(For Music Business & Songwriting Students)
Announcing a new one-hour Course Offered for the first time at Belmont this Spring:
Bob Dylan: His Songs, Prophetic Voice & Influence on American Music and Culture
Tuesdays 5:00pm-5:50pm
Prof. Mark H. Maxwell
CRN 28614
(**Listed on ClassFinder this Friday**)
Course Description: The course is an in-depth study of Bob Dylan’s influential songwriting, ground-breaking studio recordings and legendary live tours. This course will focus on the lyrics, poetry and literary criticism of “this generation’s Shakespeare” – including his songwriting influence on the folk revival, rock music, the “singer-songwriter” movement, the Beatles and popular culture. Students will discuss his song’s biblical lyric themes and his preoccupation with sin, virtue and grace. During the course, students will review, discuss and analyze his most important album recordings spanning five decades and their historical significance. The class discussion will include an emphasis on his Nashville recording sessions and connection to our music community. Students will also reflect on the scope and impact of his live tours, from his early rise in Greenwich Village through The Never Ending Tour.