disco

MUS 109 SP26 Online

1. Read Chapters 9 & 10 of What’s That Sound? and watch

2. What are the origins of disco?

3. How did disco transition into a mainstream phenomenon?

4. Why did some rock fans hate disco? Be sure to address what they disliked both musically and socially. Provide examples from the video.

5. Provide a link to a rock song of your choice that has disco elements in it. Describe the specific musical characteristics that you hear in the song that might place it into the disco genre? Provide time markings to indicate where you are hearing each element. (Note: Your chosen rock song can be from any year)

6. Read TWO of your classmate’s posts and comment on their chosen song. Provide constructive feedback about something they might have missed in their analysis.

Note: You must post your answers to a discussion thread first before you can read and engage with your peers’ posts. This is designed to curb plagiarism and as such only original posts will be graded. The instructor can still view posts which have been edited or deleted. Therefore, make sure you carefully answer all of the questions before posting.