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)