Events

Still like that old-time rock and roll? Join Victor Bayers, history teacher, musician, and contributor to Little Steven Van Zandt’s TeachRock program, for a 4-session tour through rock and roll history – from Berry to the Beatles to Bruce. Meet fellow rock and roll fans and get a whole new perspective on your favorite songs through interactive listening sessions.

September 4
Topics include how to define music genres and how to listen to a song to break it down. Participants will deconstruct songs to learn about rock and roll music and its place as an American art form.

Next Up:

The Rising and September 11, 2001
The Impact on the United States and My Hometown
September 11
Discuss music of the last 75 years and its importance as a social voice of change for the times to highlight the importance of American popular music and its contribution to American society and identity.

Intro to Cultural/Musical Development by Decade
September 18
Discover the early genres, founding fathers and roots of rock and roll through the decades.

Homegrown Music
September 25
Watch a student-produced documentary, Sonic Highways Middletown, which explores the rock and roll musical roots in Middletown and the legendary Jersey shore corridor. The film contains interviews with musicians and film footage and was presented to Steven Van Zandt’s Rock and Roll Forever Foundation in addition to numerous film festivals.

Class
Price: $40; Member Price: $32

Series
Price: $150; Member Price: $120

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