COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE TITLE: Music Appreciation
COURSE NUMBER: MUS118
CREDIT HOURS: 3
SEMESTER: Spring 2009
WHEN TAUGHT: T Th 9:30
DROP DATE: January 26, 2009
CATALOG DESCRIPTION: Significant musical compositions, composers, and
historical eras; analysis and description of musical forms and terms; includes women
composers and multicultural issues.
TEXT: Music: An Appreciation, Sixth Brief Edition, with CD set included
Roger Kamien
McGraw Hill
GRADING POLICY: The student's grade is based on the following:
Attendance and Participation:
15%
Concert/Recital Attendance (2):
15%
Unit Exams/Listening Quizzes (6): 45%
Final Exam:
25%
Attendance and participation in class is expected. Unexcused absences are not allowed
and will lower the grade, as will excessive tardies. Please call if you know you will be
absent. CD’s for Listening Quiz preparation are on reserve in the Library.
GRADING SCALE: A=90-100, B=80-89, C=70-79, D=60-69, F=0-59
INSTRUCTOR:
PREREQUISITES:
Dina Hollingsworth
2200 Bonforte Blvd.
Pueblo, CO 81001
719-549-2121 (voice)
Dina.Hollingsworth@colostate-pueblo.edu
Office AM224
Office hours as posted or by appointment
None
This course fulfills 3 credit hours of the Humanities requirement of the General
Education Requirement Courses.
The University Academic Dishonesty Policy will be followed in all matters pertaining to
the requirements of this course.
“This University abides by the Americans With Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, which stipulates that no student shall be denied the benefits of an education “solely by
reason of a handicap”. If you have a documented disability that may impact your performance in
this class and for which you may require accommodations, please see the instructor as soon as
possible to arrange accommodations. In order to receive accommodations, you must be registered
with and provide documentation of your disability to the Disability Services Office, which is located
in the Psychology Building, Room 232.”
MUS118 – MUSIC APPRECIATION COURSE SYLLABUS
(Subject to change)
WEEK ONE
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW OF COURSE
SOUND, PERFORMING MEDIA, MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS
WEEK TWO
HISTORICAL PERIODS
MUSIC IN THE MIDDLE AGES
WEEK THREE
MUSIC IN THE RENAISSANCE
UNIT EXAM ONE; LISTENING QUIZ ONE
WEEK FOUR
THE BAROQUE PERIOD
WEEK FIVE
BAROQUE VOCAL MUSIC
BAROQUE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
UNIT EXAM TWO; LISTENING QUIZ TWO
WEEK SIX
THE CLASSICAL PERIOD
MUSICAL FORM
WEEK SEVEN
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
VOCAL MUSIC
UNIT EXAM THREE; LISTENING QUIZ THREE
WEEK EIGHT
THE ROMANTIC PERIOD, PART ONE
WEEK NINE
PROGRAM MUSIC, NATIONALISM
THE ROMANTIC PERIOD, PART TWO
UNIT EXAM FOUR; LISTENING QUIZ FOUR
WEEK TEN
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, MUSICAL STYLES
EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY MUSIC
WEEK ELEVEN
LATE TWENTIETH CENTURY MUSIC
UNIT EXAM FIVE; LISTENING QUIZ FIVE
WEEK TWELVE
THE AMERICAN MUSICAL
OTHER RECENT TRENDS; JAZZ AND ROCK MUSIC
WEEK THIRTEEN
NONWESTERN MUSIC
WEEK FOURTEEN
FINAL EXAM
LISTENING QUIZZES (CD’s are on reserve in the Library)
(subject to change)
QUIZ 1 -
QUIZ 2 -
QUIZ 3 -
QUIZ 4 -
QUIZ 5 -
COMPOSER
TITLE
Alleluia: Vidimus stellam
Hildegard of Bingen: O successors
Machaut: Agnus Dei from Notre Dame Mass
Desprez: Ave Maria . . . virgo serena
Weelkes: As Vesta Was Descending
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, 1st mvt.
Bach: Organ Fugue in G Minor
Monteverdi: Tu se' morta from Orfeo, Act II
Vivaldi: Spring from The Four Seasons
Bach: Cantata No. 140 Wachet auf (chorale)
Handel:Hallelujah chorus from Messiah
Purcell: “Dido’s Lament” from Dido and Aeneas
Haydn: Symphony No. 94 (Surprise), 2nd mvt.
Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, 3rd mvt.
Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act.1: Opening Scene
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, 1st mvt.
Piano Concerto in A Major, 1st mvt.
Beethoven: String Quartet in C Minor, 4th mvt.
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, 1st mvt.
Schubert: Erlkonig
Chopin: Nocturne in E Flat Major, No. 2
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, 4th mvt.
Smetana: The Moldau
Dvorak: Symphony no. 9 in E minor, mvt. 1
Wagner: Die Walkure, Act 1, scene 3
Debussy: Prelude a L'Apres-midi d'un faune
Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps, Part 1
Schoenberg: A Survivor from Warsaw, Op. 46
Webern: Five Pieces for Orchestra (3rd)
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra, 2nd mvt.
Copland: Appalachian Spring; Section 7
Varese: Poeme electronique
Grading and Course Requirements
Attendance in class is extremely important since we must
move quickly to cover the required material, and any absences
will be taken into consideration if a grade is on the borderline
at the end of the semester. You should not miss class for
reasons other than illness or some unforeseen emergency.
However, you are still responsible for the material covered in
class on that day.
The final grade will be based on class attendance and any
required homework (including a required group project),
concert/recital attendance and reports (2), listening quizzes
(5), unit exams (5), and the final exam. The concert/recitals
may include wind ensemble, symphony, chorale, percussion
ensemble, college student recitals, or world music. Performances
must be of a college or professional level. You will need to
turn in a paper on each performance (details will be given in
class) with a program attached to it. Papers are due Thursday,
April 23. No papers will be accepted after this time. However,
papers may be turned in any time prior to the due date. The
percentage of grade requirements is listed above. Class lecture
notes will be given from the required text. Roll will be taken
each class period. Exams may be made up within one week if the
absence is excused and properly documented.
If you have questions or a personal matter to discuss,
please feel free to call or e-mail me.