Instructor: Dr. Libor Ondras Office: Music Center 107 Office #: 616-234-3303 E-mail: londras@grcc.edu MUS252 (History of Music II) Syllabus Office Hours: MW 11am-12pm, TH 11:45am-12:45pm Course Description MUS 252 History of Music II (Late Baroque Romantic) Prerequisites: MUS 251 and EN 101 - The study of the music in the Western World in the high Baroque, Classical, and Romantic eras. Readings, listening, score study and laboratory listening assignments are required. This course counts toward the Group I (humanities) requirement for the associate degree. This course may be offered as both in seat and online delivery. Formerly MU 236 Materials Needed: Concise History of Western Music, 4th ed., Barbara Russano Hanning, W.W. Norton 2010. Norton Anthology of Western Music, 6th ed. Vol. 2, Burkholder and Palisca, W.W. Norton 200. Study and Listening Guide for Concise History of Western Music, 4th ed., and Norton Anthology of Western Music, 6th ed. Burkholder and King, W.W. Norton 2010. CDs to accompany Norton Anthology of Western Music, 6th ed., Vol. 2. Student Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of MUS252 students will be able to do the following: Describe characteristics of baroque, classical, and romantic music in both written and oral communication. Develop outlines of important concepts in the history of music, for example, the development of the orchestra.
Identify specific musical elements and the structures to which those elements contribute in musical works of the High Baroque, Classical, and Romantic periods. Relate musical characteristics found in various works to specific periods and composers. These skills will be applied to actual scores as well as aural examples. Use musical terms correctly in written and oral communication. Research topics in music history using the college library and the many online journals available through the library and present that research in a short paper using MLA format. Critically analyze musical works. Develop musical analytical skills. Discuss music of the 18 th and 1 th centuries from a historical, philosophical, and geographic context. Recognize and name important literary, architectural, and visual works of art from the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic periods. Strategies for Successful Completion of MUS252 Attend class regularly - don't cut. Our in-class time is limited, so be sure to be present so you can fully participate in all analyses. Discuss with your instructor and your colleague! Take notes on the readings and ask questions on things you don't understand. Complete course work on time! Don't wait until after we've discussed things in class to begin working through the material. You'll miss points on each week's homework assignments, and you won't learn as much from our in-class analysis discussions. Keep up to date on the homework. Prepare timelines of important events/compositions/composers from each chapter. Form a study group! Do this with friends! You'll learn a lot from each other. Prepare outlines of possible essay questions - Some of these will be presented in the form of online assignments, but you should get in the habit of preparing outlines on topics that may be possible essay questions. The study guide has many sample questions and review questions at the end of each chapter, some will be assigned and assessed.
Prepare definitions of terms found in the readings - the study guide is a valuable source of important terms. Be prepared to memorize. Study THROUGHOUT the semester - don't wait until the night before our exam to study! It's not enough time, and you need your sleep! Give yourself a few weeks to prepare. 1-2 hours per day over a two week period is a much more efficient way to study for our Final Exam, rather than studying 8-10 hours the day before an exam. Listen actively - with a notebook! Keep up on your listening notebook. Write down and commit to memory all identifying information about a work right away - don't wait until the test to memorize title and movement, composer, dates, nationality, genre, form, etc... Grading and Attendance Policies Your course grade will be determined based on the following: 30% In-class exams (short quizzes, listening exams, and written exams) 10% Homework (Blackboard Reading quizzes, online assignments, analyses) 20% 2 written essays 40% Final Exam ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS THAT WILL AFFECT YOUR COURSE GRADE: You must turn in both written essays and pass the final exam in order pass the class with a C or higher. Any student with more than FIVE absences from required class sessions (excused or unexcused) will earn an automatic E for the course. Here are the guidelines I will follow: 1 to 3 absences. No penalty. Work for that day MUST be turned in on time to receive credit. No credit for in-class work. No makeup for missed exams. 4 th absence. Your final grade will be lowered 10%, e.g. a 83% (B) becomes a 73% (C-) Being late or leaving early constitutes ½ absence.
