LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE MUSIC DEPARTMENT MUS 111 – MUSIC APPRECIATION Winter 2020 – January 4 to February 6 Syllabus Table of Contents:
• Course Information • Professor Information (Office Hours) • Zoom links for office hours and teatimes • Course Description • Student Learning Outcomes • Exit Skills • Required Text and Materials • Class Requirements • Weekly Expectations • Participation Policy • “No Show” • Online Rules of Conduct • Grading Policies o Grading breakdown o Assignment feedback • Online Learning General Information • Important Dates and Deadlines • Weekly Plan • Plagiarism and Academic Honesty • Links to Student Services • Addendum to the Syllabus
Course Information
Course Name: MUS 111 – Music Appreciation Course Section Number: 10257
Meeting information: class conducted entirely online
Professor Information Instructor: Dr. C. Gengaro (call me “Doc G”) Office Location: HAMC 145 (I will not physically be on campus this semester) 323-953-4000 ext. 2884 Office Hours: Mondays from 12-1 (see Zoom link in the next section) Preferred method of contact: Canvas messages; answers within 24 hours (Monday through Friday), slightly longer over the weekend Email for general questions or if Canvas isn’t working: [email protected]
Zoom links for Office Hours and Teatime OFFICE HOURS Waiting room enabled for student privacy: I will only be talking to one student at a time, so if you come in I’ll be alerted, but I may not be able to see you immediately. Mondays 12:00-1:00 https://laccd.zoom.us/j/99215278098?pwd=UkRkVGJtWUp6cEVxNXZRWTlxUmxVZz09 (Links to an external site.) TEA WITH DOC G Open hours. Come in and say hello, ask questions, etc. All students will be admitted. Waiting room is only for security. Thursday Teatime: 10:00-11:00 AM Click here to join tea time.
Course Description MUS 111 is an introduction to western art music from the Middle Ages through the twentieth century. In this class, you will be introduced to a number of representative works by major composers from each major historical musical period. We will discuss musical forms and styles associated with various genres in each musical period. By the end of the course, you will have acquired a variety of critical listening skills that will enable you to listen to and understand music from the historical periods. You will also build a musical vocabulary that will help you discuss and analyze many types of music both in the class and beyond. Lectures and discussion are very important, therefore it is important that you keep up with the work and that you participate in class activities. Listening is extremely important for your grade. Music Appreciation and Student Equity: The musical traditions we cover in this class have historically been quite narrow. In the past, we have focused on European composers who are overwhelmingly white and male. This has been an issue for musicology in general, and it is something we are endeavoring to change. In this class, we will be making some changes that will open up our study to include more music from diverse composers, different traditions, and countries from around the world. We will still cover the basics of the traditional “music appreciation” course, but we are opening up our narrow view to become more diverse, but more importantly, more inclusive.
Student Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of this course, the student will:
• Identify the different sounds of instruments and instrumental families • Use appropriate terms to discuss the rhythmic, timbral, dynamic, harmonic, and melodic elements of music • Recognize (aurally) music from different time periods and styles • Critique a live performance in writing based on technical and cultural contexts • Describe the use of compositional elements, repetition, and contrast to create musical form
Exit Skills
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
• Define and explain the elements of music, including vocabulary, forms, instruments, and performers. • Recognize and identify common instruments and voice types and their techniques of • Recognize and distinguish various styles of music from the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and contemporary • Recognize various forms and styles of vocal music, both secular and sacred, solo, ensemble and choral, throughout the periods covered. • Understand and describe the various forms of instrumental music, including symphonic, program music, and chamber • Recognize the major composers of western classical music and their representative • Successfully critique live concerts
Required Text and Materials
• Textbook: Resonances: Engaging Music in Its Cultural Context edited by Esther M. Morgan-Ellis, University of North Georgia Press. PDF of the book FREE to download here: https://ung.edu/university-press/books/resonances-engaging- music.php (Links to an external site.) • You need access to a phone, tablet, or computer, which will enable you to use Canvas and download and read PDF files. If you need assistance finding a computer or internet access, please go to https://lacitycollege.edu/Students/Online- Assistance#learning (Links to an external site.) and https://www.everyoneon.org/find-offers- laccd?partner=laccd&custom=1 (Links to an external site.) for assistance. • Access to a phone, tablet, or computer on which you can listen to the assigned music, much of which is available through YouTube.
Class Requirements 9 chapter quizzes (+ a syllabus quiz)
5 assignments 5 discussions 2 reports Midterm exam
Final exam
Weekly Expectations
1. Read all module content 2. Read assigned textbook chapters 3. Complete the assignment and quiz(zes) for that module 4. Participate in the discussion for the module 5. Work on reports as needed
Participation Policy Students who do not engage with the course materials within the first 3 days (with no explanation) will be dropped for non-participation. This is an online class, so you are expected to join in discussions and contribute to the online community as required. If you do none of these things, your grade will be negatively affected or you will be excluded or dropped. I keep track of how many times you post in the discussions, and Canvas keeps data on how much time you spend on the site. If you decide to stop participating in class, but you do not drop the class, it is likely that you will receive an F for the course. If you want to drop the class, it is YOUR responsibility to do that with the college.
“No Show” If a student does not access the class within the first 3 days of the semester (for a 5-week semester), the student will be excluded as a “no show.” If you have an issue that will preclude you from participating in this time, please let me know.
