The Beatles: A Magical Mystery Tour

📋 General

• Syllabus

🌐 Websites

• The Beatles (Official Website): The official website of The Beatles
• The Beatles Anthology: The video series we are watching in class
• George Harrison Commemorative Memorial: If you find yourself driving by Benton, Illinois, you’ll see this as you drive by
• The Casbah Coffee Club: Where the Beatles truly first started
• The Cavern Club: Where the Beatles were first discovered
• The “A Hard Day’s Night” opening chord
• The Beatles George Harrison once made a huge mistake with some jelly babies
• Beatle Style: High quality made-to-measure clothing, as seen worn by The Beatles throughout the 60’s
• Abbey Road Cam: A live stream of the Abbey Road crosswalk (available 24/7)

📀 Audio/Video

• Somethin’ Else: A song from 1960 by Rory Storm and the Hurricanes (with Ringo on drums)
• Earliest Known Recording of The Quarrymen - Woolton Village Fete 1957: The tape was recorded on a portable Grundig TK8 by Bob Molyneux, a member of the church’s youth club at the time.
• Opening scene of the movie Austin Powers: Notice the connections to the film “A Hard Day’s Night”
• Recreating the opening chord of “A Hard Day’s Night”: Recreated by guitarist Randy Bachman
• Interview with Sheila Bromberg: An interview with the woman who played the harp on the song “She’s Leaving Home”
• “A Day in the Life” Recreation: A single person recreates the entire song “A Day in the Life” using today’s technology
• The Dirty Mac: A supergroup consisting of John Lennon, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, and Mitch Mitchell singing “Yer Blues”
• How the Beatles Changed the World: A documentary of the cultural, social, spiritual, and musical revolution ignited by The Beatles
• Sir George Martin reflects on signing The Beatles in sweet video with granddaughter
• Live and Let Die Opening Sequence: The theme song to this James Bond film was written and performed by Paul McCartney
• The Beatles - A 5 Minute Drum Chronology: A video demonstrating the many styles and rhythms of Ringo’s drum playing
• Superbowl 39 Halftime Show: Performance by Paul McCartney
• Walk Hard - Beatles Scene: A Beatles-related scene from the movie “Walk Hard” (this is the extended scene)
• The Day John Lennon Died Documentary: A documentary detailing John’s final days
• Howard Cosell Announces John Lennon’s Death: The first broadcast announcement of John Lennon’s death, as heard during an NFL game
• The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil: A trailer for the Las Vegas Beatle’s LOVE show (no longer in production)
• The Traveling Wilburys - Handle With Care: One of several music videos by a supergroup composed of George Harrison, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, and Roy Orbison
• Concert for George: Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2002): A tribute concert for George by his friends one year after his death
• George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh (Official Trailer): A trailer for the famous benefit/charity concert in 1971 by George Harrison and others
• When We Was Fab: A song by George Harrison reminiscing about the Beatle years
• Beatles References in Movies: A great collection of movie clips going all the way back to the 1960s of Beatles references
• Paul McCartney Answers the Web’s Most Searched Questions
• The Last Three Beatle Songs
  • Free as a Bird
  • Real Love
  • Now and Then
• Instrument Demonstrations
  • Sitar: An instrument demonstration of the sitar
  • Tabla: An instrument demonstration of the tabla
  • Dilruba: An instrument demonstration of the dilruba
  • Tanpura: An instrument demonstration of the tanpura
  • Swarmandal: An instrument demonstration of the swarmandal
  • Mellotron: An instrument demonstration of the Mellotron
  • Lowrey Organ: An instrument demonstration of the Lowrey organ
  • Clavioline: An instrument demonstration of the clavioline
  • Moog Synthesizer: An instrument demonstration of the Moog synthesizer

