University of Florida - Music's Big Bang: The Genesis of Rock 'n' Roll
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Music's Big Bang: The Genesis of Rock 'n' Roll at Coursera Overview
Duration | 9 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
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Music's Big Bang: The Genesis of Rock 'n' Roll at Coursera Course details
- Explores the factors ? musical and cultural ? that led to the birth of American rock 'n' roll music in the early 1950s. Covers in detail the genres, styles and people that converged to create this new music.
Music's Big Bang: The Genesis of Rock 'n' Roll at Coursera Curriculum
Four basic themes of our course
Class Introduction
An Art and a Business
A Threat to Mainstream American Culture
A Showcase of Technology
Linear Evolution
Lesson 1
In the beginning: American popular music
Intro: Popular Music in the Early 20th Century
Part 1: Country and Rural Blues; Early Jazz
Part 2: The Ladies of Risque or Hokum Blues
Part 3: Early Male Blues and Jazz Players
Part 4: The Spread of Country Music
Part 5: Country Gains Popularity: Bob Wills and Hank Williams
Part 6: On the Fringes: Black (and white) gospel
Part 7: On the fringes: Boogie woogie and jump blues
Part 8: On the fringes: Bluegrass and Folk
Part 9: Mainstream Popular Music 1
Part 10: Mainstream Popular Music 2
Popular music
The blues: Mississippi Ghosts 1
W.C. Handy
Charley Patton: Part 1
Charley Patton: Part 2
Charley Patton: Part 3
Charley Patton: Part 4
Mississippi Ghosts 1
The blues: Mississippi Ghosts 2
Robert Johnson: Part 1
Robert Johnson: Part 2
Robert Johnson: Part 3
Robert Johnson: Part 4
Robert Johnson: Part 5
Lead Belly: Part 1
Lead Belly: Part 2
Son House: Part 1
Son House: Part 2
Mississippi Ghosts 2
A tale of three cities: New Orleans
Jelly Roll Morton
Louis Armstrong
Professor Longhair
Fats Domino
Lloyd Price
New Orleans
A tale of three cities: Chicago
Chicago: Part 1
Chicago: Part 2
Chicago: Part 3
Chicago: Part 4
Chicago: Part 5
Chicago
A tale of three cities: Memphis
Memphis: Part 1
Memphis: Part 2
Memphis: Part 3
Memphis: Part 4
The People We Met
Thank you and Final Farewell
Memphis
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