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Raza Studies 425.01
Comparative Music Folklore De La Raza
Spring 2004
Week 1 - Jan 28-30 - -- Introduction: Orientation and Overview Of Course
Wed - Introduction to Course Syllabus & Outline
Fri - Small study group discussion of requirements and assignments
Read: Preface to Wade's Think Musically and Bellman's A Short Guide to Writing About Music ; Roberts' Introduction to Latin Tinge , and Cuellar's "A History of SFSU's Raza Studies" ( http://online.sfsu.edu/~josecuel/a_history.htm ), "SFSU's La Raza Studies Paradigm: A Multidimensional Model for Multiethnic Latin@ Education Into Y2K." ( http://online.sfsu.edu/~josecuel/paradigm.htm ), and "El Saxofon in Tejano and Norteño Music" (http://online.sfsu.edu/~josecuel/sax.htm#top)
Online: Post your introduction on the discussion board.
Research: conduct a comparative music folklore internet search and make critical notes on your five most interesting findings.
Write: list of at least ten (the more, the better) assumptions (normally, unstated beliefs) that you bring to this course of study, and make a critical note for each; and list of at least ten tunes/songs that are most significant in your life, and make a critical note for each.
Week 2 - Feb 2-4-6 - Perspectives and Paradigms for our Comparative Study of Musical Folklore De La Raza
Mon - The Ethnic/Raza Studies Paradigm
Wed - "the Enemies of Knowledge" Paradigm
Fri - small study group discussion of how to make references to these readings and paradigms in your writings.
Select your two recordings for comparative review, and decide on the two live performances that you are also reviewing during this course.
Read: Bellman's ""Writing about Music", Wade's "Thinking about Music", Robert's "The Roots" and make a set of notes for each chapter.
Write: first draft of intro, methods and findings sections of your assumptions essay.
Online: Post a paragraph summary of your critical reading notes for each chapter on Blackboard.
Research: devote at least two hours to your research or community service learning project. Start a working discography (an annotated list of recordings) and a working bibliography (an annotated list of references) of comparative musical folklore research or community service learning report.
Week 3 - Feb 9-11-13 - Multidimensional Models and Methods for Comparative Music Folklore .
Mon - Multidimensional Models
Wed - Multiple Methods
Fri - Small study group discussion of how to make references to these readings and models in your writings
Start your comparative recording review due on March 3 by critically listening again to the two selected Latino music recordings (LPs, CDs or tapes) for your comparative review. Find a "model" music review of a Latino music recording. Study it as a example to learn more about writing recording reviews. Outline and first draft your comparative review.
Decide: on the focus of your research or community service learning paper by the end of this week.
Read: Bellman's ""Writing about Music: By and For Those Who Can't Necessarily Read It" (pp. 21 -38), Wade's "Thinking about Instruments" (pp. 27-55), Robert's "The Foundations" (pp. 24-43)' and make a set of notes for each chapter.
Research: devote at least two hours to research or community service learning project.
Write: first draft the analysis, summary and conclusions sections of your musical autobiography essay.
Online: Post a paragraph summary of your critical reading notes for each chapter on Blackboard.
Week 4 - Feb 16-18-20 - The Mestizo/Mulatto Raices of Musica Latina: More than Five Centuries of Mixed Musical Heritage .
Mon - The JVC Video Anthology of World Music and Dance: The Americas II (AV# 86028)
Wed - Observe and discuss Sworn To The Drum: Francisco Aguabella (AV #86465)
Fri - small study group discussion of how to make references to these readings and presentations in your writings
Select two live performances to review as soon as possible. Find and analyze a live performance review as a model for your (three typed, doubled-spaced pages) comparative live music performance review. Your performance review is due on March 19.
Start documenting references (persons, books, articles, recordings, and reviews) for your research paper.
Read Bellman's ""Writing Music Analysis" (pp. 39-50), Wade's "Thinking about Time" (pp. 56-80), Robert's "The Tango Rage" (pp. 44-75) and make a set of notes for each chapter.
Research: devote at least two hours to research or community service learning project.
Online: Post a paragraph summary of your critical reading notes for each chapter on Blackboard.
Write: final draft of your neatly typed double-spaced "musical autobiography" due next week.
Week 5 - Feb 23-25-27 - Canciones, Danzas, Plenas, Sones, Tangos and Orquestas de Cuerdas (Traditional String Groups and Genres) de los 1910s-1920s .
Mon - Observe and discuss Corridos
Wed - Observe and discuss Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Fri - Small study group discussion of readings and videos.
Read Bellman's ""Three Kinds of Practical Writings" (pp 51-69), Wade's "Thinking about Pitch" (pp. 81-107), Robert's "The 1930s. Rumba Era"(pp. 76-99) and make a set of notes for each chapter.
Research: devote at least two hours to research or community service learning project.
Write: second draft of your assumptions essay's intro, methods and findings sections.
Finalize your first comparative recording review due next week.
Online: Post a paragraph summary of your critical reading notes for each chapter on Blackboard.
Attend: live performance for comparison review and make critical notes.
Week 6 - Mar 1-3-5 - Los Pioneros of the 30s.
Mon - Ballad of an Unsung Hero
Wed - Voice of the Tango - Carlos Gardel
Fri - Small study group discussion of readings and videos. Your comparative recording review due today.
Read Bellman's ""Opinion and the Writing of an Effective Essay" (pp. 69-82), Wade's "Thinking about Structure" (pp. 108-127), Robert's "The 1940s. The Watershed" (pp. 100-126) and make a set of notes for each chapter.
