MIAMI DADE COLLEGE

   HIALEAH CAMPUS

COURSE TITLE: MUSIC APPRECIATION

COURSE NUMBER:   MUL 1010

SCHEDULE: MWF 8:00-8:50 am

TERM: SPRING SEMESTER

CREDIT HOURS:        3

PROFESSOR: Dr. Sergio Gonzalez

DEPARTMENT: Literature, Arts and Sciences

OFFICE LOCATION/HOURS:  1219-1

M: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm; 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

T: 7:00 am - 8:00 am; 4:30 pm - 5:30pm

R: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

F: 9:00 am - 10:00 am

PHONE #: (305) 237-8727

E-MAIL ADDRESS: sgonzal5@mdc.edu

COURSE DESCRIPTION:   The basic materials, terminologies, styles, and forms of music incorporated with listening examples.  Lectures and guided listening to develop skills for a better understanding and appreciation of Western concert music.

COURSE COMPETENCIES:

1. The student will demonstrate knowledge of the basic elements of the basic elements of the music by:

a. Identifying and/or defining the elements.

b. Applying knowledge of the elements to various listening activities and performances.

2. The student will demonstrate knowledge of basic music terminology by:

a. Identifying and/or defining the terminology.

b. Applying knowledge of the terms through the descriptions of live or recorded    

            performances.

3. The student will demonstrate an understanding of various musical styles by:

a. Identifying and/or describing conventions from different historical periods.

b. Identifying and/or describing conventions from different cultures.

4. The student will demonstrate a comprehension of the techniques and methods used by collaborative artists in music by:

            a. Identifying and/or describing techniques used by the composer, conductor, and

             performers.

            b. Relating this knowledge to a performance experience.

5. The student will demonstrate knowledge of music literature by:

            a. Connecting major works and their composers.

            b. Relating major works to their historical time periods.

            c. Matching major works to their various cultures.

6.  The student will demonstrate an understanding of the listener’s roll in music by:

a. Identifying appropriate audience etiquette.

GENERAL EDUCATION OUTCOMES:  At the completion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Communicate effectively using listening, speaking, and writing skills.  These will be assessed by class presentations and class papers were the student will state his/her opinion and judgment after careful listening sessions.

2. Evaluate and apply information via concert attendance and report.

3. Demonstrate an appreciation for aesthetics and creative activities by being exposed to different musical performances.

REQUIRED TEXT: Music, An Appreciation, 9^th ed., Roger Kamien, McGraw Hill

ASSIGNMENTS:

NOTE: All assignments should be TYPED and in ESSAY FORM.  Please refrain from merely listing names and titles.  The emphasis should be on the various subtleties inherent in the music.  Each assignment should and will demonstrate your increased ability to interpret, understand and use terminology about the music at progressive intervals.  DUE DATES WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON THE CLASS CALENDAR.

1. Two LIVE (meaning you must be in attendance) Classical Concert Reviews.  Operas are acceptable.  Unacceptable concerts for this review include rock, jazz, hip-hop, rap, etc. Please see attached sheet for detailed guidelines.

2. FINAL SPECIAL PROJECT:  Oral and written report to be presented in class.  It should include the following:

A. Two (2) musical examples (preferable contrasting) to be played during your                  oral report (CD, POWER POINT).

B. Describe distinctions in styles, musical elements, instrumentation, and forms of      the pieces.

C. Prepare a typewritten copy to be submitted on the day of your presentation.

CONCERT CRITIQUE GUIDELINES

The critiques (reviews) are to be of live concerts that you attend during the semester.  The concerts (or recitals) must be of “classical” nature (symphony orchestra, chamber music, instrumental or vocal solo recital, choral concert, etc.).  Operas are also acceptable.  If in doubt about a performance you are planning to attend, see the instructor.

The critiques are to include references to each selection performed at the concert with details as listed below.  The presentations are to be in essay form and additional research may be necessary in some instances.  The reports should be about three (3) pages in length, typewritten and double spaced.  It is relevant to our purpose to indicate your personal likes and/or dislikes of a concert but you must explain why you react in that way.  Listen on a cheerily musical plane and try to identify the following:

