Music Appreciation (MUSC/HUM-2573I)
Fall 2009 MWF (Noon – 12:50 p) 3 Credit Hours
Rogers State University Health Sciences 131 or KRSC-TV
Professor: Dr. Hugh Foley Office Phone: 918-343-7566 e-mail: hfoley@rsu.edu
REQUIRED TEXT AND CD OR CASSETTE:
Willoughby, David. The World of Music. 6th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2003.
The book should be packaged with either a cassette or compact disc with the same title as the book.
COURSE DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES: Music Appreciation seeks to inform the student about the indigenous beginnings of North American music, to explain 20th Century music in terms of the origins of the popular styles of blues, jazz, country, rock, and pop, and survey the Western "Classical" tradition from the middle ages to the 20th century. The class concludes with lectures on the significant music produced by Oklahomans. Goals for the class range from raising awareness of the various elements, origins, and developments in music, as well as enhancing critical thinking skills of evaluating music and then putting a cognitive critique in writing. By the end of the course, the student should have the background for appreciating the major genres of music with which they are most likely to come into contact in the United States.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
1. Listening Journal: After clicking on the link at the left, students will see the listening assignments they will be required to listen and respond to. Students will use the terminology we have developed over the course of the semester in their critical responses to the music that is on the student CDs or cassettes. As long as the student responds sincerely and thoroughly to the questions in the journal, full credit will be given for the journal assignments. Journals are due Monday, November 30, 2009.
2. Each student will write two essays. The first essay will be a 1,000 word essay about a musical experience the student will attend. The student will describe the music in detail with regard to instrumentation, setting and staging, number of performers on what instruments, style of music played, musical arrangement, musicians’ playing styles, and audience response. Within the essay, students should incorporate at least twenty of the musical terms from Part 1 of The World of Music (pages 30 through 36) and/or from "Appendix B" (pages A5 through A13). The terms used should be indicated in the essay by putting the terms in boldface type. The first essay is due Monday, October 12th.
3. The second essay should be a 750-word essay taken from an interview with a musician, or someone involved in music. The interview may be a transcription of a recorded interview, or written in prose from notes taken during the interview. Included in the interview should be the person’s name, as well as place and date of birth. Also, the interviewer should find out the person’s first musical experience, whether or not family members played music, what started the person in music, what styles of music they prefer, what they do contemporarily in music, and how they feel about music being produced today. The second essay is due Monday, November 23rd. Students may opt to switch the order of these essays but must adhere to the due dates.
4. Each student will take a mid-term and final exam. The mid-term and final exams must be taken in one of RSU’s testing centers in Claremore, Bartlesville, or Pryor. The exams will cover material discussed in class from the book, as well as the instructor’s comments and lectures outside of the book.
COURSE OUTLINE (roughly follows the 16 week academic schedule):
Week 1: Chapter 1 Introduction to The World of Music
Chapters 2 & 3 Listening and Understanding: The Nature and Elements of Music
Weeks 2 and 3: Chapter 8 Music of the Americas
Week 4: Chapters 4 & 5 Folk Music, the Blues, and American Religious Music
Week 5: Chapter 7 Country and Western Music
Week 6: Chapter 6 Jazz in America
Week 7: Chapter 7 American Popular Music (Pre-20th Century Music and Tin Pan Alley)
Week 8: Chapter 7 The Rock Era
Week 9: MID-TERM EXAM (October 14, 2009)
Week 10: Chapter 10 Music to 1600
Week 11: Chapter 11 Music of the Baroque (1600-1750)
Week 12: Chapter 12 Music of the Classical Period (1750-1820)
Week 13: Chapter 13 Music of the Romantic Period (19th Century)
Week 14: Chapters 14&15 Music of the 20th Century I & II
Week 15: Music of Oklahoma
Week 16: Final Exam
GRADING PROCEDURES:
Mid-term Exam: 25%
Final Exam: 25%
Essay 1 and 2 Average: 25%
Listening Journal: 25%
A=90-100 B=80-89 C=70-79 D=60-69 F=Below 60
Absentee Policy: I do not have an absentee policy. Since this some of you will watch this class at home, taking attendance is difficult. However, I will call roll once or twice and ask you to confirm you presence via e-mail for financial aid purposes. All classes are recorded and placed on reserve in the Stratton Taylor Library. Therefore, students are responsible for any material they may have missed due to an absence. I am not responsible from withdrawing you from the class should you decide to drop the course. The student is responsible for withdrawing themselves from the class.
Academic Misconduct: Students are expected to follow university policies as put foth in the institution’s Student Code of Responsibilities and Conduct. For more information, see www.rsu.edu/scode
Plagiarism Statement: Plagiarism is the representation of the words or ideas of another as one’s own, including: direct quotation without both attribution and indication that the material is being directly quoted; e.g. quotation marks; paraphrase without attribution; paraphrase with or without attribution where the wording of the original remains substantially intact and is represented as the author’s own; expression in one’s own words, but without attribution, of ideas, arguments, lines of reasoning, facts, processes, or other products of the intellect where such material is learned from the work of another and is not part of the general fund of common knowledge.
ADA Statement: Rogers State University is committed to providing students with disabilities equal access to educational programs and services. Any student who has a disability that he or she believes will require some form of academic accommodation must inform the professor of such need during or immediately following the first class attended. Before any educational accommodation can be provided, it is the responsibility of each student to prove eligibility for assistance by registering for services through Student Affairs.
Non-Academic Misconduct: In order to maintain an effective learning environment, students are expected to fully comply with The Student Code. Disruptive behavior will not be tolerated, especially in the broadcast classroom where the public may hear or view disruptive behavior. Respectful conduct is an absolute must.