Introduction to Music - Mus 140
University of Wyoming
INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC - MUSC 1000
Fall 2013
Instructor: Mark Soueidi
Classroom & times: FA CNCT – MWF 11:00 – 11:50
Phone/Office: NA
Email:
Office Hours: By appointment
Required Text: Kamien, Music: an appreciation, brief 7th ed.(with Connect Kamien online access card)
Course Website(s): WyoWeb and http://connect.mcgraw-hill.com/class/m_soueidi_drmeredith-fall2011-mwf1100-1150fach
Course Description: A study of the elements of musical structure designed to form a basis for intelligent listening. Music is selected to illustrate representative styles of music from different historical periods and world cultures.
Course Objectives:
1. acquire familiarity with the fundamental properties of sounds
2. acquire familiarity with musical concepts and the vocabulary associated with the fundamental properties of melody, harmony, tonality/modality, pitch, dynamics, tone color, texture, form, and rhythm
3. acquire familiarity with the stylistic characteristics of the various historical periods
4. develop listening skills through the application of an understanding of the musical properties/elements.
5. enhance an appreciation of the modes of creative expression and the performers’ role in artistic creation
6. explore the ways in which the human environment is shaped by social, cultural, linguistic religious, philosophical and historical circumstances
Grading:
20% Concert Reports
5% Listening Outline
30% Quizzes
45% Mid-term and Final exams
Attendance Policy: Attendance and participation at weekly lectures are expected.
Missed online assignments/quizzes may only be made up if verified as Excused Absences by the Students Affairs Office (death in the family, major illness, car wreck, or attendance at required academic or athletic events).
Assignments: All assignments must be typed (double spaced, one inch margins) and submitted on or before the due date at midnight. Digital (email) submissions are not excepted unless approved by instructor. Proper writing style, formatting, source citation, etc. are expected. Students with concerns or questions about academic writing are encouraged to make use of the UW Writing Center located in Coe 302.
Concert Reports: Students will attend two concerts and submit 750 word (minimum) reports about each (see online Concert Goer’s Guide for advice and examples). Due dates are listed at the UW Music Department home page (http://www.uwyo.edu/uw/calendar/). All UW music department concerts are eligible. If you want to hear an outside concert please see instructor.
Listening Outline: Throughout the text and listening examples, students will be using “listening outlines” developed by the publisher. For the Listening Outline assignment, each student will choose from three pre-selected musical works and create his/her own Listening Outline using terminology, analytic techniques, etc. as discussed in this course. A handout with details of this assignment will be available online after the Midterm.
Quizzes: There are (approx.12) quizzes, all taken and submitted online through the course website. Quizzes are unavailable after their due dates, so students are encouraged to plan accordingly.
Midterm/Final Exams: The Midterm will be comprehensive for any/all materials covered from the first day of class through October 9th (mid-term date) and the Final Exam will be comprehensive for any/all materials covered after the Midterm until December 9th (final exam date @ 10:15-12:15). This includes readings/listening that are assigned on the schedule but not directly discussed in class unless explicitly changed or removed by the professor.
Academic Integrity: Students are expected to uphold the standards of intellectual and academic integrity as outlined in the Student Handbook. This means refraining from all forms of dishonorable conduct in the course of academic work, including plagiarism, cheating on examinations, unauthorized collaboration, or multiple submissions of the same work for credit more than once. Students are also expected to behave in a manner that does not infringe on the rights of others or interfere with the educational process.
Plagiarism: Presenting another person's work as one's own, including paraphrasing or summarizing of the works of another person without acknowledgment and the submitting of another student's work as one's own. Plagiarism frequently involves a failure to acknowledge in the text, notes or footnotes the quotation of paragraphs, sentences, or even a few phrases written or spoken by someone else. Violations of academic integrity may result in the following: an "F" grade or a zero for the assignment, an "F" for the course, withdrawal from the course, or suspension or expulsion from the college. Serious violations of academic integrity will be reported to the Office of Academic Affairs. If you are not sure about this make an appointment in the writing center.
The University of Wyoming is built upon a strong foundation of integrity, respect and trust. All members of the university community have a responsibility to be honest and the right to expect honesty from others. Any form of academic dishonesty is unacceptable to our community and will not be tolerated [from the UW General Bulletin].
Disability Statement: If you have a physical, learning, or psychological disability and require accommodations, please let the instructor know as soon as possible. You must register with, and provide documentation of your disability to University Disability Support Services (UDSS) in SEO, room 330 Knight Hall. 766-6189, TTY: 766-3073
Email Communications: Email will be used frequently to communicate with students in this course. All emails will be sent to your UW-assigned email address (e.g. ), which may be accessed through WyoWeb. You may opt to have copies of the email messages sent to your campus address automatically forwarded to another email address (e.g. @hotmail.com, @yahoo.com), but at your own risk. Students take full responsibility for the consequences that may arise because of missed or delayed messages due to use of non-UW email services.Please remember that you are adults and students at an institution of HIGHER EDUCATION; please use correct spellings and grammar in all of your communications with other students and professors.