Pasadena City College
Music 21 (Section 7183) Music Appreciation
Spring 2014 Syllabus
Instructor: Dr. Alison Bjorkedal
Class time: Tues, Thurs, 7:15a-8:40a
Class Location: Center for the Arts, 210
Online Class code: bjorkedal38194
Contact: ambjorkedal@pasadena.edu
Office hours: TBD: Location and times announced on Canvas Calendar
I. Course Description and Student Goals
Music 21 is an introduction to western art music from the Middle Ages through the 20th century.
Upon successful completion of this course, student will be able to:
 Describe the basic elements of music
 Recognize and identify common western instruments and voice types
 Discuss the historical and social context of western art music
 Distinguish and analyze various eras, forms, genres, and composers of western art music
 Communicate about western art music using proper terminology
Lectures/discussions are a significant part of this course; to understand lectures fully you will need to keep up with the assigned reading and listening assignments for each meeting.
Additionally, there are two concert reports, which require attendance at a concert OUTSIDE of class hours.
II. Class Materials
1) Mark Evan Bonds, Listen to This with online access code, 2nd Edition, published by Prentice Hall
2) Scantron, (882-E form) pencil and eraser for all in-class exams
3) Paper and writing utensil for in-class activities
Online Text Information
You must have your own access code for the online portion of our text, Listen to This. You may purchase any version of our textbook (binder form, online, bound) with the access code or you may buy the access code online (www.mypearsonstore.com). Once you purchase the code you need to register. Use the “Student Registration” document found on Canvas under “Files” to guide you.
III. Class Activities, Assignments, and Grading
Assignments are due at the beginning of class in typed, printed-out form. No e-mailed assignments are accepted. The course will consist of lectures, discussions, guided listening, independent listening and examinations. Final grades will be based on the following:
1) Attendance/Participation. Students are expected to attend class, arriving on time with appropriate materials. Participation in class activities is expected.
2) In class tests. There are a total of 6 in-class tests. Tests will be multiple choice and will including listening examples. You must take 5 out of 6 for full credit. If you take all six exams, one will count as extra credit. Make-up quizzes will not be given, except with an excused absence.
3) Online exams. Our text comes with an online resource, My Music Lab. After you have registered and signed in to My Music Lab, you will need to complete the exams under “Study Plans and Course
Content” in the folder labeled “Part Exams”. Complete exams 1-6 in the “Part Exam” folder. See the syllabus schedule for due dates. The exams can be re-taken as many times as you like BY THE DUE
DATE listed on the schedule. The exams will cover chapters we will not discuss in class. You may use your book anytime.
4) Lab Hours. Lab hours are a required portion of this course. Lab hours are a required portion of this course. You must sign in with your student ID for a total of 18 hours in the music lab in the basement of the Center for the Arts.
5) Concert Reports. Each student will turn in two concert reports. Specific instructions will be passed out in class.
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Music 21 (Section 7183) Music Appreciation
Spring 2014 Syllabus
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GRADING
Class Attendance and Participation
Syllabus Quiz
In class tests
Online exams
POINTS
EACH
4.5
20
60
50
#
32
TOTAL
POINTS
144
1 20
5/6 300
6 300
DESCRIPTION
Each day you come to class ON TIME is worth 9 points (4 for beginning of class, 5 for after break).
Excused absences will not receive points. Points may be based on participation in class activities.
Canvas quiz re: syllabus
You need to complete 5/6 tests for full credit. Any extra points from the 6 th quiz count as extra credit.
Each exam is 50 points. You can retake exams as many times as desired before the due date. Your highest score as of the due date will be recorded.
You must log 18 hours of lab before the final.
