| Section 0001 (class # 10216) | M-W-F 10:30 am - 11:20 am (Location: VAB 146) |
Prerequisite:MUT 1122 [old MUT 1112] (one year of Music Theory completed with a grade of "C" [not "C-"] or better), and
MUL 2014 (or equivalent, i.e., MUL 2010 or similar, completed with a grade of "C" [not "C-"] or better)
Textbook and Materials (Required; Used Copies Acceptable):
Course Objectives: This course is an introduction to the history of Western European (and some more recent American) art music from about 1750 up to the present day. By the end of the course, you will know and understand some of the basic facts about:
Communication: It is your obligation to read, follow and complete all assignments and other instructions (verbal or written) given to you in the course of this semester. You are responsible for any information or instructions given out in any of the following ways:
Attendance: Regular class attendance is expected of all enrolled students, and attendance will count for 5% of your grade in this course in the following manner:
Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each class on a sign-in sheet. Habitual tardies will be counted as partial absences.
Anyone who signs the attendance sheet and then leaves the classroom before the conclusion of class will be counted absent for the entire period. If you must leave the room a few minutes early for a legitimate reason, inform me before class begins, preferably in writing (email works best).
NB. Anyone not in the classroom will be counted as absent, regardless of the reason, e.g., illness, car trouble, work-related issues, child-care or other family problems, court appearances, etc. The only exceptions to this rule are:
NB. Because attendance is part of your grade, any attempts to misrepresent your attendance on the sign-in sheet or in any other fashion will be considered acts of academic dishonesty, i.e., cheating, and dealt with accordingly.
Attendance Policy for Tests: No unexcused absence from an announced test or quiz will ever be allowed. Failure to appear at an announced test/quiz will result in a grade of "0" (zero) for that test. Late arrivals at announced tests will not be given any additional time to complete the test, nor will instructions or audio portions of the test be repeated.
Make-up Policy: Should you be unable to attend an announced test due to participation in an officially sanctioned UCF event or personal observance of a religious holiday, you must notify me at least one week in advance of that test to schedule an alternate time. For personal or family emergencies (e.g., funerals), you must notify me as early as possible. At a minimum, send an email message as soon as possible to inform me of your situation. In some cases, I will require documented proof of the reason for your absence. You may then be allowed to take a make-up test no later than 48 hours after the scheduled test or your return to campus. Make-up tests may be different from announced tests to ensure the integrity of the testing process.
Testing and Grading: Your grade in this course will be determined by your performance in the following activities (for detailed instructions for each assignment, see the individual web pages posted on the course web site):
| Assignment / Test | Weighting |
|---|---|
| Two Multi-chapter Tests (12.5% each) | 25% |
| Three Listening Quizzes (5% each) | 15% |
| Final Examination (cumulative) | 25% |
| Analysis Project & Paper | 15% |
| Opera Paper | 15% |
| Attendance | 5% |
The two multi-chapter Tests, Final Exam and three Listening Quizzes will be written, in-class tests in which you will demonstrate your mastery of the course materials. Most of these exercises will use primarily "brief answer" questions, followed by a variety of essay questions. Listening quizzes will be based on your assigned course listenings or recordings or similar works.
The (Group) Analysis Project & Paper will combine the analysis of a late 18th-century instrumental work with a written paper that describes the work and its analysis in terms of the theory of that era.
The (Group) Opera Paper will involve watching an entire opera in either a live performance or on video and then writing a descriptive commentary on it.
The following numeric equivalents apply to all grades (individual assignments & final course grade):
| 100.00 - 92.00 | = A | Clearly Exceptional Work, Assignments meet and often exceed all stated requirements, Strong writing that contains very few, minor errors, Work submitted on or ahead of time. |
| 91.99 - 90.00 | = A- | |
| 89.99 - 88.00 | = B+ | Clearly Superior Work, Assignments generally meet all stated requirements, Writing that contains minor errors that do not impede understanding, Work usually submitted on time. |
| 87.99 - 82.00 | = B | |
| 81.99 - 80.00 | = B- | |
| 79.99 - 78.00 | = C+ | Completely Satisfactory Work, Assignments meet most stated requirements, Writing contains more obvious errors that begin to impede understanding, Work not always submitted on time. |
| 77.99 - 72.00 | = C | |
| 71.99 - 70.00 | = C- | While still marginally satisfactory, work in this category falls below acceptable standards for the music major. |
| 69.99 - 68.00 | = D+ | Generally Unsatisfactory Work, Assignments frequently do not meet stated requirements, Writing contains errors that significantly impede understanding, Work rarely submitted on time. |
| 67.99 - 62.00 | = D | |
| 61.99 - 60.00 | = D- | |
| 59.99 - 0.00 | = F | Unsatisfactory Work, Assignments do not meet most stated requirements, Writing contains excessive errors, lacks organization and/or approaches incoherence, Work not submitted or frequently late. |
Questions about the grading or evaluation of any test or other assignment must be raised at the time that item is returned to you. You may not argue for points based on your perception of the grading of a question vis-à-vis another student’s work. Only obvious clerical errors on my part will be corrected.