Online Rules of Conduct Please be respectful of your fellow students when you address them in the online forum, live chat, or student lounge. Use appropriate language and be mindful of your words. Any student who uses inappropriate or disrespectful language may be removed from the course. See the module item called “Being Successful and Respectful Online” in the Module Getting Started: Welcome and Materials.
Grading Policies
10 chapter quizzes @ 20 points each = 200 points (20%) 5 Chapter assignments @ 30 points each = 150 points (15%) 5 Discussions @ 20 points each = 100 points (10%) 2 reports @ 100 points each = 200 points (20%)
Midterm exam = 150 points (15%)
Final exam = 150 points (15%) Quality points (the quality of your engagement with fellow students) @ 50 points = 5%
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Total: 1000 points (100%)
Assignment Feedback/Grading I will grade each week's discussion and assignments in the week following the due date. Reports will be graded in the week following the due date. Late assignments will be graded as they come in.
All assignments are done online.
Online Learning General Information
Are you new to online learning? Check out some resources to help you get started: http://lacitycollege.edu/Students/Online-Assistance Here are some modules for online readiness: https://ccconlineed.instructure.com/courses/5432/pages/student-online-readiness- modules (Links to an external site.)
The course management system is Canvas. Access through the student information system. https://ilearn.laccd.edu/login/canvas
Important Dates and Deadlines
• Last Day to Drop for Refund and without a "W" - Wednesday, January 6, 2021 • Last Day to Drop with “W” - Saturday, January 30, 2021
The Midterm will be given at the end of week 3 (1/22-1/24)
The Final exam will be given at the end of the final week (2/4-2/6)
Weekly Assignments/Quizzes are due weekly Report due dates: Report #1 due by 11:59 PM on 1/16/21 Report #2 due by 11:59 PM on 2/2/21
Please upload a copy of your report to the assignment page by the due date (either in .pdf or .doc formats). Late reports will be downgraded by 5 points each day it is late.
See the Important Projects Module for all information.
Weekly Plan Week 1 - Chapter 1 Music in Human Life (pp. 2-21) and Chapter 2 The Elements of Music (pp. 23-42) Week 2 - Chapter 5 Song (pp. 129-168) and Chapter 12 Music for Moving (pp.439-478); Report #1 Due Week 3 - Chapter 3 Music for Characterization (pp.44-77); Midterm (end of week 3) Week 4 - Chapter 4 Sung and Danced Drama (pp. 78-128) and Chapter 7 Listening at Public Concerts (pp. 213-258) Week 5 - Chapter 11 Music for Spiritual Expression (pp. 393-438) and Chapter 13 What is Good Music? (pp. 480-516); Final (last three days of the final week)
Plagiarism and Academic Honesty The faculty and administration of Los Angeles City College are committed to the belief that honesty and integrity are integral components of the academic process. The College expects students to be honest and ethical at all times in their pursuit of academic goals. Students who violate the code of academic conduct by which the College maintains its academic integrity will be dealt with in a manner reflecting the seriousness of these violations. Violations of academic honesty and integrity occur when a student participates in any act in which he/she uses deception or fraud while performing an academic activity. Violations include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Using study aids such as calculators, tape recorders or notes, when not authorized by the instructor. • Cheating on examinations, assignments or experiments (allowing another student to copy one’s answers or copying the answers of other students; exchanging information by any means, including verbal exchanges, sign language, hand signals, secret codes, passed notes, creation of a distraction for the purpose of cheating; changing answers on a previously scored test, assignment or experiment; inventing information and/or data.) • Allowing another student to assume one’s identity in order to fulfill an assignment or take a test. • Submitting for a grade the words, ideas, and/or written work (including laboratory notes and drawings) of another person without giving due credit to that person. This includes purchased papers or papers written by other students. • Falsifying or attempting to falsify attendance records and/or grade rosters. • Conspiring with other students to commit any of the above behaviors.
Consequences for any offense against academic honesty and integrity may include:
• An “F” or a “0” on the examination or assignment. • Suspension from the class and other sanctions and/or penalties authorized by the Board of Trustees for violations of the District Code of Conduct. • A record of the student’s violation placed in the student’s disciplinary file.
Links to Key Student Services If you need assistance, please check with our campus resources under “Student Services”: http://lacitycollege.edu/Students/For-Students (Links to an external site.)
Some available services include:
• Academic Counseling: http://lacitycollege.edu/Academics/Counseling/Department- Home (Links to an external site.) • Trio/SSS - Resources for low income, first generation, or disabled students who have identified transfer to a four-year university as their academic goal: http://lacitycollege.edu/Resources/TRIO-SSS/Department-Home (Links to an external site.) • Office of Special Services: http://lacitycollege.edu/Resources/Office-Special- Services/Department-Home (Links to an external site.) • EOPS (Assists low income and educationally disadvantaged students to gain academic success): http://lacitycollege.edu/Resources/EOPS-CARE- CAFYES/Department-Home (Links to an external site.)
The LACC Foundation is also a great help to students who are facing financial difficulty or housing/food insecurity: https://www.laccfoundation.org/
Addendum to the Syllabus Please read the following and make note of the important information about drop dates, the Office of Special Services, financial aid, and student code of conduct.