Classroom ExpectationsMusic Appreciation

& HistoryMusic H101

3 credit HoursTuesdays &

Thursdays 5:30 to 6: 45 pm

A-50712 weeks plus final

exam

• Music 101 surveys the major styles, composers, genres and selected works of the European art music education. The course will expand listening skills and knowledge of music terms, concepts, and vocabulary in order to discuss the art of music.

• The expected outcome would be that students will acquire the ability to identify period compositions and composers based upon recognition of general stylistic criteria and be able to discuss general technical and historical aspects of compositions and performances

Music Appreciation & History

Music H1013 credit Hours

Tuesdays & Thursdays 5:30 to

6: 50 pmA-507

12 weeks plus final exam

• Companion Website: www.bedfordstmartins.com

• Grove Dictionary of Music www.eid.nvcc.commnet.edu/login

Required Materials

Grading Criteria

•Attendance

•Classroom Participation

50%•Mi

dterm Test

•Writing Assignment(s)

20%

•Final Exam

•Writing Assignment(s)

20%

•Concert Project*

10%*During the Semester each student is required to attend at least one concert that is recommended by the teacher. Other concerts are allowed but must be approved by the instructor

Music Appreciation & History

Music H1013 credit Hours

Tuesdays & Thursdays 5:30 to

6: 50 pmA-507

12 weeks plus final exam

Music Appreciation & History

Music H1013 credit Hours

Tuesdays & Thursdays 5:30 to

6: 50 pmA-507

12 weeks plus final exam

AttendenceClassroom attendance is an integral part of the college experience. The faculty of the college believes that regular class attendance is necessary for a student to derive the maximum benefit from the learning experience and the overall value of the class room instruction. College policy does not allow an instructor to issue, for academic reasons, an NC grade (No Credit) if a student has more absences per semester than the number of times the class meets each week. The grade of F (failure) is issued instead. For absences due to extenuating circumstances, it is the responsibility of the student to contact the instructor.

Music Appreciation & History

Music H1013 credit Hours

Tuesdays & Thursdays 5:30 to

6: 50 pmA-507

12 weeks plus final exam

Academic HonestyAt NVCC we expect the highest standards of academic honesty. Academic dishonesty is prohibited in accordance with the Board of Trustee’s Proscribed Conduct Policy in section 5.2.1 of the BOT Policy Manual. The policy prohibits cheating on examinations, unauthorized collaboration on assignments, unauthorized access to examinations or course materials, plagiarism, and other proscribed activities.

Plagiarism is defined as the use of another’s ideas or phrases and representing them as your own either intentionally or unintentionally.

Music Appreciation & History

Music H1013 credit Hours

Tuesdays & Thursdays 5:30 to

6: 50 pmA-507

12 weeks plus final exam

Use of cellular phonesStudents are hereby notified that cellular phones and beepers are allowed in the class only if they are turned off or turned to a silent mode. Under no circumstances are telephones to be answered in class. Students who ignore this policy may be asked to leave class. When there are extenuating circumstances that require that a student be available by phone or beeper, the students should speak to the instructor prior to class, so that together they can arrive at an agreement concerning the device.

If Class is cancelled or delayed because of weather, the College website and certain radio and television stations will carry an announcement. If instructor is unable to attend class, the Arts and Humanities Division Office will advise students of alternative learning arrangements.

Music Appreciation & History

Music H1013 credit Hours

Tuesdays & Thursdays 5:30 to

6: 50 pmA-507

12 weeks plus final exam

Class Cancellation

Music, Sound, & Time

Unit 1 - Fundementals

Chapter 1 Music, Sound, and Time

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We will listen to four different musical examples While listening please jot down the answers to the following questions:1. What mood does each piece create? How does it

make you feel?2. What is the fabric of the piece (Instrumentation)?

Overall objectives todeveloping effective listening skills

• Listening is the primary tool for understanding and enjoying music.

• Repetition in listening to a single piece enables one to hear more and more; enhancing understanding and enjoyment.

