MUSIC 320

NINETEENTH CENTURY MUSIC

FALL, 2010

 

Instructor:      Dr. Patricia Holland

                        NFAC 308 and 254

                        Campus phone (715) 346-3119

 

Course Goals:  Music 320 is a continuation of the survey of western art music intended primarily for music majors.  Goals for this course are similar to the other music literature survey courses:

  •  Students will understand and be able to communicate about how events of general history and the specific artistic climate affected music of the period. 

  • Students will be familiar with and be able to recognize the major musical styles, genres and trends of the century, as well as many important works of music literature.

  • Students will apply music analytical methods using music of the era.

  • Students will continue to apply music research procedures.

 

Text:               Plantinga, Leon.  Romantic Music.  New York: W.W. Norton, 1985. (Text Rental)

                        There will also be a few reading assignments placed on electronic reserve; you will be notified of them at least a week before they are due to be read.  Text readings are to be completed prior to the applicable lecture.

 

Course Websites: There are two websites that will be used often for this course.  One is on UWSP’s web, and contains outlines of information about various topics related to the class.  This URL is http://www.uwsp.edu/music/pholland/320/index.htm.  The other important site is Desire2Learn, a web-based system for online discussions, quizzes and other coursework.  This URL is http://uwsp.courses.wisconsin.edu/. 

 

Online Activities: This course has a significant online component.  The online activities will take place largely within the Desire2Learn (“D2L”) web-based environment.  Students will receive information on how to use D2L.  There will be online quizzes on course material as well as online writing and discussion assignments.  A rubric for evaluation of online assignments is posted in the content area of D2L and may be viewed in the online version of this syllabus.

 

Attendance:   Your on-time attendance at every class meeting is expected. Your grade will be reduced for frequent absence or lateness.  The class is scheduled to meet every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday  from 9:00 to 9:50 am (excluding holidays) throughout the semester. This syllabus contains information about specific dates when we will NOT meet due to online or other activities.

 

Listening:       You are responsible for the music on the listening list found in this syllabus.  Recordings of these compositions are on electronic reserve.  There will be two listening quizzes during the semester. 

   

Papers:           All students will be assigned to write a research paper.  A rubric for evaluation of research papers is posted in the content area of D2L and may be viewed in the online version of this syllabus.  You will be asked to submit your paper to TURNITIN, a plagiarism deterrence website.  Your paper will not be read until it has been logged at TURNITIN.

 

Grades:          Your final grade will be derived from a number of evaluative opportunities worth varying numbers of points. The points available and translation to letter grades are listed below.

                                   

                        Online Quizzes           5 @20 points each, total    100

                        Online Discussions    5-6 @ varying points, total  100

                        Listening Quizzes       2 @ 20 points each, total     40

                        Paper                          80 (5 to 10 pages)                80

                        Cumulative Final Exam                                         80                                     

                        Total possible:                                                  400

 

                        Grade translations (minimum points for each letter grade):

                                    A (93%)           372                  C+ (77%)        308                 

                                    A- (90%)          360                  C (73%)          292                 

                                    B+ (87%)         348                  C- (70%)         280                 

                                    B (83%)           332                  D+ (66%)        264                 

                                    B- (80%)          320                  D (60%)          240                 

                                                                                    F      less than 240

                                                                                   

            Late assignments will be graded on their merit; then the points will be reduced by one (1) for each day the assignment is late.  Points for late research papers will be reduced by four (4) points per day.

 

Academic Integrity: In this course, scholarly discussion of music, including course-related topics, is encouraged, but work submitted under your name should be solely your own.  You should always assume that you are to work independently of others unless otherwise directed.  In cases where two students turn in work that is substantially the same, neither student will receive credit for the assignment.  Similarly, assignments that are primarily comprised of ideas copied from a book or web site are not acceptable.  These instances are considered plagiarism and are subject to action under the university academic misconduct policy.