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

Late Disco sample for Rap: "Good Times" by Chic from Risqué (1978)

Early Rap example/End of class: "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang (1979)

2 April

Start of class: "Jesus Etc." by Wilco from Kicking Television - Live in Chicago (2005)

"Funny How Time Slips Away" by Willie Nelson from And Then I Wrote (1962)

Disco example: "Bad Girls" (1979)

NYC Punk example: "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" by the Ramones from Rocket to Russia (1977)

NYC Punk example: "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" by the Ramones from The Ramones (1976)

London Punk example: "Anarchy in the UK" by the Sex Pistols from Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (1977)

London Punk example: "I'm So Bored With the U.S.A." by the Clash from The Clash (1977)

NYC New Wave example: "Psycho Killer" by the Talking Heads from Talking Heads '77 (1977)

30 March

Start of class: "Fascination Street (Extended Mix" by the Cure from Mixed Up (1990)

"At 7" by Britta Persson from Kill Hollywood Me (2008)

Exam track 1: "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" by James Brown

Exam track 2: "My Girl" by the Temptations

Exam track 3: "Oh Boy" by Buddy Holly

Exam track 4: "My Generation" by the Who

Exam track 5: "Wouldn't It Be Nice" by the Beach Boys

28 March

Start of class: "She's Out Of My Life" by Michael Jackson from Off The Wall (1979)

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)

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

Disco example: "You Should Be Dancing" by the Bee Gees from Children of the World and the film Saturday Night Fever (1976)

Disco example: "Love to Love You Baby (7" single version)" by Donna Summer (1975)

End of class: "Balloon Man" by Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians from Globe of Frogs (1988)

26 March

Start of class: "Stranger's Room" by John Lennon from John Lennon Anthology (1998)

"In The Neighborhood" by Tom Waits from Swordfishtrombones (1983)

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

Crossover Country example: "El Paso" by Marty Robbins from Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs (1959)

Example of the Nashville sound in Country: "Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'" by Charley Pride from Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs (1971)

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)

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

Arena rock example and end of class: "More Than a Feeling" by Boston from Boston (1976)

23 March

Start of class: "Listening to Otis Redding During Christmas" by Okkervil River from Golden Opportunities Mixtape (2007)

Heavy Metal example: "Black Sabbath" by Black Sabbath from Black Sabbath (1970)

Heavy Metal example: "Paranoid" by Black Sabbath from Black Sabbath (1970)

Southern Rock example: "Ramblin' Man" by the Allman Brothers Band from Brothers and Sisters (1973)

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

Rock as Spectacle example: "Deuce" by Kiss from Kiss (1974)

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

End of class: "Spectacle" by Sean Lennon from Friendly Fire (2006)

21 March

Start of class: "May Day" by Elvis Perkins from Ash Wednesday (2007)

"Walou Walou" by Khaled from Sahra (1996)

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

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)

End of class: "Up On The Roof" by the Drifters (1962)

19 March

Start of class: "For Real" by Okkervil River from Black Sheep Boy (2005)

"We Believe In Happy Endings" by Emmylou Harris with Early Thomas from Duets (1990)

Folk example: "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)

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

San Francisco counter-culture example 2: "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane from Surrealistic Pillow (1967)

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

Los Angeles counter-culture example: "Break On Through (To the Other Side)" by the Doors from The Doors (1967)

End of class: "Ever Find Yourself Running" by Emitt Rhodes from Emitt Rhodes (1970)

16 March

Start of class: "Prodigal Son" by Sam Amidon from All Is Well (2008)

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

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

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

Early 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's "Electric" Period example: "Like a Rolling Stone" from Highway 61 Revisited (1965)

14 March

Start of class: "Girls & Boys" by Blur from Parklife (1994)

"La Dernière Pluie" by Emily Loizeau from Pays sauvage (2009)

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)

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)

End of class: "Fit" by Better Than Ezra from Paper Empire (2009)

"Without Love" by Tinted Windows from Tinted Windows (2009)

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

12 March

Start of class: "Waltz #1" by Dustin O'Halloran from An American Affair (2009)

"Laissez-moi Tranquille" by Warren Zevon from My Ride's Here (2002)

"Forgotten" by Avril Lavigne from Under My Skin (2004)

