Song Literature 2/Advanced Song Literature 2: Music 378/754

United States and Select European Countries

Online Course Syllabus

David Hoffman,

Course Objectives:

This course will survey the vocal repertoire of the major song composers of Scandinavia, Spain, South America, North America, Russia, and Eastern Europe. Students will learn to identify songs through aural and visual means, view song literature through an historical perspective, trace the musical development of song in each country, become acquainted with repertoire for various voice types, and learn how to create recital programs.

Instructor Contact:

I can be reached through the email address listed above. I will respond to inquries within a 48 hour period.

Course Text:

Students will need to purchase Song: A guide to style and literature (Revised edition, 2005, Hal Leonard) and Art Song: Linking Poetry and Music (2013, Hal Leonard), both authored by Carol Kimball. Both books area available in eformat and hard copy. Either format is acceptable.

Grading:

The course will consist of written lectures on D2L, on-line listening and viewing assignments (through the UWM Library and other media sources), module specific D2L discussion participation, quizzes, readings, repertoire datasheets, and two cumulative final projects. The final grade will be calculated based of the aforementioned components and the points earned within them. All components of this course, including quizzes, are to be “open book”. Points and due dates can be found under “Course Materials.”

The course is graded on a points system totaling 1,000 points:

Introductory Assignments (4) 90 points

Datasheets (12) 20 points per sheet = 240 points

Online Datasheet discussion (5) 30 points per language = 300 points

Online Topic Discussion (5) 25 points each = 125 points

Quizzes (12) 25 points each = 125 points

Final Project 1 60 points

Final Project 2 60 points

Listening and online score reading:

Listening examples in the lecturs will link to YouTube playlists. Scores can be found online or in the Music Library. Much of the music for this class was composed in the 20th Century and later and therefore maybe difficult to obtain. Indicate in your datasheet the availability of the score. Please see “Resources” for more information.


Datasheets:

Datasheets for composers, poets, and songs will be assigned at the disccretion of the instructor. Due dates will be posted via each module. Grading will be determined by the level of scholarship demonstrated in the content.

Datasheet Related Online Discussions:

All students are expected to participate in discussions related to research posted in datasheets. Grading will be determined by level of participation.

Module Specific Online Discussions:

The instructor will post questions per module on the D2L discussion board. Students are responsible for participating in the discussion of the topic posed and must make at least one comment within the discussion each week.

Final Project 1 – Repertoire Book:

The design of the course is to create a data resource for your personal performance and for assigning appropriate repertoire as a teacher. Create an index of the repertoire covered in class. You may use a spreadsheet or word document for your index. Organize your entries by language, composer, title. You may add any other annotations as you wish. This document will be for your own future use so you may design it as you would wish to use it.

The first draft will be due at11:59pm, Saturday, April 23. This will allow for any suggestions on organization. The final draft will be due at 11:59pm, Friday, May 6.

Final Project 2:

The cumulative final project will consist of each student designing a recital program for her/himself using the composers and pieces surveyed in class. Specifics regarding the project are outlined in a document on D2L. The recital should contain approximately 60 minutes of music and represent composers from at least three of the countries studied in the class (and only composers covered in the class). Program notes will be included as well as a short explanation of why the pieces were chosen (why they are appropriate for the singer and pianist, how the program was structured, etc.). A description of the singer’s age, level of voice study, and fach are required as is a description of the pianist’s abilities. You are encouraged to use music covered in the course. Repertoire outside of that covered in the course is permissable but will require additional datasheets.

Graduate students will complete this assignment for her/himself AND a fictional student of a voice type different than her/his own. Pianists should create the program for a singer (two for graduate students) for whom the pianist currently accompanies. The singer (tangilble or fictional) should be chosen during the FIRST WEEK OF CLASS.

The first draft will be due at11:59pm, Saturday, April 16. This will allow for any suggestions on organization. The final draft will be due at 11:59pm, Sunday, May 8.

Quizzes:

There will be 1 quiz per module. These will be in short answer and essay form.


Course Workload Estimate:

Introductory Assignments 4 hours

Weekly Lectures 1 hour per lecture = 6 hours

10 Quizzes 30 – 60 minutes = 8 hours

Online Discussion 90 minutes each = 9 hours

Data Sheet Discussions 3 – 2 hours each = 16 hours (or more)

Weekly textbook reading 10 hours

Final Project 1 approximately 3 – 4 hours (varies greatly)

Final Project 2 approximately 10 – 20 hours (varies greatly)

This is an estimate of the time required to meet the expectations of this course (approximately 100 hours total for the semester). Grades are determined by the quality of the work produced, not by the time invested. Individual student’s workload will vary.

University Policies:

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is dedicated to providing an environment that is supportive to the learning needs of all students. The university policies may be found at: http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/SecU/SyllabusLinks.pdf. Students are responsible to read and follow the guidelines as it relates to religious observances, active military duty, incompletes, discriminatory conduct, academic misconduct, complaint procedures and grade appeal procedures. If you have a disability that requires accomodations, please speak to the instructor immediately so that arrangements may be made for assistance.