Music 108 - Listening to Music (item # 1647) Instructor: Dr. Brian Cobb Email: bcobb@bcc.ctc.edu							Room N204, 9:30-10:20 Daily Office: A156 Office Hour: Tuesdays @ 10:30 a.m.
Please refer to the Arts and Humanities web page for our handout on Student Expectations (http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/artshum/policy.html)all of which apply in my classes. Text & CDs: “Music: An Appreciation” (5^th Brief Ed.) & accompanying 4 CD set, by Roger Kamien Course Description:
The Listening course is designed to provide you with a broad overview and historical perspective of the music of Western Civilization. In the course you will be asked to explore, listen for, and/or identify the following:
	1.		How and where you listen to music.
	2.		The components of music and how they’re being used in musical examples.
	3.		The development of music throughout history.
	4.		The lives and influences of major composers of the art form.
	5.		How the music of the past affects what you listen to today.
The course is designed to help you understand and enjoy a variety of music and concert settings. Thus, the class will engage in the following activities:
	1.		Listen to musical examples, read the text, take notes on lectures then be tested on related information
	2.		Participate in several group activities on the topic, i.e. a specific composer or historical style, form period, or concert information.
	3.		Attend three (3) concerts (pre-approved by the instructor) and write a short review of the event. (see Concert Review Form)
Grades: Grades will be determined on a point system which is weighed in the following manner:
		1.		Participation	10%
		2.		Unit Quizzes & Final	60%
		3.		Concert Reviews & Individual Projects	30%
Attendance & Participation: 150 points: 3 points/daily, 2 points only if tardy or lack of participation Since many of the musical examples will only be played in class and some of the materials covered will be only discussed during class time, attendance will play a key role in the success of the student and makes up approximately one-third of this portion of the grade. After the first week of class each student will be asked to initial an attendance sheet as they enter the classroom
				Highest Grade Possible		Absences
				4.0 = A, 3.7 = A-		*Three Tardies = one Absence
				3.3 = B+, 3.0 = B, 2.7 = B-
				2.3 = C+, 2.0 = C, 1.7 = C-
				1.3 = D+, 1.0 = D, 0 = F
As this class provides an overview of music and its expression of human emotions and history, it is important for you to react to the music and materials presented. Thus, the “Participation” half of the portion of the grade is determined by your preparation for class and your involvement in the daily discussions.
Unit Quizzes and Final Exam: Most of the material covered is sequential in nature. Thus it is crucial for you to understand the material of each unit before moving on to the next unit. A short quiz will be given at the end of each of the 5 units to help you formalize and measure your mastery of the material involved. At the end of the quarter a Comprehensive Final will be given to measure your ability to distinguish the differences between the elements of music and how they are utilized throughout music history. The score of your Final Comprehensive Exam will equal three Unit quiz scores. Unit quizzes will focus on identifying listening examples, as well as multiple choice, true and false, and other matching questions.

Music 108 Syllabus continued

Concert Reviews:

You are required to attend three concerts during the quarter and write a review of what you experienced during the event. Reviews will be assessed on your ability to accurately utilize the vocabulary of music learned in class and to describe the event and express your emotional reaction to the music you hear. You are asked to attend concerts which involve music styles and periods covered in class. All concerts must be pre-approved by Dr. Cobb.

Individual and Group Projects: Part of learning how music works and how it fits into history and our daily lives involve some research. There are a few potential projects, if time permits, that might be assigned throughout the quarter. Further descriptions of each assignment will be given in class at the appropriate time.

Make Up work & Extra Credit: If you have problems in any of the above areas, you can arrange to make up the grade and/or enhance your scores by doing further concert reviews or projects. Arrangements should be made in advance and noted in writing.

	Quarter Schedule
Date	Materials Covered
April 2-11	Listening Skills & Elements of Music
April 12	Unit Quiz
April 13-19	Music of the Medieval & Renaissance Periods
April 20	Unit Quiz
April 23 –April 27	Music of the Baroque Period
April 30	Unit Quiz & First Concert Review Due
May 1-14	Music of the Classical Period (NO CLASS 5/10)
May 15	Unit Quiz
May 16-29	Music of the Romantic Period
May 21	Second Concert Review Due
May 30	Unit Quiz & (NO CLASS 5/28)
May 31-June 7	Music of the 20^th Century music
June 8	Unit Quiz
June 11	Non-Western & Electronic music,
March 12	Final Exam Preparation & Last Concert Review Due
June 13 (9:30-11:20am)	Final Exam (Comprehensive)

Students with disabilities who have accommodation needs are required to meet with the Director of Disability Support Services located in room B132 to establish their eligibility for accommodation.

Student Responsibility:

Instructors may, at their discretion, agree to accept student work that is submitted in various ways, including in person, to the division office, or via e-mail.  It is the student’s responsibility to verify that all assignments are actually received by the instructor, whether they are submitted in person or electronically.

It is the student's responsibility, not the instructor's, to initiate communication about progress or concerns with the course.  Instructors are under no obligation to inform students that work is overdue, to nag students to complete assignments, or to call students who fail to attend class.  Similarly, students need to keep themselves informed about syllabus changes that may have been made in class.  We suggest finding a partner the first week of classes and keeping each other up to date if one is absent.

BCC Attendance policy:

Attendance at all scheduled class meetings is mandatory.  This requirement is particularly meant to apply to courses that are designated for classroom delivery, although distance education courses may also have certain attendance requirements. This requirement is intended 1) to prevent instructors from having to adjudicate individual excuses, and 2) to recognize that excuses are ultimately irrelevant both here at BCC and in the workplace.

While specific attendance requirements are up to individual faculty members, the Arts and Humanities Division recognizes that attending class and participating actively are perhaps the most important way in which students can set themselves up for success.  Conversely, not attending class almost certainly leads to failure.

Students in performance courses (Drama, Music, etc.) are reminded that attendance builds the professional relationship necessary between partners or in working groups.

In order for students to be eligible for a grade in a course, they must not miss more than ten classes, or 20% of the total class time scheduled, for any reason.  When absences go beyond ten, instructors may a) give a grade of "F" for the course, or b) lower the final grade as much as they see fit.  This does not imply that you may be absent fewer than ten times or 20% without seeing an effect on your grade; indeed, we wish to emphasize that any absence undermines your progress and will result in your having to work harder to catch up.  Ten absences or 20% is merely the figure beyond which you cannot go without risking your eligibility for a course grade.  In cases of legitimate hardship, students may also request that instructors grant a “HW” (hardship withdrawal), which is a non-credit grade. 

In summary, when you are absent from a class more than ten times or 20% in any given quarter, you may receive a failing grade.  Whatever written policy an instructor has in the syllabus will be upheld by the Arts and Humanities Division in any grievance process.