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

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)

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)

End of class: "Love Lockdown" by Kanye West from 808s and Heartbreak (2008)

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

"Runaround Sue" by Dion and the Belmonts (1961)

2 March

Start of class: "ManWomanBoogie" by Q-Tip from The Renaissance (2008)

"Sous quelle étoile suis-je né?" by Michel Polnareff (1966)

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: "Conneely of the West" by British Sea Power from Man of Aran (2009)

29 February

Start of class: "Close To the Edge" by Yes from Close To the Edge (1972)

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 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) - "Because", "You Never Give Me Your Money", "Golden Slumbers", "Carry That Weight", and "The End"

End of class: "Buy Her Candy" by Sleater-Kinney from Dig Me Out (1997)

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

27 February

Start of class: "Blindness" by Metric from Fantasies (2009)

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)

American rock influence on the Beatles: "Only the Lonely" by Roy Orbison (1960)

Beatles example: "Please Please Me" (1962)

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

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

Beatles example (on Ed Sullivan Show): "She Loves You" (released 1963, performance on Sullivan 1964)

End of class: "C'mon Sea Legs" by Immaculate Machine from Immaculate Machine's Fables (2007)

24 February

Start of class: "Sound of the Bells" by Jill Andrews from The Mirror (2011)

"Stand Ins, Two" by Okkervil River from The Stand Ins (2008)

"Long Distance Call" by Muddy Waters (1951)

Example of pop R&B sound: "Cupid" by Sam Cooke (1960)

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

Example of California surf guitar sound: "Walk, Don't Run" by the Ventures (1960)

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

22 February

Start of class: "A Postcard to Nina" by Jens Lekman from Night Falls Over Kortedala (2007)

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 (Instrumental)" by the Funk Brothers (1965)

Comparison 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)

End of class: "Once In the Night" by Duels from The Bright Lights & What I Should Have Learned (2006)

20 February

Start of class: "Brief Candles" by The Zombies from Odessey and Oracle (1968)

"Getting Better" by Gomez from Abandoned Shopping Trolley Hotline (2000)

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)

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

End of class: "Honey, honey" by Sun Yanzi from A Perfect Day (2005)

17 February

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

Exam track 1: "I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" composed by Stephen Foster

Exam track 2: "Castle House Rag" by Europe's Society Orchestra (1914)

Exam track 3: "In the Jailhouse Now" by Jimmie Rodgers (1928)

Exam track 4: "In the Mood" by the Glenn Miller Orchestra (1939)

Exam track 5: "Cross Road Blues" by Robert Johnson (1936)

15 February

Start of class: "Burnin' Inside" by King Khan and the Shrines from The Supreme Genius of King Khan and the Shrines (2008)

Cover songs comparison 1: "Sh'Boom" by the Chords (1954)

Cover songs comparison 2: "Sh'Boom" by the Crew Cuts (1954)

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 (1954)

Cover songs comparison 2: "Shake, Rattle & Roll" by Bill Haley and the Comets (1954)

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)

End of class: "Traces" by Sloan from The Double Cross (2011)

13 February

Start of class: "Hard-Headed Woman" by Cat Stevens from Tea for the Tillerman (1970)

"Summertime" by the Sundays from Static & Silence (1997)

Example of Frank Sinatra: "Nancy (With the Laughing Face)" (1945)

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)

End of class: "Dance to the Music" by Sly and the Family Stone (1968)

"My Beach" by Human Highway from Moody Motorcycle (2008)

10 February

Start of class: "Leaving You Behind" by Sleater-Kinney from All Hands On The Bad One (2000)

"Henrietta" by the Fratellis from Costello Music (2006)

"I Know You" by Sloan from Never Hear The End of It (2006)

Example of hillbilly music: "In the Jailhouse Now" 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: "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" by Hank Williams (1949)

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

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

End of class: "Antarctica Starts Here" by Okkervil River from Golden Opportunities Mixtape (2007)

"J'ai tellement de choses à dire" by Michel Polnareff (1978)

8 February

Start of class: "Here Comes The Sun" by the Beatles from Abbey Road (1969)

"Human Racing" by St. Vincent from Marry Me (2007)

Example of blues form: "Roll Over Beethoven" by the Beatles (1963)

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)

