Music Appreciation (MUSI 1306)

Instructor: Michael Walsh

1. MUSI 1306 Music Appreciation: A foundation course in understanding and enjoyment of music through the use of recorded music and song literature. Elements of music and analysis of music form and how they relate to compositional technique are explored. As listed in the 2009-2011 HCC Catalog. 2. MUSI 1306 Music Appreciation: Understanding music through the study of cultural periods, major composers, and music elements. Illustrated with audio recordings and live performances. As defined in the Academic Course Guide Manual (AGCM) produced by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, 2009 (THECB)

Course Syllabus: Music Appreciation

HCC Academic Discipline: Music

Course Title: Music Appreciation

Course Rubric: MUSI 1306-0087

Course CRN: 70154

Semester Term: Spring 2011

Campus and Room Location with Days and Times: Stafford-Greenbriar Annex, room 114G; Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:30-11:00 A.M.

Course Semester Credit Hours (SCH): 3 credits

Course contact hours per semester: 48

Course length: Regular Term, 16 weeks

Type of Instruction: 3 lecture

Instructor: Michael Walsh, Adjunct Professor of Music

Contact Information:

Phone: 713-718-6360, Fine Arts Department Secretary

Email: [email protected]

Learning web address: http://learning.hccs.edu/faculty/michael.walsh1

Instructor Scheduled Office Hours: Please email me at the above address or see me in person after class to schedule a meeting time.

Course Description

1. MUSI 1306 Music Appreciation: A foundation course in understanding and enjoyment of music through the use of recorded music and song literature. Elements of music and analysis of music form and how they relate to compositional technique are explored. As listed in the 2009-2011 HCC Catalog.

2. MUSI 1306 Music Appreciation: Understanding music through the study of cultural periods, major composers, and music elements. Illustrated with audio recordings and live performances. As defined in the Academic Course Guide Manual (AGCM) produced by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, 2009 (THECB)

Course Prerequisites:

Must be placed in GUST 0342 (or higher) in reading and be placed in MATH 0308 (or higher) and be placed in ENGL 0310/0349 (or higher) in writing.

Course Goal: To enrich the student through exposure to the processes and repertoire of many different kinds of music; to aid the student in developing an awareness of, and sensitivity to, music in a variety of forms, representing a variety of cultures and eras; to foster, without influencing, student appreciation of music, based on an expanded and heightened awareness of music in society, past and present.

Course Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Upon listening to a piece of music, be able to identify the historical period from which it comes.

2. Be able to identify the sound of the major instruments in the orchestra.

3. Know the four instrumental groupings of the orchestra.

4. Recognize the sound of the piano, harpsichord, and organ.

5. Know the approximate dates of the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th Century periods in music.

6. Be able to identify appropriate Italian music terms.

Course Student Learning Objectives: As we study music as an art form throughout history, it is my desire that each student begins to appreciate and understand how music enhances, shapes, and informs mankind’s experience as a sentient being. The text and accompanying compact discs will be our guide as we study a variety of musical forms from antiquity to present day.

Core Curriculum:

This course fulfills the following core intellectual competencies: reading, writing, speaking, listening, critical thinking and computer literacy. A variety of academic experiences are used to develop these competencies.

This course fulfills the core competencies:

Reading: Reading at the college level means having the ability to understand, analyze and interpret a variety of printed materials: books, articles, and documents.

Writing: Writing at the college level means having the ability to produce clear, correct, and coherent prose adapted to a specific purpose, occasion, and audience. In addition to knowing how to use correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation, students should also become adept with the writing process, including how to determine a topic, how to organize and develop it, and how to phrase it effectively for their audience. These abilities are acquired through practice and reflection.

Speaking: Effective speaking is the ability to communicate orally in clear, coherent, and persuasive language appropriate to purpose, occasion, and audience.

Listening: Listening at the college level means having the ability to understand, analyze, and interpret various forms of spoken communication

Critical Thinking: Critical thinking embraces methods for applying both qualitative and quantitative skills analytically and creatively to subject matter in order to evaluate arguments and to construct alternative strategies. Problem solving is one of the applications of critical thinking used to address an identified task.

Computer Literacy: Computer literacy at the college level means having the ability to use computer-based technology in communicating, solving problems, and acquiring information. Core-educated students should have an understanding of the limits, problems, and possibilities associated with the use of technology and should have the tools necessary to evaluate and learn new technologies as they become available.