No papers, tests, or other assignments created for any other course (on this campus or for any other institution) or for any previous section of MUH 3212 or MUH 4212 may be submitted in this course. Attempts to submit such materials will be considered acts of Academic Dishonesty and treated as such.
Items turned in late will be assessed a 10-point penalty for every 24 hours or fraction of a day that they are late. This penalty may be waived or lessened at my discretion, provided I am informed at least 24 hours in advance when you will not meet a deadline.
Final course averages are calculated to the nearest 1/100 of a point. In the case of a borderline final average, I reserve the right to award the next highest grade, based on class participation, preparation, listening journals, attendance, and related factors.
No extra credit work or alternate assignments (beyond the points available for excellent attendance noted above) will be accepted in lieu of or in addition to the assignments and tests listed on this syllabus.
Due dates for all tests and graded assignments will be announced at least one week in advance.
The Final Examination for MUH 3212 is scheduled as follows:
| Section 1 (10:30-11:20) | Monday, 30 April 2012 at 10:00 am - 12:50 pm |
Special note on submitting papers and related items for grading: All papers and preliminary materials (for the Analysis Project and the Opera Paper) must be submitted for grading as "electronic documents," i.e., as computer files in either WORD or some compatible format (generally RTF). No "hard copies" will be accepted unless I have determined that our computers are completely incompatible. You may submit your assignment either by sending me the item as an email attachment or by bringing your item to my office on a jump drive or other form of transportable storage device. Additionally, you are expected to keep multiple copies of your papers and projects on different jump drives (or other devices) so that you may recover lost work as quickly as possible. Anyone claiming "computer failure" as the reason for not being able to submit an assignment will be given 24 hours to produce the most recently saved version of your work from a back-up drive. The inability to produce such an item when requested will result in a grade of "0" for that assignment.
Reserve Materials: As the semester progresses both optional and required supplementary items may be placed on reserve for reading or listening. You will be informed in class when such items go on reserve, and the course web page will include a list of all such items used in the term.
Class Procedures and your Responsibilities: This course will follow the textbook and anthology (Bonds) in roughly chronological order. You should read the assigned pages and listen to the relevant items before they are discussed in class (see the schedule on a separate web page). Even if you do not understand some materials, you should attempt to complete the reading and listening before the scheduled class meeting so that you may ask relevant questions.
You should carry your textbook, anthology, and notebook to all class meetings. You should take notes about any information presented in class, and you should feel free to ask questions at any time if something is not clear to you.
Following the class, you should re-read the relevant passages in the textbook and re-listen to the anthology items. Sometime shortly after each chapter (or subsection) is covered in class, my personal Chapter Review Sheets will be posted on the course web site. Additionally, a link to the publisher's web site supporting the textbook is posted on the course web site. These items will help you to organize your notes and guide your studies. You may also be assigned readings and listenings to items on the web site.
As a matter of respect to others in the classroom, you are not to engage in conversations unrelated to the current activities of this course, use cell phones or other electronic devices (turn off such items before entering my classroom), or work on anything unrelated to MUH 3212 (assignments for other courses, newspapers, puzzles, etc.) during the 50 minutes of class time. Individuals engaged in such activities will be asked once to cease. The second time they will be told to leave the classroom, and they will be marked absent for that day. Repeat offenders may be dismissed from the course.
You are encouraged to use laptop computers for note-taking or work related directly to MUH 3212 only. Anyone engaged in non-productive activities on a computer (email, web-surfing, etc.) will have their machine confiscated immediately. You will be marked absent for the day, and you will not be allowed to use a compter in the classroom for the remainder of the course.
In preparing for each class meeting you should allot a minimum of 3 hours (= 9 or more hours total [outside class] per week). You may find it useful to form study groups so that you may help one another in your preparations for class and for tests. You are not, however, allowed to collaborate on any graded assignments in this class, unless the instructions for that assignment say that you may. (see "Academic Integrity" below)
Academic Integrity: All graded work in this class must be yours alone. You are never to collaborate with anyone on tests or other graded assignments in this class. You are allowed and encouraged to work together with your classmates or any other individuals, e.g., professors, students not enrolled in this class, etc., when you are reading the textbook or other assigned readings, studying for tests, and even in the general research that you do before preparing your various projects, but any graded work that you present as your own may not contain the work or assistance of any other individual. Violators will be referred to the appropriate UCF authorities for prosecution (see the latest edition of The Golden Rule for more details).
Accommodations for Disabilities: Any student with a documented disability may receive a special accommodation to complete any requirements of this course. Any student requesting such an accommodation must contact the Office of Student Disability Services (SRC 132; phone 407-823-2371), where such requests are processed. The SDS will ask for documentation of the disability, and they will then notify the instructor of the appropriate accommodations that may be allowed. NB. You cannot simply tell me of your situation, nor can you make requests after the fact, e.g., after you have taken a test or completed the course.
Tentative Schedule: A tentative listing of all class meetings, topics for discussion, readings, and due dates may be found on the relevant web page for this course.