MUHL 115: Listening to Music

Collegedale Academy Room 110, 9:58 a.m. MWF; 1:17 p.m. TThF

3 college credit hours; (1 academy credit hour)

 

 

NOTE: THERE IS A FEE FOR THIS CLASS of $350; Read on to find out how that money is collected:

• This money covers your SAU registration two concert/dinner field trips to Atlanta.
• SAU registration is $150 and will billed to your CA account in APRIL.
• Concert/dinner field trips are $100 each and IS PAID TO THE INSTRUCTOR three weeks before the event!
• (You can thank high fuel prices for these costs. Trust me—since your $100 includes dinner, transportation, and a theater ticket of at least $50, you can’t do this cheaper on your own.)

 

Instructor: Mr. Jeffrey Lauritzen

Office: Room 110, Studio B, Collegedale Academy

Office hours: Daily, 2:30-3:45 p.m., or by appointment.

Phone:

• Office—396-2124, ext. 111(don’t leave messages at this number)
• Home (after 6:30 p.m.)—706-953-6078
• Cell—423-432-9520 (if you need to call, call this number)
• e-mail—lauritzenjk@yahoo.com (preferred method. I check it several times daily)

 

Course Description:

Listening to Music is an experiential survey course designed to introduce the student to musical styles, forms and genres of Western music as well as to those of some non-Western cultures. This course will acquaint the student with a broad spectrum of music to prepare him/her to be a more intelligent and informed listener. It also aims to cultivate a desire for further studies in music. Main emphasis is on what is commonly known as “classical” music, but other forms are also touched upon, including American popular music and music of Broadway and the theater.

 

Objectives:

The student will be expected to:

• To understand and distinguish between musical styles
• To be come acquainted with individual composers and their works
• To recognize various forms and genres
• To learn basic musical terminology
• To recognize and be able to identify specific pieces of music
• To develop an appreciation for the relationship of music to the society that fosters it, Western and non-western alike.

 

Textbook:

Kamien, Roger. Music. An Appreciation. There is also a workbook which will be used mainly for test preparation. An optional CD set is available from the instructor for approximately $10.

 

Procedures:

Reading and Listening. Chapters from the textbook will be assigned on a regular basis. You must read the material, since tests are based on the book. Most of the material in the textbook will NOT be covered in class. A list of compositions you will need to listen to and be acquainted with is included in each chapter and are on the CD. You are required to listen to these compositions and know them. We will listen once or twice to each selection in class. If you need additional reinforcement it is recommended that you purchase the CD set. Each test will have a listening component as well as a written component.

 

Tests and quizzes.There will be a test on each unit and a final test each semester (which may not necessarily occur during final test week).

 

Concert attendance. Students are required to attend five concerts each semester. Four of these concerts must be selected from an approved list which the teacher will provide; the fourth can be any concert of your choice. At this point, we are planning two concert excursions to Atlanta (or Nashville); one to attend a Broadway musical, and the other Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker ballet.

• Formal “classical” concerts are classy events. Dress classy. Jackets, dress shirts with ties are appropriate for guys; modest dresses or dressy skirts/blouses are appropriate for girls. You do not need to dress in a “banquet formal” style, but that is not inappropriate. Just keep CA dress standards in mind, and follow them.
• You should attend two “classical” concerts each quarter. Otherwise as the semester is coming to a close you may have to scramble to get your five concerts in.
• You may pick one additional concert of your choice each semester
• This is a total of five concerts each semester; ten for the year.
• You will fill out a concert report, in the format provided on the CD, for each concert attended. (See Concert-Goer’s guide) Turning in a report is the only way you will receive credit for the concert.
• Attach to your report a copy of the program. If the concert is a non-professional concert (CA group, SAU group, etc.) have the conductor or a performer sign it.

 

Examples of concerts that count for three that I pick (a concert must be at least one hour long to count):

• Any concert presented by or sponsored by the SAU School of Music.
• Any concert presented by a recognized CA musical organization (Band Orchestra, Madrigals, Opus VII, Jazz Band).
• Any concert presented by the Chattanooga Symhony, opera, or ballet. (cost)
• Any concert presented by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. (cost)
• Any formal concert presented by another college or high school.

Note: If you are in the concert, it does not count

 

Extra credit. You can earn extra credit by attending up to four additional classical concerts. Extra concerts will be worth 20 extra credit points. You must turn in a listening report (see above) to receive extra credit.

 

Research project. To receive college credit, you will need to present a research project. A multimedia project including a PPT presentation with pictures, sound, and video clips is preferred and will be given 100% credit. A research paper of at least five pages, and citing at least four sources other than your textbook would also be accepted for 90% credit.. You may choose a composer, performer, or specific piece of music. Or you might choose an issue, such as “Is there evidence of a physiological or emotional effect of rhythm or decibel level, on humans?” Plagiarism will result in a score of zero (I will check, and it’s quite easy to uncover plagiarism). This paper will be worth 200 points, and will be due BEFORE YOU LEAVE FOR SENIOR CLASS TRIP!! Bonus points will be available (up to 110% for multimedia projects and 95% for research reports.

 

Attendance policy. You are expected to attend class each time it meets.

• Tardies will cost you FIVE points EACH.
• Unexcused absences will cost you FIVE points EACH; in addition, missed work cannot be made up.
• Work missed due to an excused absence must be made up within one week.
• It is your responsibility to determine what you have missed.

 

Assignments: You will read all assigned material and complete the workbook pages for the assigned material. You will need to listen to each selection on the CD several times, so you can recognize each selection when quizzed.

 

How to earn credit:

• Attend class each day the class meets (5 points each day).
• Fulfill the concert requirement (50 points each).
• Take and turn in all the quizzes on the CD (8-14 points each). Do these during Unit I.
• Take and turn in all quizzes given in class (10 points each)
• Tests are worth roughly 100 points each. Test dates are listed in the assignment schedule.
• Complete the research point for 200 points (dual credit students).

 

Grading scale. The normal CA grading scale will be used.

 

Provision for disability. If you have a disability that would require assistance or reasonable accommodation to complete assigned work, arrange a private conference with the teacher who will make every attempt to accommodate the problem.

 

Academic honesty policy. Morally and spiritually, Collegedale Academy and Southern Adventist University is dedicated to scholastic integrity. Consequently, both students and faculty are required to maintain high, ethical Christian levels of honesty. Student responsibility include:

• Students assume responsibility to avoid plagiarism by learning the proper procedures for acknowledging borrowed wording, information, or ideas. Otherwise students might innocently misrepresent others’ material as their own.
• Students unfamiliar with procedures for citing sources should confer with their teachers.
• Students are to assume that all course work is “no collaboration” (that is, you’ve not shared information with anyone else) unless stated otherwise by the teacher.

 

Extra help. The Online Learning Center or Music: An Appreciation 8e can be found at www.mhhe.com/kamien. On this website you’ll find study materials, self-tests, internet activities, and other resources for every chapter in the text.