COURSE NUMBER: MUSI 1306 – Spring 2013
COURSE NAME: Listening to Music
3 hours CREDIT:
INSTRUCTOR: Edgar Moore
OFFICE & EXTENSION: FA 101, 713 718-6631
OFFICE HOURS: As Posted
E-MAIL:
SECTION I – OVERVIEW
A.
PURPOSE edgar.moore@hccs.edu
The purpose of Listening to Music is to develop skills necessary for intelligent listening and appreciation of music. The development of these skills is achieved with proper attitude, a basic understanding of the basic elements of music, and strengthened through an analytical survey of music through its historical development.
B.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Listening to Music is a non-technical approach to the enjoyment of music.
Emphasis is on an intelligent listening procedure of materials from the standard vocal, instrumental and keyboard literature.
This course meets the intellectual competencies for core courses as mandated by the state. Reading, writing, speaking, listening, critical thinking and computer literacy.
C.
TEXTBOOK
Music, An Appreciation, Brief 7 th Edition, Roger Kamien
CDs for Music, An Appreciation

SECTION II – LEARNING ASSESSMENT
A.
EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT
1.
Unit quizzes over notes, readings and listening
2.
Written critiques (2) of an attended concerts
3.
Two (2) oral reports on assigned music topics
4.
Mid-term and Final exams in two areas: written & listening
B.
GRADE DETERMINATION
20% 1. Unit quizzes
2. Oral Report 15%
3. Concert report 15%
4. Mid-term exam 25%
5. Final exam 25%
SECTION III – INSTRUCTOR POLICIES
1.
There will be NO make-up exams during the semester. Exception:
School sponsored activities . If you are involved in a school sponsored activity (baseball team, volleyball team, etc.) and will be absent on an exam day, you have two (2) choices: 1. Take the exam at any time before you are scheduled to be away or 2. Take the exam before the end of the next class following your return.
2.
Late work ( oral reports & concert reports ) will be accepted only once: before the end of the next class after the work was due. After that, it’s a letter grade off per class that the work is not turned in.
3.
Absolutely NO cell phones or beepers are to be turned on during class.
Put them on silent mode.
*Note: See attached addendum
4.
I WILL drop you because of absences! College policy states that a student may be dropped after they miss 12.5% of the total number of

semester hours of the course, which is 48 . 12.5% of 48 is 6 hours ( 1 and ½ class periods
). If you miss two (2) class periods, I WILL
DROP YOU. NO EXCEPTIONS. Also, the college has a two (2) drop policy for the first two (2) class sessions. If you miss the first two
(2) class sessions for any reason, you will be automatically dropped by the college.
If you drop, you will receive a “W” for the course. A grade of “I” is reserved for the student that has extenuating circumstances.
5.
Attendance: Students are expected to attend every class. Role will be checked. If you are absent, it is YOUR responsibility to acquire any missed work, ie, class notes or assignments.
If, at any time during the course of the semester, consistent or rampant tardiness is deemed by the instructor to create a disruption, the instructor may, at his sole discretion , lock the classroom door at 5 min. after class begins. At that time any student NOT in class will be considered absent. In these circumstances, students arriving after the door has been locked may be admitted at the discretion of the instructor.
6.
At the sole discretion of the professor, on exam days ALL cell phones will be checked at a table in the front of the class, to be returned
AFTER the exam is completed. NO EXCEPTIONS.
7.
NO guests and/or children in class.
8.
See SECTION IV, number 2.
SECTION IV – COLLEGE POLICIES
1.
The Fine Arts Dept. of HCC Central strongly recommends that all
HCCS students carry some form of medical insurance to cover illness and injury, both on and off campus. Info regarding low-cost health insurance for students is available in the Fine Arts office.
2.
Scholastic Dishonesty will not be tolerated. HCC defines scholastic dishonesty as cheating on a test, plagiarism or collusion. If you are caught cheating on an exam or plagiarizing written work, the penalties include, but are not limited to, a “0” on a quiz or assignment in question, a “W” or “F” in the course.
FINAL DAY TO DROP: Tuesday, April 9