FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE (for MUS 1520 on-campus
course only):
The final exam
for Spring 2013 is on Monday, April 22 from 5pm to 7pm in our regular classroom
(Knauss 2452)
- 80 computer-graded questions (each worth 3
points toward your final course grade total)
- One 10-point essay question:
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Here is the essay question:
Where do you think Rock and Roll will be five
years from no? Is that where you want it to be?
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EXTRA CREDIT IS DUE THE NIGHT OF THE FINAL
EXAM:
- If you did the extra credit interview
project, please turn in your verification materials before the exam. (For
details on this optional assignment, see the Extra Credit Link on
the MUS1520 regular homepage
Note: This Final is CUMULATIVE (covers
Chapter 1-9 and all videos shown in class).
The format of the test will be:
...Matching/Multiple Choice (match artist to
record label, group, song, style, description)
...Matching/Multiple Choice (match
terms/concepts to their definition)
...True/False, Matching/Multiple Choice (from
text readings, class lectures, and videos)
Here are the general items you should study:
- Be sure you have completed the E-Workbook
assignments for Chapters 1-9.
- Study the online Practice Questions for
the Final Exam (see the "E-Workbook Assignments" link in the
E-Learning site--these are reviews of the E-Workbook questions only)
For Chapters 1-6, See Study Guides
for Exams 1 and 2
(Note: To review the structure/results of
the two previous exams, see the
"Exam 1 questions/results
. . ." and the "Exam 2 questions/results . . ."
on the MUS 1520 E-Learning
site.
For Chapters 1-9,
In addition to the
E-Workbook assignment material
-Know the best-selling
artists/bands of each era
-Be able to match an
artist/group to their style and/or era
-Be able to match a famous
artist/band to one of their most famous songs
For Chapter 7: Punk
In addition to the E-Workbook assignment
material
-Know "Back in the USA" (New York
Dolls-Todd Rundgren, producer)
-Know "I'm So Bored With The USA"
(The Clash)
-Know "Psycho Killer" (Talking
Heads-David Byrne, Brian Eno-producer)
-Know "Johnny Hit and Run Pauline"
(X-John Doe, Ray Manzurek-producer)
-Know Richard Hell/Television (later with The Voidoids)-"T-shirt" style
adapted by McLaren to initiate British punk
fashion.
-Should be able to match these artists to their
song:
...Sex Pistols ("God Save The Queen")
...The Ramones ("Rockaway Beach")
...Patti Smith Group ("Gloria")
For Chapter 8: MTV & New Wave
In addition to the E-Workbook assignment
material
-Know MTV/New Wave Artists (and a
representative song)on textbook p. 87 chart
-Should be able to match these artists to their
song:
...Blondie ("Heart of Glass")
...Police ("Every Breath You Take")
...Devo ("Whip
It")
...Boy George/Culture Club ("Do You Really
Want to Hurt Me")
...Eurhythmics ("Sweet Dreams Are Made of
This")
...Madonna ("Justify My Love")
-Know these politically-driven 80s Artists (and
a representative song) textbook pp. 89-90
...Bruce Springsteen/E Street Band ("Born
In the USA")
...Tom Petty/Heartbreakers
("Refugee")
...U2 ("Pride [In the Name of
Love]"-in memory of ML King, Jr. )-Bono (Paul Hewson),
The Edge (David Evans)
-Know these rock-music benefit concerts of the
80s
...Band Aid, Live Aid (Bob Geldof)
...USA For Africa ("We Are The
World"-by Michael Jackson/Lionel Ritchie; Quincy Jones, producer)
-Note that as of mid-2012, the
biggest-selling rock album of all time is . . .
Michael
Jackson's Thriller (which has sold over 110 million albums worldwide)
For Chapter 9:Alternative & Rap
In addition to the E-Workbook assignment
material
-Should be able to match these artists to their
song:
...Nirvana ("Smells Like Teen
Spirit")
...Red Hot Chili Peppers ("Give It
Away")
...Run-D.M.C. ("Rock Box"; "Walk
This Way" [with Tyler/Perry of Aerosmith])
...Grandmaster Flash & Furious Five
("The Breaks" [Kurtis Blow]; "The
Message" [Melle Mel]
...Public Enemy ("Fight The Power"
[Chuck D=Carlton Ridenhour]; album=Fear of a Black
Planet
-KRS-ONE (rapper Kris Parker/Head of Boogie
Down Productions) -Puff Daddy (rapper Sean "Puffy" Combs/CEO of Bad
Boy Entertainment)
...Collaboration of Puff Daddy [P-Diddy] with Jimmy Page in soundtrack to the film Godzilla
-Know that in East-coast vs. West-coast
rap-related violence, Tupac Shakur (west)
and Chris Wallace (Notorious B.I.G.--east
coast) were both murdered in gang-style
shootings.
There will also be a few questions based on
specific information that was highlighted in the videos we have focused on in
class.