Finally, you should note that even though due dates and tests might seem spread out, you should not consider the days (or even weeks) after a test or due date as a "vacation." Those "dead spaces" have been planned specifically to allow you time to prepare without additional stress for the next due date. Don’t waste that time.
| DATE (Day) | Wright Chapter (pages): Topics | Listening | Important Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug (Mon) | Syllabus & Class Intro | |||
| 27 Aug (Wed) | Pre-Test, Chapter 5: Timbre/Dynamics | |||
| 29 Aug (Fri) | Chapter 5 (cont'd) | UCF Registration ends | ||
| 3 Sep (Wed) | Chapter 2: Rhythm | Intro CD-various | ||
| 5 Sep (Fri) | Chapter 3: Pitch/Melody | Intro CD-various | ||
| 8 Sep (Mon) | Chapters 4, 6: Harmony, Texture | Intro CD-various | ||
| 10 Sep (Wed) | Chapter 6: Form | Intro CD-various | ||
| 12 Sep (Fri) | Chapters 1, 7: Listening, Styles | Intro CD-various | ||
| 15 Sep (Mon) | Chapter 8: Middle Ages | CD 1-1 (Machaut) | ||
| 17 Sep (Wed) | Chapter 8 (cont'd) | |||
| 19 Sep (Fri) | Terminology QUIZ (Chapters 1-7) | |||
| 22 Sep (Mon) | Chapter 9: Renaissance | CD 1-2 (Josquin) | ||
| 24 Sep (Wed) | Chapter 9 (cont'd) | CD 1-3 (Weelkes) | ||
| 26 Sep (Fri) | Chapters 10-11: Intro & Early Baroque Vocal | CD 1-4 (Purcell) | ||
| 29 Sep (Mon) | Chapter 12: Middle Baroque Instrumental | CD 1-5 (Vivaldi) | ||
| 1 Oct (Wed) | Chapter 13: Late Baroque: Bach | CD 1-6 (Bach Organ) CD 1-7 (Bach Cantata) | ||
| 3 Oct (Fri) | Chapter 14: Late Baroque: Handel | CD 1-8 (Handel Water Music) Intro CD 18 (Handel Messiah) | ||
| 6 Oct (Mon) | Chapters 15-16: Classical Style & Composers | |||
| 8 Oct (Wed) | Chapter 17: Classical Forms: Ternary & Sonata-Allegro | CD 1-12 Mozart Serenade 3) CD 1-19/21 (Mozart Serenade 1) | ||
| 10 Oct (Fri) | Chapter 18: Classical Forms: T & V, Rondo | Intro CD 22 (Haydn Surprise) CD 1-13 (Mozart Horn) | ||
| 13 Oct (Mon) | MIDTERM # 1 (Chapters 8-9-10-11-12-13-14) | |||
| 15 Oct (Wed) | Chapter 19: Classical Genres: Instrumental | CD 1-14/16 (Mozart Symphony) CD 1-17/18 (Haydn Quartet) | ||
| 17 Oct (Fri) | Chapter 20: Classical Genres: Vocal | UCF Withdrawal Deadline | ||
| 20 Oct (Mon) | Chapter 21: Beethoven | CD 1-19/21 (Beethoven Piano) CD 1-22/24 (Beethoven Symphony) | ||
| 22 Oct (Wed) | Chapter 21: (cont'd) | |||
| 24 Oct (Fri) | Chapters 22-23: Intro to Romanticism & Early Romantic: Song | CD 1-25 (Schubert) CD 2-1 (R. Schumann) CD 2-2 (C.W. Schumann) | ||
| 27 Oct (Mon) | Chapter 24: Early Romantic: Program Music | CD 2-3/4 (Berlioz) | ||
| 29 Oct (Wed) | Chapter 25: Early Romantic: Piano | CD 2-5 (Chopin) | ||
| 31 Oct (Fri) | Chapter 26: Romantic Opera: Italy | CD 2-6 (Verdi) | ||
| 3 Nov (Mon) | Chapter 27: Romantic Opera: Germany | CD 2-7 (Wagner) | ||
| 5 Nov (Wed) | Chapter 28: Romatic Opera: Realism | |||
| 7 Nov (Fri) | MIDTERM # 2 (Chapters 15-16-17-18-19-20-21) | |||
| 10 Nov (Mon) | Chapter 29: Nationalism | CD 2-8/9 (Musorgsky) | ||
| 12 Nov (Wed) | Chapter 30: Late Romantic Orchestral | CD 2-10 (Brahms) | ||
| 14 Nov (Fri) | Chapter 31: Impressionism | CD 2-11/12 (Debussy) | ||
| 17 Nov (Mon) | Chapter 32: Exoticism | |||
| 19 Nov (Wed) | Chapter 33: Modernism | |||
| 21 Nov (Fri) | Chapter 34: Early 20th C Modernism | CD 2-13/14 (Stravinsky) CD 2-14 (Schoenberg) | ||
| 24 Nov (Mon) | MIDTERM # 3 (Chapters 22-23-24-25-26-27-28-29-30) | |||
| 26 Nov (Wed) | Chapter 35: Russian & Eastern Modernism | |||
| 1 Dec (Mon) | Chapters 36: Three Americans | CD 2-16/18 (Copland) CD 2-19 (Zwilich) | ||
| 3 Dec (Wed) | Chapter 37: Postmodernism | |||
| 5 Dec (Fri) | Chapter 37: (cont'd) | |||
| 12 Dec (Fri) | SECTION 0002 - FINAL EXAM (cumulative): 7:00 am - 9:50 am | |||