American Music in the 20 Century - wmich.edu
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Music 3500 Dr. Daniel Jacobson
American Music in the 20th Century
WMU General Education• Area I: Fine Arts, 3-4 hours• Area II: Humanities, 3-4 hours• Area III: United States: Cultures & Issues• Area IV: Other Cultures and Civilizations• Area V: Social and Behavioral Sciences• Area VI: Natural Sciences with Laboratory• Area VII: Natural Science and Technology• Area VIII: Health and Well-Being, 2 hours
Overview of Course
Understanding the history and culture of the United States since 1900 through
the study of American Roots Music, Popular Music, and Art-Music
“Ragtime to Rap”
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Syllabus on Website• http://www.wmich.edu/music• Click on �Academics�• Click on �Course Materials�• Click on �Music 3500�• Bookmark it in your browser
Exams & Assignments• 2 major exams
(each with essay and listening IDs) - Midterm Exam (Wed, Feb 22)- Final (Mon, April 24—5pm start• E-Workbook (eLearning):
9 online openbook quizzes • One optional extra credit paper
Due Monday Dec 12 by 5pm
Grading• 1000 point base:
A= 930 BA= 880 B= 830 CB= 780 C= 730 DC= 680 D= 600 E= 599 & below
• 800 points = Exams (400 + 400)• 200 points = online E-Workbook• 25 points optional extra credit• — no curve
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Required Materials• Music 3500 User License
for accessing the online textbook and workbook (American Music in the 20th Century)Purchase this online from MyCoursePack.com(the order link is on the Syllabus and on the Music 3500 eLearning site)
Make-Up Policy
• Exam make-ups (must contact instructor before the end of the scheduled exam date--either e-mail or phone message) NO MAKE UPS WILL BE GIVEN AFTER RESULTS ARE POSTED ONLINE
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Introduction: “The US in 1900”
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US Expansion (1790)
US Expansion (1800)
US Expansion (1840)
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US Expansion (1860)
US Expansion (1880)
US Expansion (1900)
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US Expansion (1912)
US Expansion (1959)
American Cities in 1900• New York (3.5 million) vs 10m today• Chicago (1.7 million) vs 2.7m• Philadelphia (1.2 million) vs 1.5m• Boston (561,000) vs 636,000
San Francisco (342,000) vs 825,000 Detroit (285,000) vs 700,000 Los Angeles (102,000) vs 3.8 million
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Largest Cities Today• Shanghai (China) 24.2 million• Karachi (Pakistan) 23.5 million• Bejing (China) 21.5 million• Sao Paulo (Brazil) 21.2 million• Dhaka (Bangladesh) 16.9 million• Delhi (India) 16.8 million• Lagos (Nigeria) 16.1 million• Istanbul (Turkey) 14.6 million
U.S. vs World Population clock
New York City…in 1900
Times Square
New York City…today
Times Square
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New York City…in 1900
5th Avenue
New York City…today
5th Avenue
New York City…
Worker on the Empire State Bldg
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New York City…in 1930
Workers taking lunch break
New York City…in 1932
View from Empire State Bldg
US Presidents 1900-29
McKinley (1897-1901) T. Roosevelt (1901-09) Taft (1909-13)
Wilson (1913-21) Harding (1921-23) Coolidge (1923-29)
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American Music Categories
• “Roots” Music
• “Popular” Music
• “Classical” Art Music
American Roots Music
• Blues
• Folk music
• Indigenous musics
American Popular Music• Ragtime • Jazz • Pop Songs/Broadway/Film• Rhythm & Blues• Rock and Roll• Country Music• Hip hop
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American “Classical” Music
• Band • Orchestral • Ballet Music• Experimental (avant-garde)• Multimedia• Sound Art
THE 6 STYLE PERIODS
• MEDIEVAL c 450-1450• RENAISSANCE c 1450-1600 • BAROQUE c 1600-1750 • CLASSIC c 1750-1820• ROMANTIC c 1820-1890• MODERN c 1890 to now
of Western Art Music
Music 3500 Dr. Daniel Jacobson
American Music Since 1900