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Course: Popular Music

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Course title Popular Music
Course code KHK/HNO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vičar Jan, Prof. PhDr. MgA. CSc.
Course content
Lectures: Methodology subject. General characteristics and functions of popular music (NAH). NAH division. Terminology. The development NAH until meeting with jazz. NAH development in the country. Jazz - characteristics. Basic characteristics of the musical-expressive means of jazz with an emphasis on kinetic component. Departments of African-American folk music. Developmental stages of jazz - jazz marching, Chicago style. Developmental stages of jazz - New York, swing. Developmental stages of jazz - be bop. Developmental stages of jazz - cool jazz, west coast jazz, third stream, hard bop, soul jazz. Developmental stages of jazz - free jazz, jazz rock, jazz modern contemporary popular music - characteristics. Country music, rhythm & blues, R & R - development, major celebrities, rock music of the 60s, 70s rock music.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture, Lecture, Lecture with visual aids, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Individual project (40) - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Students should be familiar with general knowledge of music theory, at least at the level of basic music theory at the Music School and should have a general cultural awareness.
learning outcomes
I had a student should know the basic musical source of generation of jazz music, he should remember the fundamental characteristics of jazz music and also describe the main stages in the development of jazz music and the basic genres of popular music until the 70s of the 20th century. On the basis of listening they would also be able to distinguish and identify.
Skills
The student should be able to name the basic musical sources of jazz music, should recognize the basic features of jazz music and also determine the main stages of the development of jazz music and the basic genres of popular music until the 70s of the 20th century based on listening
Competences
N/A
He independently deepens his professional knowledge and skills
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Lecture with visual aids
Interactive lecture
Seminar
Skills
Lecture with visual aids
Interactive lecture
Competences
Lecture with visual aids
Students' portfolio
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Portfolio
Skills
Test
Portfolio
Competences
Test
Portfolio
Recommended literature
  • DORŮŽKA, L. a P. DORŮŽKA. Panoráma populární hudby 1918/1978 aneb Nevšední písničkáři všedních dní.
  • DORŮŽKA, L. Šlitr ; Fotogr. Miroslav Jodas. [aj.] ; Přebal, vazba a graf. úprava Vladimír Nagaj.
  • KOTEK, J. O české populární hudbě a jejích posluchačích : Od historie k současnosti.
  • LANGER, M. J. Dvorana Country..
  • POLEDŇÁK, I. a I. WASSERBERGER. Encyklopedie jazzu a moderní populární hudby. Sv 1., Část věcná.
  • POLEDŇÁK, I. Úvod do problematiky nonartificiální hudby a speciálně hudby jazzového okruhu.
  • WEISS, T. Beaty, bigbeaty, breakbeaty : [průvodce moderní hudbou 90. let].


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Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): German Language in Education (18) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
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University of West Bohemia, date of update: 05.10.2024 23:52. Data created for academic year 2024/2025