MASTER SYLLABUS

2020-2021

A.	Academic Division: Liberal Arts

B.	Discipline: Music

C.	Course Number and Title: MUSC1010 – Music Appreciation

D.	Course Coordinator: Janny Nauman

Assistant Dean: Dr. Steve Haynes

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E.	Credit Hours: 3

F.	Prerequisites: None

G.	Syllabus Effective Date: Fall, 2020

H.	Textbook(s) Title:

Understanding Music

Authors: Jeremy Yudkin

Copyright Year: 2016

Edition: 8th

ISBN: 9780133792454

Workbook(s) and/or Lab Manual: None

J.	Course Description: Develop listening skills used for understanding elements of musical style in a historical perspective and the significance of music as fine art

K.	College-Wide Learning Objectives:

College-Wide Learning Outcomes	Assessments - - How it is met & When it is met
Communication – Written	Weekly written assignments – performance and recording reviews – one each by the end of the semester.
Communication – Speech
Intercultural Knowledge and Competence	Attendance and written review of local live musical performance one time before the end of the semester. Indicate cultural influences.
Critical Thinking	Written assignments and quizzes. One recording review and one performance review due by the end of the semester.
Information Literacy
Quantitative Literacy

L.	Course Outcomes and Assessment Methods:

Upon successful completion of this course, the student shall:

Outcomes	Assessments – How it is met & When it is met
Identify and define different musical ensembles by sight and sound.	Written assignments and quizzes – weekly
Accurately describe the period in which a piece of instrumental or vocal music was written within 100 years.	Quizzes – weekly
Use accurate musical terms to describe any piece of music.	Written assignments, discussion and quizzes – by the end of the semester.
Infer the difference between absolute and program music.	Written assignments and quizzes – weekly
Evaluate your response to performance/recording using appropriate musical theory/terms.	Written assignments, discussion and quizzes – by the end of the semester.
Identify and define different musical ensembles by sight and sound.	Written assignments and quizzes – weekly
Accurately describe the period in which a piece of instrumental or vocal music was written within 100 years.	Quizzes – weekly
Use accurate musical terms to describe any piece of music.	Written assignments, discussion and quizzes – by the end of the semester.

M.	Topical Timeline (Subject to Change):

Baroque Vocal Music

Baroque Instrumental Music

Classical instrumental Music

Classical Vocal Music

Beethoven

Romantic Instrumental and Choral Music

Romantic Opera

Primitivism and Neoclassicism

American Styles and Origins of Jazz

Jazz

Theater Music

Film Music

World Music

20th Century Styles

World Music

Post-World War II Innovations

N.	Course Assignments:

Weekly written essay assignments

Weekly quizzes

Recording review – due by the end of the semester.

Students must listen to one recording of a piece they have never listened to and write a review of that piece.

Live performance review – due by the end of the semester.

Students must attend one live musical performance in their community and write a review of that performance.

Weekly discussion topics

O.	Recommended Grading Scale:

NUMERIC	GRADE	POINTS	DEFINITION
93–100	A	4.00	Superior
90–92	A-	3.67	Superior
87–89	B+	3.33	Above Average
83–86	B	3.00	Above Average
80–82	B-	2.67	Above Average
77–79	C+	2.33	Average
73–76	C	2.00	Average
70-72	C-	1.67	Below Average
67–69	D+	1.33	Below Average
63-66	D	1.00	Below Average
60-62	D-	0.67	Poor
00-59	F	0.00	Failure

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R.	Class Attendance and Homework Make-Up Policy:

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S.	Classroom Expectations:

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T.	College Procedures/Policies:

Important information regarding College Procedures and Policies can be found on the syllabus supplement located at

http://catalog.ncstatecollege.edu/mime/download.pdf?catoid=5&ftype=2&foid=3