Music 1500 Spring 2013

MUSIC 1500 WEBSITE:

All regular information for this class is located on the open Mus1500 homepage at
http://www.wmich.edu/mus-gened/mus150/mus150.html

E-LEARNING LINK FOR MUS1500:

The E-Learning link for this class is only used to access the online textbook and workbook from McGraw-Hill Publishers, which requires you to purchase a McGraw-Hill User License from either the WMU Bookstore (downstairs in Bronco Mall), or the University Bookstore (next to the WMU Parking Office). Until you turn in your McGraw-Hill User License, your MUS1500 E-Learning link is inactive (you still have access to E-Learning in all other ways--the MUS1500 link just cannot take you to the McGraw-Hill textbook/workbook material until your license is activated).

For now, as a courtesy to give you time to get to one of the campus bookstores, the publisher has provided access to the first few assigned readings (see the specific links on the schedule below).

To read these chapters, you will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software installed on your computer/browser--click here to get the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader:

Online reading, listening, and quizzes for each chapter become available at various times over the semester. The assigned readings should be completed BEFORE you come to that class session; the online "E-Workbook" quiz assignments are not "due" or graded until the scheduled date of the in-class final exam (Monday, December 10); however, to best prepare for exams and stay on schedule with the class material, you should complete each E-Workbook quiz assignment within one week of when it becomes available according to the schedule below:

Do the assigned web readings BEFORE you attend the class/concert session they apply to.

The online quizzes and your "Concert Portfolio" are NOT DUE until the night of the final exam.

