Course: MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS (updated 1/13/2021) Section: MUSC 1050-R1601 Semester: WINTER 2021

Instructor: John Smith Phone: 586.321.2351 Email: johsmi7646@gmail.com Course Website: CANVAS Additional Course Website: mccmusic.weebly.com (Google Chrome browser preferred) Meeting Times: Saturday, 10:00 AM – 12:15 PM (1/16/2021 - 5/8/2021)

NOTE: This is a Remote Learning Course and ALL classes will meet ONLINE.

Objective This course is intended for the student seeking an introductory understanding of the basic elements of music and is an ideal prerequisite for those who wish to pursue more advanced formal study. Topics will include the traditional piano keyboard layout, notation in treble and bass clef, elementary rhythmic notation, major/minor scales and key signatures, interval designation and aural recognition, basic harmonic/chord construction, and simple sight-singing skills. Some music background is helpful but not required.

Required Text The Musicians Guide to Fundamentals, 3rd Edition, TOTAL ACCESS (online Ebook); Kristine Jane Piper Clendinning, Elizabeth West Marvin, and Joel Phillips, W. W. Norton and Company, Publisher; ISBN: 978-0-393-66440-9; (an OPTIONAL hard copy of this text may be used instead of the Ebook, if desired).

ONLINE Class Access Interactive ONLINE classes can be accessed using the ZOOM platform from any electronic device equipped with a camera and microphone, from the link information below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89188266776?pwd=MGQ3MWtoZmkxOEloU1FTT2xBUUxSQT09 [REQUIRED PASSCODE: 379250] [MEETING ID: 891 8826 6776]

Office Hours Special ONLINE office hours (for students with questions or desiring further review of course topics) will be available immediately prior to and after each in-person class). Additionally, you may always contact your instructor via email or cell at any time.

Grading Policy (approximate calculation based on the formula below; all daily TAKE-HOME Exams, as well as the Final Review Exam, are required)

65% - 13 TAKE-HOME Exams (issued at the END of every class and due at the BEGINNING of the next class);

10% - Attendance Score; beginning with a perfect score (100%), 7% will be subtracted for each unattended online or in-person class;

20% - Final Review Exam;

5% - Class Participation and Attitude; NOTE: Students are expected to be VISIBLY PRESENT at all times during online class presentations!

Course Grading Scale

A (100 - 92%) C (<77 - 72%)

A- (<92 - 90%) C- (<72-70%)

B+ (<90 - 87%) D+ (<70 - 67%)

B (<87 - 82%) D (<67 - 60%)

B- (<82 - 80%) D- (<60-56%)

C+ (<80 - 77%) E (<56%)

Attendance Policy Attendance for each class is essential as important information (in addition to the text) will be presented. Attendance will be taken at various times during each class, and students will earn approximately 7% for every class attended (applied to the Attendance Score).

Exam Policy All Daily Take-Home Tests may be RE-SUBMITTED up to one week after the assigned DUE DATE for an improved grade. The Final Review Exam may be taken only once and must be submitted by the assigned due date. Make-Up Exams and extended Due Dates will ONLY be permitted if PRIOR arrangements have been made, at the discretion of the instructor. Exams not submitted or incomplete will receive a grade of 0%.

MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS 2021 WINTER SCHEDULE This schedule is tentative and subject to revision as needed; chapter reading assignments are based on the course Ebook. All exams are required.

Week 1 (1/16/2021) Class introduction, materials, and policies; Chapter 1; pitch notation, treble and bass clef, the grand staff, music keyboard; TAKE-HOME TEST 1 (Notation) issued - due at the beginning of the next class;

Week 2 (1/23/2021) Chapter 2; accidentals, sharps, flats, naturals, double sharps, double flats, whole and half steps; TAKE-HOME TEST 2 (Accidentals) issued - due at the beginning of the next class;

Week 3 (1/30/2021) Chapter 5; major scales and key signatures (Part 1); TAKE-HOME TEST 3 (Scale Construction) issued - due at the beginning of the next class;

Week 4 (2/6/13/2021) Chapter 5; major scales and key signatures (Part 2); TAKE-HOME TEST 4 (Key Signatures – Sharps) issued - due at the beginning of the next class;

Week 5 (2/13/2021) Chapter 5; major scales and key signatures (Part 3); TAKE-HOME TEST 5 (Key Signatures – Flats) issued - due at the beginning of the next class;

Week 6 (2/20/2021) Chapter 7; minor scales and related key signatures (Part 1); TAKE-HOME TEST 6 (Minor Scales/Key Signatures – Relative) issued - due at the beginning of the next class;

Week 7 (2/27/2021) Chapter 7; minor scales and related key signatures (Part 2); TAKE-HOME TEST 7 (Natural, Harmonic, and Melodic Minor Scale Forms) issued - due at the beginning of the next class;

Week 8 (3/6/2021) Chapter 3-4; rhythm notation, whole, half, quarter notes/rests in simple meter (Part 1); TAKE-HOME TEST 8 (Basic Rhythm Notation) issued - due at the beginning of the next class;

Week 9 (3/20/2021) Chapter 3-4; rhythm notation, eighth notes/rests in simple meter (Part 2); TAKE-HOME TEST 9 (Intermediate Rhythm Notation) issued - due at the beginning of the next class;

Week 10 (3/27/2021) Chapter 8; interval construction and recognition (Part 1); TAKE-HOME TEST 10 (Basic Interval Construction) issued - due at the beginning of the next class;

Week 11 (4/10/2021) Chapter 8; interval construction, alteration, inversion, and recognition (Part 2); TAKE-HOME TEST 11 (Altered Interval Construction and Inversion) issued - due at the beginning of the next class;

Week 12 (4/17/2021) Chapter 9; harmony and triadic construction/recognition (Part 1); TAKE-HOME TEST 12 (Basic Triad Construction) issued - due at the beginning of the next class;

Week 13 (4/24/2021) Chapter 9; diatonic harmony and triadic construction/recognition (Part 1); TAKE-HOME TEST 13 (Intermediate Triad Construction and Analysis) issued - due at the beginning of the next class;

Week 14 (5/1/2021) Review only; FINAL REVIEW EXAM (All Topics) issued - due at the beginning of the next class;

Week 15 (5/8/2021) Closing course summary and collection of all assigned materials;