Music 10

1. Music 10 The 70s – evolution of the show

2. Theory – Intervals • Interval– measures the distance between 2 notes • Intervals have 2 names/descriptions, generic and specific • Generic=the number of the interval • Specific=the quality of the interval • Generic Name • When 2 notes occupy the same line/space/letter they are a first • Here is a chart to reference generis intervals

3. Theory – Intervals continued

4. Counter Culture • Rebellion • As criticism of the established social order – anti-establishment • Being different • Extreme Counter Culture • The most visible radical element of this counterculture were the hippies, some of whom formed communes to live as far outside of the established system as possible. This aspect of the movement rejected regular life (working, making money, voting, getting married, children)

5. Pop Art and the living Theatre • Andy Warhol • Pop Art - including imagery from popular culture such as advertising, news, etc • De-Valued the work of making Art and focused on production and the experience • Living Theatre • Stage production that confronted the audience and focused on making the patrons experience the show • Performers performed shocking acts on stage (staged hangings, crucifixions, tearing off clothing) and also took the show to the audience (walking through the theatre, jumping on the chairs and yelling/waving limbs in the face of the audience)

6. The evolution of the show The Velvet Underground - Although experiencing little commercial success while together, the band is often cited by many critics as one of the most important and influential groups of the 1960s Andy Warhol managed the Velvet Underground and it was the house band at his studio, the Factory (Place Of Chaotic Art Making) Lead singer was Lou Reed (Passed away Oct 27th, 2013) Iggy Pop - American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor - He is vocalist of influential The Stooges known for his outrageous and unpredictable stage antics (falling off the stage and smearing himself with peanut butter for example)

7. The evolution of the show The Doors - American rock band formed in 1965 Lead singer was Jim Morrison – performance style heavily influenced by the living theatre – often arrested for lude behavior Style was drug induced and unpredictable. Morrison Died at the age of 27 – supposed drug overdose David Bowie - English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. He is known for his distinctive voice and wide ranging style.

8. The evolution of the show • Bowie continued …challenged the core belief of the rock music of its day and continually reinvented, musical innovation and striking visual presentation – even creating the persona of “Ziggy Stardust” a mythical character from space that governed his music, stage show, clothing, merchandising, everything. • Alice Cooper - With a stage show that features guillotines, electric chairs, fake blood, boa constrictors, and baby dolls, Cooper has drawn equally from horror movies and garage rock to pioneer a grandly theatrical and violent brand of heavy metal designed to shock

9. The evolution of the show • KISS • white and black face paint and flamboyant stage outfits • rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting, smoking guitars, shooting rockets, levitating drum kits and pyrotechnics • Still connected to Counter Culture

10. Possible Questions • How did Art influence rock and roll? • Andy Warhol and Living Theatre • How did live music evolve as an art form during the 70s? • Bigger, More Flashy, lights, cameras, larger audiences • Did the development of stadium rock help or hurt music? • Opinion (with facts or ‘back up’) • Describe How Bowie, Iggy Pop and the Velvet underground all worked together? • How did music change in the 70s? • How did the music of the 70s influence music today?