MUSIC 180 AN INTRODUCTION TO MUSICAL EXPERIENCES SPRING 2011 SYLLABUS Dr. Petters: 119 Price Music Center 515-8275 email: robert_petters@ncsu.edu REQUIRED COURSE PACK: Introduction to Musical Experiences GOAL USING CREATIVE AND CRITICAL THINKING, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO COMPOSE, PERFORM, AND LISTEN TO MUSIC PERCEPTIVELY AND EXPRESSIVELY. OBJECTIVE Students will learn to move from learning facts to making critically reasoned judgments grounded in the academic content of the class. OUTCOME #1: At the end of this course, students will be able to understand, identify, analyze, make perceptions about, describe, and/or compare pieces of music in a variety of structures and styles by exploring the following: 1. Music as virtual motion in and out of expressive homeostasis. 2. Functional and aesthetic music, and emotional intelligence. 3. Composer, performer, listener (including types of listening). 4. Elements of music (sound sources, amplitude, duration organization, pitch organization). 5. Musical ideas and structural-expressive forms. 6. Examples of Western societal and art music literature. 7. A rehearsal and concert led by a conductor and a concert of their choice. ASSESSMENT: Students will demonstrate their achievement of this outcome during class discussions (ungraded), by submitting written responses both from in-class listening and out-of-class assignments and reports, and through their answers on examinations. OUTCOME #2: At the end of this course, students will compose a piece of music in abstract meaning in ternary form in and out of homeostasis that will last at least one minute in performance using traditional and/or neoteric sounds and traditional and/or neoteric notation so others could perform the piece without hearing a taped performance. ASSESSMENT: Students will demonstrate their achievement of this outcome by completing composition assignments and by composing a composition that reveal an increased creative awareness and ability to think critically about their work, using parameters and instructions found in the course pack. OUTCOME #3: At the end of this course, students will perform changes in amplitude levels, duration and pitch organization patterns and exercises in class using various sound sources by rote and by reading printed notation. ASSESSMENT: Students will demonstrate their achievement of this outcome by rehearsing patterns and exercises in class until, as a group, approximately 90% of the class can perform the pattern or exercise correctly. 1
2 GRADING SYSTEM Points Each Total Possible Points 1. COMPOSITION: Composition Assignment #1 40 Composition Assignment #2 40 Composition Assignment #3 40 Composition Assignment #4 40 Original Composition 150 310 2. EXAMS: Performing Mediums and Amplitude Organization Identification 48 Duration Organization Identification 50 Pitch Organization Identification 50 Forms Identification 52 200 3. LISTENINGS (in class): 10 350 Evaluated for quality of responses, and sometimes, correctness of perceptions. 4. LISTENING ASSIGNMENTS (out of class): 20 80 5. REPORTS A. Report #1: Attend a rehearsal of a music performance group led by a conductor. Fill out the sheet in the syllabus. 20 B. Reports #2 and #3: Attend one conductor-led concert for one report and another concert of a type of music you do not usually hear for the other report. Fill out the sheets in the syllabus for the conductor-led concert and for the other concert. 20@ 60 (C. Extra-credit concert reports 10@ 30) TOTAL POINTS CORRELATION WITH LETTER GRADES: TOTAL 1,000 A+ 967-1000 B+ 867-899 C+ 767-799 D+ 667-699 A 934-966 B 834-866 C 734-766 D 634-666 A- 900-933 B- 800-833 C- 700-733 D- 600-633 F 000-599 CODE L-# = In-Class Listenings RR = Rehearsal Report CA = Composition Assignments CR = Concert Peports CC = Completed Composition ECR = Extra-credit Reports LA = Listening Assignments E = Exams
5 DISTANCE EDUCATION CLASSES INFORMATION CLASSES: The lectures for your class are available online: http://mediasite.online.ncsu.edu/online/catalog/pages/catalog.aspx?catalogid=8ece1d1b -1c23-48e4-b63f-4b1ce3129f79 If you are not able to access this class on-line, contact the Distance Education office DVD s will be provided. EXAMS: 1. If you are unable to come to campus for exams, please email me the name and mailing address of a proctor with a CD player to whom I can send the CD with the exam examples (please send back the CD at the end of the semester). Your assignments and exams can be faxed to (919) 515-4204 or mailed to me: % NCSU Music Department, Campus Box 7311, Raleigh, NC 27695 2. Please note when exams are scheduled (next page). If you cannot come during those times, please email me with days and times good for you. 3. PLEASE BRING YOUR COURSE PACK TO ALL EXAMS. INFORMATION: 1. If you are unable to come to campus to pick up graded work, you can request that your work be mailed to you. Please make sure the university has your correct mailing address, since address labels are printed by the DE Office. 2. Grade points can be obtained by emailing me; I'll copy your points to a return email. The code can be found at the bottom of p. 2 of this syllabus. 3. Work not picked up by one year after the semester is over will be discarded. RECORDING EQUIPMENT: Begin looking for a way to record a performance of your final composition. You may use a cassette (mini or regular) recorder, CD recorder, or software (Windows Media Player; Quicktime; MP3). You will hand in this recorded performance with the notation of your composition and the composition cover sheet. CONTACT INFORMATION: Please email me at robert_petters@ncsu.edu if you have any questions. I'm teaching part-time, so I'm not on campus every day.
