Schedule of Lectures,
Assignments & Tests
Music 1700: SPRING
2008
- Listening Quiz #1: Monday,
February 25 (click here for study guide for Listening
Quiz 1)
- Midterm Exam: Wednesday, February 27 (click
here for study guide for the Midterm Exam)
- [change of date] Listening Quiz #2: Tuesday, April 22
(2:45-4:45PM)--this will be at the start of the
final exam period instead of on April 16 click here for
study guide for Listening Quiz 2
- Final Exam:
Tuesday, April 22 (2:45-4:45PM)--after Listening Exam #2 click here for study guide for the Final Exam
HOMEWORK
- Do the assigned homework and
preparation BEFORE coming to class on the date listed:
- Click
on the highlighted hyperlinks below to access the readings or websites:
Preparation For Mon. April 14
and Wed. April 16:
1.
Complete the online eWorkbook assessment Quiz #13 (Jazz) in
WebCT/Vista/Blackboard by 2:45PM Tuesday, April 22 (click here for instructions on how
to log onto WebCT).
2. Complete the online eWorkbook
assessment Quiz #11 (Reading Orchestral Scores) in WebCT/Vista/Blackboard by 3PM
Monday, April 14
(click here for instructions on how
to log onto WebCT). To do this assignment, you must study the information
and scores provided at the following link: http://www.wmich.edu/mus-gened/mus170/OrchestraCompare.html
3. Complete the online eWorkbook
assessment Quiz #12 (20th century art music) in WebCT/Vista/Blackboard by 3PM
Wednesday, April 16 (click here for instructions on how
to log onto WebCT).
4. Read textbook Chapter
9 (Modern Popular Music)--pages 115-120 (Music Guide 76)
5. There are no audio examples in
the "Classical Music Online" for Jazz.
6. Read Lecture Notes from April 9, 14 and
16.
Preparation For Wed. April 9:
1.
Complete the online eWorkbook assessment Quiz #11 (Reading Orchestral Scores)
in WebCT/Vista/Blackboard by 3PM Monday, April 14 (click here for instructions on how
to log onto WebCT). To do this assignment, you must study the information
and scores provided at the following link: http://www.wmich.edu/mus-gened/mus170/OrchestraCompare.html
2. Complete the online eWorkbook
assessment Quiz #12 (20th century art music) in WebCT/Vista/Blackboard by 3PM
Wednesday, April 16 (click here for instructions on how
to log onto WebCT).
3. Read textbook Chapter
8 (20th-century)--pages 93-104 (Music Guides 66-72)
4. Listen to "Classical Music Online" examples for 20th-century
Art Music.
5. Read Lecture Notes from April 7.
Preparation For Mon. April 7:
1.
Complete the online eWorkbook assessment Quiz #11 (Reading Orchestral Scores)
in WebCT/Vista/Blackboard by 3PM Monday, April 14 (click here for instructions on how
to log onto WebCT). To do this assignment, you must study the information
and scores provided at the following link: http://www.wmich.edu/mus-gened/mus170/OrchestraCompare.html
2. Read textbook Chapter
8 (20th-century)--pages 93-104 (Music Guides 56, 57, 58,
59, 63, 65)
3. Listen to "Classical Music Online" examples for 20th-century
Art Music.
4. Read Lecture Notes from April 2.
Preparation For Wed. April 2:
1.
Complete the online eWorkbook assessment Quiz #10 (Romantic Music) in
WebCT/Vista/Blackboard by 12 midnight Friday, April 4 (click here for instructions on how
to log onto WebCT).
2. Read textbook Chapter
7 (Romantic)--pages 74-76 (Music Guides 34, 46, 52, 55)
3. Listen to "Classical Music Online" examples for 20th-century
Art Music.
4. Read Lecture Notes from Mar 31.
Preparation For Mon. Mar 31:
1.
Read textbook Chapter 7 (Romantic)--pages 74-76 (Music
Guides 45, 48, 51)
2. Listen to "Classical Music Online" examples for Romantic Vocal
Music.
