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MUSIC 250

CLASS SYLABUS

OFFICE HOURS:Mon 4:00-5:00, Thur 1:00-2:00, Thur 4:00-5:00 or by appointment

If you are having difficulty with the material, or with any aspect of the class, or just want to speak with me for any reason, please come in and discuss the situation. I also urge you to connect with me via e-mail for any reason--wj1707@comcast.net; I check my e-mail daily and try to respond immediately. If you must see me in person and cannot come at one of the assigned times, see me before class, call me or send an e-mail to arrange another time.

COURSE INFORMATION

Music 250 satisfies 3 units of lower division General Education in category C1 (Fine Arts); it is a required course for the Applied Music Major, the Liberal Arts Concentration and the Music Education Concentration, and may be counted as part of the Jazz Studies Concentration. Music majors must take the course for a grade; non-majors may take the course CR/NC.

TEXT

Listen (Brief 4th Edition), by Joseph Kerman and Gary Tomlinson, published by Bedford-St. Martins. Accompanying the text are six CD's. Both text and CD's are required; they are available in the campus bookstore. Other listening and video resources are housed in the Multi-Media section of the Tech Center.

WEBSITE

The Listen book has a website--http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/listen/

The website is an important resource for the class. It includes flash cards, much supplementary materials and chapter quizzes. Exam material will be drawn in large part from the flash cards and quizzes.

The quizzes are also a source of extra credit for the class. For each chapter quic you take as an aid to your study you will have one-half point added to your final grade, up to a maximum of ten points. (Only one quiz per chapter will be counted.) Follow the instructions on the website to send me notification that you have taken the quiz.

ACTIVITIES

Listening

The principal subject matter for the class is European Music you hear, in and out of class. A considerable amount of time will be devoted to in- class performance, guest performers, videos and recordings of European Music from the Middle Ages to the present .

Reading

Assigned portions of the Listen book are the principal source of information for the class. (See Schedule for specific weekly assignments.)

Intensive Listenings

Written responses about multiple listenings to selected pieces. See Intensive Listening for more information.

Live Performances

As part of your work for the class, you are to attend a minimum of ten concerts of European music; for each concert you are to write a brief response paper. See Concert Responses for more information. See SSU Concerts for a list of on-campus concerts of European music this semester; as a student, you can attend most of these concerts free.

Exams

Three exams, each covering 1/3 of the course work; the third exam includes listening from over the entire semester, so it is weighted more.

GRADING

attendance and class participation

5%

concert response papers (10 @ 2 % each)

20%

intensive listening (5 @ 6% each)

30%

exams (3 at 15% each)

45%

EXTRA CREDIT:

for each chapter quiz you take online, you receive 0.5 points extra credit. Maximum possible: 10 points. See the text website for more information.

ATTENDANCE POLICY

In-class listening to and discussion of heard music, and discussion of ideas about music and its role in society, are a crucial part of this class. If you are not here, you neither contribute to that part of the class nor derive the benefit from it. For that reason, I take attendance using a sign-in sheet every day. If you are sick or have another reason you feel is justified, send me an e-mail. If you are going to miss a class, you must normally let me know before the class, or at the latest by the next class meeting. If I do not hear from you by the next class, the absence is unexcused. You may up to three unexcused absences without penalty; for each subsequent absence I lower your final grade by 2 points.

LATE WORK

Concert Response Papers may be turned in at any time up to the final exam; but I urge you to write your responses immediately after you attend a concert and turn the responses in at that time. These papers must follow the format described on the Concert Responses page to receive full credit.

Intensive Listening Responses are due on the dates specified on the Schedule of reading and listening assignments. Late papers will be penalized 10% points for each calendar day late.

Exams may be made up only by prior arrangement.

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Syllabus	Schedule	Intensive Listening
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	Listening	The principal subject matter for the class is European Music you hear, in and out of class. A considerable amount of time will be devoted to in- class performance, guest performers, videos and recordings of European Music from the Middle Ages to the present .
	Reading	Assigned portions of the Listen book are the principal source of information for the class. (See Schedule for specific weekly assignments.)
	Intensive Listenings	Written responses about multiple listenings to selected pieces. See Intensive Listening for more information.
	Live Performances	As part of your work for the class, you are to attend a minimum of ten concerts of European music; for each concert you are to write a brief response paper. See Concert Responses for more information. See SSU Concerts for a list of on-campus concerts of European music this semester; as a student, you can attend most of these concerts free.
	Exams	Three exams, each covering 1/3 of the course work; the third exam includes listening from over the entire semester, so it is weighted more.

GRADING
attendance and class participation	5%
concert response papers (10 @ 2 % each)	20%
intensive listening (5 @ 6% each)	30%
exams (3 at 15% each)	45%

EXTRA CREDIT:	for each chapter quiz you take online, you receive 0.5 points extra credit. Maximum possible: 10 points. See the text website for more information.