• Concepts and terms aid the process of learning to listen attentively; they increase awareness as they pinpoint specific elements of the aural experience.

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Overall objectives to developing effective listening skills

A musical experience (“Sonic event”) is the cumulative result of several factors: • elements of music working together (rhythm, pitch,

dynamics, tone color, and so on)• the effect of these sounds and associated words and

images on the listener• the listener’s interpretation of this effect based on

past experiences and understanding

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Music is part of this world of sound -- an art based on the organization of sounds in time. We distinguish music from other random sounds by recognizing the four main properties of musical sounds:

PitchDynamicsTone colorDuration

Properties of Music

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Chapter 1 Music, Sound, and Time

This Chapter covers the Fundamental Properties of Sounds and the vocabulary associated with each property

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Fundamental Properties

Frequency

Amplitude

Overtones

Duration

Associated Vocabulary

Pitch

Dynamics

Tone Color

Rhythm

Four Principles of Music

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Pitch (frequency)• The highness or lowness of Sound

Dynamics (Amplitude)• Degrees of loudness or softness

Tone Color (Overtones)• The quality of sound that distinguishes one

instrument from another

Rhythm (Duration)• The flow of music through time

Chapter 1 Music, Sound, and Time

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• As we listen to music, anyone of these elements can draw our attention: a memorable tune, a driving rhythm, unusual sound of an exotic instrument.

• More often we respond to the combination of two or more of these elements without methodically analyzing the names and proportions of each.

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There are several interrelated aspects of understanding rhythm. They are:

•Beat•Meter•Accent•Syncopation•tempo

RHYTHM (Duration)

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I got rhythm (1930) by George Gershwin

RYTHMN EXAMPLES

Unsquare Dance (1961) by David Brubeck

Danse du Sabre by Aram Katchaturian

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1. Which one of the following instruments is not a woodwind.

a. Fluteb. Bassoonc. English Hornd. Oboee. French Hornf. Clarinet

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2.Which one of the following instruments is not a brass instrument.

a. Coronetb. Trombonec. English Hornd. Tubae. French Hornf. Euphoniam

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3.Which one of the following instruments is not a string instrument.

a. Banjob. Violinc. Harpd. Pianoe. Cellof. Viola

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4.Which one of the following instruments is not a percussion instrument.

a. Snare drum b. Clavéc. Maracasd. Cymbalse. Timpanif. Triangleg. piano

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5. The only string instrument in the orchestra that is plucked instead of bowed is:

a. Snare drum b. Celestéc. Violind. Harpe. Trumpetf. Clarinetg. piano

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6. Instruments that are played by the use of double reeds in the orchestra are:

a. Clarinets and Saxophones b. Saxophones and Bassoonsc. Oboes and Flutesd. Oboes and Bassoonse. Trumpet and Piccolosf. Clarinets and French Hornsg. Harp and Piano

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7. The loudest section of the orchestra is:

a. Woodwindb. Brassc. Percussiond. Stringse. Keyboard

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8. The section of the orchestra that has instruments that play both definite and indefinite pitches is:

a. Woodwindb. Brassc. Percussiond. Stringse. Keyboard

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9. The section of the orchestra that incorporates pizzicato, tremolo and double stops as ways of expression and articulation is:

a. Woodwindb. Brassc. Percussiond. Stringse. Keyboard

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10. Which section of the orchestra is not included in a military band:

a. Woodwindb. Brassc. Percussiond. Stringse. Keyboard

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11. The highest instrument of the woodwind family is:

a. trumpetb. Oboec. Clarinetd. flutee. piccolo

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12. The lowest instrument of the brass family is:

a. trumpetb. Saxophonec. Tromboned. Tubae. Bassoon

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13. The “tenor” instrument of the string family is:

a. Cellob. Violinc. Double Bassd. Violae. Harp

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14. The organization of beats into regular groups is:

a. timbreb. volumec. meterd. measuree. syncopation

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15. Rhythm is:

a. An arrangement of notes through a continuum of timeb. Duration an individual note has set apart in the measurec. Organization of beats in to groupsd. A fixed number of beats

