COURSE Music of the United States
MUSI 323
3.0 Credit Hours
SEMESTER Fall 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 offer students an overview of the various types of music that have evolved through folk, popular, and classical traditions in America from the Pilgrims to the present.
MEETINGS MWF 10:00-10:50 318 St. Clair
REQUIRED TEXT Jean Ferris, America’s Musical Landscape,
Fourth Edition. The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc..
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:
· be familiar with the elements and language of music;
· be able to identify the various kinds of music that are historically American;
· be able to recognize the historical context in which American music was conceived;
· be able to relate American music to its foreign roots where appropriate;
· form a wider listening spectrum of American music;
· become aware of the relationships between music and the other arts of a given period;
· understand the hybrid interaction of American music in the Twentieth Century.
EVALUATION Grades are based on the following criteria.
Exam #1 15%
Exam #2 15%
Exam #3 15%
Final Exam 35%
Concert Attendance (4) 20%
Work for the course consists mainly of carefully guided listening of
authoritative recordings of representative compositions; there are three exams, a midterm, and a final. In addition to two lectures per week, students are expected to attend at least four off-campus classical music concerts, providing proof of attendance and a written report on the event.
Due the guided nature of exams, make-up exams will not be given. You should also know that the grade of W will NOT be given under any circumstances after the final date that is allowed by Columbia College guidelines.
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.
Revised SCHEDULE
Overture
Elements of Musical Sound
Act I
Music in Early North America
North American Indian Music
Folk Music
The Colonial, Revolutionary, and Federal Periods
Act II
The Nineteenth Century
Populist Music of the Nineteenth Century
Early Concert Music
American Concert Music Comes of Age
Act III
The Growth of Vernacular Traditions
The Rise of Popular Culture
Country-Western and Urban Folk Music
11-3 Video: That Rhythm, Those Blues
11-5 The Jazz Age
Jazz 1930-1960
11-7 Jazz Since 1960
11-10 Latin Popular Music
Rock and Roll
11-12 Popular Music since 1970
11-14 Test #3
Act IV
Music for Theater and Film
11-17 Musical Theater
Music for Films
11-19 American Opera
Act V
Tradition and Innovation in Concert Music
11-21 Experimental Music: Revolution
Mainstream Concert Music: Evolution
11-1 The Avant-Garde after 1950
American Music since 1950
11-3 Student Presentation
11-5 Student Presentation
11-8 Student Presentation
11-10 Student Presentation
11-12 Student Presentation
11-17 Final Exam
8-10AM