Queens College, Aaron Copland School of Music Rudiments of Music 1, fall 2010 Music 060, Section BM2WA or 1M2WA Room 363

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1 Queens College, Aaron Copland School of Music Rudiments of Music 1, fall 2010 Music 060, Section BM2WA or 1M2WA Room 363 Monday and Wednesday 11:15-12:05 pm or 1:40-2:30 pm Office hours: Monday and Wednesday, 10:40-11:15 am Office: Instructor: Alice Jones Course description This course is designed for non-music majors with little or no musical experience or students with some prior training in an instrument or voice but little or no prior training in music theory. The goal of this course is to teach the fundamentals of music and music notation, including recognizing and notating pitches in treble and bass clefs, the basics of rhythmic notation (durations, rests, simple and compound meters), accidentals, hearing and notating simple intervals, major and minor scales and key signatures, standard articulation and dynamic markings, chords in root position and inversions, and an introduction to the basic layout of the piano keyboard. Additional topics include rudimentary harmonic and formal analysis, composition, and melody harmonization. Required materials Joseph N. Straus Elements of Music, 2 nd ed. Pearson Prentice Hall, This text is available at the campus bookstore. Optional: Headphones with a ¼ jack (or jack adapter) Class communication and Blackboard Communication about assignments, tests, and other class business will often take place via . Make sure that you provide me with an accurate address on the first day of class. It is your responsibility to inform me if your contact information should change. Some course materials (i.e. listening assignments) will also be available on Blackboard. Make sure you register for this course on the Blackboard website. Attendance policy Prompt attendance at all class meetings is mandatory. Each student is allowed up 2 excused absences without penalty. Every absence thereafter will result in a loss of 5 points from the student s final grade. Excused absences include: (1) Illness with a dated slip from the Queens College health clinic or a doctor (2) Official Queens College business (3) A death or serious illness in the family. Bring documentation regarding the absence on the day you return to class. If you expect to miss class, please let me know in advance.

2 Arriving late to class is unacceptable. Two late arrivals (more than 10 minutes after the start of class) count as an absence. Sleeping, use of cell phones, or using computers for tasks other than taking notes are not allowed during class. Grading Students are responsible for all material covered in class and assigned for homework. The grading breakdown is as follows: 25% Attendance and class participation 45% Homework (20 assignments) 30% Exams (4) Grading scale A+ = B = C- = A = B- = D+ = A- = C+ = D = B+ = C = F = below 60 Homework assignments Homework is due at the beginning of class. I will not accept late work under any circumstances. Failure to attend class does not excuse late assignments. If you know you must miss class, discuss assignment due dates with me before the date you plan to miss. Students are encouraged to discuss class topics with each other. However, sharing answers on problem sets is not allowed. Cheating and plagiarism are serious offenses and will be treated as such. Of the 22 homework assignments, I will drop the two lowest scores. Homework assignments will also include practicing keyboard skills and aural skills as well as listening to music. All listening assignments are available on Blackboard, and scores are located in the back of the textbook. In-class participation and performance (keyboard and singing) are required. Exams There will be 3 midterm exams and a final exam. The exams are not cumulative, although it is necessary to master previous material for each subsequent test. Exams will consist of listening identification, performance (keyboard and singing), and written exercises. Midterm exam dates Exam # 1 (Lessons 1-6) September 27 Exam #2 (Lessons 7-15) October 20 Exam #3 (Lessons 16-24) November 15 Final exams are scheduled for the week of December I will let you know the specific date and time for the final exam when it becomes available.

3 Academic honesty policy From the Queens College academic bulletin (page 55): Academic dishonesty is one of the most serious offenses within the academic community. Acts of academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to, plagiarism and/or cheating on exams and papers, sabotage of research materials, the purchase or sale of academic papers, and the falsification of records. Any student who engages in an activity that is academically dishonest is subject to disciplinary charges, as is any student who knowingly aids another who engages in them. The City University Policy on Academic Dishonesty was adopted by CUNY s Board of Trustees in June 2004; it includes definitions and examples of academic dishonesty, methods for promoting academic integrity, and procedures for the imposition of sanctions for various violations of this policy, including failing grades, suspension, and expulsion. Plagiarism is the act of presenting another person s ideas, research, or writings as your own. Internet Plagiarism includes submitting downloaded term papers or parts of term papers, paraphrasing or copying information from the Internet without citing the source, and cutting & pasting from various sources without proper attribution. Changes may be made at any point to any component of this syllabus at my discretion. Course calendar Date 1 Monday August 30 2 Wednesday September 1 Monday September 6 3 Wednesday September 8 Class topic and Homework due Lesson 1: The Staff Lesson 2: The Keyboard Read: Lesson 1 Write HW #1: Lesson 1 (pp. 3-4) Labor Day no class Lesson 6: Quarter, half, and whole notes in 4/4 meter Read: Lesson 6 Write HW #2: Lesson 2 (pp. 9-10) Johann Sebastian Bach St. Matthew s Passion (2 chorales) Joseph Haydn String Quartet Op. 33 No. 2, mvt 1 4 Monday Lesson 3: Treble clef