HCC Calendar:

Per specific Semester; Spring 2011

Classes Begin

January 19

Last day for drop/add

January 31

Holidays and Breaks

President’s Day, February 21; Spring Break, March 14-20; Easter Break, April 22-24

Last day to file for graduation

February 15

Last day to drop classes with a grade of W

April 14 by 4:30 P.M.

Instruction ends

May 4

Final examination

May 9

Date

Lectures / Topics / Assignments / Exams

01/19

Class introduction; review of syllabus, calendar, curriculum

01/24

Pages 1-10: Pitch, dynamics, tone color

01/26

Pages 11-40: Performing media, rhythm, and music notation

01/31

Pages 41-62: Melody, Harmony, Key, Texture, and Form

02/02

Pages 62-69: Performance and Style. REVIEW

02/07

EXAM I

02/09

Pages 71-80: Middle Ages and Gregorian Chant

02/14

Pages 80-91: Secular music, polyphony and Machaut

02/16

Pages 92-104: The Renaissance

02/23

Pages 104-115: Secular music in Renaissance and Venetian School. REVIEW

02/28

EXAM II

03/02

Pages 116-135: The Baroque Period

03/07

Pages 135-181: Elements of Opera and Vocal Music, Chorale, Fugue

03/09

Pages 182-212: The Classical Period and Haydn

03/21

Pages 212-233: Mozart

03/23

Pages 234-249: Beethoven. REVIEW

03/28

EXAM III

03/30

Pages 250-291: The Romantic Period

04/04

Pages 292-333: Berlioz, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, and Verdi

04/06

Pages 333-355: Puccini, Mahler, and Wagner

04/11

Pages 356-382: The Twentieth Century and Beyond

04/13

Pages 382-408:Neoclassicism, Expressionism, and Atonality. REVIEW

04/18

EXAM IV

04/20

Pages 408-436: American Music

04/25

Pages 437-461: Musical style since 1945

04/27

Pages 462-491: Jazz

05/02

Pages 492-523: Music for Stage/Screen; Rock. REVIEW. Concert report due

05/04

Pages 524-547: Nonwestern Music. REVIEW

05/09

FINAL EXAMINATION

 

Please remember that this syllabus is subject to change.

All changes will be documented by the instructor.

Instructional Methods:

Methods of instruction may include: lectures, readings (from textbooks, peer-reviewed articles, books, original source seminal texts), slide presentations, video/film presentations, recordings, live performances, demonstrations, and in-class critiques.

 

 

Student Assignments: Students are required to attend a live concert performance approved by the instructor, and type a 1-2 page report about the concert including elements discussed during the class. Critique the performance, addressing issues of technique, repertoire, musicality, and entertainment value. This report, along with the program of the concert is to be turned in by Monday, May 2, 2011.

Assignments/Activities may include: attendance of recitals and/or concerts, written critical responses,  projects, quizzes, exams, various assigned readings from textbooks, peer-reviewed articles, books, original source seminal texts; discussions based on various topics related to the major areas of study in Music, debates; writing papers including essays, analyses, reviews, research, comparing and contrasting music theories and perspectives; presentations.

 

Student Assessments: Class participation, attentiveness, responsiveness, and inquisitiveness on the part of the student will be evaluated subjectively by the instructor throughout the semester. Evidence of basic preparation for each session will be noted. These factors will be considered and assessed, and an appropriate score for this category will be determined.

Methods of assessment/evaluation may include: Tests and quizzes which may include: listening identification, definitions, matching, multiple choice, true/false, short answer, brief essay, lists; writing assignments,  in-class discussions and/or critiques; written papers including critiques, essays, analyses, reviews, research; presentations; group and/or individual projects; other methods as may be determined by individual instructors.

Instructional Materials:

Roger Kamien: Music: An Appreciation, 10th edition, 2011, McGraw-Hill Publishing, ISBN: 978-0-07-802508-2. Please note: CD’s of musical excerpts used in this course are to be regarded as optional but are strongly encouraged. The student choosing not to purchase CD’s is still responsible for all listening assignments related to class preparation and testing. Students may borrow CD’s from Professor Walsh for on-site study on a case-by-case basis

HCC Policy Statement: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)

Any student with a documented disability (e.g. physical, learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) who needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must contact the Disability Services Office at the respective college at the beginning of each semester. Faculty is authorized to provide only the accommodations requested by the Disability Support Services Office.