1. Concert setting: Title, Date, Place

2. Name of performing group(s), performers, conductors, soloists (Do not list entire group)

3. Briefly describe the concert setting (hall, performers’ dress, audience, etc.)

4. Were concert programs provided?

5. Were program notes provided?

6. Were there any spoken remarks about the concert?

7. What was the order of the concert?  Could you follow it?

8. What musical designs were performed (symphony, sonata, theme and variations, concerto, etc.)

9. What historical periods were represented on the program?

10. Titles of the compositions

11. Prominent voices or instruments

12. Characteristics of musical elements (beat, meter, rhythm, tempo, melody, harmony.)

13. Composers intention

14. Short biographical notes about the composer (s)

15. Include you own subjective opinion, reaction, and judgment of the music heard, the effect it may have had on you and the quality of the performance-but be very brief

Course Outline

January                 7^th:                                          Getting to know you.  Discuss syllabus

                                9th:                                         Part I - Elements, 1 and 2

                                12th:                                       Elements – 3, 4, 5, 6

                                 14^th:                                        Elements – 7, 8, 9, 10

                                 16^th:                                        Quiz 1

                                19^th:                                        No class

                                21^st:                                         Part II – The Middle Ages – Gregorian Chant

                                23^rd:                                         The Church Modes, Hildegard of Bingen

                                26th:                                      Secular Music in the Middle Ages,

                 The Development of Polyphony

                                28^th:                                        School of Notre Dame, Fourteenth Century Music

30th :                                    Guillaume de Machaut, Notre Dame Mass

February                2nd:                                        Test 1

4th:                                         Part II –  Music in the Renaissance.  Characteristics of  Renaissance Music

                 6^th:                                     Sacred Music in the Renaissance, 

                                                                Josquind Desprez and the Renaissance Motet

                 9^th:                                         Palestrina and the Renaissance Mass

                                 11^th:                                       Quiz 2

                13^th:                                        Secular Music in the Renaissance

                                 16^th:                                        Instrumental Music

                                18^th:                                        Test 2

                                20^th Part III –     The Baroque Period. 1, 2.

                                23^rd:                                        3, 4, 5

                                25^th:                                    6, 7, 8.   First Concert Report Due

                                27^th:                                    9, 10

March                    2^nd:                                          Quiz 3

4^th:                                         11, 12

                                6^th:                                         13

                                9^th:                                      14, 15

                                11^th:                                         Test 3

                13^th:                                        Part IV – The Classical Period. 1, 2

                                16^th:                                        3, 4, 5, 6

                                18^th:                                         7, 8, 9

                                20^th:                                        Quiz 4

                23^rd:                                        10, 11

                                25^th:                                        12

                                27^th:                                        Test 4

30^th:                                        Part V - The Romantic Period. 1, 2, 3

April                        1^st:                                          4, 7, 8,

                                3^rd:                                        10, 11

                                6^th:                                          Quiz 5

                                8^th:                                          12, 13 14

                                10^th:                                        16, 17, 18.   Second Concert Report Due

                                13^th:                                        Test 5

                                15^th:                                         Part VI – The Twentieth Century and Beyond. 1, 2

                                17^th:                                    Oral research and paper due.

                                20^th:                                        Oral research (cont’)

                                22^nd:                                        Review Semester Exam

                                24^th:                                        Open Topic

29^th:                                     Final Exam

GRADING SCALES:  The following criteria will determine each student’s final grade.

Tests:                            30%                                        Final Project:          15%

Quizzes                        20%

Critique:                       15%                                        Final Exam:            20%

ATTENDANCE: Regular attendance is required.  Excessive absences (more than three) will result in a lowered grade.  Active participation in class is necessary.

DROPS:  If students are unable to continue in the course, they must notify the instructor.  It is their responsibility to fill out an official withdrawal form with the registrar’s office.  If they do not officially withdraw, they may receive an F in the course.

CLASS DECORUM: As a matter of respect to others in the classroom, you are not to engage in conversations unrelated to the current activities of this course, use cell phones or other electronic devices (turn off such items before entering the classroom), or work on anything unrelated to MUL 1010 during class time.

TESTS: Only under DIRE circumstances (limited to unexpected death in the family, automobile accidents, and medical emergencies only-must have proof of such!) will you be allowed to make up a test. Other than these circumstances, there is absolutely NO MAKE UPS!  You must contact me by telephone or e-mail within twenty four (24) hours after the emergency that prevented you from taking the test.  Failure to contact me within 24 hours will result in a zero (0) for that particular exam. 

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: Cheating and/or plagiarism are inconsistent with the guidelines established by the college.  Any student caught cheating will fail the entire course and faces possible expulsion from Miami-Dade College.

DISSABILITY ACCOMODATIONS: Students with documented disabilities who need course adaptations or accommodations please make an appointment with me as soon as possible.