Music & History, Holiday, Fall 2020

Course Number:	EDU 5515 C19
Instructor:	Bill Holiday
Location:	Online synchronous and asynchronous utilizing Zoom video meetings and virtual field visits to selected sites in Ohio, Michigan, Tennessee and Alabama. Two - four hours per week of synchronous meetings via Zoom. The remainder of the course will take place in an asynchronous format to fulfill the 45 hour requirement.
Dates and Times:	October 15, 2020 - January 29, 2021
Credits:	3 graduate credits
Tuition:	$975

Note: Course payment of $975 by check or purchase order, payable to Castleton University, is due at the time of registration. A purchase order number can be entered into the online registration form and the purchase order can be uploaded to the registration form. If paying by check, please mail the check to Financial & Registration Services, Castleton University, 62 Alumni Drive, Castleton, VT 05735. To help us ensure that your payment is applied to the correct course, PLEASE WRITE “CFS” IN THE CHECK MEMO LINE. Thank you.

Course Description

This course of study will include a selection of topics in academic disciplines based on the needs and interests of the participants.. It is intended for students, administrators, middle school and high school educators seeking continuing study and advanced study in content areas.

Through seminars, workshops, readings and virtual fieldwork, participants will explore the environment and history through selected sites:

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio

Motown Museum in Detroit, Michigan

Country Music Hall of Fame

Studio B

Ryman Auditorium

Selected downtown sites related to the Civil Rights Movement in Nashville, Tennessee

Graceland

Sun Studios

Rock & Soul Museum

Stax Studio

Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee

Muscle Shoals Studio

FAME Studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama

Participants will work to develop and produce integrated and differentiated based lessons, complete with assessment products and proficiencies for implementation in classrooms. This course is designed to be adaptable for all grade levels and content areas and for veteran and aspiring teachers and administrators.

The lesson plans will be based upon instruction received and will be wholly reproducible as digital resources made available for Castleton University and the public domain.

Virtual Locations: Cleveland, Detroit, Nashville, Memphis and Muscle Shoals

Course Goals & Objectives

Course Goals:

Develop new and integrated curriculum
Improve instruction
Learn about the music culture of the United States through the historical period of 20th century America

Course Requirements:

Attend all virtual site visits affiliated with the course
Successful completion of all pre-trip assignment
Schedule will be provided
Assessment requirements will be emailed/shared via Google docs
Music & History examines historical events through motion pictures, film segments and music with emphasis on their historical background, social, political, and economic contexts.

Course Learning Goals/Objectives/Competencies:

After taking this course, you will have an improved ability to:

1) Analyze how the business of music has shaped and impacted history

2) Reflect on the methods and context that musicians and filmmakers have used to reflect upon and/or shape history.

3) Recognize himself or herself as a historical subject whose viewing experiences are contextually influenced by music.

Course Materials:

○ Donnelly, K.J. Film Music. Critical Approaches

○ Reserved Readings (regular reserve and e-reserve)

○ Inglis, Ian Popular Music and Film

○ Timms, Larry. The Soul of Cinema

○ Reserved Films & Musical Selections (TBA):

For additional course information

Bill Holiday

802-558-7454

For additional registration information

Bethany Sprague
(802) 468-1325