End of class: "Lazyitis (One Armed Boxer Remix)" by the Happy Mondays from Greatest Hits (1999)

"No Comply" by Studio from Yearbook 1 (2007)

6 February

Start of class: "Night of the Living Baseheads" by Public Enemy from It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)

"Swift Coin" by Land of Talk from Cloak and Cipher (2010)

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

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

Example of crooning: "Melancholy Mood" by the Harry James Orchestra featuring Frank Sinatra (1939)

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

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

End of class: "A Change of Heart" by 7 World Collide from The Sun Came Out (2009)

"Chained and Bound" by Otis Redding from Good to Me: Recorded Live at the Whiskey A Go Go, Vol. 2 (recorded 1966, released 1993)

3 February

Start of class: "This Is A Recording 4 Living In A Fulltime Era (L.I.F.E.)" by De La Soul from 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)

"Walken" by Wilco from Sky Blue Sky (2007)

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

Example of big band jazz: "Black and Tan Fantasy" by the Duke Ellington Orchestra (1927)

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

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

Example of big band jazz: "In the Mood" by Glenn Miller Orchestra (1939)

End of class: "Blame It On the Sun" by Stevie Wonder from Talking Book (1972)

1 February

Start of class: "At Least That's What You Said" by Wilco from A Ghost Is Born (2004)

"I'll Try" by No Little Kindness (ca. 2007)

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

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

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)

End of class: "A Taste of Honey" by the Beatles from Please Please Me (1963)

"Submarines of Stockholm" by AC Newman from Get Guilty (2009)

30 January

Start of class: "Absolutely Still" by Better Than Ezra from Paper Empire (2010)

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)

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: "St. Louis Blues" by Bessie Smith (Louis Armstrong, cornet) (1925)

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

End of class: "Esta Noche" by the Twilight Singers from Live in New York (2011)

27 January

Start of class: "Teenage Wristband" by the Twilight Singers from Live in New York (2011)

"Big Kick, Plain Scrap!" by Nick Lowe from Labour of Lust (1979)

Example of minstrel show song: "De Boatmen's Dance" composed by Dan Emmitt, performed by Peter DiSante et al. from The Early Minstrel Show (1985)

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

End of class: "Pinball Wizard" by the Who from Tommy (1969)

"Paranoid" by Black Sabbath from Black Sabbath (1970)

25 January

Start of class: "And You and I" by Yes from Close to the Edge (1972)

"Say It Ain't So" by the Thrills from So Much For the City (2003)

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)

Example of popular music production: "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" by Amy Winehouse from Lioness (2011)

Example of popular music production: "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" by the Shirelles (1960)

Example of popular music production: "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" by Carole King from Tapestry (1971)

Example of the producer's role in popular music: "Needles in the Camel's Eye" by Brian Eno from Here Come the Warm Jets (1974)

Example of the producer's role in popular music: "Even Better than the Real Thing" by U2 from Achtung Baby (1992)

Example of the producer's role in popular music: "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay from Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008)

End of class: "Too Blue" by 7 Worlds Collide from The Sun Came Out (2009)

23 January

Start of class: "Nothing Left to Make Me Want to Stay" by Sloan from One Chord to Another (1996)

"Turn Up the Sun" by Oasis from Don't Believe the Truth (2005)

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

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"

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

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

Example of verse/chorus form: "Kind of a Girl" by Tinted Windows from Tinted Windows (2011)

Example of AABA verse form: "Things We Said Today"

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

End of class: "Mysterious Ways" by U2 from Achtung Baby (1992)

20 January

Start of class: "So Come Back, I Am Waiting" by Okkervil River from Black Sheep Boy (2005)

Example of musical meaning: "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys" by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson from Waylon and Willie (1978)

Example of duple meter: "When I'm Sixty-Four" by the Beatles from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)

Example of triple meter: "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman" by Carole King from Tapestry (1971)

Example of quadruple meter: "Official" by Q-Tip from The Renaissance (2008)

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

Example of compound meter: "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys"

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

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

18 January

Start of class: "The Waive" by Okay Paddy from The Cactus Has a Point (2006)

"Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" by Klaatu from 3:47 EST (1976)

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

End of class: "Long Legs" by the Magic Numbers from The Magic Numbers (2005)