MUSIC 111: Music Appreciation---Instructor: Mr. Dutton
Syllabus, Schedule, & Requirements
Fall 2013 Semester: Section #0558, DaVinci Hall 305, (with possible dislocation
throughout the term); Tuesday/Thursday, 1:45 – 3:10 PM, August 27 – Dec. 5, 2013;
Music Department: (323) 953-4000 x2890 (messages); office hours: Tuesdays, 3:15-4:45PM.
Text/supplies Listen by Joseph Kerman, Seventh Edition (required and brought to class); a
paperback music dictionary (optional); ownership/access to Listen 6 CD set.
Final Examination: Tuesday, December 10, 2:30 to 4:30 PM.
Instructor email: duttonclan@sbcglobal.net (please do not use duttondl@lacitycollege.edu)
Class Schedule (tentative and subject to alteration due to availability and scheduling):
Week 1 (8/27, 29): Orientation, course requirements, elements of music, basic notation
Week 2 (9/3, 5): Introduction to the instruments of the orchestra, form in music
Week 3 (9/10, 12): Medieval music to the Renaissance
Week 4 (9/17, 19): High Renaissance to Baroque music
Week 5 (9/24, 26): The High Baroque Period: Vivaldi and Handel
Week 6 (10/1, 3): Johann Sebastian Bach
Week 7 (10/8, 10): The Classical Period: Haydn and Mozart
Week 8 (10/15, 17): Bridging two worlds: Ludwig van Beethoven
Week 9 (10/22, 24): Midterm Exam through Week 8 with corresponding text
assignments; 2 concert reports due.
Week 10 (10/29, 31): Romanticism, program and absolute music, nationalism
Week 11 (11/5, 7): Nationalism; Opera to Wagner and Verdi
Week 12 (11/12, 14): Late Romanticism: Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Mahler, R. Strauss
Week 13 (11/19, 21): Late Romanticism; Impressionism
Week 14 (11/26): Igor Stravinsky ( 11/28: Thanksgiving Holiday, no class)
Week 15 (12/3, 5): Expressionism, Modernism, and 20th & 21st Century eclecticism
2 concert reports due
Week 16 (12/10): 2:30 – 4:30PM; Final Examination, comprehensive and inclusive.
Reading assignments (pagination based on Kerman, Brief Seventh Edition):
Weeks 1 & 2: Listen, p. 1 to 45.
Weeks 3 & 4: Listen, p. 47 to 97.
Weeks 5, 6, 7, & 8: Listen, p. 101 to 200; 209 to 222.
Weeks 10, 11, & 12: Listen, p. 223 to 299.
Weeks 13, 14, & 15: Listen, p. 307 to 376, and as assigned.
Students with verified disabilities who may need reasonable accommodations are
encouraged to notify the instructor (Mr. Dutton) and the Office of Special Services (CH 109;
x2270) as soon as possible. All information will remain confidential.
The Listening Room is open to any student enrolled in Music 111. There is no additional
credit given for listening lab usage. See Music Office attendants for times and details of use.
Important dates:
Last day to add classes: September 7; Concert reports due October 24 and December 5, including (extracredit); Scheduled tests: October 22/24 (Midterm) and December 10 (Final); There may be unannounced
quizzes.
Please Note: There will be 2 tests (Midterm and Final), quizzes, and 4 concert reports due over the course of
the semester. Appropriate readings (see above) are assigned from the text. Both exams include a music
listening/identification component.
1. Drop Date
The deadline to drop without a ―W‖ is the last day of Week 2 (of the semester), which is
Sunday, September 8th for Fall 2013. If you must drop a course, drop before the
specified deadline for dropping a class without a grade of "W." Dropping after Week 2
will result in a ―W‖ on your transcript. Effective July 1, 2012 students will only have 3
attempts to pass a class. If a student gets a "W" or grade of "D", "F", ―I‖, or "NP" in a
class, that will count as an attempt. A student’s past record of course attempts district wide
will also be considered. Therefore, before the end of Week 2 you should carefully consider
if you can reasonably manage this course with the other factors in your life (e.g. work,
family, course load). If you think you will not be able to complete this course with a C
or better, drop it by Sunday, September 8th. If you have any questions, please don’t
hesitate to talk to me. You may also see a counselor in the Counseling Center in AD 108.
2. Financial Aid
If you need help paying for books and other college expenses, call the Financial Aid
Office at (323) 953-4000 extension 2010, or see them at Student Services Village, 117.
3. Students with Disabilities
Students with a verified disability who may need authorized accommodation(s) for this
class are encouraged to notify the instructor and the Office of Special Services (SSV 100,
323-953-4000, ext. 2270) as soon as possible, at least two weeks before any exam or quiz.
All information will remain confidential.