Specific instructions will be passed out in class
Specific instructions will be passed out in class
Lab Attendance 2
Concert Report 1 100
Concert Report 2 100
18
1
1
36
100
100
A: 900+ points
Total: 1000
B: 800-899 points C: 700-799 points
IV. Policies
D: 600-699 points
Attendance
No attendance credit is given to late arrivals/early departures. As per college policy, you will be dropped for four of more unexcused absences. Unexcused absences are those for which you do not inform the instructor prior to class time and for which you cannot provide a legitimate reason
(verified illness or family emergency). Notify the instructor BEFORE the class period of your absence through email. Missed quizzes, assignments, exams, reports, etc. cannot be made up unless you have a verified medical or family emergency and notified the instructor before class.
Disabilities
If you have a verified disability and believe you would benefit from reasonable accommodation, you may wish to identify yourself to me. You can arrange for services through the Disabled Student
Programs & Services in D209 (626-585-7127). If you have questions about this, please see me or visit www.pasadena.edu/studentservices/dsps .
Student conduct in class
Personal electronic devices may not be used during class time and computers may only be used to take notes. Any use of personal electronic devices or misuse of computers (social media, e-mail) during class will result in dismissal and an unexcused absence for the lecture. Practice respectful interactions in all class communications; behavior that disrupts or disrespects your classmates or the instructor will not be tolerated.
Plagiarism and academic misconduct
Academic honesty is the cornerstone of college-level education. Plagiarism is generally defined as the act of using someone else’s ideas, words, or organization without giving them due credit. Any student caught plagiarizing material will be prosecuted to the full extent of the College’s guidelines (please see the student handbook). You must clearly distinguish your ideas and words from the work of others.

Pasadena City College
Music 21 (Section 7183) Music Appreciation
Spring 2014 Syllabus
Date
January 14
January 16
January 16, 21, 23
Agenda
Introduction to the Course
The Elements of Music
Canvas Syllabus Quiz due
Reading assignment
January 28
Elements of Music and Instruments
QUIZ #1: Elements of Music and Instruments
Middle Ages
Jan 30, Feb 4 Middle Ages
A Brief Introduction
A Brief Introduction
Part 1 Opener
February 6
Hildegard von Bingen
Francesco Landini
Guillaume de Machaut
Alfonso el Sabio
The Renaissance
Part I Opener
Chapter 1
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Josquin des Prez
Thomas Weelkes
William Byrd
Chapter 5
Part II Opener
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
QUIZ #2 – Chapters 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Online exam due (by beginning of class time): Part 1 and Part 2
Intro to Baroque
Antonio Vivaldi Chapter 15
February 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27
The Baroque Era
Henry Purcell
Barbara Strozzi
Claudio Monteverdi
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
George Frideric Handel
Johann Sebastian Bach
George Frideric Handel
Part 3 Opener
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
March 4 QUIZ #3 – Chapters 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
Online exam due: Part 3
The Classical Era
Joseph Haydn
Part 4 Opener
Chapter 20
Chapter 22 Joseph Haydn
March 11, 13 Spring Break
March 6, 18
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
March 20
Classical Era Continued
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
QUIZ #4 – Chapters 20, 22, 23, 24, 25
Online exam due: Part 4
Intro to Romanticism
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Pasadena City College
Music 21 (Section 7183) Music Appreciation
Spring 2014 Syllabus
May 1
May 1
March 25 Concert Report 1 Due
March 25, 27, April 1, 3
Romanticism
April 8
Ludwig van Beethoven
Franz Schubert
Felix Mendelssohn
April 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29
Hector Berlioz
Clara Wieck Schumann
Frederic Chopin
Guiseppe Verdi
Richard Wagner
Johannes Brahms
Antonin Dvorak
Part 5 Opener
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
QUIZ #5 – Chapters 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39
Online exam due: Part 5
Intro to 20 th Century Part 6 Opener
The Twentieth Century
Claude Debussy
Charles Ives
Arnold Schoenberg
Igor Stravinsky
Germaine Tailleferre
William Grant Still
Aaron Copland
Bela Bartok
Leonard Bernstein
John Cage
Philip Glass
Part 6 Opener
Chapter 40
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
CONCERT REPORT 2 DUE
QUIZ #6 – Chapters 40, 42, 43, 44, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 62
Online exam due: Part 6
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