6 DISTANCE EDUCATION CLASSES SEMESTER SCHEDULE Friday, 2/4 Deadline for handing in: Syllabus p. 21 signature page In-Class Listenings # 1-8 Composition Assignment #1 Listening Assignment #1 Exam 1 (times and places TBA) Friday, 2/25 Deadline for handing in: In-Class Listenings # 9-16 Composition Assignment #2 Listening Assignment #2 Rehearsal Report Exam 2 (times and places TBA) Monday, 3/28 Deadline for handing in: In-Class Listenings # 17-23 Composition Assignment #3 Listening Assignment #3 Concert Reports (concerts before this date) Exam 3 (times and places TBA) Wednesday, 4/13 Deadline for handing in Composition Assignment #4 Wednesday, 4/20 Deadline for handing in: In-Class Listenings # 24-32 Listening Assignment #4 Concert Reports (concerts heard between 3/28 and 4/19) Exam 4 (times and places TBA) Friday, 5/6 Deadline for turning in: In-Class Listenings # 33-35 Concert Reports (concerts heard Between 4/20 and 12/10) Completed Composition - with cover sheet, recording, and notation in a reclosable envelope unless recording sent by email. Wednesday, 5/11 Final deadline to change/correct grade points.
7 SPRING 2011 REHEARSAL - CONCERT SCHEDULE REHEARSALS - ALL IN PRICE MUSIC CENTER M 5:30-6:30 PM Room 120 Varsity Band M 7:15-10 PM Room 120 Raleigh Civic Symphony MW 3 4:15 PM Room 110 Women s Choir MW 4:30 5:45 PM Room 110 Men s Choir MWF 12:25 2 PM Room 120 Wind Ensemble TH 4:30-6 PM Room 110 State Chorale TH 4:30-6 PM Room 101 Jazz Ensemble 1 TH 6:00 7:30 PM Room 101 Jazz Ensemble 2 W 7:15-10 PM Room 120 Chamber Orchestra CONCERTS BEFORE ATTENDING ANY OF THE FOLLOWING, CHECK THE MUSIC DEPT. WEBSITE FOR CONFIRMATION http://www.ncsu.edu/music/calendar.html You also may search for other concerts at: cvnc.org CONDUCTOR-LED CONCERTS FEBRUARY Wednesday, 2/23 7 PM Stewart Theatre Concert Band Invitational Thursday, 2/24 7 PM Stewart Theatre Jazz Ensembles Sunday, 2/27 4 PM TSC Ballroom Raleigh Civic Chamber Orchestra MARCH Saturday, 3/19 7 PM Holy Trinity Lutheran Church State Chorale APRIL Sunday, 4/10 4 PM Stewart Theatre Raleigh Civic Symphony Sunday, 4/17 4 PM Stewart Theatre Raleigh Civic Chamber Orchestra Tuesday, 4/26 7 PM Stewart Theatre NCSU Choirs Wednesday 4/27 7 PM Stewart theatre Wind Ensemble OTHER CONCERTS FEBRUARY Monday, 2/7 7 PM Thompson StudioTheatre Faculty Recital Wednesday, 2/16 7 PM Titmus Theatre Music for Guitar and Flute MARCH Mon.-Tues. 3/14-15 7 PM Stewart Theatre SE Composers Music Festival Wednesday, 3/16 7 PM Stewart Theatre Faculty Trombone Recital Thursday, 3/17 7 PM Stewart Theatre Faculty Piano Recital Wednesday, 3/23 7 PM Stewart Theatre Music from the British Isles APRIL Saturday, 4/2 7:30 PM Stewart Theatre Ladies in Red Monday, 4/11 6 PM Price 110 Music Minors Recital Tuesday, 4/19 7 PM TSC Ballroom Jazz Ensemble 2 Thursday, 4/28 8 PM Stewart Theatre Grains of Time Friday, 4/29 7 PM Stewart Theatre Jazz Ensemble 1