MUSIC 1500 SCHEDULE for SPRING 2013

Spr 2013	Lecture Topic or Concert Info	Class and Concert Preparation Do the assigned readings before the class they are associated with	Concert Portfolio Info and Online eWorkbook Quizzes The dates below indicate when each quiz "online quiz" or "concert questionnaire" becomes available for the first time. The quizzes and the concert portfolio are NOT DUE until the night of the final exam.
M 1/7 W 1/9 ----------	Introduction/Elements Chamber Music & Music of Classic Era	In order to access the online WebBook and all online quizzes of the online workbook, you must purchase/turn in a McGraw-Hill User License. As a courtesy to give you time to purchase and turn in your license, you may click the links below for 1/7 and 1/9 to access to the first few readings: Read the "General Information" link (syllabus) on the MUS1500 class homepage. Read WebBook Lesson: "Chamber Music" Read WebBook Lesson: "The Classic Era" Fill out the Start of Semester Self-Evaluation (to be included in your portfolio) Click here to download and print this self-eval from the Concert Portfolio Template
M 1/14 W 1/16 ----------	Chamber Music & Music of Classic Era Meet at Knauss2452 classroom then we will go to the Miller Auditorium Ticket Office to purchase your Concert Ticket Book (Bring $40) Music of Classic Era	Read WebBook Lesson: "Chamber Music" Read WebBook Lesson: "The Classic Era" Read WebBook Lesson: "Concert Etiquette" (there will be an in-class quiz on this) Read WebBook Lesson: "The Classic Era"	e-Workbook Quiz 1 now online (requires McGraw-Hill User License) All online quizzes are "open book" - you may use notes and webpages. Log on to Mus1500 eLearning and use the "Quizzes" link in the "Content" section
M 1/21 W 1/23 ----------	No Class Meeting (MLK Celebration) CONCERT #1 Flute & Violin	Schedule of MLK Events at WMU (In Dalton Center Recital Hall) -- Bring your concert ticket Read WebBook Lesson: "Concert Etiquette" Read the program for this concert by clicking here	e-Workbook Quiz 2 now online (requires McGraw-Hill User License) <--Keep the concert program and ticket stub for your concert portfolio! Click here for the CONCERT 1 QUESTIONNAIRE for this concert (include in your concert portfolio)
M 1/28 W 1/30 ----------	Music of Romantic Era CONCERT #2 Western Brass Quintet	Read WebBook Lesson: "The Romantic Era" (requires McGraw-Hill User License) (In Dalton Center Recital Hall) -- Bring your concert ticket Read the program for this concert by clicking here	<--Keep the concert program and ticket stub for your concert portfolio! Click here for the CONCERT 2 QUESTIONNAIRE for this concert (include in your concert portfolio)
M 2/4 W 2/6 ----------	Music of Romantic Era CONCERT #3 Zodiac Trio	Read WebBook Lesson: "The Romantic Era" (requires McGraw-Hill User License) (In Dalton Center Recital Hall) -- Bring your concert ticket	<--Keep the concert program and ticket stub for your concert portfolio! Click here for the CONCERT 3 QUESTIONNAIRE for this concert (include in your concert portfolio)
M 2/11 W 2/13 ----------	World Music CONCERT #4 String-Jazz World Music	Read WebBook Lesson: "World Music" (requires McGraw-Hill User License) (In Dalton Center Recital Hall) -- Bring your concert ticket	e-Workbook Quiz 3 now online (requires McGraw-Hill User License) <--Keep the concert program and ticket stub for your concert portfolio! Click here for the CONCERT 4 QUESTIONNAIRE for this concert (include in your concert portfolio)
M 2/18 W 2/20 ----------	Jazz CONCERT #5 Red Sea Pedestrians	Read WebBook Lesson: "Jazz" Read WebBook Lesson: "World Music" (requires McGraw-Hill User License) (In Dalton Center Recital Hall) -- Bring your concert ticket	e-Workbook Quiz 4 now online (requires McGraw-Hill User License) <--Keep the concert program and ticket stub for your concert portfolio! Click here for the CONCERT 5 QUESTIONNAIRE for this concert (include in your concert portfolio)
M 2/25 W2/27	Jazz MIDTERM EXAM	Read WebBook Lesson: "Jazz" (see the review sheet for Midterm Exam)	e-Workbook Quiz 5 now online (requires McGraw-Hill User License) Bring #2 pencil
M 3/11 W 3/13 ----------	Modern Art Music CONCERT #6 The Merling Trio	Read WebBook Lesson: "Modern Art-Music" (In Dalton Center Recital Hall) -- Bring your concert ticket	<--Keep the concert program and ticket stub for your concert portfolio! Click here for the CONCERT 6 QUESTIONNAIRE for this concert (include in your concert portfolio)
M 3/18 W 3/20 ----------	Modern Art Music CONCERT #7 Western Wind Quintet	Read WebBook Lesson: "Modern Art-Music" (In Dalton Center Recital Hall) -- Bring your concert ticket Read Composer Bios on Johannes Brahms, Ludwig van Beethoven	<--Keep the concert program and ticket stub for your concert portfolio! Click here for the CONCERT 7 QUESTIONNAIRE for this concert (include in your concert portfolio)
M 3/25 W 3/27 ----------	Keyboard Music CONCERT #8 Internat. Contemporary Ensemble	Read WebBook Lesson: "Music for Keyboard" (requires McGraw-Hill User License (In Dalton Center Recital Hall) -- Bring your concert ticket	e-Workbook Quiz 6 now online (requires McGraw-Hill User License) <--Keep the concert program and ticket stub for your concert portfolio! Click here for the CONCERT 8 QUESTIONNAIRE for this concert (include in your concert portfolio)
M 4/1 W 4/3 ----------	Music for Band and Wind Ensemble CONCERT #9 University Percussion Ensemble	Read WebBook Lesson: "Band and Wind Music" (requires McGraw-Hill User License) In Dalton Center Recital Hall) -- Bring your concert ticket	e-Workbook Quiz 7 now online (requires McGraw-Hill User License) Choose an option: Option 1: If you are using this concert in your 8-concert portfolio, Click here for the CONCERT 9 QUESTIONNAIRE for this concert. <--Keep the concert program and ticket stub to attach to your portfolio ----- Option 2: If you are using this concert as extra credit, Click here for the "Extra Credit" questionnaire for this concert (turn in separately from your concert portfolio) <--Keep the concert program and ticket stub to attach to your "Extra Credit" verification -----
M 4/8 W 4/10 ----------	Theatre Music No Class Meeting	Read WebBook Lesson: "Music for the Theatre" (requires McGraw-Hill User License)	e-Workbook Quiz 8 now online (requires McGraw-Hill User License)
M 4/15 W 4/17 ----------	Theatre Music (continued) Theatre Music (continued)	Read WebBook Lesson: "Music for the Theatre" (requires McGraw-Hill User License) Read WebBook Lesson: "Music for the Theatre" (requires McGraw-Hill User License)	e-Workbook Quiz 9 now online [opens AFTER our class session] (requires McGraw-Hill User License)
M 4/22	FINAL EXAM (7:15-9:15PM) This is our official final exam time according to the WMU Registrar	(see the review sheet for Final Exam Concert portfolio and extra credit will be turned in SEPARATELY before the final exam starts (all online quizzes must be done by 11:59PM)	Bring #2 pencil