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16. A measure is:

a. Particular arrangement of note lengths in a piece of music.b. Duration an individual note has set apart in the measurec. Organization of beats in to groupsd. A fixed number of beats

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17. An example of a tenuto or the longest stressed note would be:

a. First marking on the leftb. Second markingc. Centerd. First Right to centere. Far right

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18. Of the following Italian tempo markings which one is slowest:

a. Moderatob. Allegroc. Prestod. Adagioe. largo

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19. Of the following Italian tempo markings which one is fastest:

a. Moderatob. Allegroc. Prestod. Adagioe. largo

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20. Syncopation is:

a. When an accented note comes exactly where we expect itb. A note precisely landing on the third beat of a measurec. When an accent note comes where we don’t normally

expect it.d. Always a displaced 4th beat.

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1. Which one of the following instruments is not a woodwind.

a. Fluteb. Bassoonc. English Hornd. Oboee. French Hornf. Clarinet

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2.Which one of the following instruments is not a brass instrument.

a. Coronetb. Trombonec. English Hornd. Tubae. French Hornf. Euphonium

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3.Which one of the following instruments is not a string instrument.

a. Banjob. Violinc. Harpd. Pianoe. Cellof. Viola

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4.Which one of the following instruments is not a percussion instrument.

a. Snare drum b. Clavéc. Maracasd. Cymbalse. Timpanif. Triangleg. piano

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5. The only string instrument in the orchestra that is plucked instead of bowed is:

a. Snare drum b. Celestéc. Violind. Harpe. Trumpetf. Clarinetg. piano

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6. Instruments that are played by the use of double reeds in the orchestra are:

a. Clarinets and Saxophones b. Saxophones and Bassoonsc. Oboes and Flutesd. Oboes and Bassoonse. Trumpet and Piccolosf. Clarinets and French Hornsg. Harp and Piano

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7. The loudest section of the orchestra is:

a. Woodwindb. Brassc. Percussiond. Stringse. Keyboard

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8. The section of the orchestra that has instruments that play both definite and indefinite pitches is:

a. Woodwindb. Brassc. Percussiond. Stringse. Keyboard

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9. The section of the orchestra that incorporates pizzicato, tremolo and double stops as ways of expression and articulation is:

a. Woodwindb. Brassc. Percussiond. Stringse. Keyboard

108

10. Which section of the orchestra is not included in a military band:

a. Woodwindb. Brassc. Percussiond. Stringse. Keyboard

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11. The highest instrument of the woodwind family is:

a. trumpetb. Oboec. Clarinetd. flutee. piccolo

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12. The lowest instrument of the brass family is:

a. trumpetb. Saxophonec. Tromboned. Tubae. Bassoon

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13. The “tenor” instrument of the string family is:

a. Cellob. Violinc. Double Bassd. Violae. Harp

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14. The organization of beats into regular groups is:

a. timbreb. volumec. meterd. measuree. syncopation

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15. Rhythm is:

a. An arrangement of notes through a continuum of timeb. Duration an individual note has set apart in the measurec. Organization of beats in to groupsd. A fixed number of beats

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16. A measure is:

a. Particular arrangement of note lengths in a piece of music.b. Duration an individual note has set apart in the measurec. Organization of beats in to groupsd. A fixed number of beats

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17. An example of a tenuto or the longest stressed note would be:

a. First marking on the leftb. Second markingc. Centerd. First Right to centere. Far right

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18. Of the following Italian tempo markings which one is slowest:

a. Moderatob. Allegroc. Prestod. Adagioe. largo

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19. Of the following Italian tempo markings which one is fastest:

a. Moderatob. Allegroc. Prestod. Adagioe. largo

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20. Syncopation is:

a. When an accented note comes exactly where we expect itb. A note precisely landing on the third beat of a measurec. When an accent note comes where we don’t normally

expect it.d. Always a displaced 4th beat.