Mus 116
Music Appreciation
Dr. Anthony P. Mazzaferro
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Office Phone: 714.992.7299
Textbook: Kamien, Roger. Music, An Appreciation. . McGraw-Hill. New York. 6th Ed.
(Text, Five Compact Discs)
The text is available through the Fullerton College Bookstore.
There is an OnlineLearningCenter that enhances your text. It is located at the following link.
Course Description:
This course is designed to acquaint you with masterworks from the history of Western Classical Music. We will survey the lives and significant compositions of selected composers from the major eras of Western Civilization. We will also study the instruments of the orchestra and the basic elements of music.
Course Objectives: At the conclusion of this course students will be able to
Name at least three (3) composers and representative compositions from each period in Music History
Identify the general musical characteristics for each period
Compare composers and their compositions as they relate to specific genres of music.
Become familiar with the basic elements of music.
Grading Policy: There are several components will determine your grade for the semester.
Exams: Three hundred points (300) and there are six major units in your text. Exams will occur at the conclusion of each unit. Each exam is worth approximately fifty (50) points. Exams will be taken online and will consist of multiple choice/true false questions. You will have ninety (90) minutes to complete each exam and you may take each exam twice and count the higher score. You must wait at least one (1) hour before re-taking any exam.
Students must access all course materials, lectures, additional articles, and discussions through CE 6 using their personal CE 6 ID.
Grades are determined by the total number of points earned:
270-300=A
240-269=B
210-239=C
180-209=D
0 - 150= F.
Academic Honesty: The following Academic Honesty policy has been adopted by the Board of Trustees of the North Orange County Community College District. Please read them carefully.
F 4.19 Academic Honesty Policy
Students are expected to abide by ethical standards in preparing and presenting material which demonstrates their level of knowledge and which is used to determine grades. Such standards are founded on basic concepts of integrity and honesty. These include, but are not limited to the following areas:
1. Students shall not plagiarize, which is defined as:
A. stealing or passing off as one's own ideas or words of another,
B. using a creative production without crediting the source.
The following cases constitute plagiarism:
· paraphrasing published material without acknowledging the source.
· making significant use of an idea or a particular arrangement of ideas, e.g. outlines.
· writing a paper after consulting persons who provide suitable ideas and incorporating these ideas into the paper without acknowledging the debt.
· submitting under one's own name term papers or other reports which have been prepared by others,
In cases where an "F" was assigned, report the incident to all appropriate personnel. (See step 3.)
2. In cases where the dishonesty was serious, premeditated, or part of an ongoing scheme, request an adhoc review board made up of at least three faculty from the department or delegate in consultation with the department coordinator or if none is in place with the members of the department. Supply to the review board the documents which are suspect and any other documents completed by the student which might help determine if academic dishonesty occurred. It would then be the responsibility of the review of the review board to determine academic penalties as appropriate.
3. Report to the student involved, to the department coordinator, to the division dean, and to the vice president for student services the alleged incident of academic dishonesty, including relevant documentation, and recommendations for action that he or she deems appropriate.
4. The vice president for student services shall maintain an academic dishonesty file of all cases of academic dishonesty with the appropriate documentation.
5. Students shall be informed when their names are inserted into the file and provided with copies of any appeals or disciplinary procedures in which they may become involved. The vice president for student services or his or her designees may initiate disciplinary proceeding under Education Code, Article 3, Section 76030 76037; when two or more incidents involving the same student occur, he or she shall do so.
6. Students charged with violations resulting in disciplinary action have the right to appeal the findings to the Petitions Committee under the Rules and Procedures of Due Process.
**Adapted from the academic honesty policies of FullertonCollege and CaliforniaState \University Fullerton as published in their catalogs
ADA statement: FullertonCollege is committed to providing educational accommodations for students with disabilities upon the timely request by the student to the instructor. Verification of the disability must also be provided. Disability Support Services functions as a resource for students and faculty in the determination and provision of the accommodations.
Feedback Schedule: I will be visiting the Discussion Board at least three times a week.
E-mail: I would prefer you e-mail me in CE6. If you use the e-mail listed above, then you should label each subject heading with “Mus 116:”topic you are e-mailing me about.”
Course Schedule:
Unit One: Introduction, navigating in CE6, Kamien website, The Elements of Music
Text: pages 3-59
Unit Two: The Middle Ages and the Renaissance
Text: pages 60-91
Unit Three: The Baroque Era
Text: pages 93-149
Unit Four: The Classical Period
Text: pages 151-208
Unit Five: The Romantic Era
Text: pages 209-283
Unit Six: The Twentieth Century
Text: pages 285-395
Listening Assignments for each unit: The music you are required to listen to for this course can be found at the beginning of each of the six (6) lectures. Music can be located on your set of five (5) compact Discs. In addition the Opera Clips for “Don Giovanni”, “La Boheme”, and “Wozzeck” are included on the CD # 5. Instructions for watching the excerpts are found on the last page of the CD booklet.
There are six exams for the course. They are listed here:
Exam # 1 – The Elements of Music
Exam # 2 – The Middle Ages and the Renaissance
Exam # 3 – The Baroque Era
Exam # 4 – The Classical Era
Exam # 5 - The Romantic Era
Exam # 6 - The Twentieth Century
Each exam is worth fifty (50) points. Exams consist of Multiple Choice/true-false questions. Each exam may be taken twice. Your highest score will be counted for the exam.