MUSI 1306 – Music Appreciation
Course Syllabus
Spring ‘11
COURSE NUMBER:
MUSI 1306
COURSE NAME:
Music Appreciation
CREDIT:
3 hours
INSTRUCTOR:
Edgar Moore
OFFICE NUMBER:
713.718.6600
E-MAIL:
edgar.moore@hccs.edu
SECTION I – OVERVIEW
A.
PURPOSE
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 basic intellectual competencies for core courses
including reading, writing, speaking, listening, critical thinking, and
computer literacy.
C.
TEXTBOOK
Music, An Appreciation 6th 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
1. Unit quizzes
20%
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.
4. I WILL drop you because of absences! At such time that excessive
absences has put your grade in jeopardy, I will inform you that it may
be in your best interests to drop. If I drop you, you will receive a “W”
for the course. A grade of “I” at the end of the semester is reserved for
the student who has an emergency the LAST WEEK OF CLASS or
misses the Final Exam with EXTENUATING circumstances. It is
NOT for the student who was absent and has to make up 6 weeks of
assignments!
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. Under Texas
state statute, HCCS is immune to liability in the event of accident or
injury.
2. Scholastic dishonesty will not be tolerated. HCC defines “scholastic
dishonesty” cheating on a test, plagiarism, or collusion. If you are
caught cheating on an exam (looking on someone else’s paper, texting
answers or verbally giving answers, etc.) or plagiarizing written work
the penalties include, but are not limited to, a “0” on a test or
assignment in question, a “W” or “F” in the course.
FINAL DAY TO DROP:
Thursday, April 21