Music Appreciation Course Syllabus Fall 2016 Instructor: Clark, R. Andrew (andrew.clark@tamut.edu) Course Number: MUSI 1306.001 Credits: 3 SCH Room Number: UC217 Meeting: TR 5:30PM-6:45PM Course Description: Music Appreciation introduces students to the discipline of music through listening, discussion, lectures, and analysis. The course traces the historical development of music with an emphasis on Western art music. Required Text and Online Access: The required text for this course is The Enjoyment of Music Twelfth Shorter Edition by Kristine Forney, Andrew Dell Antonio, and Joseph Machlis. You are required to have a Total Access code to access the listening resources for this course. If you buy a new copy of our textbook from the bookstore, the Total Access code is included automatically and is bound into the book. If you buy a used book, you will also need to purchase a Total Access code from https://digital.wwnorton.com/enjmusic12s. Total Access includes the ebook, so if you are comfortable with a fully digital option, you can buy Total Access standalone for about $50, and you will have everything you need for the course: https://digital.wwnorton.com/enjmusic12s. Student Learner Outcomes: Students who successfully complete MUSI 1306 will have demonstrated their understanding of music in Western Civilization by: Developing a working vocabulary of musical terms and concepts. Recognizing the aesthetic and stylistic characteristics of music from different historical eras. Identifying the social, cultural, and historical contexts of individual works from different historical eras. Understanding the various approaches to the composition and performance of musical works throughout history. Prerequisites: none Justification: This course fulfills the requirement for a 3 SCH course in visual or performing arts.
Course Outline: Unit I Materials of Music Unit II The Middle Ages and Renaissance Unit III The Baroque Era Unit IV Eighteenth-Century Classicism Unit V The Nineteenth Century Unit VI Twentieth-Century Modernism Unit VII Postmodernism: Beyond the Twentieth Century Methods of Instruction: Lecture, Listening, Discussion, Style Analysis, and Concert Attendance. Course Requirements and Means of Evaluation: Class Participation: This course requires the recognition of the elements of music and the resulting musical styles, forms, and genres. For success students must attend class lectures and participate in class listening activities and quizzes, online and in-class exams and written assignments. Because class attendance is important, missing excessive class meetings will severely limit a student s success in the course, and may result in a lower grade. Attendance Policy: Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each class. If you must miss class, please notify the instructor in advance. Again, to be successful and achieve an A, you must attend class regularly. Excessive absences may result in a lower final grade for the semester. Concert Reviews: Students must attend a full-length classical music performance and submit a written review/analysis of the musical works performed. Through a private foundation grant, A&M students taking Music Appreciation will receive one complementary ticket to attend a performance of the Texarkana Symphony Orchestra. This performance shall take place on Saturday, October 15, 2016, at 6:40PM; the concert shall be held in the Perot Theatre, 221 Main Street, Texarkana, TX. Complementary tickets for this performance will be distributed one class period before the concert takes place. Please make advanced plans with your personal and work schedules now!!! Critical Analysis Paper: Students will write a 5-8-page paper from a set of topics covering the development of music in the Western Hemisphere. Details regarding this assignment shall be provided to the student on Thursday, September 1, 2016. Extra Credit: Students may receive 25 points in extra credit for each additional classical music concert they attend during the semester, up to a maximum of 100 points. A list of known concerts meeting the criteria for the course will be distributed early in the semester. 5 Major Listening Quizzes: These quizzes are administered during class following the completion of chapters: 12, 27, 35, 51, and 61. (Chapters 13-19 and 62-69 will not have accompanying listening quizzes). A study guide will be provided for each of these quizzes. NO make-up exams are possible. Failure to take an exam on time will result in a zero for the exam. 2
