MUS 125 - History of Rock Music

Credits: 3

Description
The esthetics and sociology of rock from its origins in rhythm and blues to the rise of Elvis Presley and Rock-a-Billy, Chuck Berry and teenage-rock, Bob Dylan and protest rock, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, Psychedelic Rock, and Soul.

Student Learning Outcomes

Identify the origins of rock music.
Identify major periods of rock music.
Discuss sociological evolution of the major periods of rock music.
Aurally discern the major periods of rock music.

Prerequisite: None