In-class exams: Exam dates are listed in the course calendar. These exams will emphasize listening identification, including essays about significant aspects of some works. Exams may also include short answer, definitions, composer biographies, objective, true/false, and/or short essay questions taken from the text, the study guide, in-class discussion. Homework: Homework includes reading assignments,listening assignments, assignments taken from Study and Listening Guide for Concise History of Western Music, 4th Ed. and Norton Anthology of Western Music, 6th Ed. These assignments may be completed/assessed online, or in class. Information about assignments and due dates are in the Assignments folder on Blackboard. Format for homework: The following policies apply to all homework: The following information MUST be on all homework turned in: Student name Date homework is due Title of homework assignment, the work must be turned in using a format I can read (.pdf or.rtf). Note that some MAC users will need to save their documents with an appropriate format so that their assignment is readable to me. If you're unsure if you've sent me a readable document, ask me. I don't often check documents until I'm ready to grade them. Participation expectations: Assignments/quizzes submitted after the published/announced due-date are not accepted. If you are not sure if I received your work, ask (via email) before the deadline. This policy is intended to be fair to those who get their assignments in on time, and provides enough time for me to give timely feedback. Most assignments are due Sunday by 11:5 pm unless otherwise specified. Written Essays: Two written essays are required. Each of these are on topics in baroque, classical or romantic music. These essays are intended to prepare you for a major research assignment in MUS253 History of Music 3. MLA format is required. Refer to assignment materials for written essays on Blackboard. Final Exam: History of Music 2 will have a final exam, scheduled according to the GRCC published exam schedule. Expect format similar to in-class exams. The final exam will have cumulative sections. An updated study guide will be posted no later than Week 12. You MUST pass the final exam to pass the class. Course Policies:
In-class Attendance Policy and Attendance expectations: Late assignments will not be accepted. Be on time. Being more than 5 minutes late constitutes an absence. Students are expected to remain in class during the entire class period. Leaving early constitutes an absence. In-class exams begin with listening. Examples will not be repeated more than the one time allowed for all class members. Students may not leave the room during an exam. Makeup exams. My general policy regarding exams is no make-ups for missed exams. However, I allow one makeup per student for the following circumstances: an illness verified by a physician. A doctor's note verifying your illness and the date you are required to miss for health reasons is required. Makeup exams MUST be made up at the instructor's convenience no later than the next in-class meeting. The other exceptions are absences due to a campus field trip, required performance, off-campus audition, or other reason deemed appropriate by the instructor. I will allow ONE makeup exam for one of these reasons ONLY if the student notifies me at least one week in advance of the exam. The student must take the exam prior to the date scheduled in the syllabus. One additional thing to note: Do NOT assume that your ensemble director has informed me of performances that might interfere with your ability to attend class. Electronic Devices: Cell Phones, IPods, Laptops, etc. Turn off AND STOW cell phones prior to coming to class. I'll turn mine off too, but will leave it out to receive campus alert messages for the class. Once you enter the classroom all cell phones, ipods, palm pilots, secret pens that communicate via blue tooth, secret decoder rings, etc should be turned off unless there is a documented reason you need the device for learning. Exception to cell phone policy: emergency situations. We all have. Notify me prior to class if an emergency arises. Be prepared to tell me what the emergency is. You may bring your laptop in, but use it for note-taking only. Do not email me during class. Do not email assignments due to me during class, as I will not accept them if I see they were emailed during class. Do not facebook or im during class. Do not google off-topic during class. These activities are distracting for the students sitting behind you, and for the instructor and will result in me banning your laptop from class. 1 st offense: warning; 2 nd offense: no laptop; 3 rd offense: no you in class. Cheating, Fabrication, and Plagiarism. The following definitions are taken from pages 151-152 of the Student Handbook. Students should visit the college website for the most complete and up-to-date explanation of the GRCC Academic Dishonesty Policy: http://cms.grcc.edu/departments-navigation/service-departments/student-conductoffice/student-code-conduct/academic-hone. Please look over this policy carefully as GRCC and I take academic dishonesty very seriously. Penalties for academic dishonesty in my
courses can be found at the end of this section. Cheating is defined as intentionally using or attempting to use unauthorized materials, information, or study in any academic exercise External aids such as books, notes, calculators, conversation with others are prohibited when taking an examination unless specifically allowed by the instructor Students may not have others conduct research or prepare work for them. Major portions of the same academic work may not be submitted more than once for credit without authorization. Fabrication is defined as intentionally falsifying or inventing any information of citation on any academic exercise) Invented information may not be used in an academic exercise. (Don't just make up answers.) One should acknowledge the ACTUAL source. For example, a quote that a student found in a book review should not be cited as being taken from the book itself. Plagiarism is defined as intentionally or knowingly representing the words or ideas of another person as one's own in an academic exercise. Direct quotations must be identified by quotation marks or appropriate indentation and must be cited in a footnote or endnote. Prompt acknowledgement in the body of the exercise is required when material from another source is paraphrased or summarized, in whole or in part, in one's own words. Then conclude with a footnote or endnote identifying the exact source. Borrowed facts and/or information gained in reading or research which is not common knowledge among students in the course, must be acknowledged. Cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism are ALL are prohibited by college policy. In my classes the penalty for cheating, fabrication, or plagiarism is a failing grade on the work in question. If students cheat on an exam, the penalty is a failing grade in the course. In addition the College policy on Academic Dishonesty prohibits intentionally or knowingly helping or attempting to help another commit an act of academic dishonesty.
