MUS 115–001: SURVEY OF MUSIC LITERATURE
Cultural Arts Building, 1023
MWF. 8:00-8:50 a.m.
Instructor: Dr. Elizabeth Loparits
Office: CAB 1018
Office hours: by appointment – see sign-up sheets posted on my office
E-mail: loparitse@uncw.edu
UNCW web: http://www.uncw.edu/music/loparitse/index.html
Office phone: 910-962-7956
I. Course Description
MUS 115, Survey of Music Literature, is designed to increase the student's knowledge, appreciation, and understanding of music through the listening and examination of major compositions from the history of Western art music including music of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th-Century. Characteristics of the main musical styles and elements such as dynamics, melody, rhythm, form, texture, and genre are discussed parallel with the study of the various compositions.
Specific goals are:
á To gain familiarity with major compositions
á To practice creative listening
á To learn basic terminology and the fundamentals of music
á To recognize the differences between musical periods and styles
á To experience and review live performances
II. Texts and Materials
Kamien, Roger. Music: An Appreciation. Sixth, Brief Edition. Boston: McGraw-
Hill, 2008.
Study guides – to be handed out at the review-classes preceding each test.
III. Course Requirements
1. Reading assignments.
2. Tests (3 Mid-term exams and Final exam).
3. Pop-quizzes. Occasionally at the beginning of class there will be a five-minute listening-quiz based on music discussed in previous classes. The day of these short quizzes will not be announced in advance.
4. Concert attendance reports. Each student is required to attend three live musical performances. After each performance the student will write an essay of at least one page length (double spaced, font size 12pt.). This essay will consist of your review of the concert, taking the musical-visual experience as a whole into consideration. The essays must be turned in to me within one week of the concert experience, with a copy of the program attached. Information about upcoming concerts can be found at the UNCW website at www.uncw.edu/music/ under Òcalendar of events.Ó The instructor will post reminders of the upcoming events regularly at the beginning of classes.
IV. Attendance Policy
Regular attendance is crucial because listening takes place only during class-time. Each class will include listening segments, and each of the exams will have a section where the student will describe the characteristics of musical samples chosen by the instructor, and also determine the musical style period of the composition. Students may recognize the composer/title of the piece for extra credit. Missed quizzes or tests will be made up only in cases of medical or personal emergency for which written notification is required.
V. Grading
Mid-term Exams 15% (x3) = 45%
Final Exam 25%
Concert Attendance and Reviews 20%
Attendance/Pop-quizzes/Class Activity 10%
Academic Honor Code
ÒThe University of North Carolina Wilmington is committed to the proposition that the pursuit of truth requires the presence of honesty among all involved. It is therefore this institutionÕs stated policy that no form of dishonesty among its faculty or students will be tolerated. Although all members of the university are encouraged to report occurrences of dishonesty each individual is principally responsible for his or her own honesty.Ó UNCW Student Handbook.
Note: Please turn off your cell phone before class begins.
MUS 115 001: Spring 2009 – Semester Plan
January 7 Introduction
January 9 I. Elements of Music/ Chapter 1. Sound
January 12 I. Elements of Music/ Chapter 2. Performing Media
January 14 I. Elements of Music/ Chapter 2 – continued.
January 16 I. Elements of Music/ Chapters 3-5.
January 19 Martin Luther King state holiday – NO CLASS
January 21 I. Elements of Music/ Chapters 6-10.
January 23 II. The Middle Ages and Renaissance/ Chapter 1.
January 26 II. The Middle Ages and Renaissance/ Chapter 2.
January 28 Review for Test I
January 30 Test I
February 2 III. The Baroque Period/ Chapters 1-6.
February 4 III. The Baroque Period/ Chapters 7-11.
February 6 III. The Baroque Period/ Chapters 12-13.
February 9 III. The Baroque Period/ Chapters 14-15.
February 11 IV. The Classical Period/ Chapters 1-3.
February 13 IV. The Classical Period/ Chapters 4-6
February 16 IV. The Classical Period/ Chapters 7-10.
February 18 IV. The Classical Period/ Chapters 11-12.
February 20 Review for Test II
February 23 Test II
February 25 V. The Romantic Period/ Chapters 1-2.
February 27 V. The Romantic Period/ Chapters 3-4.
March 2 V. The Romantic Period/ Chapters 5-7.
March 4 V. The Romantic Period/ Chapters 8-9.
March 6 V. The Romantic Period/ Chapters 10-12.
March 7-15 SPRING BREAK – NO CLASSES
March 16 V. The Romantic Period/ Chapters 13-15.
March 18 V. The Romantic Period/ Chapters 15-16.
March 20 V. The Romantic Period/ Chapters 17-18.
March 23 Review for Test III
March 25 Test III
March 27 Movie
March 30 VI. The Twentieth Century/ Chapters 1-3.
April 1 VI. The Twentieth Century/ Chapters 4-6.
April 3 VI. The Twentieth Century/ Chapters 7-9.
April 6 VI. The Twentieth Century/ Chapters 11-13.
April 8 VI. The Twentieth Century/ Chapters 14-15.
April 10 Good Friday state holiday – NO CLASS
April 13 VI. The Twentieth Century/ Chapter 16.
April 15 VI. The Twentieth Century/ Chapter 17.
April 17 VI. The Twentieth Century/ Chapter 18.
April 20 VI. The Twentieth Century/ Chapters 19-20
April 22 VII. Nonwestern Music
April 24 Review for Final Exam
April 27 Review for Final Exam
Wednesday, April 29th – Final Exam – 8:00-11:00 a.m.