Music Appreciation Syllabus, MUSL 1324
Instructor:
Laurence Gibson
Office: FAM 434, 747-5607
Email: lgibson@utep.edu
Course Description:
This class traces the development of music through history
with emphasis on Western art music of the last three-hundred
years, its composers and performers. Musical examples will
be played and discussed. Live performances and recordings
of live performances will be featured wherever possible.
Objectives:
To develop and improve listening skills and to become
knowledgeable about and conversant with the body of
classical art music that we hear around us and in concert.
Grading:
Class attendance
Daily quizzes
Performance reviews
Final exam
Text:
The Enjoyment of Music, 9thEdition,Shorter, by Machlis and
Fomey, Publisher: W.W. Norton, with accompanying CD set
Required!
Earlier editions not acceptable
Class Participation:
This course requires the recognition of the elements of music
and the resulting musical styles, forms, and genres. Careful
listening to-class lectures and musical examples is necessary.
Good attendance and punctuality will be required for
success.
Performance Reviews:
Required attendance at five full-length concert performances
of classical art music with a one-page review focusing on the
repertory, performer(s), venue, audience, and your personal
reaction to the concert experience
40%
30%
20%
10%