3. Read Lecture Notes from Mar 26.
Preparation For Wed. Mar 26:
1.
Complete the online eWorkbook assessment Quiz #9 (Classic Instrumental Music)
in WebCT/Vista/Blackboard by 3PM Wednesday, March 26 (click here for instructions on how
to log onto WebCT).
2. Read textbook Chapter
7 (Romantic)--pages 67-74 [pp. 71-72 are very important]
(Music Guides 35, 38, 40, 41, 44)
2. Listen to "Classical Music Online" examples for Romantic
Instrumental Music.
3. Read Lecture Notes from Mar 24.
Preparation For Mon. Mar 24:
1.
Read textbook Chapter 6 (Classic)--pages 47-52 (Music
Guides [31, 32, 33 from Chapter 6])
2. Listen to "Classical Music Online" examples for Romantic
Instrumental Music.
3. Read Lecture Notes from Mar 19.
Preparation For Wed. Mar 19:
1.
Since we had so many students on tour, I have extended the deadline for the
online eWorkbook assessment Quiz #8 (Baroque Instrumental Music)--complete this
in WebCT/Vista/Blackboard by midnight, Thursday, March 20
(click here for instructions on how
to log onto WebCT).
2. Read textbook Chapter
6 (Classic)--pages 47-52 (Music Guides 23, 25, 30, 31)
3. Listen to "Classical Music Online" examples for Classic Instrumental
Music.
4. Read Lecture Notes from Mar 17.
Preparation For Mon. Mar 17:
1.
Complete the online eWorkbook assessment Quiz #8 (Baroque Instrumental Music)
in WebCT/Vista/Blackboard by 3PM Monday, March 17
(click here for instructions on how
to log onto WebCT).
2. Read textbook Chapter
6 (Classic)--pages 47-52 (Music Guides 22, 24, 29)
3. Listen to "Classical Music Online" examples for Classic
Instrumental Music.
4. Read Lecture Notes from Mar 12.
Preparation For Wed. Mar 12:
1.
Read textbook Chapter 5 (Baroque)--pages 31-38 (Music
Guides 16, 17, 18)
2. Listen to "Classical Music Online" examples for Baroque
Instrumental Music.
3. Read Lecture Notes from Mar 10.
Preparation For Mon. Mar 10:
1.
Read textbook Chapter 5 (Baroque)--pages 31-38 (Music
Guides 14, 15, 19)
2. Listen to "Classical Music Online" examples for Baroque
Instrumental Music.
Preparation For Mon. Feb 25 and
Wed. Feb 27:
1.
Prepare for Listening Quiz #1 and the Midterm
Exam.
2. Bring a No.2 pencil and your
Bronco ID/WIN# to class both days.
Preparation For Wed. Feb 20:
1.
Complete the online eWorkbook assessment Quiz #7 (Pre-Classic/Classic Vocal) in
WebCT/Vista/Blackboard by 3PM Monday, Feb 25
(click here for instructions on how
to log onto WebCT).
2. Read textbook Chapter
6 (Classic)--pages 45, 46, 53, 59, 60 and 61 (focus on
Mozart's vocal examples).
3. Read Lecture Notes from Feb 20
4. Listen to "Classical Music Online" examples for Classical
Vocal Music/Mozart (all examples for this class are now in a separate
"MUS1700" folder).
5. Review the Lecture Notes from Feb 18.
6. Continue preparing for Listening
Quiz #1 and the Midterm Exam.
Preparation For Mon. Feb 18:
1.
Complete the online eWorkbook assessment Quiz #6 (Baroque) in
WebCT/Vista/Blackboard by 3PM Monday. Feb 18
(click here for instructions on how
to log onto WebCT).
2. Read textbook Chapter
6 (Classic)--pages 45, 46 and 53 only.
3. Read Lecture Notes from Feb 18.
4. Listen to "Classical Music Online" examples for Pre-Classic Opera
(all examples for this class are now in a separate "MUS1700" folder).
