Experience the history of surf music beginning with instrumental ‘surf sounds’ such as Dick Dale, the Chantays and the Surfaris. While instrumental surf music was largely a Southern California phenomenon, subsequent vocal surf music became a national sensation, exemplified by the Beach Boys and Jan & Dean. Both styles of music made lasting musical and cultural contributions. We will engage in a discussion of what surf music is, the essential instruments and equipment, and the practitioners. Study will conclude with a look at the instrumental surf music revival sparked by modern cinema, most notably in the film Pulp Fiction.
