Pop-Rock Music Theory

Undergraduate credit

This course explores tonal form and analysis in American and British pop-rock and roots music of 1947-present, from performance, compositional, and critical perspectives. Music includes Tori Amos, the Beatles, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Gloria Gaynor & other disco artists, Jimi Hendrix, Etta James, Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, Elvis Presley, Radiohead, the Smiths, Hank Williams, Stevie Wonder & other Motown artists, and many more. Assignments include reading, listening, musical transcription, aural and written analysis, class presentations, and critical writing.