Syllabus - Music Appreciation 120 Section 006 | Spring Semester 2017 (The Syllabus can be modified at any time during the semester.)

CRN 06011 Mr. John T Simpson, Instructor

(Timothy) Office Location | FAC 334 | john.simpson@wku.edu

Tuesday, Thursday at 8:00 a.m.

Room 198 - Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center (Ground Floor)

Materials Required for Course

***Note Taking Paper and Pencil or Pen*** Music: An Appreciation | BRIEF, (8th Edition)***

Roger Kamien, Author

(I highly suggest you use either a Google Chrome or Firefox Browser and make sure your Flash Player is up to date.)

*** You are required to purchase only the Online Registration Card for this Edition

Available at the Bookstore.

You may also purchase the Textbook with the code included ,available at the

bookstore. This is known as a Bundle!

There will be a Registration Code on the card which you will use to gain access to the

online website.

There are other combinations available on Amazon but whatever you do, you must

have the Card to get access online.

This Online Edition, 8th Edition (Brief), is published by McGraw-Hill and includes all of the Listening Music, the E-Book, the Reading (Learnsmart) study practice exercises and the

Connect Assignments both which are part of your grade. (See Below)

While I think it would help you to have the paper form of the book I am leaving it totally up to you. You will be using the online website extensively in this class and it is a good tool.

Student Online Registration Information registration dates

01/17/17 - 02/10/17

Music Appreciation 120 with LearnSmart online registration instructions

Go to the following web address and click the "register now" button.

https://connect.mheducation.com/class/spring-2017-tr-8-am-simpson-120-006

This is a unique address for Spring 2017 TR 8:00 am Simpson 120 006

Having trouble registering? Get help here: http://bit.ly/StudentRegistration

Welcome to Music Appreciation 120! Music Appreciation has always been considered a general overview course about the music and the history of music of Western Civilization from 450 AD to the present, mostly about what people commonly know as “Classical Music”. However, today it is becoming a lot more about listening, or better said, “how to listen to music” and less about names, dates and facts. In essence, it is a class in “Aural” training. In other words, by understanding how music is “built” we can train our ears to hear with understanding, which we all do to a large extent already, but are not aware of it. So, it is a class in hearing, listening and paying attention to what is going on in the unreal world of acoustic music. In other words, this is about the performance of music in space without amplification. The “real” sounds of music create a much different experience than recorded and amplified sound. It is a wonderful thing to experience. But, as with any discipline, there are things to learn and it is important to learn them so that you can put your understanding in words. So, there is a language connected to music that is fun to know. Some of the words are in foreign languages, some are in symbols and much of it is best explained on a graph...better known as printed music notation. The goal of the class is to basically “train you to become audience members”! (Audience is a group of people who listen (Audio) Opening up the vast world of this great music to you is exciting and hopefully you will learn to enjoy and feel at home with the world of music so that when someone says “let’s go to the opera, the symphony, an instrumental, vocal recital, or a chorus concert” you will say, “Awesome, let’s go!” Finally, the world of music is awesome on it’s own merit, but there are so many life skills to be learned here which move it beyond the realm of being just “good for you” into the realm of becoming a person who has a higher level of inner development and can relate to the world because of your ability to listen, pay attention and appreciate what others are trying to do. Music is a form of expression and the awesome thing about it is, it can mean anything you want it to mean. The performer may be singing about how much he loves a girl, but the performance may remind you of something totally different and while intention is vital to music making, it doesn’t have the final say in how you interpret it. Please bring an open mind and open ears to class!

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Here are the way the grades will be given. You will earn your grade by performing the tasks in class and for the assignments. The instructions for the Concert Report will be given in class.

Grading Outline

*The Figures Are Just an Example *

16 Doeinski, John Rounded Possible Made

No. Name Item % Weight % Made Points Points

Attendance 18% 20.00% 89.29% 28 25

Assignments 18% 20.00% 90.00% 500 450

Concert Report 17% 20.00% 85.00% 100 85

Final 16% 20.00% 80.00% 50 40

Test Score A 8% 10.00% 83.33% 30 25

Test Score B 7% 10.00% 66.67% 30 20

(Dropped Test) (30) (5)

Total 84% 100.00%

There will be 3 tests during the semester. The lowest test score gets thrown out. However, this does not mean you can skip a test. If you skip a test, then the 0, zero, will be one of the test scores used. The Final, not one of the three, will be given at the appointed time.

The calculation is: Earned Points (E) / Possible Points (PP) = Percentage (P) X Weight (W) = Total Percentage (TP) Add up all the Total Percentages of each Category = Percentage Grade ( PG ) Or (E) / (PP) = (P) X (W) = (TP) (For each category) (TP)1 + (TP)2 + (TP)3 + (TP)4 + (TP)5 + (TP)6 = PG = LG (A,B,C,D,F) LG = Letter Grade A = 90% PG or above B = 80% - 89% C = 70% - 79% D = 60% - 69% F = Below 60 * The Only Subjective Grade is the Paper which will be assigned in class. Do a good job on it!*

ATTENDANCE: You are expected to be in every class. The attendance policy is this, unless you have a documented excuse, doctor’s note or university project or sports related, then an absence is not excused. If you do have documentation then you will be counted as present.

More than 3 Unexcused absences will lower your final letter grade one letter for each day missed over that. 4=-1, (An A becomes a B), 5=-2 (An A becomes a C) and so on.

Tuesday - Thursday Classes Spring 2017 The course will be laid out in 4 Units. Each unit will be segmented in relation to the

Online book which is in parts 1-7. We will cover Parts 1-6 in this class. The assignments will be given progressively and the Test for Unit 4 is the Final which will be

comprehensive. (Do not worry. You will do fine.)

