COURSES:
I am a regular and longtime lecturer at the University of Toronto's Innis College, York University's Living and Learning in Retirement, and Toronto Metropolitan University's LIFE Institute, as well as Later Life Learning in Etobicoke. At the moment, I lecture in-person only in the Toronto area.
I offer the following courses, which can be tailored to a length between six and ten lectures.
The Hit Songs of the 1950s
The Hit Songs of the 1960s
The Hit Songs of the 1970s
The Beatles and their World
Leonard Cohen: Words and Music
Joni Mitchell: Words and Music
Bob Dylan: Words and Music
Neil Young: Words and Music
Satisfaction: The Rolling Stones Story
The Classic Albums (Volumes One and Two)
The Story of the Blues
Cylinders to Spotify: The Story of the Music Business
The Folk Music Boom of the 1950s and 60s
One Hit Wonders
The Singer-Songwriters
The Toronto Sound and Yorkville
Three times a year, I offer my courses as six-week series at Church of the Redeemer in Toronto. You can attend in person, watch live on Zoom, or watch later on streaming video, or a combination of all three. See my events page or sign up for my newsletter or follow me on Eventbrite to learn about my next course.
SINGLE LECTURES:
Fees vary depending on the location. For a quote please email me at mikedaley@gmail.com with your proposed date and location. Available topics below:
Lectures with live musical performance:
A one-hour talk with live music performed on guitar and vocal, plus images:
Leonard Cohen
Bob Dylan
Paul Simon
Gordon Lightfoot
Van Morrison
James Taylor
Neil Young
David Bowie
Songs and Stories of Yorkville in the 1960s
Lectures with audio-visual content:
For a one-hour talk with video, images and recorded music, I offer these topics.
The Birth of the Beatles
Beatlemania!
The Motown Story
Elvis Presley: The King
The Bob Dylan Story
ABBA
The Band
Lady Soul: Aretha Franklin
Burt Bacharach
The Bee Gees
Billy Joel
The Doors
The Story of the Blues
Joni Mitchell
The Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young Story
Tina Turner
Barbra Streisand
Judy Garland
The Monkees
Stevie Wonder
The Guess Who
Elton John
Louis Armstrong
Carole King
The Yorkville Sound of the 1960s
New Orleans: The Genesis of Jazz
Custom topics may be available upon request. Email me at mikedaley@gmail.com for details.