MUSI0021-3

Duration

30h Th, 3d FT Tr. Pr.

Number of credits

	Bachelor in information and communication	5 crédits
	Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : general	5 crédits
	Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : musicology	5 crédits
	Master in communication, professional focus in publishing and the publishing industry	5 crédits
	Master in journalism, professional focus in investigation multimedia	5 crédits
	Master in communication, professional focus in cultural mediation and public relations	5 crédits

Lecturer

Christophe Pirenne

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

By "new grammars", we mean the musical languages that emerged at the end of the 19th century: "art music" born in the wake of dodecaphony, "popular music", musics associated with new media (cinema, television, video games, social networks...), "world music"...

In fact, the course is devoted to the history of pop/rock music since the mid-1950s. The different currents are approached chronologically, with the focus on emblematic works that are placed in the social, economic and technological context in which they were born.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of this teaching unit, students will be able to:

- Give a musical, aesthetic and chronological overview of the history of rock, drawing on skills acquired in courses in history, art history, film history or literature of the same periods.

- Identify and characterize the specifics of the main rock genres.

- Describe and, if necessary, recognize certain works or styles when listening to them.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

None. You don't need to know anything about music to take this course.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Face-to-face course. The professorial monologue is interrupted by videos, auditions and illustrations.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course

Further information:

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus

Further information:

The course follows the structure of the book entitled "Une histoire musicale du rock", Paris, Fayard, 2011. This is not an invitation to purchase. The book is available at the "UD des sciences historiques", and can be made available to you if you require further information or wish to verify certain data.

For current periods, the aim is to highlight the most salient elements in the evolution of popular music.

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam

Further information:

A three-part written exam :

- Musical auditions. The aim is to identify a work, a composer, a group, a form or a period. The excerpts played on the exam have been heard in class and are available on ecampus.

- A series of short questions on specific points of the subject.

- One open-ended question requiring further development.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

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