Prerequisites: restricted to class level standing of junior, or senior; requires concurrent enrollment in 080E, 080G, 080M, 080K, 081P or 180E, 180G, 180M, 180K, 181P, or enrollment in instrument lessons on another rock instrument; or consent of instructor
Description: A historical and cultural overview of the genre of American popular music known as “rock.” Covers themes ranging from musical form and structure, aesthetics, and audio technology to community and individualism, gender and racial identity, political resistance, and the music industry.