30 September

Start of class: "We Found Money" by Karneef from In Error (2012) "Lucky Now (Live)" by Ryan Adams from This is 40 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2012) Big Band Era example: "In the Mood" by the Glenn Miller Orchestra (1939) Swing hybrid example: "New San Antonio Rose" by Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys (1940) Swing hybrid example: "Brazil" by Xavier Cugat and the Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra (1943) End of class: "Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings" by Father John Misty from Fear Fun (2012)

27 September

Start of class: "Protection (Live)" by Graham Parker and the Rumour from This is 40 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2012) Big Band example: "Wrappin' It Up" by Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra (1934) Big Band example: "One O'Clock Jump" by Count Basie and his Orchestra (1937) Big Band example: "Caravan" by Duke Ellington and his Orchestra (1937) Big Band example and end of class: "Taking a Chance on Love" by Benny Goodman and his Orchestra (Helen Forrest, vocal) (1940)

25 September

Start of class: "Sysyphus, Pt. 3" by Pink Floyd from Ummagumma (1969) "Rattled" by the Traveling Wilburys from The Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1 (1988) "Half Crazy" by Jukebox the Ghost from Everything Under the Sun (2010) Country blues example 1: "That Black Snake Moan" by Blind Lemon Jefferson (1926) Blues influence example: "It's All Right, Baby" by Pete Johnson and Big Joe Turner (1938) Blues influence example: "That's All Right" by Elvis Presley (1954) Country blues example 2: "Cross Road Blues" by Robert Johnson (1936) Blues influence example: "Crossroads (Live at Winterland)" by Cream from Wheels of Fire (1968) Hillbilly music example: "Blue Yodel, No. 2" by Jimmie Rodgers (1928) Country and Western example: "The Life of Jimmie Rodgers" by Gene Autry (1933) End of class: "Pigs on the Wing, Pt. 1" by Pink Floyd from Animals (1977) "Take, Take, Take" by the White Stripes from Get Behind Me Satan (2005)

23 September

Start of class: "Gettin' In Tune" by the Who from Who's Next (1971) 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) Contrafact example: "Anthropology" by the Mehldau and Rossy Trio from When I Fall In Love (1993) City/classic blues example: "St. Louis Blues" by Bessie Smith (1925) Country blues example and end of class: "That Black Snake Moan" by Blind Lemon Jefferson (1926)

20 September

Start of class: "I See a Darkness" by Bonnie "Prince" Billy from Now Here's My Plan EP (2012) "The Grand Vizier's Garden Party, Pt. 3" by Pink Floyd from Ummagumma (1969) "Yesterday" by Tayyib Ali from Keystone State of Mind (2011) Syncopated Dance Music example: "Castle House Rag" by James Reese Europe's Society Orchestra (1914) New Orleans Jazz example: "Tiger Rag" by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band (1917) Popular (Sweet/Symphonic) Jazz example: "Whispering" by Paul Whiteman (1920) End of class: "I Won't Stop" by Tayyib Ali from Keystone State of Mind (2011)

18 September

Start of class: "The Sun (Interlude)" by Jukebox the Ghost from Everything Under the Sun (2010) "Pretty Girls" by Joe Jackson from Look Sharp! (1978) Ragtime example: "Maple Leaf Rag" composed by Scott Joplin, performer unknown from Classical Treasures: Maple Leaf Rag (2003) Acoustic recording example: "St. Louis Blues" by Bessie Smith (Louis Armstrong, cornet) (1925) Electric recording example: "West End Blues" by Louis Armstrong's Hot Five (1928) End of class: "I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely Yet)" by the White Stripes from Get Behind Me Satan (2005) "Yardbird Suite" by Charlie Parker (1946)

16 September

Start of class: "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun (Live)" by Pink Floyd from Ummagumma (1969) Minstrel show example: "De Boatmen's Dance" composed by Dan Emmett (1843), performed by Peter DiSante et al. from The Early Minstrel Show (1985) Stephen Foster - Ethiopian song: "Camptown Races" (composed 1850) by unknown performers from Stephen Foster: American Heritage Best (2010) Stephen Foster - Sentimental (Irish) song: "I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" (composed 1854), performed by Thomas Hampson from American Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster (1992) 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) Concert band example and end of class: "Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Philip Sousa (1897) performed by his Orchestra from Sousa's Band Historical Recordings (recorded 1913, released 2003)

13 September

Start of class: "Love In Motion" by Mayer Hawthorne from iTunes Session (2012) "Hermitage" by Vic Chesnutt from Left to His Own Devices (2001) "Words (Between the Lines of Age)" by Neil Young from Harvest (1972) European-American Origins of Popular Music in the US: "Barbara Allen" as sung by Jean Ritchie (1960) African-American Origins of Popular Music in the US: "Stack O'Lee" as sung by Mississippi John Hurt (1965) End of class: "Just Ain't Gonna Work Out" by Mayer Hawthorne from iTunes Session (2012)

11 September

Start of class: "The Narrow Way, Pt. 2" by Pink Floyd from Ummagumma (1969) "I'd Rather Go Blind" by Etta James (1967) AABA verse form example: "Things We Said Today" by the Beatles from A Hard Day's Night (1964) Song form example: "Is She Really Going Out With Him?" by Joe Jackson from Look Sharp (1978) Producer's role example: "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" by the Shirelles (1960) Producer's role example: "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" by Carole King from Tapestry (1971) End of class: "California Love" by Tayyib Ali from Keystone State of Mind (2011)

9 September

Start of class: "Hell of a Life" by Kanye West from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010) Syncopation example: "Faster Than the Setting Sun" by Fyfe Dangerfield from Fly Yellow Moon (2010) Riff and phrase example: "Whole Lotta Love" by Led Zeppelin from Led Zeppelin II (1969) Monophonic and homophonic textures example: "White Winter Hymnal" by Fleet Foxes from Fleet Foxes (2008) Polyphonic texture example: "It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" by R.E.M. from Document (1987) Changing textures example: "More Than a Feeling" by Boston from Boston (1976) Timbre example: "Sweet" by Jay-Z from American Gangster (2007) Timbre example: "Young Folks" by Kanye West (Peter, Bjorn, and John) from Can't Tell Me Nothing: The Official Mixtape (2007) AABA verse form example: "Things We Said Today" by the Beatles from A Hard Day's Night (1964) End of class: "1992" by Blur from 13 (1999)

6 September

Start of class: "When You Walk In the Room" by Fyfe Dangerfield from Fly Yellow Moon (2010) "Elle s'ennuie" by Gérald de Palmas (2004) Duple meter example: "When I'm Sixty-Four" by the Beatles from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) Triple meter example: "No Other One" by Weezer from Pinkerton (1996) Quadruple meter example: "Love Is a Holiday" by the Silver Seas from Starry Gazey Pie (2004) Compound meter example: "My 1st Song" by Jay-Z from The Black Album (2003) Irregular meter example and end of class: "Tribal Gathering" by the Byrds from The Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968) End of class: "Big Brother" by Stevie Wonder from Talking Book (1972) "Our Own World" by Claudia Solal and Benjamin Moussay from Porridge Days (2005)

4 September

Start of class: "I Reach For the Light" by the Raspberries from Fresh (1972) "Do It" by the Beastie Boys from Ill Communication (1994) "She Acts Like You" by Lindsey Buckingham from This is 40 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2012) "Level" by the Raconteurs from Broken Boy Soldiers (2006) "Supersonic" by Oasis from Definitely Maybe (1994) "There is a Light That Never Goes Out" by Morrissey from Live at Earls Court (2005) End of class: "Heart of Gold" by Neil Young from Harvest (1972)