Splash Biography

What is funk? The word brings to mind platform shoes, chest hair, and bell bottoms, and disco. But, as the professors of this course argue, funk is not just a genre, it's a sound and a feeling. The course argues too that the word "groovy," often considered the embarrassing lingo of out-of-style dads, is in fact still a very apt description for a sound that continues to influence modern music. From James Brown, to the White Stripes, to Bruno Mars, this discussion and listening based course will attempt to teach its students the roots, evolution, and continuing influence of funky sound.

A Date with History will take a random day in history and explore what happened on said day or days. The days chosen will be decided by the time of class. The class will provide an overview of each day and explore what happened in many different cultures and time periods.