4. Cell Phone Policy
Students may not use their cell phones to accept or make calls while in class;
If cell phones are brought to class, they must be turned to ―silent‖ or vibration
mode, and put away;
Students who do not adhere to this policy will be asked to leave the class. If it
happens a second time, the student will be referred to the Vice President of
Student Services.
5. Attendance
Attendance is mandatory—if you miss more hours than the class meets per week, you
may be dropped from the class. If you stop attending class but do not drop the class, you
may receive a failing grade.
6. Student Learning Outcome
On completion of Music 111, the student shall demonstrate broad understanding and
critical judgment of the acknowledged masterpieces of western music from the Middle
Ages to the present day with an emphasis on perceptive listening. Topics include the
elements of music, form and style, discrete historic periods, and both music's and the
musician's place in the larger context of western history. This class fulfills the
humanities requirements for graduation.
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Prospectus: Music 111: Music History and Appreciation
(combined classes)
(UC:CSU) – 3 Units; Instructor: Mr. Dutton
Open to all students, Required of Music Majors
“The trouble with music appreciation in general is that people are taught to have too much
respect for music; they should be taught to love it instead.” --Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
“Music takes us out of the actual and whispers to us dim secrets that startle wonder as to who we are, and for what,
whence, and whereto.” -- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
Class Specifics:
Fall Semester, 2013, August 26 to December 12, 2013:
Section #0559, Monday/Wednesday, 1:45—3:10 PM, FSC 105;
Section #0558, Tuesday/Thursday, 1:45 to 3:10 PM, DaVinci Hall 305;
Section #3436 and #5250, (honors), 6:50 to 10:00 PM, FSC 105
Office Hours: Tuesday, 3:10 to 5:10 PM, location TBD, or by appointment (email)
Department phone: (323) 953-4000 x2880 or x2881
Email: duttonclan@sbcglobal.net (please do not use the LACC address)
Course Description:
Los Angeles City College Music Department’s offering, Music 111, titled, “Music
History and Appreciation I” is a survey course, designed for both music majors and
general elective credit, that covers the main elements of the musical art, and the major
monuments and works of Western music history, from the Medieval era through the
beginning of the Twenty-First Century. The presentation is largely, though not
exclusively chronological, and will include discussion of large historical epochs, major
composers an introduction to some of their more important works, the terms and
concepts necessary to an intelligent appraisal and evaluation of this work, and the aural
(heard) identification of these masterpieces. Concomitantly, there is the hope that
springs eternal in this instructor’s breast that some students will actually grow to love
this extraordinary body of work.
The goal of the course is to develop the important critical faculties that will
enable the attentive student to critically listen to music and attend music concerts, and
to have the demonstrable ability to evaluate them within an objective, historical,
philosophical, and rational context.
The class consists of lectures, listening sessions, video presentations (including
an opera), keyboard demonstrations, and analyses from the standard literature. As the
material is cumulative and dependent on prior knowledge, regular attendance is
imperative. Grading is done on the basis of a midterm test, final exam, quizzes
(scheduled and unannounced), four concert reports, and class participation/attendance.
Appropriate dates are provided in the course syllabus. There are no make up exams or
quizzes, but students are eligible and encouraged to write an additional concert report.
In summation:
The student shall demonstrate broad understanding and critical judgment of the
acknowledged masterpieces of western music from the Middle Ages to the present
day with an emphasis on perceptive listening. Topics include the elements of music,
form and style, discrete historic periods, and both music's and the musician's place in
the larger context of western history. Music 111 fulfills humanities requirements for
graduation.
Texts and Supplies:
Listen by Joseph Kerman, Brief Seventh Edition (required), Listen CDs
(suggested ownership, but no less than availability), a paperback music
dictionary, (optional). Listening labs are necessary, as there is a listening
component on both midterm and final exams.
An Institutional (LACC) Statement of Exit Skills:
1. Successful completion of Music 111 will enable the student to define the
elements of music, including listening skills, rhythm, dynamics, melody,
texture, scales, harmony, musical instruments, and meter, and to describe the
history, define the terminology of and identify the music and primary
elements of
a. the Ancient World,
b. the early Christian Church,
c. the Middle Ages,
d. the Renaissance,
e. the Baroque period,
f. the Classical period,
g. the Romantic period,
h. the Impressionistic period,
i. European and American art music of the 20th and 21 centuries,
2. And demonstrate a basic understanding of the elements of music by using
appropriate terminology, identifying musical instruments and varying
ensembles, analyzing and evaluating musical performances, and discussing
music in its historical context on a midterm and final examination
On completion of Music 111 the student will possess verifiable ability in
comprehending the basic elements of music, demonstrate understanding of the history,
style, and terminology of critical periods in music history including those of the Ancient
world, Medieval and Renaissance periods, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and many of
the important 20th and 21st Century musical movements, through quizzes, tests, aural
identification, and concert reports which synthesize the elements above.
Student Learning Outcome: The student will identify music aurally, understand and
define musical terminology, and contextualize musical works from various historic
periods.
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