4 September 13 Read: Lesson 3 5 Wednesday September 15 6 Monday September 20 7 Wednesday September 22 8 Monday September 27 9 Wednesday September Monday October 4 11 Wednesday October 6 Monday Lesson 4: Bass clef Read: Lesson 4 Write HW #3: Lessons 3 and 6 Lesson 5: Great staff Read: Lesson 5 Write HW#4: Lesson 4 Perform: p. 14 #5 and p. 22 #5 Midterm exam #1 Write HW #5: Lesson 5 Lesson 7: Eighth notes and sixteenth notes Read: Lesson 7 Franz Schubert - Heidenröslein Lesson 14: C Major Read: Lesson 14 Write HW #6: Lesson 7 Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major from The Well-Tempered Clavier, book 1 Lesson 8: Dots and Ties & Lesson 9: Rests Read: Lessons 8 and 9 Write HW #7: Lesson 14 (omit # 14-3) Perform: C Major scale, one octave, both hands Battle Hymn of the Republic Franz Schubert Der Tod und das Mädchen Joseph Haydn String Quartet Op. 33 No. 2 The Joke, mvt 4 Lesson 10: Duple meter & Lesson 11: triple meter Read: Lessons 10 and 11 Write HW #8: Lessons 8 and 9 Perform: p. 76 #3 duets (both parts) John Philip Sousa Stars and Stripes Forever Franz Schubert Heidenröslein Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Dove sono Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, mvt 3 Frédéric Chopin Prelude No. 7 in A Major, Op. 28 Columbus Day no class

5 October Wednesday October Monday October Wednesday October Monday October Wednesday October Monday November 1 Wednesday November 3 18 Monday November 8 19 Wednesday November 10 Lesson 12: Compound meter & Lesson 15 Other major keys Read: Lessons 12 and 15 Write HW #9: Lessons 10 and 11 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sonata in A Major, K. 331 Johann Sebastian Bach Fugue No. 15 in G Major Lesson 13: Syncopation Read: Lesson 13 Write HW #10: Lessons 12 and 15 Perform: p. 121 #10a, left hand and right hand Scott Joplin The Entertainer Duke Ellington It Don t Mean a Thing W.C. Handy St. Louis Blues Midterm exam #2 Write: Lesson 13 and Lesson 14 (#14-3) Lesson 16: Major key signatures Read HW #11: Lesson 16 Frédéric Chopin Prelude No. 7 in A Major, Op. 28 Lesson 17: a minor Read: Lesson 17 Write HW #12: Lesson 16 Frédéric Chopin Prelude No. 20 in c minor, Op. 28 Lessons 18-20: minor scales Read: Lessons Write HW #13: Lesson 17 Perform: p. 169 #10a Johann Sebastian Bach Fugue No. 16 in g minor Frédéric Chopin Prelude No. 20 in c minor, Op. 28 No class Lesson 21 Interval size & Lesson 22 Seconds and thirds Read: Lesson 21 and 22 Write HW #14: Lesson Lesson 23 Sixths and sevenths Read: Lesson 23

6 Write HW #15: Lessons 21 and Monday November Wednesday November Monday November Wednesday November Monday November Wednesday December 1 26 Monday December 6 27 Wednesday December 8 28 Monday December 13 December Lesson 24: Fourths, fifths, and octaves Read: Lesson 24 Write HW #16: Lesson 23 Arlen Somewhere Over the Rainbow Midterm exam #3 Write: Lesson 24 Lessons 25 and 26: Intervals in major and minor keys Read: Lessons 25 and 26 Lesson 27: Triads Read: Lesson 27 Write HW #18: Lessons 25, 26 Lesson 28: Triads in inversion Read: Lesson 28 Write HW #19: Lesson 27 Lessons 29 and 30: Triads in major and minor keys Read: Lessons 29 and 30 Write HW #20: Lesson 28 Lesson 31: Seventh chords Read: Lesson 31 Write HW #21: Lessons 29 and 30 Lesson 32: Tonic and dominant Read: Lesson 32 Write: Lesson 31 Listen HW #22: Johann Sebastian Bach St. Matthew s Passion (2 chorales) Review Write: Lesson 32 Final exams