Syllabus

Music 120

Introduction to Music Theor y

Fall 2013 3 Credits 2:00-3:20 Tues, Thurs PAC 1 ! "Choral #ehearsal #oo$% "class &ill not $eet on: 'ct( 22, )o*( 2+% Final ,-a$: Tues .ec( 10, 1:00-3:00 PM Instructor: /ohn Mundy '00ice PAC 110 2ours: 1:00-2:00 all class days or by a33oint$ent Phone 4 5- 2 0 "$usic de3t o00ice% ,$ail : 6$undy7&inona(edu Catalo8 .escri3tion An Introduction to the structure and notation o0 $usic 0ound in 3ast and current $usical co$3ositions( '00ered each se$ester( This course is eli8ible 0or 9ni*ersity Studies course credit under: :( Arts and Science Core 4( Fine and Per0or$in8 Arts Class learnin8 acti*ities 0ul0ill the re;uire$ents 0or the 9ni*ersity Studies Pro8ra$ Fine and Per0or$in8 Arts cate8ory by 3ro$otin8 student abilities to: A( e-3lore the lan8ua8e, s<ills, and $aterials o0 an artistic disci3line :( use the $ethods o0 an arts 3ractitioner to acti*ely en8a8e in creati*e 3rocesses or inter3reti*e 3er0or$ance 3rocesses C( understand the cultural and 8ender conte-ts o0 artistic e-3ression .( en8a8e in re0lecti*e analysis o0 their o&n art &or< or inter3reti*e 3er0or$ances and res3ond to the &or< o0 others Course 'b6ecti*es Pro*ide basis <no&led8e o0 $usical notation, tonality, rhyth$, and basic har$ony, and associate these conce3ts &ith sound( .e*elo3 su00icient $usic readin8 and &ritin8 s<ills to translate $usical ideas into notation and *ice*ersa( Students &ill create a si$3le ori8inal co$3osition( Co$3uter use re;uired "C.#'M &=te-t% #e;uired Te-tboo< Foundations o0 Music, Se*enth ,dition &ith C.#'M "other editions si$ilar% IS:)-13:!5+-0-4! - 1 !3-2 = IS:)-10: 0-4! - 1 !3-+ #obert )elson and Carl /( Christensen, 200!, Schir$er Cen8a8e >earnin8 A s$all su33ly o0 $usic score 3a3er &ill be needed ?radin8 @ee<ly assi8n$ents, ;uiAAes, &or<sheets, etc( - 40B Final Co$3osition Pro6ect - 10B Midter$ ,-a$ - 20B Final ,-a$ - 30B '0 total 3ossible 3oints: !0-100BC A, +0-+!BC :, 50-5!BCC, etc(