Class Group Work Presentations: The instructor will divide the class into small groups where students will complete a series of short answer questions over the content of the music period assigned, as well as prepare a presentation based on one or two of the musical works or composers from that period in Western music. For the Fall of 2016 the following musical periods will be taught in this manner: o The Middle Ages and Renaissance o Postmodernism: The Twentieth Century and Beyond 4 Major Exams: 4 Exams will be administered during the semester. Exams cover all lectures, listening and reading materials. The structure of each exam will be outlined on individual exam review sheets, as well as in-class reviews preceding each exam; some exams will be administered through Blackboard. All exams will contain short-answer, objective, and essay questions. NO make-up exams are possible. Failure to take an exam on time will result in a zero for the exam. Grading: Listening Exams (20pts each) Group Presentations and Short Answers (75pts each) Concert Review Paper Critical Analysis Paper Exams (100pts each) Group Final Exam TOTAL POINTS for the SEMESTER 150 pts. 150 pts. 300 pts. 900 pts. Accommodations: Students with disabilities may request reasonable accommodations through the A&M Texarkana Disability Services Office by calling 903-223-3062. Academic Dishonesty: Academic honesty is expected of students enrolled in this course. Cheating on examinations, unauthorized collaboration, falsification of research data, plagiarism, and undocumented use of materials from any source, constitute academic dishonesty, and may be grounds for a grade of F in the course and/or disciplinary actions. For additional information see the university policy manual. Course Schedule/Reading Assignments: Corresponding Reading Assignments 8/23 Course Overview, Syllabus, Pre-Test, What is Music?, Prelude 1 pp. 2-7 8/25 Melody, Rhythm, Meter, Harmony, Organization of Sounds pp. 8-21 8/30 Texture, Form, Expression, Music and Words pp. 22-35 9/1 Voices and Instrument Families, Ensembles, Style and Function pp. 36-57 CRITICAL ANALYSIS PAPER: Assignment Distribution and Explanation 3
9/6 LISTENING EXAM I and Review for Exam I EXAM I available via Blackboard beginning at 9:00PM 9/7 Last day to Drop or Withdraw with no grade 9/8 Introduction to the music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance pp. 60-95 Complete EXAM I via Blackboard by 11:59PM GROUP WORK PRESENTATION and SHORT ANSWER ASSIGNEMENTS 9/13 Sacred and Secular Music in the Middle Ages and Renaissance Group Work Presentation Preparation Time 9/15 GROUP WORK PRESENTATIONS and SHORT ANSWERS DUE 9/20 Prelude 3-The Baroque Era, Voicing the Virgin, Performing Grief pp. 102-117 9/22 Musical Sermons, Textures of Worship, Billings and North America pp. 118-131 9/27 Grace and Grandeur, Sounding Spring, Process as Meaning pp.134-147 9/29 LISTENING EXAM II Prelude 4-18 th Century Classicism, Musical Conversations, the Ultimate Instrument pp. 148-165 10/4 Expanding the Conversation, Conversation with a Leader, Mozart and Haydn pp. 166-175 and pp. 187-193 10/6 Mozart and Haydn Continued Review for EXAM II EXAM II available via Blackboard beginning at 9:00PM 10/11 LISTENING EXAM III and Essay Question for EXAM II Complete Exam II via Blackboard by 11:59PM 10/12 Mid-Term GRADES Posted 10/13 Beethoven DISTRIBUTION of TICKETS and CONCERT REVIEW ASSIGNMENT 10/15 REQUIRED: Texarkana Symphony Orchestra Performance, Perot Theatre, 6:40PM 10/18 Prelude 5 The 19 th Century, Musical Reading, Marketing Music pp. 200-216 10/20 Dancing at the Keyboard, Musical Diaries, Piano Triumphant, Berlioz pp. 217-236 10/25 Sounding a Nation, Absolutely Classical, Multimedia Hits, Total Art pp. 237-261 10/27 Poetry in Motion, Exotic Allure, Accepting Death, Mythical Impressions pp. 262-281 2-Page Concert Review Due 11/1 Jubilees and Jubilation, A Good Beat, REVIEW pp. 282-291 11/3 LISTENING EXAM IV and Essay Question EXAM III EXAM III available via Blackboard beginning at 9:00PM Critical Analysis Paper Rough Drafts DUE 4
11/8 Prelude 6 20 th Century Modernism, Anything Goes, Calculated Shock pp. 294-309 Complete EXAM III via Blackboard by 11:59PM 11/10 Still Sacred, War is Hell, American Intersections, Modern America pp. 310-332 11/11 Last day to Drop or Withdraw with W 11/15 Folk Opera?, Sounds American, Also American, Classical Rethinking pp. 333-359 11/17 LISTENING EXAM V Exam IV available via Blackboard beginning at 9:00PM 11/22 Introduction to Music Beyond Modernism pp. 360-414 GROUP WORK PRESENTATION and SHORT ANSWER ASSIGNMENTS 11/24 THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY 11/29 GROUP WORK PRESENTATIONS Critical Analysis Papers DUE 12/1 SHORT ANSWERS DUE In-Class GROUP FINAL EXAM 5