COURSE Music Appreciation
MUSI 122
3.0 Credit Hours
SEMESTER Spring 2003
INSTRUCTOR Nollie Moore
233 St. Clair
875-7473 (office)
256-2129 (Home)
OFFICE HOURS M/W/TH 9:00-10:00
M/F 1:30-3:00
DESCRIPTION The primary aim of this course is to help students discover and be moved by the great expressive power of music. By equipping students with the concepts and vocabulary of music, this course will challenge students to become active, critical listeners. Music Appreciation is secondarily, a study of the musical styles and lives of many of the world’s greatest composers.
MEETINGS TTH 2:00-3:20 318 St. Clair
REQUIRED TEXT Listening to Music by Craig Wright
4th Edition
Wadsworth/Thompson Learning, Inc.
2CD Set (including introductory CD that accompanies the text)
ATTENDANCE Students are expected to attend all scheduled classes. Due to the guided listening nature of the course, missing even one class will put a student at an extreme disadvantage.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
At the completion of this course a student should:
· know the various periods of music;
· be able to recognize the styles of each of these periods through the masterpieces studied;
· know the most important terminology’s and musical forms;
· be familiar with the lives and styles of individual composers;
· experience music performances in their intended setting, live and in-person.
EVALUATION Grades are based on the following criteria.
Exam #1 100pts.
Exam #2 100pts. 810-900 A
Exam #3 100pts. 720-809 B
Exam #4 100pts. 630-719 C
Final Exam 100pts. 540-629 D
Concert Attendance 2@50pts. below540 F
Topic Essays 4@50pts.
Attendance 100pts.
Due the guided nature of exams, make-up exams will not be given. You should also know that after November 7 the grade of W will NOT be given under any circumstances.
CONDUCT Students are expected to conduct themselves on campus and in class so others are not distracted from the pursuit of learning. Discourteous or unseemly conduct may result in a student being asked to leave the classroom. Persistent misconduct on the part of a student is subject to disciplinary action as outlined in the Student Handbook.
Students may be disciplined for conduct, which constitutes a hazard to the health, safety, or well being of members of the College community or which is deemed detrimental to the College’s interest. These sanctions apply whether or not such conduct occurs on campus, off campus, at college sponsored or non-college-sponsored events. Disciplinary action may also be taken regardless of the existence of any criminal proceedings that may be pending or in progress.
Students attending class or related functions under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs will be asked to leave immediately. These students may be referred to the Wellness Center for evaluation before being allowed to continue in the class.
ADA STATEMENT Students with disabilities who may need academic adjustments or auxiliary aids or services for this course are required to register with the campus ADA Coordinator, MO Hall 106, 875-7626.
Video: Britten’s Instruments of the Orchestra
9-2 Listening to Music (LTM pp. 1-11)
Rhythm, Melody, & Harmony (LTM pp. 13-32)
9-4 Musical Color, Texture, & Form (LTM pp. 37-57)
9-9 Hearing Musical Styles (LTM pp. 60-64)
9-11 Exam #1
9-16 Medieval Music (LTM pp. 65-78)
9-18 Renaissance (LTM pp. 80-93)
*Topic paper #1 DUE
9-23 Video: “Dido & Aeneas” by Purcell
9-25 Early Baroque (LTM pp. 95-117)
9-30 Late Baroque Music: Johann Sebastian Bach (LTM pp.
10-2 Late Baroque cont. 121-145)
George Fredric Handel
10-7 Exam #2
10-9 Classical Ideals: The World of Haydn & Mozart (LTM pp.
10-14 Classical Ideals cont. 149-163)
10-16 Video: Don Giovanni
10-21 Video: Don Giovanni
10-23 Video: Don Giovanni
10-28 *Topic paper #2 DUE
10-30 Classical Forms (LTM pp. 164-181)
11-4 Classical Genres (LTM pp. 185-206)
*Concert Report #1 DUE
11-13 The Early Romantics (LTM pp. 246-274)
Romantic Opera (LTM pp. 278-294)
*Topic paper #3 DUE
11-18 Late Romanticism (LTM pp. 299-315)
From Romantic to Modern: Impressionism (LTM pp. 320-
11-20 Exam #4 331)
11-25 Thanksgiving Recess
11-27 Thanksgiving Recess
12-2 The Twentieth Century (LTM pp. 333-373)
Video: Einstein on the Beach by Phillip Glass
*Concert Report #2 DUE
12-9 American Popular Music:
Video: Treasures of Asia 412)
12-16 FINAL EXAM
12:30-2:30PM
The essay papers should have three typed pages of text, double-spaced. Use a separate title page, so that the text of the first page begins at the top of the page. The third page should be at least two-thirds of a page; one line on a third page does NOT make a three-page paper. Do not use "creative" margins. Your paper may be longer if you wish, but a longer paper is not necessarily a better paper.
Please proofread carefully. This will be graded as a writing assignment ("like an English paper.") Mistakes in spelling and grammar will cause points to be deducted.
Organize your writing so that your ideas are presented as clearly as possible. Do not ramble from one idea to another or include any irrelevant information. Begin with an opening paragraph which focuses the reader's attention by stating the purpose of the paper. Conclude with a summation that reinforces your main points.
Plan ahead. Papers are to be e-mailed as an attachment to me by NOON on the due date, and are considered late if sent after that. Late papers are penalized ten points. The latest I will accept a paper is midnight following the due date. My e-mail is ngmoore@ccis.edu.
#1 Describe the principal genres of the Middle Ages as reflections of the lifestyle of the church and court. Genres for you to consider are: plainchant, secular songs and dances of the troubadours, Notre Dame organum, and ars nova motets.
#2 Classical style is a reflection of the Enlightenment ideals of “pleasing variety” and “natural simplicity.” How does the music of Haydn and Mozart demonstrate this classical ideal?
#3 The spontaneity and individual expression of the Romantic period lead to a change in the formal designs of music compositions resulting in miniatures, “grandiose” compositions, program music, and thematic unity. Discuss two compositions that represent these tendencies; the choice is yours but stay with the examples discussed in the text and found on the CD set.
#4 What are some of the characteristics that make the following composers modern: Claude Debussy, Igor Stravinsky, Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, Aaron Copland, and Charles Ives? You may describe each of them individually in short paragraphs.
Choose two from the following concerts: Concert Attendance Guidelines
Please provide proof of attendance in the form of a concert program. This program will not be returned. Additionally you will provide a written reaction in two parts.
· Part I will consist essentially of what you saw and heard at the event. Your observations and opinions are appropriate in this section.
· Part II will provide researched and cited information on the music and composers included on the program.
E-mail your report to me as an attachment by midnight the evening prior to the due date. Turn in the program copy at the beginning of the class on the due date. My e-mail is ngmoore@ccis.edu.
September 26, 2003
The University Philharmonic
8PM
Jesse Auditorium
October 8, 2003
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
8PM
Jesse Auditorium
November 2, 2003
The Jane Froman Singers
7PM
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
If you are unable to attend the above listed concerts you may choose other concerts,
but they must be approved by me prior to attendance.