Research: devote at least two hours to research or community service learning project.
Write: first draft of your comparative live performance review.
Online: Post a paragraph summary of your critical reading notes for each chapter on Blackboard.
Extra: final selection and start reading the two recommended texts that you will compare for your review due on May 12.
Week 7 - Mar 8-10-12 - The Early Orquestas Tejanas, Mambo Kings and Pachuco Boogie Bands, of the 1940s.
Mon - The 1940s
Wed - Zoot Suit
Fri - Small study group discussion of readings and videos
Read Bellman's ""Research in Music" (pp. 83-104), Wade's "Thinking about Issues" (pp. 128-152), Robert's "The 1950s. Mambo Time" (pp. 127-159) and make a set of notes for each chapter.
Research: devote at least two hours to research or community service learning project.
Write: Final draft of comparative live performance review.
Online: Post a paragraph summary of your critical reading notes for each chapter on Blackboard.
Week 8 - Mar 15-17-19 - Latin Jazzers, Mexican American Rockers, and Modern Conjunteros of the 1950s.
Mon - the 1950s
Wed - La Bamba
Fri - Small study group discussion of readings and videos. Comparative live performance review is due today.
Read Bellman's ""A Sample Research Paper in Music" (pp. 105-130) Wade's "Thinking about Fieldwork" (pp. 153-180), Robert's "The 1960s. Going Underground" and make a set of notes for each chapter.
Research: devote at least two hours to research or community service learning project.
Write: detailed outline of our research or CSL paper.
Online: Post a paragraph summary of your critical reading notes for each chapter on Blackboard.
Week 9 - 3/22-24-26 - Spring Break
Week 10 - Mar 29-31-4/2 - La Onda Chicana of the 60s: Latino Soul/Chicano Roots Rockers, Movimiento & Nuevo Cancioneros, Brassy Borderland Bands and Conjuntos de Acordeon.
Mon - 1960s
Wed - Chulas Fronteras
Fri - Review discussion in preparation for midterm assessment due next week
Read Bellman's "Style in Writing" (pp. 131-152), Robert's "The 1970s. The Return to Mainstream" (pp. 186-211) and make a set of notes for each chapter.
Research: devote at least two hours to research or community service learning project.
Write: your midterm assessment due next Fri.
Online: Post a paragraph summary of your critical reading notes for each chapter on Blackboard.
Week 11 - Apr 5-7-9 - The Funky 70s Sounds of the Barrio: El Bronx, East L.A. El Westside, The East Bay and The Mission.
Mon - Sounds of the Barrio
Wed - Salsa: Latin Music of New York and Puerto Rico (AV# 84840)
Fri - Small study group discussion of readings and videos. Midterm Assessment due.
Read Bellman's "The Final Manuscript" (pp. 153-170), Robert's "Mundo Latino" (pp. 212-219) and make a set of notes for each chapter.
Online: Post a paragraph summary of your critical reading notes for each chapter on Blackboard.
Write: First draft of your research or CSL paper 's introduction and methodology, and findings sections.
Online: Post a paragraph summary of your critical reading notes for each chapter on Blackboard.
Extra: Select and read first of the two texts for comparative review due 5/12.
Week 12 - Apr 12-14-16 - The Postmod 1980s: progressive conjuntos, salseros romanticos, new wave rockeros, latino jazzers, techno-bandas, and postmod punkeros.
Mon - Cachao
Wed - Songs of the Homeland .
Fri - Small study group discussion of readings and videos.
Read Robert's "Afterword: Newer Voices and Harder Sounds" and make a set of notes for each chapter.
Online: Post a paragraph summary of your critical reading notes for each chapter on Blackboard.
Write: First draft your research or CSL paper 's analysis, summary and conclusions sections.
Extra: Select and read the second of the two texts for comparative review due 5/12.
Week 13 - Apr 19-21-23 - The 1990s of Corporate and Independent Rockeros, Latin Rappers, Techno-Cumbia, Power Conjunto, and others .
Mon - Calle 54
Wed - Selena .
Fri - Small study group discussion of readings and videos.
Extra: Write first draft your comparative book review due in four weeks.
Write: Second draft your research paper 's introduction and methodology, and findings sections.
Week 14 - Apr 26-28-30 - Reflections on Musica Latina into the 21st Century - El Naroc-gruv.
Mon - La Acordeon del Diablo
Wed - Shotguns & Accordions
Fri - Small study group discussion of final student presentations.
Write: Second draft research or CSL paper's analysis, closing summary and conclusions.
Extra: Second draft your comparative review the two texts due in two weeks.
Week 15 - May 3-5-7 - Reflections on Musica Latina into the 21st Century--The Transnational Latin Groove.
Mon - Transnational Latin Groove
Wed - Cinco de Mayo
Fri - Small study group's final discussion of student presentations.
Write: Final draft of research or CSL project report's intro, methods, and findings sections due in two weeks.
Extra: Finalize your comparative book review due next Wed.
Mon - Student Presentations
Wed - Student Presentations - Extra Credit Comparative Book Review due.
Fri - Student Presentations
Write: Final draft of CSL or research report's analysis, summary and conclusion sections due next week.
Online: Post your final assessment review questions.
Week 17 - May 17-19 - Final Review and Assessment
Mon - Student Presentations
Wed - Final Review and Assessment discussion - Research or CSL paper due.
Write: Final Assessment
Week 18 - May 26 - Final Assessment Due 10:45 am.