Student Learning Outcomes

• Synthesize the different musical genres that came together to create rock music, including blues and country, and discuss the continuing influences of those styles on current music.
• Evaluate the sociological trends as reflected in musical styles and song lyrics.
• Critically analyze live concerts or a live video recording of a performance
• Compare and contrast historical, cultural, and socio-political contexts of different musical genres.
• Identify important writers and producers of rock music.
• Define the musical characteristics such as form and instrumentation of various different rock styles.
• Identify various people important in the creation of rock music and the musical instruments they play(ed).