Music 101 Understanding & Appreciation of Music - Syllabus
Spring 2005
Meeting Times:
Professor:
Office Hours:
Phone:
Tues. & Thurs. 10:30-12:45
Dr. Robert Provencio
Posted & by appointment
(661) 664-3073
Classroom:
Office:
Email:
Music 112
Music 106
rprovencio@csub.edu
Course Description:
Introduction to the elements and nature of music and musical expression in Western and nonWestern traditions, including examples from ethnic minorities and women composers; assessment
of artistic content and the role of music in society.
Textbook:
Joseph Machlis with Kristine Forney, The Enjoyment of Music, ninth edition (shorter) plus the
accompanying interactive compact disks.
Course Objectives:
1. To provide the fundamental experiences necessary for the appreciation of music of any age,
style, or culture, and to understand its musical characteristics and social context.
2. To foster skills enabling the student to become an informed and active music listener.
This course is designed for the musical beginner, but it offers new skills and knowledge for the seasoned music listener as
well. You will take away from this course a new appreciation for the importance of music in your life and the lives of
various other groups in our diverse world.
Genuine appreciation of any art form requires repeated exposure, and this is particularly true of music. For this reason
interactive compact disk recordings or examples used in class and discussed in the text are provided with the purchase of the
text. Students have the opportunity to utilize these materials as much as necessary outside of class. Directed in-class
listening will be drawn from these recordings and also from other sources in order to experience various musical styles.
The audience forms an essential part of any performing art and an audience that is not passive but an active participant
increases the vitality of any performance. A goal of this class is that its graduates will go on to serve as this essential link on
the chain of musical communication as active and informed listeners.
To advance, and assess, the student’s active listening skills, class members will write four short critiques (500 words each)
describing their listening experiences at two approved concerts of live music, one encounter with music in the context of
film, and one other musical experience chosen in consultation with the professor. Most of these activities will be ticketed
events so please set aside a few dollars for admission charges.
This course traditionally proves challenging, but rewarding, to most students. It will provide the serious student with skills,
knowledge, and heightened sensitivities that can lead to life-long musical enrichment.
Grading:
20 % Class attendance, participation, and quizzes
20 % Listening experiences (5% each of four)
15 % 1st Mid-term exam
15 % 2nd Mid-tern exam
30 % Cumulative final Exam
Class Expectations:
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Class Schedule:
To receive daily credit you must be on time and present for the entire class.
If you must be absent it is your responsibility to make up missed work, please do not ask to
have the class session repeated privately.
You will be encouraged to participate in class discussions and to ask questions at appropriate
times
You are discouraged from engaging in private conversation (including mobile phone calls)
during class (habitual offenders will be asked to leave)
In case of emergency, the class may exit either through the regular door or (better) through the
double doors at the front of the room
Will be available at the first class meeting. Be prepared for a quiz on the first chapters of The
Enjoyment of Music at that meeting.
Working Schedule
Music 101 Class Schedule
29-Mar-05
31-Mar-05
5-Apr-05
7-Apr-05
Getting
Started
Holiday
PART 1
The
Materials of
Music
PART 2
Medieval &
Renaissance
Music
12-Apr-05
14-Apr-05
19-Apr-05
21-Apr-05
PART 3
More
Materials of
Music
MID-TERM
1
PART 4
The Baroque
Era
Cesar Chavez Birthday – CSUB Holiday
UNIT I
The Elements of Music
UNIT II
Musical Instruments & Ensembles
UNIT III
The Middle Ages
UNIT IV
The Reniassance
UNIT V
The Organization of Musical Sounds
UNIT VI
UNIT VII
28-Apr-05
UNIT
VIII
3-May-05
5-May-05
10-May05
12-May05
17-May05
19-May05
UNIT IX
UNIT X
The Baroque and the Arts
Vocal Music of the Baroque
Instrumental Music of the Baroque
Focus on Form
The Classical Spirit
UNIT XI
Classical Chamber Music
UNIT XII
The Classical Symphony
UNIT
XIII
UNIT
XIV
MID-TERM
2
PART 7
The
Nineteenth
Century
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26-Apr-05
PART 5
More
Materials of
Form
PART 6
EighteenthCentury
Classicism
No. of
pages
to read
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Introduction to each other, to music and to the
expectations for the class, syllabus review
The Eighteenth-Century Concerto and Sonata
Choral Music and Opera in the Classical Era
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UNIT XV
UNIT
The Romantic Movement
Nineteenth-Century Art Song
pp. 254
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UNIT
XVII
UNIT
XVIII
UNIT
XIX
24-May05
26-May05
31-May05
The
Twentieth
Century
7-Jun-05
FINAL
EXAM
Romantic Program Music
Absolute Forms in the Nineteenth Century
UNIT XX
Choral and Dramatic Music in the Nineteenthe
Century
UNIT
XXI
The Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Eras
UNIT
XXII
UNIT
XXIII
UNIT
XXIII
UNIT
XXV
2-Jun-05
Nineteenth-Century Piano Piece
The Early Twentieth Century
Twentieth-Century Natinoalism
Popular Styles
The New Music
Cumulative final Exam 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
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