University of Texas, Tyler School of Performing Arts
Musi 1306.060
MUSIC APPRECIATION
Professor: Dr. Ronald J. Sherrod Email: rsherrod@uttyler.edu
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
1. Students will develop skills at listening to musical details in the areas of rhythm, melody, harmony, texture, and form.
2. Students will become familiar with instrument families and the production of sound on instruments within those families.
3. Students will learn how music is and has been utilized in various cultures from the Middle Ages to the present, both as a means of artistic expression and as a means of reflecting ideas and ideals of society.
4. While vernacular examples will be used from countries throughout the world, students will become especially familiar with famous musical monuments of Western art music, learning the compositional techniques which led such works to have time-tested intellectual, social and artistic merit.
REQUIRED MATERIALS
TEXTBOOK: Sherrod: Hear There & Everywhere
QUALITY HEAD PHONES: You will be listening to many music compositions
and many music examples. To get the most out of this experience it is necessary to have good sound reproduction. If you do not have a high definition sound system on your computer, the same results can often be achieved by simply having high quality head phones.
GRADING
The Semester Grade will be calculated according to the percentages given below:
Class Participation 20%
Listening Quizzes 20%
Reading Assignments 20%
Midterm Exam 20%
Final Exam 20%
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Total 100%
Grading is not based on a "curve." The following scale is adhered to:
100 - 90 % = A 89 - 80 % = B 79 - 70 % = C 69 - 60 % = D 59 - 0 % = F
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ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: Each student is responsible for doing his/her own work. Any substantiated exhibition of cheating by a student, whether on assignments, quizzes, or exams, will result in a grade of Failing.
CLASS PARTICIPATION: Participation in the activities of the individual course modules is required. The main “participation” is simply watching the videos. To check this participation, at the end of each lecture video and each composer video a Class Activity will ask you to submit answers that were given during the video. Therefore, you will need to make note of (write down) the answers as they are given during each video in order to have them on hand at the end of the video. This Class Activity score is recorded as part of your Class Participation grade. The remainder of the Class Participation grade is based on other online exercises which require a written response by the student.
Each response will be checked and graded individually by the professor.
OPEN/CLOSE DATES FOR THE MODULES: Progression through this class is based on the university semester calendar. There are fifteen modules in the course corresponding to a fifteen-week semester. The videos of a particular module must be viewed, and the related classwork and/or quizzes must be completed, during the designated time period. It will not be possible to enter a module before the “open”
date and it will not be possible to finish a module’s required work after the “close” date. Page 4 (below) of this syllabus lists the open and close dates for the modules. Thus, you need to allot enough time for this course each week in order to “attend class” (watch the videos) and complete the assignments and quizzes.
ONLINE COMPOSER VIDEOS/LISTENING QUIZZES: Twelve famous musical works have been chosen to be “Required Listening”
and are to be thoroughly studied by the student. Each work will be presented and discussed by means of a weekly online video. After watching the video students are to listen to the composition independently and be able to identify the work by title, composer, and style period. Additionally, be aware that each video contains more than the basic information about a composition. Students should take notes during the composer video presentation, just as if watching a regular lecture video. Twelve online quizzes will be given in order to evaluate student progress. In the final computation of a student's grade, the two lowest scores in this area will be dropped.
READING ASSIGNMENTS: Twelve textbook assignments which cover the class lecture topics, information about the composers, and details of the Required Listening compositions will be completed by the students. These assignments will consist of multiple choice questions to be answered online each week. In the final computation of a student's grade, the two lowest scores in this area will be dropped.
EXAMS: Only "objective" type exams will be given (multiple choice, true-false, matching). Each exam will contain portions based on the class lectures, the reading assignments, and the musical examples from the Required Listening compositions.
Universal University Policies
Students Rights and Responsibilities
To know and understand the policies that affect your rights and responsibilities as a student at UT Tyler, please follow this link: http://www.uttyler.edu/wellness/StudentRightsandResponsibilities.html
Grade Replacement/Forgiveness
If you are repeating this course for a grade replacement, you must file an intent to receive grade
forgiveness with the registrar by the 12th day of class. Failure to do so will result in both the original and repeated grade being used to calculate your overall grade point average. Undergraduates will receive grade forgiveness (grade replacement) for only three course repeats; graduates, for two course repeats during his/her career at UT Tyler.
