CASPER COLLEGE COURSE SYLLABUS
Fall 2001
Course Number & Title: MUSC 1000-90, Introduction to Music
Lecture hours: Telecourse Laboratory hours Credits: 3
Class time: See Broadcast Schedule Days: See Broadcast Schedule Room: NA
Instructor's name: Dr. Terry Gunderson Office: FA 307 Phone: (307) 268-2532
Optional Web Pages: general info: http://wind.caspercollege.edu/~gundet/MUSC1000.html Class info: http://de.cc.whecn.edu:8989/
Office Hours: TBA email: terryg@caspercollege.edu fax: (307) 268-2532
Course Description: A one-semester course in music appreciation designed for students with little or no music background. Covers all genres of western music to aid students in developing listening skills.
Statement of prerequisites: Access to the video segments of the course. Access to CD or cassette player.
General objectives: The general objective of this course is to help students understand how the components of music combine to create styles and genres which are significant to disparate groups of people throughout the world.
Specific objectives: (Outcomes) To introduce students to the elements of music; to increase students’ awareness of the interaction of music with social, cultural, and historical settings; to aid students in developing their listening skills.
Evaluation criteria: Scores earned in the completion of six papers and two exams (midterm and final) will comprise the semester grade. A paper will be due every two weeks, following the completion of two chapters/video segments. Each paper will be worth 100 points. There will be two exams: a midterm and a final. Each exam (essays of three - five pages), based on a student’s experience attending a live concert performance during the semester, each of which will be worth 200 points. Final Grade: 1000-900 pts. = A; 800 -899 pts. = B; 700-799 pts. = C; 600-699 pts. = D; 0-599 pts. = F.
Methodology: There are no class meetings. Video segments will be broadcast on Wyoming PBS and local cable channels as described in the attached schedule. Copies of the videos will be available on reserve in the Goodstein Library on the campus of Casper College, or by leasing a set from RMI Media Productions, 1-800-745-5480 (http://www.rmimedia.com/).
A paper will be due every two weeks addressing the knowledge gained from two chapters (video, text, and related CD tracks). This paper will be an essay based on a question provided, or answers to a series of short questions provided. The papers will be due after the final airing of the segments involved. They must either be postmarked by, or delivered to the Music Office (Aley Fine Arts 303) or the instructor’s office (FA 307) by the following Tuesday. Early submissions are accepted and encouraged.
Midterm and Final Exams will be student reports on live concerts attended during the current semester. Students will use the understanding acquired through the course to compose these reports. Along with a description of the music itself, students may include information on the concert experience itself, background research on the works or composers relevant to their concert experience, information from the musicians or conductors that enhance, clarify, or change their view of the concert, etc.
Required Texts, readings, materials:
Exploring the World of Music, Hast, Cowdery, and Scott [Text and CD to accompany video telecasts.]
Last date to change to audit status or withdraw with a "W": See current catalog.
Student rights and responsibilities: Please refer to the Casper College Student Judicial Code for information concerning your rights and responsibilities as a Casper College Student.
Calendar or schedule indicating course content: See Schedule