University of Arkansas-Monticello Division of Music Fall MUS 1113 Music Appreciation Online Syllabus

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1 University of Arkansas-Monticello Division of Music Fall 2014 MUS 1113 Music Appreciation Online Syllabus Instructor: Office Hours: Claude Askew Via Music Appreciation- 3 credit hours A study of the basic elements and history of Western and World music. Course Admission This course fulfills specified general education requirements. Pre-requisites None Required Text Music: An Appreciation, Seventh Brief Ed., 2010, by Rodger Kamien, McGraw Hill, New York. ISBN: Click on online bookstore for textbook information: TECHNICAL SUPPORT INFORMATION: Issues with Blackboard: Contact Office of Academic Computing; phone Open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Help Desk at blackboard@uamont.edu or phone The computer section in the Library is open during regular Library hours. Click here to see when the Taylor Library is open:? Issues with Contact the Office of Information Technology; phone ; open Monday- Friday, 8 a.m. 4:30 p.m. The Student Handbook for Distance Education is available at the following link: MINIMUM TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS: For minimum technology requirements, visit: Example: Access to a working computer with Internet capability.

2 Operating System: Windows 2000, XP, Vista or Macintosh OS X Hardware: 256 MB of RAM, 1GB free hard disk space Microsoft Office 2010 recommended Connection to the Internet: (broadband connection, such as RoadRunner, Satellite Internet or DSL, is preferred). Broadband connections are recommended for assessments. FEEDBACK SCHEDULE Most often, a student can expect a response to within 24 hours Monday through Friday. No s will be answered after 5 p.m. on Friday until the following Monday. METHOD OF DELIVERING ASSIGNMENTS Please submit work in PDF, RTF, or DOC format, sent to Blackboard. Use Times New Roman, 12 point font with 1 side margins. All submissions should be titled with your last and first name and course title (e.g., Smith, Joe MUS 1113). Be sure to have anti-virus software installed on your computer and update it regularly. Attendance Since this is an online class, I will use check-ins, participation in discussion forums and completed assignments to track attendance. So MAKE SURE you participate in ALL discussion forums, and I will look for QUALITY participation. Saying a few words just to appear in the discussion will not cut it. All submissions should be titled with your last and first name and course title (e.g., Smith, Joe MUS 1113). Be sure to have anti-virus software installed on your computer and update it regularly. EMERGENCY OR INTERRUPTION IN COMPUTER SERVICE POLICY Prepare for unexpected problems and emergencies. Understand that problems and glitches do occur in online learning as they do in any learning environment. Have a backup plan such as using the computers at a local library for submitting assignments in case your computer crashes or your service is interrupted. If you choose to take a test at the last minute and there is a problem there will be no make-up. I check to verify that you have submitted a test and it allows me to see the time and date you have submitted your test. Check your every day or so, this is the official way for all university correspondence. I send you s through WeevilNet and also Blackboard. Discussion: An example of a discussion question for this class is as follows: Compare and contrast the treatment of rhythm in the Baroque and Classical periods. Clear and concise answers are expected. Assessments: The course grades will come from regular assignments, periodical exams, the final exam, and any bonus points that the instructor sees fit to give. Exam dates will be announced/posted well in advance of the exam. You may also be responsible for a written critique of a live or recorded music related performance of your choice. Grading Scale: A