If you have any questions, please contact the Disability Counselor at your college or the District Disability Office at 713-718-5165 or the Southwest College Counselor: Dr. Becky Hauri at 713-718-7909.

To visit the ADA Web site, log on to www.hccs.edu,

Click Future Students

Scroll down the page and click on the words Disability Information. http://www.hccs.edu/hccs/future-students/disability-services

HCC Policy Statement: Academic Honesty

You are expected to be familiar with the College's Policy on Academic Honesty, found in the catalog and student handbook. Students are responsible for conducting themselves with honor and integrity in fulfilling course requirements. Penalties and/or disciplinary proceedings may be initiated by College System officials against a student accused of scholastic dishonesty.

“Scholastic dishonesty” includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion.

Cheating on a test includes:

  • Copying from another student’s test paper;
  • Using materials during a test that are not authorized by the person giving the test;
  • Collaborating with another student during a test without authority;
  • Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, transporting, or soliciting in whole or part the contents of a test that has not bee administered;
  • Bribing another person to obtain a test that is to be administered.

Plagiarism means the appropriation of another’s work and the unacknowledged incorporation of that work in one’s own written work offered for credit.

Collusion means the unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing written work offered for credit.

Violations: Possible punishments for academic dishonesty may include a grade of “0” or “F” on the particular assignment, failure in the course, and/or recommendation for probation or dismissal from the College System. A recommendation for suspension or expulsion will be referred to the College Dean of Student Development for disciplinary disposition.

Students who wish to appeal a grade penalty should notify the instructional supervisor within 30 working days of the incident. A standing committee appointed by the College Dean of Instruction (Academic or Workforce) will convene to sustain, reduce, or reverse the grade penalty. The committee will be composed of two students, two faculty members, and one instructional administrator. A majority vote will decide the grade appeal and is final.

Official HCC Attendance Policy:

Students are expected to attend classes regularly. Students are responsible for material covered during their absences, and it is the student’s responsibility to consult with instructors for makeup assignments. Class attendance is checked daily by the instructor.

Although it is the responsibility of the student to drop a course for non-attendance, the instructor has the authority to drop a student for excessive absences.

A student may be dropped from a course for absenteeism after the student has accumulated absences in excess of 12.5 percent of the hours of instruction (including lecture and laboratory time).

For example:

For a three credit-hour lecture class meeting three hours per week (48 hours of instruction), a student may be dropped after six hours of absences.

Administrative drops are at the discretion of the instructor. If you are doing poorly in the class, but you have not contacted your professor to ask for help, and you have not withdrawn by the official withdrawal date, it will result in you receiving a grade of “F” in the course

NOTE: LAST DAY FOR STUDENT/ADMINISTRATIVE DROP THIS SEMESTER:

Thursday, April 14, 2011 by 4:30 P.M.

Course Withdrawals-First Time Freshmen Students-Fall 2007 and Later:

Effective 2007, section 51.907 of the Texas Education Code applies to first-time in college freshman students who enroll in a Texas public institution of higher education in the fall semester of 2007 or thereafter. High school students currently enrolled in HCC Dual Credit and Early College are waived from this requirement until they graduate from high school.

Based on this law, HCC or any other Texas Public institution of higher education may not permit students to drop after the official day of record more than six college level credit courses for unacceptable reasons during their entire undergraduate career.

Course Withdrawals:

Be sure you understand HCC policies about dropping a course. It is the student’s responsibility to withdraw officially from a course and prevent an “F” from appearing on the transcript. If you feel that you cannot complete this course, you will need to withdraw from the course prior to the final date of withdrawal. Before, you withdraw from your course; please take the time to meet with the instructor to discuss why you feel it is necessary to do so. The instructor may be able to provide you with suggestions that would enable you to complete the course. Your success is very important

If you plan on withdrawing from your class, you MUST contact a HCC counselor or your professor prior to withdrawing (dropping) the class for approval and this must be done PRIOR to the withdrawal deadline to receive a “W” on your transcript. **Final withdrawal deadlines vary each semester and/or depending on class length, please visit the online registration calendars, HCC schedule of classes and catalog, any HCC Registration Office, or any HCC counselor to determine class withdrawal deadlines. Remember to allow a 24-hour response time when communicating via email and/or telephone with a professor and/or counselor. Do not submit a request to discuss withdrawal options less than a day before the deadline. If you do not withdraw before the deadline, you will receive the grade that you are making in the class as your final grade

Early Alert Program:

To help students avoid having to drop/withdraw from any class, HCC has instituted an Early Alert process by which your professor may “alert” you and HCC counselors that you might fail a class because of excessive absences and/or poor academic performance. It is your responsibility to visit with your professor or a counselor to learn about what, if any, HCC interventions might be available to assist you – online tutoring, child care, financial aid, job placement, etc. – to stay in class and improve your academic performance.

