Music History 3 (2cr)

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
-get an idea of the effects of Afro-American music on Finnish music
-are encouraged to study the popular music infrastructure widely and to value its phenomena

Course contents
-continues from H805-8D

The history of Finnish popular music

16. Finnish popular music before year 1925, the birth of Finnish hitmusic and golden age (1925-1939),
17. Finnish popular music (1939-1945), Finnish popular music (1945-1955),
18. The golden age of female soloists, swing- and pop-music (1955-1965),
19. Finnish popular music from 1965 to today
20. The history of finnish jazz
21. Finnish pop and rock 1960-70's
22. Finnish pop and rock 1980's
23. Finnish pop and rock 1990's
24. Presentations of project works

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
3. year

Semester/Period
Spring/3 rd- 4th period

Language of instruction
Finnish