The Beatles

Four men on the tarmac at JFK airport waving to a crowd.

The Beatles arrive at JFK Airport in 1964 for a press conference. (Image is in the public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons.)

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MIT Course Number

21M.299

As Taught In

Fall 2017

Level

Undergraduate

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Course Description

This class surveys the music of the Beatles, from the band’s early years to the break-up of the group, mapping how the Beatle’s musical style changed from skiffle and rock to studio-based experimentation. Cultural influences that helped to shape them, as well as the group’s influence worldwide, will be a continuous theme.

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Teresa Neff. 21M.299 The Beatles. Fall 2017. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.


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