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Music 111 – Music Appreciation
ONLINE Class
The course is taught using Etudes course managment system.
The Etudes login page can be found at: http://etudes-ng.fhda.edu/portal/
USER ID and PASSWORD required
Instructor: Mike Hiscocks
Office: Music Department Office “D”
Phone: (310) 233-4409 FAX: (310) 233-4223 (Use a cover sheet with my name on it.)
Email: hiscocm@lahc.edu
Office Hours: T 2:30-5:30; W 3:30-5:30; Th 11:30-12:30; or TBA
TEXT: Music: An Appreciation 6th Brief Edition) by Roger Kamien
Click on the link above to visit the website for the Kamien text. You will find chapter summaries, sample quizzes, interesting links, etc.
*If you buy the book somewhere other than the LAHC bookstore you will also need to buy the “Brief Set” of four compact discs that accompany the text. The compact discs are included with the books sold in the Harbor College Bookstore. You must have the CD’s (or cassettes.)
COURSE OBJECTIVES: This course is an introduction to music and musical masterpieces. They are presented through lectures, recordings, live concert attendance, written assignments and class discussion. The course is recommended for the general college student who wishes to improve his/her understanding of music.
By the end of the course students will be able to:
- distinguish among the characteristics of various historical music style periods,
- identify the sounds of different instruments and instrumental families,
- describe the elements of music: pitch (melody, harmony, etc.), dynamics, rhythm, and timbre,
- relate how the use of different musical elements contributes to the aesthetic appeal of a work,
- examine how the use of musical elements creates form in a musical work,
- analyze the musical form of specific pieces and describe how the form contributes to the appeal of a work,
- name and describe the contributions of great composers of different style periods,
- and compare and contrast works based on the use of elements, form, and cultural (stle period) influences.
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| GRADING: | Point system | Basis: | ||
| A = 900-1,000 pts | 15 Unit Quizzes | 300 | ||
| B = 800-899 | Weekly Discussion | 300 | ||
| C = 700-799 | 2 Listening Essays | 200 | ||
| D = 600-699 | 3 Concert Reports | 150 | ||
| F = 000-599 | 1 Final Exam | 50 | ||
| Extra Credit | 1 additional Concert | 25 | ||
| or | 1 Video Report | |||
| or | 1 Extra Listening Essay |
QUIZZES: 15 Weekly quizzes (@20 possible points each - 300 total) will be given throughout the semester. Quizzes will cover material presented in the text and class lecture modules. Each will be a multiple choice, and true/false. There will be listening questions on most of the quizzes. The module for that week will list the page numbers and musical examples that will be covered in the quiz.
FINAL EXAM: One cumulative Final Exam will be given on online during the final exam week. (50 possible points) This test will include questions dealing with all of the material covered in class including Part VI: The Twentieth Century. The Final Exam will contain listening questions, Multiple Choice, and True/False questions.
CONCERT REPORTS: 3 Concert Reports (50 points each – 150 total) are required. Students will attend three classical music concerts (all concerts must be approved by the instructor) and turn in a completed concert report NO LATER THAN ONE WEEK after the performance. A copy of the concert program or a ticket stub must be delivered to the instructor to receive credit. Concert report are submitted online throught the ASSIGNMENTS section of the course website.
LISTENING ESSAYS: (2 @ 100 possible points each – 200 total) Two Listening Essays will be completed during the course of the semester. (Four will be assigned and students will complete a minimum of two.) Students will write short essays (approx. 2-3 pages) comparing and contrasting selected listening examples from the CDs that accompany the text. (Students may choose to turn in a third essay for a possible 25 points extra credit.)
WEEKLY DISCUSSION PARTICIPATION: (300 points possible) Each week a new discussion topic will be posted in the DISCUSSIONS bulletin board in the course website. New topics will be posted every Monday and students must post a significant response to the topic before the following Sunday night. To earn full credit for a weekly discussion the student should also respond to the posts of classmates, so it is important to post early in the week.
EXTRA CREDIT: An extra Concert Report OR a Video Report (see instructor for details) OR a third Listening Essay may be submitted for a possible 25 extra credit points.