Course: MUSIC APPRECIATION, Section: MUSC 1030-S1604 Instructor: John Smith Phone: 586.321.2351 Email: johsmi7646@gmail.com Course Website: CANVAS Additional Course Website: mccmusic.weebly.com (Google Chrome browser preferred) Meeting Times: Tuesday/Thursdays, 9:00 – 10:25 AM (8/18/2020-12/10/2020)

NOTE: Classes will meet ONLINE for the FIRST THREE WEEKS of the semester (from 8/18/2020 - 9/3/2020). IN-PERSON classes will meet for the remainder of the semester, beginning with the FOURTH week (from 9/8/2020 - 12/10/2020) unless notified otherwise.

Objective This course will explore music and related literature as practiced in the Western hemisphere from the Middle Ages to the current trends of today. Presentations and material will focus primarily on Classical music, although all significant styles and idioms (such as Jazz, Pop, and Rock) will also be discussed. Topics will include the basic elements of music, general stylistic ideals of recognized historical periods, and general biographical information regarding noted composers as well as significant musical compositions from each historical period. Students will develop specific listening skills to enhance their enjoyment of all types of music. Some music background is helpful but NOT essential for this course.

Required Text The Enjoyment of Music: Essential Listening, 4th Edition, TOTAL ACCESS (online Ebook); Kristine Forney & Andrew Dell’Antonio, W. W. Norton and Company, Publisher; ISBN: 978-0-393-42155-2; (an OPTIONAL hard copy of this text may be used instead of the Ebook, if desired).

ONLINE Class Access Interactive ONLINE classes can be accessed using the ZOOM platform from any electronic device equipped with a camera and microphone, from the link information below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84010957705?pwd=VkY3Z0xpZlpXSW0rSFJZcTFJYVNnUT0https://zoom.us/j/614572420 (Links to an external site.)

[REQUIRED PASSCODE: 018675] [MEETING ID: 840 1095 7705]

Office Hours Special ONLINE office hours (for students with questions or desiring further review of course topics) will be held during the first three weeks of this course EVERY Friday, 8/21/2020, 8/28/2020, and 9/4/2020, from 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM, using the link information above. Continued office hours will be available immediately prior to and after each in-person class (from 9/8/2020 through 12/10/2020). Additionally, you may always contact your instructor via email or cell at any time.

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mailto:johsmi7646@gmail.comhttp://mccmusic.weebly.com/https://zoom.us/j/614572420https://zoom.us/j/614572420

Grading Policy (approximate calculation based on the formula below; all Unit Exams, as well as the Final Listening Exam, are required)

60% - Six UNIT Exams (each consisting of 20 multiple choice questions and three audio examples requiring essay-style descriptive responses);

10% - Attendance Score; beginning with a perfect score (100%), 3% will be subtracted for each unattended online or in-person class;

20% - Final Listening Exam (10 audio examples requiring essay-style descriptive responses);

5% - Assignments; up to five simple drill/review worksheets will be periodically issued throughout the semester;

5% - Class Participation and Attitude; NOTE: Cell phones and other electronic devices are NOT permitted during in-person class presentations unless approved by the instructor!

Course Grading Scale

A (100 - 92%) C (

MUSIC APPRECIATION 2020 FALL SCHEDULE All assignments are tentative and subject to revision as needed; chapter reading assignments are based on the course EBOOK; all scheduled exams are required and are given IN-PERSON at the start of the designated class.

Week 1 (8/18/2020, 8/20/2020 - presented ONLINE ONLY) Class introduction, materials, and policies; Chapters 1-4; melody, rhythm, harmony, organization of sounds (scales);

Week 2 (8/25/2020, 8/27/2020 - presented ONLINE ONLY) Chapters 5-7; texture, form, dynamics and tempo;

Week 3 (9/1/2020, 9/3/2020 - presented ONLINE ONLY) Chapters 9-11; review, voices and instruments, ensembles;

Note: The following classes will be given IN-PERSON ONLY at the scheduled class time and room location!

WEEK 4 (9/8/2020, 9/10/2020) EXAM 1 (Text Part I); 20 multi-choice questions, 3 audio examples; Chapt. 13-15; Medieval Chant, Mass, Ars Nova, Hildegard of Bingen, Machaut;

Week 5 (9/15/2020, 9/17/2020) Chapt. 16-18; Renaissance Madrigal, Motet, Mass, Josquin des Prez, Palestrina;

WEEK 6 (9/22/2020, 9/24/2020) EXAM 2 (Text Part 2); 20 multi-choice questions, 3 audio examples; Chapt. 19-21; Baroque Opera, Cantata, Oratorio, Purcell, Bach, Handel;

Week 7 (9/29/2020, 10/1/2020) Chapt. 22-24; Orchestral Suite, Concerto, Fugue, Vivaldi;

WEEK 8 (10/6/2020, 10/8/2020) EXAM 3 (Text Part 3); 20 multi-choice questions, 3 audio examples; Chapt. 25-28; Classical Chamber Music, Sonata Cycle, Symphony, Haydn, Mozart;

Week 9 (10/13/2020, 10/15/2020) Chapt. 29-32; Concerto, Sonata, Transitional Symphony, Haydn, Beethoven;

Week 10 (10/20/2020, 10/22/2020) Chapt. 32, Opera Buffa, Review, Mozart;

WEEK 11 (10/27/2020, 10/29/2020) EXAM 4 (Text Part 4); 20 multi-choice questions, 3 audio examples; Chapt. 33, 35-36; Romantic Lied, Piano Music, Program Music, Schubert, Chopin, Hensel;

Week 12 (11/3/2020, 11/5/2020) Chapt. 37-39; Program Symphony, Nationalism, Late Romanticism (USA), Berlioz, Grieg, Dvorak;

Week 13 (11/10/2020, 11/12/2020) Chapt. 40-43; Opera, Requiem, Ballet, Verdi, Wagner, Brahms, Tchaikovsky;

WEEK 14 (11/17/2020, 11/19/2020) EXAM 5 - Open Notes (Text Part 5); 20 multi-choice questions, 3 audio examples; Chapt. 44-45; Impressionism, Modernism, Nationalism, Debussy, Stravinsky, Schoenberg;

Week 15 (12/1/2020, 12/3/2020) Chapt. 46-49; American Blues/Jazz, Modernism, Nationalism, Still, Gershwin, Copeland; EXAM 6 - Take Home (Text Part 6); 20 multi-choice and 5 T/F questions (due 12/8/2020);

WEEK 16 (12/8/2020) FINAL LISTENING EXAM; 10 audio examples; (NOTE: A special class on 12/10/2020 will be available for make-up work and by appointment only);