MUSC 1010 - Music Appreciation

Academic Division:

Liberal Arts

Academic Discipline:

Music

Assistant Dean: Steve Haynes PhD

3 Credit(s)
Develop listening skills used for understanding elements of musical style in a historical perspective and the significance of music as fine art. UG

3 Lecture Hour(s);

College Wide Outcomes

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

Student Learning Outcomes for Course

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

Standard Grading Scale
93-100 A

90 - 92 A-

87- 89 B+

83 - 86 B

80 -82 B-

77- 79 C+

73 - 76 C

70 -72 C-

67- 69 D+

63 - 66 D

60 -62 D-

00- 59 F

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