La Harbor College

LA HARBOR COLLEGE Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) Assessment Report Course Assessment

Division: Humanities and Fine Arts Discipline/Program: Music

Course Number and Name: MUSIC 217-3 Musicianship 3

Program Contact Person: Daniel Keller Phone: x4413

Reviewed by: Joachin Arias, Ph.D. (SLO Coordinator) Date: December 2014

Attach additional pages as necessary. (Note: prior to Fall 2013, this course was MUSIC 212.) Institutional Learning Course Intended Outcomes Means of Assessment and Summary of Data Collected Use of Results Outcomes Criteria for Success 2 1. Dictate multiple-part chord At least 70% of students shall F14: section 7507 (only) F14: This topic continues to progressions that include devices such as achieve at least 70% accuracy 2/4 (50%) successful present challenges. A switch to a chromatic embellishments, secondary dictating correct rhythms and new textbook has been an dominants and modal mixture. pitches F13: section 0362 (only) improvement. However, the lack of 5/9 (56%) successful reliable Internet in the classroom makes it difficult to differential activities between students of varying levels of ability. Will consider splitting levels if a more reliable Internet connection is not acquired.

F13: Clearly, more attention needs to be given to this topic. As the third level of Musicianship, this course focuses on exercises with a medium-high level of difficulty. The current textbook lacks exercises in this realm. Another will be considered, and more time in class will be spent on this topic. 5 2. Realize (play) arpeggios, chords and/or At least 70% of students shall F14: section 7507 (only) F14: The success rates dipped chord progressions on the musical achieve at least 70% accuracy 3/4 (75%) successful slightly this year. However, we keyboard that are implied by Roman playing correct pitches at believe current attention to this numerals and/or figured bass or steady tempi F13: section 0362 (only) topic is adequate. commercial chord symbols labeling 7/8 (88%) successful devices such as chromatic F13: This goal has been met. embellishments, secondary dominants However, trends will continue to and modal mixture. be evaluated, possibly leading to raising the standard for this SLO. 5 3. Sing melodies and rudiments at sight At least 70% of students shall F14: section 7507 (only) F14: See above. that include devices such as divided and achieve at least 70% accuracy 3/4 (75%) successful subdivided beats in symmetrical meters, singing correct rhythms and F13: See above. major and minor modes, chromatic pitches at steady tempi F13: section 0362 (only) embellishments, secondary dominants 7/9 (78%) successful and modal mixture. 2 4. Dictate melodies that include devices At least 70% of students shall F14: section 7507 (only) F14: A significant improvement such as divided and subdivided beats in achieve at least 70% accuracy 3/4 (75%) successful over the last year was seen. This is symmetrical meters, major and minor dictating correct rhythms and likely due to a change in textbook modes, chromatic embellishments, pitches F13: section 0362 (only) and greater class time devoted to secondary dominants and modal mixture. 4/9 (44% successful) this topic. Will continue this in future offerings.

F13: See SLO 1.