Integrated Analytical Techniques I – Fall 2015
MUT 312 Section 101
Course Information
FALL 2014
MUT 312 – Section 101 (CRN 10743) – Integrated Analytical Techniques I
Web-Enhanced Course Instructional Method
Monday and Wednesday, 10:10 AM to 11:00 AM
Laidlaw Performing Arts Center Room 1127
Instructor Information
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. David Z. Durant
Dr. David Z. Durant
(251) 460-6695 (office) or (251) 802-7905 (cell)
ddurant@southalabama.edu
Dr. Durant’s office hours are Tuesday 1 – 4 PM, Thursday 1 – 4 PM and by appointment. His office is
Laidlaw Performing Arts Center Room 1151.
Please make sure I can identify you in your email. Put your full name in the body of your email.
Course Description
This is the first semester of a two semester sequence designed to familiarize students with the rudiments
of formal analysis, counterpoint, and practical orchestration for 18th, 19th, and 20th century music–
particularly emphasizing classical, jazz, pop, and selected world-music styles.
Course Topical Outline
The following topics will be covered in MUT 312 with some overlap into MUT 313.
Single Melodic Line
Prelude
Principles of Two-Voice Counterpoint
Principles of Three-Voice Counterpoint
Principles of Species Counterpoint
Elements of Form
Invention Binary and Ternary Forms
Analysis
Sinfonia
Orchestration and Arranging
Course Goals and Objectives
• To understand and establish the discipline required of a professional musician
• To obtain the common vocabulary of the community of professional musicians
• To establish a thorough competence in part writing
• To establish a thorough competence in 18th century counterpoint
• To gain the advanced skills required for musical analysis
• To establish intermediate skills in arranging and orchestration
• To incorporate the piano as a tool for musical study
• To incorporate technology as a tool for musical study
• To understand the disciplines of and become proficient in composition and improvisation
Course Pre-requisites / Co-requisites
MUT 213.
Course Materials
Workbook Counterpoint, Fourth Edition. Kent Kennan. 1999.
Optional Text
Counterpoint, Fourth Edition. Kent Kennan. 1999.
Class Attendance Policy
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The most important component of a student’s success in MUT 312 is attendance. A significant amount of
your training will be done in class. You are expected and required to attend each class meeting, be on
time, be prepared, and to participate. If you are tardy, it is your responsibility to get your name on the roll
sheet immediately after that day’s class is over. You will be counted tardy for that class. Two tardies will
be counted as one absence. If you have a written excuse for an absence or a tardy, please attend to it
immediately after class on your first class back. You may email me in advance if you are going to miss a
class. That email does not count as your excuse. Please bring your written excuse on your first class back.
If you miss 20% of the classes (6), regardless of whether they are excused or not, you will
automatically fail. If you reach this number before Friday, October 23 at 4:59 PM (last day to withdraw
from a course) you will be advised to drop the course. If you do not drop the course you will
automatically fail.
Absences and tardies will be excused for the following reasons:
• A death in the immediate family
• A documented family emergency
• A documented personal emergency
• A documented illness
• A documented University or Department function
Important Dates
Last Day to Add a Course or Change to Audit: Thursday, August 20 (5:59 p.m.)
Last Day to Drop from a Course: Friday, October 23 (4:59 p.m.)
Holidays: Monday, September 7 (Labor Day); Thursday and Friday, October 8 and 9 (Fall Break);
Wednesday, November 25 - Sunday, November 29 (Thanksgiving Holidays)
Last Day of Classes: Friday, December 4
Assessment
The final grade for this course will be determined using the following percentages:
***
Attendance (See the above class attendance policy)
100%
Six Projects
LATE WORK PENALTY
Assignments are to be turned in at the beginning of class on the day they are due. Late work will not be
accepted. If you are going to be absent you may turn your work in early, OR scan the work and email it to
Dr. Durant before 10 AM of the scheduled due date, OR take a digital photograph(s) of the complete
assignment and email it to Dr. Durant before 10 AM of the scheduled due date.
COURSE ASSIGNMENTS
Assignments are due at the beginning of class on the following Wednesdays:
September 2: Counterpoint Assignment from the Workbook and an Analysis of Selected Excerpts
September 23: Counterpoint Assignment from the Workbook and a Classical Period Analysis
October 7: Counterpoint Assignment from the Workbook and Invention Analysis
October 28: Large-form Analysis
November 18: Counterpoint Assignment--Invention
December 2: Arranging/Orchestration Project
Write an original piece for piano in a style representative of music studied in MUT 312. Arrange
and orchestrate the piano version for no fewer than six instruments and no more than 12
instruments.
Changes in Course Requirements
Not all classes progress at the same rate thus course requirements might have to be modified as
circumstances dictate. You will be given written notice if the course requirements need to be changed.
Academic Disruption Policy
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The University of South Alabama’s policy regarding Academic Disruption is found in The Lowdown, the
student handbook.
http://www.southalabama.edu/lowdown/academicdisruption.shtml: Disruptive academic behavior is
defined as individual or group conduct that interrupts or interferes with any educational activity or
environment, infringes upon the rights and privileges of others, results in or threatens the destruction of
property and/or is otherwise prejudicial to the maintenance of order in an academic environment.
Dr. Durant expects you to be cordial, courteous and respectful of faculty members and fellow students.
The use of cell phones, laptops, or any other electronic device is not permitted in MUT 312 without
prior permission from Dr. Durant.
Student Academic Conduct Policy
The University of South Alabama’s policy regarding Student Academic Conduct Policy is found in The
Lowdown http://www.southalabama.edu/lowdown/academicconductpolicy.shtml: The University of South
Alabama is a community of scholars in which the ideals of freedom of inquiry, freedom of thought,
freedom of expression, and freedom of the individual are sustained. The University is committed to
supporting the exercise of any right guaranteed to individuals by the Constitution and the Code of
Alabama and to educating students relative to their responsibilities.
Students with Disabilities
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, students with bona fide disabilities will be
afforded reasonable accommodation. The Office of Special Student Services will certify a disability and
advise faculty members of reasonable accommodations. If you have a specific disability that qualifies you
for academic accommodations, please notify me and provide certification from the Special Student
Services (Office of Special Students Services). The Office of Special Students Services is located at 5828
Old Shell Rd. at Jaguar Drive. (251) 460-7212.
Online Writing Support
The University of South Alabama provides online writing tutoring services through
SMARTHINKING, an online tutoring service. SMARTHINKING is available at
http://services.smarthinking.com.
Counseling and Testing Services
Counseling and Testing Services provides a variety of free and confidential services for students. For
further information regarding this resource go to www.southalabama.edu/counseling or call the office at
460-7051.
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