Required Materials
Text: UNDERSTANDING MUSIC (3rd edition). Yudkin, Prentice Hall (2002)
3-CD student set to accompany text.
Course Focus
The major purpose of this introductory course is to acquaint the student with diverse musical styles in America and throughout much of the world, and to provide knowledge about the sounds, terminology, structures, purposes, evolution, and aesthetic appreciation of these diverse styles.
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students will:
Understand important music traditions that have developed in both Western and non-Western cultures, including folk, jazz, popular, and concert music.
Make historical and artistic connections among musical styles, innovative composers, performers, and world events.
Develop a knowledge of common terminology and musical structure through readings, lectures, listening examples, and live performances.
Effectively communicate about the technical and expressive elements in music verbally and in writing.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND STUDENT EXPECTATIONS
During the semester, a 500-point total system is used to most accurately determine your final letter grade.
Grade Component |
500 Point Total System |
% total grade |
Unit examinations (four) The final exam is Non-Comprehensive |
90+90+90+90 |
72% |
Writing Assignment |
50 |
10% |
Recital Attendance (two) with written critique |
40 |
8% |
Attendance, Class Leadership and course Involvement Policies |
50 |
10% |
Your final letter grade will be determined by the following percentages:
A 90%-100% with all work on a timely basis
B 80%-89%
C 70%-79%
D 60%-69%
ATTENDANCE, AND CLASS INVOLVEMENT POLICIES
Student attendance and involvement are an essential component in the format of Music 103. Numerous listening examples and technical knowledge is provided during each class session. The expressive and structural elements of music can only be learned through direct hearing and guided assistance.
Students who are experiencing difficulty with an attendance policy in this or any class should meet with the instructor to discuss these difficulties as soon as they occur. Absences for official school activities are excepted; however, it is the student's responsibility to make an instructor appropriately and officially aware of such school-related activities in writing.
Take careful note:
*After two non-official absences, a penalty of 5 points per absence will be applied to the final grade for each absence.
*One late arrival to class = one third of an absence.
*Ten or more absences will result in an "F" for the course.
*All assigned work is due on time.
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