College Policies GRCC Email and Course Communications Students are responsible for all communications sent via Blackboard and their GRCC email account. GRCC student email can be accessed through http://email.grcc.edu and Blackboard at http://bb.grcc.edu Disability Support Services Students with disabilities who wish to request accommodations must be registered with the Disability Support Services (DSS) Office in Room 368 of the Student Center. You may contact them at (616) 234-4140 for more information. Once you are registered with the DSS Office, you will be given an Accommodations Agreement to present to me to verify your registration. Please see me as soon as possible so we may have a private conversation to discuss accommodations. Student Code of Conduct All GRCC students are held accountable to the Student Code of Conduct, which outlines expectations pertaining to academic honesty (including cheating and plagiarism), classroom conduct, and general conduct. The Code can be found in full at http://www.grcc.edu/codeofconduct Changes to the Syllabus The instructor reserves the right to change the contents of this syllabus due to unforeseen circumstances. Students will be given notice of relevant changes in class, through a Blackboard Announcement or GRCC email.. History of Music 2 Course Calendar NOTE: Daily listening assignments and daily quiz information will be posted on Blackboard. Check ASSIGNMENTS/WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS for more detailed information. We Day Date Topic Assignments ek 1 Mon 8/31/0 Course Introduction None Wed /2/0 Chapter 13: Early Eighteenth-Century music 2 Mon /7/0 Labor Day: Campus closed Wed //0 Read Hanning: Part 4: The 18th-century, pp. 267-278 Chapter 13 Complete Chapter 13 Friday, /4/0 3 Mon /14/0 Chapter 14: The Early Classical Period: Opera and Instrumental Music in the early and mid-18th century Chapter 14 Complete Chapter 14
Wed /16/0 4 Mon /21/0 Wed /23/0 QUIZ: Chapter 13 and 14 Chapater 15: Haydn and Mozart Chapter 15 5 Mon /28/0 Complete Chapter 15 Wed /30/0 6 Mon 10/5/0 QUIZ: Chapter 15 Chapter 16: Beethoven Chapter 16 Wed 10/7/0 Complete Chapter 16 7 Mon 10/12/0 Wed 10/14/0 Midterm Exam 8 Mon 10/1/0 Wed 10/21/0 Mon 10/26/0 Wed 10/28/0 Chapter 17: The Early Romantics QUIZ: Chapter 17 Chapter 18: The Later Romantics The 1th-century: The Age of Romanticism, pp. 37-410 Read Chapter 17 Complete Chapter 17 ESSAY BIBLIOGRAPHY DUE TODAY Chapter 18 10 Mon 11/2/0 Complete Chapter 18 Wed 11/4/0 ESSAY DRAFT DUE TODAY
11 Mon 11//0 Wed 11/11/0 12 Mon 11/16/0 Wed 11/18/0 QUIZ: Chapter 18 Chapter 1: Opera and Music Drams in the 1th-century Chapter 1 Complete Chapter 1 13 Mon 11/23/0 QUIZ: Chapter 1 Wed 11/25/0 College Meeting Day 11/26-11/2 Thanksgiving Recess - campus closed No Class 14 Mon 11/30/0 Wed 12/2/0 Chapter 20: Late 1th-century European music Chapter 20 Complete Chapter 20 15 Mon 12/7/0 FINAL DRAFT OF ESSAY DUE TODAY Wed 12//0 Mon 12/14/0 Final Exam: 3-5 pm