MASTER COURSE OUTLINE
Big Bend Community College
Date: March 2008
DEPT: MUSC&
NO: 105
(Formerly: MUS 104)
COURSE TITLE: Music Appreciation
CIP Code:
Intent Code:
Program Code:
50.0902
11
Distribution Design:
Humanities
CREDITS: 5.0
Total Contact Hours Per Qtr:On-Line
Lecture Hours Per Qtr: 55
Lab Hours Per Qtr:
Other Hours Per Qtr:
PREPARED BY: Patrick Patterson
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Music Appreciation is a course designed for students who have not had formal study in music
or who wish to supplement performance experience with formal study in structure and history. Emphasis is placed on
repeated listening experiences to acquire a thorough knowledge of selected works of music literature.
PREREQUISITE(S): None
TEXT: Holman, D. Kern - Masterworks: A Musical Discovery; and Danziger, Robert - The Musical Ascent of Herman
Being
COURSE GOALS: Students will develop familiarity with selected musical repertoire, use musical concepts to describe
music, and interact with the music, other students, and the instructor.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of the course, students in the WAOL Online Music Appreciation
course will be able to:
1) read and explain selected portions of a printed program from a formal symphony, choral, wind ensemble concert or
opera;
2) identify standard musical instruments, voice categories and forms;
3) analyze and discuss in groups specific works of music in terms of form and structure, timbre, character, melody,
harmony, texture and rhythm;
4) identify elements of musical structure from listening assignments (melody, harmony, rhythm, texture and dynamics);
5) discuss in group work, the additional readings by Danziger, Copland and Green, applying information accrued in
coursework and text reading; and
6) identify specific works from an assigned list by listening.
COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE: Students will be expected to attend three live concert performances during the course.
These performances are to be approved by the instructor prior to attending the performance. Concert reports are to be
written and submitted to the Concert Report folder before the course is completed. Attendance at live performances of
“serious” music (whatever that means) is intended to reinforce what we’ve been discussing and analyzing in class.
Professional performances are encouraged; local high school performances are not. The point of the assignment is to expose
the student to the highest level of music creativity.
Course Schedule: 10 weeks asynchronous with a one week introduction period. Day one will indicate Thursday of every
week; Friday will be day two, Monday, day three and so forth. Assignments will be due by day number per week.
Week 1
Introduction to course
Masterworks, pp 1-12 – Introduction
Masterworks, pp 15-41 “What’s Happening?”
Pitch, notation, rhythm, melody, harmony, texture, nuance, voices and instruments
tonality. Listening test, day 5.
Week 2
Masterworks, pp 43 – 62 “On Periods, Genres, Titles, Forms and Schools”
Read the Musical Ascent of Herman Being by Robert Danziger
Group discussion. Listening test, day 5.
Week 3
Masterworks, pp 65 – 101
The Middle Ages and Renaissance
Listening test, day 5.
Week 4
Masterworks, pp 102- 139
The Baroque
Listening test, day 5.
Week 5
Masterworks, pp 140 – 173
The Classical Style
Listening test, day 5.
Week 6
Masterworks, pp 174 – 221
Romanticism
Listening test, day 5.
Week 7
Masterworks, pp 222 – 267
Gotterdammerung
Listening test, day 5.
Week 8
Masterworks, pp 268 – 307
Music in the Land of Plenty
Listening test, day 5.
Week 9
Masterworks pp 308 – 349
Getting Hip and Staying That Way
Listening test, day 5.
Week 10
Masterworks, pp 350 – 354
Epilogue
Music Analysis Presentation to class due, day 3.
Listening test, day 5.
Concert reports due, day 5.
EVALUATION METHODS/GRADING PROCEDURES: Grading will be based upon percentage of a total number of
points earned during the quarter. Points will accumulate from daily and weekly quizzes, tests and writing assignments.
Points will also accumulate from listening tests that will be given online every Friday. Concert reports will not be graded as
such, due to the different musical backgrounds of the students in the course, however, ten points will be deducted for each
report not completed (three are required). While students are encouraged to attend as many concerts as possible, only three
are required and extra credit will not be given for additional concerts.
Grades will be based upon the following percentages of total points for the term:
A
AB+
B
B-
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95 – 100%
90 – 94%
87 – 89%
84 – 86%
80 – 83%
C+
C
CD+
D
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77 – 79%
74 – 76%
70 – 73%
67 – 69%
60 – 66%
F
PLANNED TEACHING METHODS/LEARNING STRATEGIES:
Lecture
Small Group Discussion
Special Project
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below 60%
Laboratory
Supervised Clinical
Audiovisual
Individualized Instruction
Other (List)
X Online Internet
Division Chair Approval