Music History 1Laajuus (1 cr)
Course unit code: H805-10B
General information
- Credits
- 1 cr
Content
Type of course
Compulsory
Level of course
Professional studies
Objective of course
Students
-gain basic knowledge of the origin and development of popular music and Afro-American music from the turn of the 19th century colonial United Stated to the 21st century
-can place the music they hear both stylistically and temporally at the appropriate point of this trajectory
Course contents
American popular music
1. Basics, terms and starting points, Music of Africa
2. Music of South America
3. Blues
4. Jazz
5. Country
6. 1950's-rock, rockabilly, instrumental-rock
Teaching methods
Contact teaching and/or virtual instruction and independent and/or group work
Assessment methods
To be agreed on at the beginning of the course
Prerequisites
none
Required/recommended reading
To be agreed on at the beginning of the course
Name of lecturer(s)
Timo Luukkanen
Year of study
1. year
Semester/Period
Autumn and spring/1st- 4th period
Language of instruction
Finnish