Revel for Rock and Roll Its History and Stylistic Development -- Access Card

For courses in Introduction to Rock Music

An introduction to the sound and social influence of rock music
Revel™ Rock and Roll: Its History and Stylistic Development introduces the various elements of this enduring musical style, while emphasizing the genre’s role as an influential social factor for more than five decades. In addition to detailing the biographies, discographies, and accomplishments of major rock artists and bands, author Scott Lipscomb focuses on the sound of the music being discussed to assist the reader in developing analytical listening skills and a comprehensive musical vocabulary. Thoroughly updated to reflect recent events and recordings, the 8th Edition offers new features that better enable active listening.

Revel is Pearson’s newest way of delivering our respected content. Fully digital and highly engaging, Revel replaces the textbook and gives students everything they need for the course. Informed by extensive research on how people read, think, and learn, Revel is an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience — for less than the cost of a traditional textbook.
NOTE: Revel is a fully digital delivery of Pearson content. This ISBN is for the standalone Revel access card. In addition to this access card, you will need a course invite link, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Revel.
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Scott D. Lipscomb is currently Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Director of Graduate Studies at the College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), University of Cincinnati. Dr. Lipscomb has been co-author of this text since the 3rd Edition, along with his colleague Joe Stuessy. He played professionally in rock bands beginning in the late 1970s, culminating with his time with The Coupe, a Los Angeles-based rock band from 1982 to 1987, traveling and performing throughout North America. Scott played bass, keyboards, and alto sax, and sang lead and background vocals. In his current administrative role at CCM, he is responsible for all academic and curricular issues for the college, along with student advising and support. His primary areas of research interest include rock music history, understanding the role of sound and music in various forms of multimedia (especially motion pictures and video games), music perception, multimedia cognition, the impact of technology on the music learning experience, incorporation of music across the K—12 curriculum, and interactive instructional media development. He frequently presents results of his research at regional, national, and international conferences, and his work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals and edited volumes. Dr. Lipscomb co-edited a volume entitled The Psychology of Music in Multimedia (2013, Oxford University Press) and is Editor of the Journal of Technology in Music Learning. Dr. Lipscomb holds a Ph.D. and an M.A. in Systematic Musicology from the University of California, Los Angeles. He received his B.M. in Jazz Performance (with an emphasis in electric and acoustic basses) from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

1. The Roots of Rock
2. The Emergence of Rock and Roll
3. 1950s-style Rock and Roll
4. Transitional Styles of Rock in the Early 1960s
5. The Beatles
6. The British Invasion
7. Folk Music and Folk Rock
8. Soul and Motown
9. San Francisco
10. Jazz Rock
11. Art Rock
12. Mainstream Rock
13. The Continuing Fragmentation of Rock
14. (Heavy) Metal
15. Dance Music
16. Rap and Hip-Hop
17. Alternative Styles
18. An Overview and an Editorial