Class Number Month Date Day 1 January 24 Tuesday Orientation 2 26 Thursday Unit 1 3 31 Tuesday 4 February 2 Thursday 5 7 Tuesday 6 9 Thursday 7 14 Tuesday Review

8 ****** 16 Thursday Test 1 9 21 Tuesday Unit 2 10 23 Thursday 11 28 Tuesday 12 March 2 Thursday 13 7 Tuesday Review

14 ****** 9 Thursday Test 2 Spring Break 14 Spring Break 16

15 21 Tuesday Unit 3 16 23 Thursday 17 28 Tuesday 18 30 Thursday 19 April 4 Tuesday 20 6 Thursday 21 11 Tuesday Review

22 ***** 13 Thursday Test 3 23 18 Tuesday Unit 4 24 20 Thursday 25 25 Tuesday 26 27 Thursday 27 May 2 Tuesday 28 4 Thursday Review

Final EXAM On Campus 8 Monday 8:00 – 10:00 am. Grades Due May 16 Tuesday

Final is Comprehensive!

28 Class Days 3 Test Days 1 Finals Day

QEP Quality Enhancement Plan The QEP idea is centered around training students to become better leaders in society by improving their ability to locate, organize and evaluate information and applying those skills in written and oral arguments, communication skills, to support their point of view. http://www.wku.edu/academicaffairs/qep/evidenceargument.php Evidence and Argument is designed to develop students’ abilities in three specific areas: 1. Evidence Gathering - Gathering sound & relevant evidence to address an issue 2. Sense-Making - Analyzing and synthesizing the assembled evidence 3. Argumentation - Communicating a logical & supported argument based on analysis. Learning Outcomes: Explorations Category, Arts and Humanities Students will demonstrate the ability to: · Use basic formal elements, techniques, concepts and vocabulary of specific disciplines within the arts and humanities. · Distinguish between various kinds of evidence by identifying reliable sources and valid arguments. · Demonstrate how social, cultural, and historical contexts influence creative expression in the arts and humanities. · Evaluate the significance of human expression and experience in shaping larger social, cultural, and historical contexts. · Evaluate enduring and contemporary issues of human experience. Students are responsible for the assigned reading and listening. DISABILITY Students with disabilities who require accommodations (academic adjustments and/or auxiliary aids or services) for this course must contact the Office for Student Disability Services, DUC A-200. The OFSDS telephone number is 270.745.5004 V/TDD. Please DO NOT request accommodations directly from the professor or instructor without a letter of accommodation from the Office of Disability Services. PLAGIARISM Student work may be checked using plagiarism detection software. For regulations see the WKU Undergraduate Catalog 2013/2014. See “Academic Information,” Academic Offenses, p. 32. www.wku.edu/undergraduatecatalog The Learning Center - If you require academic assistance with your WKU courses The Learning Center provides free supplemental education programs for all currently enrolled WKU students. TLC @ DSU (Downing Student Union) offers certified, one-on-one tutoring in over 200 subjects by appointment or walk in. Online tutoring is offered to distance learners. For more information, or to schedule a tutoring appointment, please call TLC at (270) 745-6254. www.wku.edu/tlc

Class Etiquette and Electronic Devices. The following is meant to ensure that every student can take the class without distractions.

● Do not bring food or drink into the classroom. University policy.

● All electronic devices, laptops, tablets, cell phones are not to be used in class unless requested by the instructor. (I’ll explain in class) If you have questions about your online access then you may ask about it and show me with your device, as this can also help others in class. But, in general, they are not to be used in class.

● Be on time or early.

● If you need to leave a class and not come back, please talk to me before the class begins. It is very

rude to just get up and leave a classroom without explanation.

● If you need to use the restroom, just get up and leave and return quietly within a reasonable amount of time. This doesn’t include going out to make a call unless you inform the instructor ahead of time and it is for an important reason.

Just pay attention and participate in class. This is not only incredibly important to the instructor, but many people are upset when others are disturbing them while they are trying to concentrate. I will ask you to take notes on just about everything that happens in class. This is designed to help you listen, pay attention and not to waste your time. We will discuss this in class. Bring a good attitude! “The Spirit Makes the Master!” You want to take the class, enjoy it, do well in it and have a great experience at WKU. That is what I hope to help you accomplish. Let’s work together and make it a great experience for everyone! Western Kentucky University (WKU) is committed to supporting faculty, staff and students by upholding WKU’s Title IX Sexual Misconduct/Assault Policy (#0.2070) at https://wku.edu/eoo/documents/titleix/wkutitleixpolicyandgrievanceprocedure.pdf and Discrimination and Harassment Policy (#0.2040) at https://wku.edu/policies/hr_policies/2040_discrimination_harassment_policy.pdf . Under these policies, discrimination, harassment and/or sexual misconduct based on sex/gender are prohibited. If you experience an incident of sex/gender-based discrimination, harassment and/or sexual misconduct, you are encouraged to report it to the Title IX Coordinator, Andrea Anderson, 270-745-5398 or Title IX Investigators, Michael Crowe, 270-745-5429 or Joshua Hayes, 270-745-5121. Please note that while you may report an incident of sex/gender based discrimination, harassment and/or sexual misconduct to a faculty member, WKU faculty are “Responsible Employees” of the University and MUST report what you share to WKU’s Title IX Coordinator or Title IX Investigator. If you would like to speak with someone who may be able to afford you confidentiality, you may contact WKU’s Counseling and Testing Center at 270-745-3159 .