Repeat Course Fee:

The State of Texas encourages students to complete college without having to repeat failed classes. To increase student success, students who repeat the same course more than twice, are required to pay extra tuition. The purpose of this extra tuition fee is to encourage students to pass their courses and to graduate. Effective fall 2006, HCC will charge a higher tuition rate to students registering the third or subsequent time for a course. If you are considering course withdrawal because you are not earning passing grades, confer with your instructor/counselor as early as possible about your study habits, reading and writing homework, test taking skills, attendance, course participation, and opportunities for tutoring or other assistance that might be available.

Individual Instructor’s Requirements Statement

As your Instructor, it is my responsibility to:

· Provide the grading scale and detailed grading formula explaining how student grades are to be derived

· Facilitate an effective learning environment through class studio activities, discussions, and critiques

· Provide a clear description of any special projects or assignments

· Inform students of policies such as attendance, withdrawal, tardiness and make up

· Provide the course outline and class calendar which will include a description of any special projects or assignments

· Arrange to meet with individual students before and after class as required

To be successful in this class, it is the student’s responsibility to:

· Attend class and participate in class discussions and activities

· Read and comprehend the textbook

· Complete the required assignments and exams

· Ask for help when there is a question or problem

· Keep copies of all paperwork, including this syllabus, handouts and all assignments

HCC Grading Information:

Grading percentile: the official HCC grading rubric is as follows:

90–100 percent

A

Exceptionally fine work; superior in presentation, visual observation, comprehension and participation

80–89 percent

B

Above average work; superior in one or two areas

70–79 percent

C

Average work; good, unexceptional participation

60–69 percent

D

Below average work; noticeably weak with minimal participation

Below 60 percent

F

Clearly deficient in presentation, style and content with a lack of participation

The grade of "I" (Incomplete) is conditional. It will only be assigned if at least 80% of the course work is complete .Students receiving an "I," must make an arrangement with the instructor in writing to complete the course work within six months. After the deadline, the "I" becomes an "F." All "I" designations must be changed to grades prior to graduation. Changed grades will appear on student record as "I"/Grade (example: "I/A").

The grade of "W" (Withdrawal) appears on grade reports when students withdraw from a class by the drop deadline. Instructors have the option of dropping students up to the deadline. After the deadline, instructors do not have that option — not even when entering final grades.

Instructor Grading Criteria:

Homework, assignments and projects will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

· Adherence to all specific assignment guidelines/content requirements.

· Adherence to deadlines.

· Level of technical difficulty attempted and achieved. More sophisticated work may receive higher scores.

· Creativity and Originality: Solving the assignments in an imaginative and unique way may lead to a higher score.

· Honesty: Submit your own work.

Instructor’s Final Grading Legend:

There will be a total of five exams given: four major exams and the final cumulative exam. The lowest grade of all the exams will be dropped, and the remaining four exam grades will be averaged. If the first four exam grades of a student average above a 95%, the final exam may be exempt by the student. The final grade will consist of the following:

· Writing Assignment (Concert Program report): 10%

· Student preparation and participation: 10%

· Average of remaining four exam grades: 80%

· Total: 100%

Cell phones and other digital devices must be turned off and stored out of sight during class. Please treat others in the class as you would like to be treated in return (the Golden Rule). It is imperative that you be respectful of those around you. Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part. Do not hesitate to ask questions- it is how we learn. What you will learn in this class is in direct relation to how much you apply yourself. There is a lot of material to cover this semester, so preparation will be crucial. Make sure you have read the proper selections for each week. Procrastination will get you nowhere. Preparation will give you peace of mind. Plan ahead and don’t procrastinate doing your homework. The final grade you receive is the grade you earn, not the grade you think you deserve. Students who have excellent attendance, have turned in their concert report paper, and have a 95% average or higher on the first four exams will be exempt from the final examination.


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