1. Friendly Warning Test # 1 next week (2 more meetings) 5 February (THURSDAY) covers Chapter 1 & Terminology (Review Sheets now on Course Website)

2. Five “Themes” 1.Listening Critically (terminology) 2.Music and Identity 3.Music and Technology 4.Music is a Business 5.Music has “Centers” and “Peripheries” (places)

3. Streams of Traditions Three main sources of American Pop Music European - chiefly white (Anglo) Northern Europe - British Isles (Scotch, Welsh, Irish, etc.) African - chiefly from West Central Africa - imported slaves (mostly) to Southern regions Latin America - Caribbean, Mexican, Brazil, etc. - often mixes African w/ indigenous elements

4. “Barbary Allen” Folk Music Appalachian region (from Anglo-Irish) “Ballad” tradition (tells a story) Child Ballad # 84 Strophic form “a cappella” performance Jean Ritchie--Barbry Allen – YouTube [Textbook, p. 21-3]Jean Ritchie--Barbry Allen – YouTube Jean Ritchie (b. 1922, KY)

5. “Soldier’s Joy” “Old Time Music” String-band tradition Used for dancing 1 st “Hillbilly” recordings Ex. Gid Tanner And His Skillet Lickers-Soldier's Joy [Textbook, p. 23-5]Gid Tanner And His Skillet Lickers-Soldier's Joy Revived as “folk music” Tommy Jarrell - Soldiers Joy – YouTube [Textbook, p. 25]Tommy Jarrell - Soldiers Joy – YouTube “Gid” Tanner and Skillet Lickers Tommy Jarrell (1901-1985)

6. African Musical Traits Gahu Ghanaian/Ewe dance/drum – YouTube African Ghana Drum Music – YouTube African Drumming - dancedrummer.com - African Music Emphasis on Rhythm Use of Percussion Interlocking Parts (Dense texture) Ostinato Improvisation Call & Response

7. “Coo Coo” African-American Influence of African polyrhythms Banjo (from Akonting”) Improvisation Dink Roberts: Fox Chase / Old Rattler (1983) – YouTubeDink Roberts: Fox Chase / Old Rattler (1983) – YouTube John Snipes - "The Coo Coo (Coo Coo Bird)" - YouTubeJohn Snipes - "The Coo Coo (Coo Coo Bird)" - YouTube “Dink” Roberts (1894-1984) Textbook (p. 30-1) – “Coo Coo” (on your own)

8. “Long John” “Work Song” - pass the time - coordinate action Southern Plantations “Chain Gangs” “Call and Response” "Lightnin" Washington- Long John – YouTube [Textbook, p. 32]"Lightnin" Washington- Long John – YouTube WORK SONG / LIGHTNING - LONG JOHN - YouTubeWORK SONG / LIGHTNING - LONG JOHN - YouTube

9. “Stagolee” Af-Am Ballad tradition Reconstruction era - Sharecropping - “Jim Crow” laws Mythic character (“Stagolee,” etc.) Polyrhythmic guitar Stackolee Mississippi John Hurt – YouTube [Textbook, p. 33-4]Stackolee Mississippi John Hurt – YouTube “Mississippi” John Hurt (1892-1966)

10. “Latin America” South of United States Colonized by Europe - Spain - France - Portugal Mixtures of - Indigenous - European - African (sometimes)

11. “La Cumparista” Tango (dance from slums) Argentina (chiefly, but also….) “Habanera” rhythms Arrastre (“drag”) Examples [textbook, p. 37-8] - Carlos Gardel - La Cumparsita - Tango – YouTube (1928 rec.) - La Cumparsita - Francisco Canaro y su orquesta ( G. Matos Rodriguez ) – YouTube (instrumental version)Carlos Gardel - La Cumparsita - Tango – YouTubeLa Cumparsita - Francisco Canaro y su orquesta ( G. Matos Rodriguez ) – YouTube Dance Examples - Basic Tango Demo (Music) by Mirko & Alessia – YouTube - Roberto and Jacklyn's Sexy Tango - YouTubeBasic Tango Demo (Music) by Mirko & Alessia – YouTubeRoberto and Jacklyn's Sexy Tango - YouTube Carlos Gardel (1890-1935)

12. NB. The following two slides of this set have not yet been covered in class. They will be discussed on Tuesday, 3 Feb 15.

13. “Enigue Nigue” Afro-Cuban - based in drum ensembles - docks of Matanzas (Cuba) Rumba (competitive dance) Guaguanco - “Rooster and Hen” - “vacunao” Examples - Rumba Street Party 2 with Clave y Guaguanco by AfroRomanzo – YouTube - Rumba Guaguancó - "El Solar de los 6" - Cultura de Cuba - viaDanza Tanzreisen – YouTubeRumba Street Party 2 with Clave y Guaguanco by AfroRomanzo – YouTubeRumba Guaguancó - "El Solar de los 6" - Cultura de Cuba - viaDanza Tanzreisen – YouTube Textbook ex., p. 39-41 (on your own)

14. “La Negra” Mariachi - entertainment - marriage, social events Guadalajara, Jalisco (western) Mexico Small string bands Professionalization (1930s) - move to urban centers - add trumpets, others Example Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan Son de La Negra [Textbook, p. 42-3] Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan Son de La Negra

15. TEST # 1 Materials END Here Anything on following slides belongs to Test # 2 or later.

16. Friendly Warning Test # 1 next week (2 more meetings) 5 February (THURSDAY) covers Chapter 1 & Terminology (Review Sheets on Course Website)