3 80-89 B C D Students with Disabilities It is the policy of the University of Arkansas at Monticello to accommodate individuals with disabilities pursuant to federal law and the University s commitment to equal educational opportunities. It is the responsibility of the student to inform the instructor of any approved accommodations at the beginning of the course. Any student with questions regarding accommodations should contact the Office of Special Student Services located in Harris Hall Room 120; phone ; TDD ; fax STUDENT CONDUCT STATEMENT Students at the University of Arkansas at Monticello are expected to conduct themselves appropriately, keeping in mind that they are subject to the laws of the community and standards of society. The student must not conduct him/herself in a manner that disrupts the academic community or breaches the freedom of other students to progress academically. ACADEMIC DISHONESTY 1. Cheating: Students shall not give, receive, offer, or solicit information on examinations, quizzes, etc. This includes but is not limited to the following classes of dishonesty: a. Copying from another student s paper; b. Use during the examination of prepared materials, notes, or texts other than those specifically permitted by the instructor; c. Collaboration with another student during the examination; d. Buying, selling, stealing, soliciting, or transmitting an examination or any material purported to be the unreleased contents of coming examinations or the use of any such material; e. Substituting for another person during an examination or allowing such substitutions for oneself. 2. Collusion: Collusion is defined as obtaining from another party, without specific approval in advance by the instructor, assistance in the production of work offered for credit to the extent that the work reflects the ideas of the party consulted rather than those of the person whose name in on the work submitted. 3. Duplicity: Duplicity is defined as offering for credit identical or substantially unchanged work in two or more courses, without specific advanced approval of the instructors involved. 4. Plagiarism: Plagiarism is defined as adopting and reproducing as one s own, to appropriate to one s use, and to incorporate in one s own work without acknowledgement the ideas or passages from the writings or works of others.

4 For any instance of academic dishonesty that is discovered by the instructor, whether the dishonesty is found to be cheating, collusion, duplicity, or plagiarism, the result for the student(s) involved will be subject to being dropped from the class. Important Dates Jan 10: Last day to register or add classes. Mar 19: Last day to drop with W in regular classes. Course Outline I. Elements A. Sound: Pitch, Dynamics, and Tone Color B. Performing Media: Voices and Instruments C. Rhythm D. Music Notation E. Melody F. Harmony G. Key H. Musical Texture I. Musical Form II. III. IV. J. Musical Style The Middle Ages and Renaissance A. Music in the Middle Ages B. Music in the Renaissance The Baroque Period A. Baroque Music B. Music in Baroque Society C. The Concerto Grosso and Ritornello Form D. The Fugue E. The Elements of Opera F. Opera in the Baroque Era G. Claudio Monteverdi H. Henry Purcell I. The Baroque Sonata J. Antonio Vivaldi K. Johann Sebastian Bach L. The Baroque Suite M. The Chorale and Church Cantata N. The Oratorio O. George Frideric Handel The Classical Period A. The Classical Style B. Composer, Patron, and Public in the Classical Period C. Sonata Form D. Theme and Variations E. Minuet and Trio F. Rondo

5 G. The Classical Symphony H. The Classical Concerto I. Classical Chamber Music J. Joseph Haydn K. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart L. Ludwig van Beethoven V. The Romantic Period A. Romanticism in Music B. Romantic Composers and Their Public C. The Art Song D. Franz Schubert E. Robert Schumann F. Clara Wieck Schumann G. Frederic Chopin H. Franz Liszt I. Felix Mendelssohn J. Program Music K. Hector Berlioz L. Nationalism in Nineteenth-Century Music M. Antonio Dvorak N. Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky O. Johannes Brahms P. Giuseppe Verdi Q. Giacomo Puccini R. Richard Wagner VI. The Twentieth Century and Beyond A. Musical Styles B. Music and Musicians in Society C. Impressionism and Symbolism D. Claude Debussy E. Neoclassicism F. Igor Stravinsky G. Expressionism H. Arnold Schoenberg I. Alban Berg J. Anton Webern K. Bela Bartok L. Charles Ives M. George Gershwin N. William Grant Still O. Aaron Copeland P. Musical Styles Since 1945 Q. Music Since 1945: Five Representative Pieces R. Jazz S. Music for Stage and Screen T. Rock

6 VII. Nonwestern Music A. Music in Nonwestern Cultures B. Music in Sub-Saharan Africa C. Classical Music in India

COURSE SYLLABUS MUSIC APPRECIATION MUS 1113 FALL 2014

I. PRELIMINARY INFORMATION: A. Department: Music COURSE SYLLABUS MUSIC APPRECIATION MUS 1113 FALL 2014 B. Title: Music Appreciation - Mus 1113 (ACTS - Equivalent #MUS 1003) Note: This course fulfills specific