State-Mandated Course Drop Policy
Texas law prohibits a student who began college for the first time in Fall 2007 or thereafter from dropping more than six courses during their entire undergraduate career. This includes courses dropped at another 2-year or 4-year Texas public college or university. For purposes of this rule, a dropped course is any course that is dropped after the census date (See Schedule of Classes for the specific date).
Exceptions to the 6-drop rule may be found in the catalog. Petitions for exemptions must be submitted to the Registrar's Office and must be accompanied by documentation of the extenuating circumstance. Please contact the Registrar's Office if you have any questions.
Disability Services
In accordance with federal law, a student requesting accommodation must provide documentation of his/her disability to the Disability Services counselor. If you have a disability, including a learning disability, for which you request an accommodation, please contact Ida MacDonald in the Disability Services office in UC 3150, or call (903) 566-7079.
-3- Student Absence due to Religious Observance
Students who anticipate being absent from class due to a religious observance are requested to inform the instructor of such absences by the second class meeting of the semester.
Student Absence for University-Sponsored Events and Activities
If you intend to be absent for a university-sponsored event or activity, you (or the event sponsor) must notify the instructor at least two weeks prior to the date of the planned absence. At that time the instructor will set a date and time when make-up assignments will be completed.
Social Security and FERPA Statement:
It is the policy of The University of Texas at Tyler to protect the confidential nature of social security
numbers. The University has changed its computer programming so that all students have an identification number. The electronic transmission of grades (e.g., via e-mail) risks violation of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act; grades will not be transmitted electronically.
Emergency Exits and Evacuation:
Everyone is required to exit the building when a fire alarm goes off. Follow your instructor’s directions regarding the appropriate exit. If you require assistance during an evacuation, inform your instructor in the first week of class. Do Not re-enter the building unless given permission by University Police, Fire
Department, or Fire Prevention Services.
The Course Modules
Module No. 1
Why Study Music?
Module No. 2
Elements of Music
Module No. 3
Elements of Music, cont’d Voice Ranges
Module No. 4
Rhythm
Module No. 5
Percussion Instruments Melody
Module No. 6
Melody, cont’d
Module No. 7
Brass Instruments Life of Beethoven” Video
Module No. 8
MIDTERM EXAM
Module No. 9
Harmony and Texture Woodwind Instruments
Module No. 10
Music Expression
Orchestral String Instruments
Module No. 11
Style Periods
Classical vs. Romantic
Module No.12
“Eastern Cultures” Video Liturgical Music
Module No. 13
Secular Music The Modern Period
Module No. 14
Form in Music
“Summary” Video
Module No. 15
FINAL EXAM
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Open/Close Dates for Modules
Module OPEN CLOSE
1 August 24 August 30
2 August 31 September 6
3 September 7 September 13
4 September 14 September 20 5 September 21 September 27
6 September 28 October 4
7 October 5 October 11
8 October 12 October 18 Midterm Week
9 October 19 October 25
10 October 26 November 1
11 November 2 November 8
12 November 9 November 15
13 November 16 November 29
14 November 30 December 7
15 December 8 December 12 Final Exam
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COMPOSITIONS AND COMPOSERS
TITLE COMPOSER STYLE TEXTBOOK
PERIOD PAGES
1. FOUR SEASONS: Antonio Vivaldi Baroque 107-109
Spring, 1st mvt.
2. FUGUE IN G MINOR Johann Sebastian Bach Baroque 110-112
3. MESSIAH: Hallelujah George Frideric Handel Baroque 113-116
4. SYMPHONY NO. 94, Franz Joseph Haydn Classical 117-120
2nd mvt.
5. SYMPHONY NO. 40, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Classical 121-132 1st mvt.
6. SYMPHONY NO. 5, Ludwig van Beethoven Romantic 133-142
1st mvt.
7. THE ERLKING Franz Schubert Romantic 143-147
8. NOCTURNE IN Frederic Chopin Romantic 147-151
E MINOR
9. SYMPHONY NO. 4, Johannes Brahms Romantic 151-154
4th mvt.
10. PRELUDE TO THE Claude Debussy Romantic 155-157
AFTERNOON OF A FAUN
11. THE RITE OF SPRING: Igor Stravinsky Contemporary 159-163
Ritual of Abduction
12. PIERROT LUNAIRE: Arnold Schoenberg Contemporary 163-167 Moondrunk
NOTE: On quizzes and exams, students are responsible for knowing the complete and correct spelling of the titles, composers, and style periods.
