Course: The History and Theory of Popular Music 2

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Course title The History and Theory of Popular Music 2
Course code KMU/NAHU2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Blüml Jan, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
sociocultural context of the fifties and sixties of the 20th century definition and theory of rock music rock and roll, Motown pop Brill Building pop rhythm and blues, blues revival Mersey Sound hard rock, progressive rock, glam rock punk rock, heavy metal New Wave MTV electronic dance music (EDM) hip hop

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 24 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 25 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the history of modern popular music (or jazz-influenced popular music) especially of the second half of the 20th century.
The student will be competent to reflect the history of music in its entirety, he/she will be able to discuss the changes in the aesthetics of music in the twentieth century, hence to discuss the transformations of the society of the historical phase in question.
Prerequisites
A general overview of the history of music, as well as basic knowledge of the cultural history of the twentieth century is expected. Moreover, knowledge of the history of modern popular music (jazz) of the first half of the twentieth century is also expected.
KMU/DNAH1
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KMU/NAHU1
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KMU/NAH1
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KMU/PDPH1
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KMU/PDP1
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KMU/POPK1
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KMU/SOPK1
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KMU/SOPK2

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Oral exam, Written exam, Written exam

regular attendance continuous study of recommended literature and listening to recommended music samples
Recommended literature
  • BLÜML, Jan. (2017). Progresivní rock: světová a československá scéna ve vybraných reflexích. Praha.
  • COVACH, John. What's That Sound?: An Introduction to Rock and Its History . W. W. Norton & Company.
  • Dorůžka, Lubomír. (1978). Panoráma jazzu. Praha 1990, Mladá fronta. Bratislava.
  • Fordham, John. Jazz. Praha 1996, Slovart.
  • Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary Of Jazz I-III. London 2002, Macmillan Press.
  • Levine, Mark. The Jazz Theory Book. Petaluma 1995, Sher Music.
  • Matzner, Antonín - Poledňák, Ivan - Wasserberger, Igor a kolektiv. Encyklopedie jazzu a moderní populární hudby I-III. Praha 1980-1990, Editio Supraphon..
  • NICHOLSON, Stuart. (1998). Jazz-Rock: A History.
  • Poledňák, Ivan. (2005). Úvod do problematiky hudby jazzového okruhu, Olomouc 2000, Univerzita Palackého Olomouc. Olomouc.


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