The Music of the Beatles will track the musical development of the band, starting from the earliest days in Liverpool and Hamburg, moving through the excitement of Beatlemania, the rush of psychedelia, and the maturity of Abbey Road. While the focus will be on the music, we will also consider how recording techniques, the music business, the music of other artists, and the culture of the 1960s affected John, Paul, George, and Ringo as they created the Beatles repertory.
There is probably no band or artist that has had more written about their music than the Beatles. There are many good books on the band's biography, several insider accounts offering glimpses behind the scenes, books that interpret the meaning of the songs, and even books that catalog dates and people regarding the band. This course will try to synthesize much of that information into an account of the Beatles' development as musicians and songwriters.
The Music of the Beatles
proposé par
University of Rochester
Programme du cours : ce que vous apprendrez dans ce cours
Semaine
1Introduction and Special Features
5 videos (Total 31 min), 4 lectures
5 vidéos
Introduction3 min
Recommended Books7 min
Andy Babiuk Interview3 min
Walter Everett Interview6 min
Beatles Equipment9 min
4 lectures
Syllabus10 min
Grading and Logistics10 min
Music Fundamentals10 min
About the Professor10 min
Semaine
2Early Day and Success in the UK
The Beatles as pop craftsmen. Study of cover versions at Cavern and Hamburg shows, Please Please Me, With the Beatles, and the singles from this period.
9 videos (Total 109 min), 1 quiz
9 vidéos
Before Beatlemania13 min
Hamburg and Liverpool17 min
The First Recordings for Parlophone11 min
Please Please Me9 min
SCU – Love Me Do, Please Please Me, I Saw Her Standing There13 min
The Beatles and UK Pop, 19639 min
With the Beatles5 min
SCU - She Loves You, I Want to Hold Your Hand12 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Early Day and Success in the UK20 min
Semaine
3Success in America and the World
The Beatles begin to move toward the artist model. Music from A Hard Day's Night, Beatles For Sale, and singles from this period. From this point on we will closely follow particular authorship of songs, keeping track of John, Paul, and George as individual songwriters.
8 videos (Total 81 min), 1 quiz
8 vidéos
Introduction2 min
The Beatles are Coming!12 min
The Beatles in the Movies8 min
A Hard Day’s Night, the Album14 min
SCU - A Hard Day’s Night, Can’t Buy Me Love, and Any Time At All9 min
Beatles For Sale, Fall 196415 min
SCU - I’m A Loser and Eight Days a Week6 min
Brian Epstein and George Martin13 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Success in America and the World20 min
Semaine
4Pop Maturity
Increased experimentation, still mostly within the context of the pop single. The increasingly important role of the recording studio and recording techniques and innovations. Help!, Rubber Soul, and singles from this period.
7 videos (Total 82 min), 1 quiz
7 vidéos
Help! The Movie6 min
From Craftsmen to Artists8 min
Help! The Album12 min
SCU - Help!, You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away, I’ve Just Seen a Face, Yesterday14 min
Rubber Soul15 min
SCU - Norwegian Wood, In My Life, Michelle, I’m Looking Through You, If I Needed Someone14 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Pop Maturity20 min
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Meilleurs avis
par MM•Mar 8th 2016
I have always been curious about the beginnings of the Beatles and in fact I have been playing and singing some of their popular songs. I'm glad there is a free on line course about them.
par GG•Apr 27th 2018
Excellent course. The only drawback s that there could not be any piece of music or lyrics. This is a problem that should be addressed somehow to make it even better.
Enseignant
John Covach
Professor of Music and DirectorInstitute for Popular Music
À propos de University of Rochester
The University of Rochester is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University provides exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College, School of Arts and Sciences, and Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences are complemented by its Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, School of Medicine and Dentistry, School of Nursing, Eastman Institute for Oral Health, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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