👥 Groups

• Group 1: Katie Brosseau, Addison Lucier, Lauren Archambault, Avery Fields
• Group 2: Delaney Wade, Kennis Flanders, Austin Laughlin, Brendan Rigsbee
• Group 3: Emma Henry, Brandon Davenport, Becca Hinds, Jordyn Battle
• Group 4: Whit Palmer, Joel Gammah, Zico Bennett, Cayden Vasko
• Group 5: Skylar Baumgardner, Asa harmening, Lucy Cameron, Nicholas Atkinson
• Group 6: Makiya Smith, Will Evans, McKenzie Moeller, Landon Harris
• Group 7: Bella Blasi, Laney Reh, Zion Bennett, Shane Olander
• Group 8: Sara Deidda, Elle Webber, Brianna Stanley

📅 Course Schedule

Week	Date	Topics	Due
1	Jan 5th (Monday)	Course Introduction WATCH: Beatles Anthology 1 (July ’40 to March ’63)
1	Jan 6th (Tuesday)	WATCH: Beatles Anthology 2 (March ’63 to February ’64)	LISTEN: “Please Please Me” album
1	Jan 7th (Wednesday)	WATCH: Beatles Anthology 3 (February ’64 to July ’64)	LISTEN: “With The Beatles” album
1	Jan 8th (Thursday)	WATCH: A Hard Day’s Night	LISTEN: “A Hard Days Night” album PRESENTATION Group 1 (The Casbah Coffee Club)
1	Jan 9th (Friday)	WATCH: Beatles Anthology 4 (August ’64 to August ’65)	LISTEN: “Beatles For Sale” album PRESENTATION Group 2 (The Cavern Club)
2	Jan 12th (Monday)	WATCH: Help	LISTEN: “Help” album PRESENTATION Group 3 (The Ed Sullivan Show)
2	Jan 13th (Tuesday)	WATCH: Beatles Anthology 5 (August ’65 to July ’66)	LISTEN: “Rubber Soul” album PRESENTATION Group 4 (Audio Formats: 8-track, cassette, vinyl, CD, etc.)
2	Jan 14th (Wednesday)	WATCH: Beatles Anthology 6 (July ’66 to June ’67)	LISTEN: “Revolver” album PRESENTATION Group 5 (Mal Evans)
2	Jan 15th (Thursday)	WATCH: Sgt. Pepper’s Musical Revolution	LISTEN: “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album PRESENTATION Group 6 (Is Paul McCartney Dead?)
2	Jan 16th (Friday)	WATCH: Beatles Anthology 7 (June ’67 to July ’68)	PRESENTATIONS Group 7 (Geoff Emerick) Group 8 (The Beatles’ Relationships: Girlfriends/Marriages)
3	Jan 19th (Monday)	No Class (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
3	Jan 20th (Tuesday)	WATCH: Magical Mystery Tour	LISTEN: “Magical Mystery Tour” album PRESENTATIONS Group 1 (Maharishi Mahesh Yogi) Group 2 (George Martin)
3	Jan 21st (Wednesday)	WATCH: Yellow Submarine	LISTEN: “Yellow Submarine” album PRESENTATION Group 3 (The Beatles and 60’s Fashion)
3	Jan 22nd (Thursday)	WATCH: Beatles Anthology 8 (July ’68 to The End)	LISTEN: “White Album (Part I)” album PRESENTATION Group 4 (Who is the 5th Beatle?)
3	Jan 23rd (Friday)	WATCH: Let It Be / Get Back	LISTEN: “White Album (Part II)” album PRESENTATIONS Group 5 (Life After the Beatles: Ringo Starr) Group 6 (Life After the Beatles: Paul McCartney)
4	Jan 26th (Monday)	NO CLASS
4	Jan 27th (Tuesday)	REMOTE DAY WATCH: Across the Universe
4	Jan 28th (Wednesday)	WATCH: The Day John Lennon Died	LISTEN: “Let It Be” album LISTEN: “Abbey Road” album PRESENTATIONS Group 7 (Life After the Beatles: George Harrison) Group 8 (Life After the Beatles: John Lennon)
4	Jan 29th (Thursday)	WATCH: Various Video Clips	PRESENTATIONS All Groups (Album Cover Recreation) Group 1 (Let It Be) Group 2 (Help!) Group 3 (Abbey Road) Group 4 (A Hard Day’s Night) Group 5 (Please Please Me) Group 6 (With the Beatles) Group 7 (Help!) Group 8 (Rubber Soul)