5. Review the Lecture Notes from Feb 13.
Preparation For Wed. Feb 13:
1. Read textbook Chapter 5 (Baroque)--pages 31, 32, 36 and 37 (Music Guides 12, 13, 20, 21)
2. Listen to "Classical Music
Online" examples for Baroque Vocal Music.
3. Read Lecture
Notes from Feb 4 and 6 (these have been updated to reflect the last of the
Renaissance material covered on Feb 11) and Lecture
Notes from Feb 11.
Note: You will need to complete
Quiz 6 (Baroque) in WebCT/Vista/Blackboard by 3PM Monday. Feb 18
(click here for
instructions on how to log onto WebCT)
Preparation For Mon. Feb 11:
1. Complete the
online eWorkbook assessment Quiz #5 (Renaissance) in WebCT/Vista/Blackboard by
12 Midnight Mon. Feb 11
(click here for
instructions on how to log onto WebCT).
2. Read textbook Chapter 5 (Baroque)--pages 31, 32, 36 and 37 (Music Guides 12, 13, 20, 21)
3. Listen to "Classical Music Online" examples for Baroque Vocal
Music.
4. Read Lecture
Notes from Feb 4 and 6
Preparation For Wed. Feb 6:
1. Complete the
online eWorkbook assessment Quiz #4 (Medieval) in WebCT/Vista/Blackboard by 3PM
Wed. Feb 6
(click here for
instructions on how to log onto WebCT).
2. Read textbook Chapter 4 (Renaissance)--pages 27-28 (Music Guides 9, 10, 11)
3. Listen to "Classical Music
Online" examples for Renaissance music.
4. Read Lecture
Notes from Feb 4 and 6
Note: You will need to complete
Quiz 5 (Renaissance) in WebCT/Vista/Blackboard by 3PM Monday. Feb 11
(click here for
instructions on how to log onto WebCT)
Preparation For Mon. Feb 4:
1. Read textbook Chapter 4 (Renaissance)--pages 25-27 (General Background; Motet/Music Guide 8)
2. Review Lecture
Notes from Jan 28/30
Note: You will need to complete
online eWorkbook assessment Quiz #4 (Medieval) in WebCT/Vista/Blackboard by 3PM
Wed. Feb 6 (click
here for instructions on how to log onto WebCT)
Preparation For Mon. Jan 30:
1. Complete the
online eWorkbook assessment Quiz #3 in WebCT/Vista/Blackboard by MIDNIGHT on
Thursday, January 31.
(click here for
instructions on how to log onto WebCT)
2. Read textbook Chapter 3 "Music of the Middle Ages,"
focusing on pp. 16-20 and Music Guides 6 and 7 (pp. 23-24)
3. Listen to "Classical Music
Online" examples for Medieval music.
Preparation For Mon. Jan 28:
1. Read the brief
Wikipedia article on "Song."
2. Study page 7 of Chapter 1 (Summary of Western musical styles)
3. Review Lecture
Notes from Jan 23
Note: In preparation for the
online WebCT Quiz #3 (due by 3PM on Wed., Jan 30), choose a song you know well
(in any style) that has meaningful lyrics (Do not choose "Yesterday"
by the Beatles), and think about the following: a) What is so special about those words? b) How does the music itself express or
amplify the words? c) Does the
singer do anything special to interpretively express the words? d) Does the
accompaniment help to express or amplify the words? e) Does the song have a clear formal design (if, so, what is
it)? You will use this information
to do this assignment online in WebCT.
Preparation For Wed. Jan 23:
1. Complete the online
eWorkbook assessment Quiz #2 in WebCT/Vista/Blackboard by 3PM on Wednesday,
January 23
(click here for
instructions on how to log onto WebCT)
2. Review textbook Chapter 2 (Music of the Non-Western World)
3. Review Lecture
Notes from Jan 16:
4. Review the Powerpoint
presentation on Non-Western Music
NO CLASS MEETING on Mon. Jan 21
1. WMU Martin Luther King schedule (list of
available events)
Preparation For Wed. Jan 16:
1. Because of the
non-functioning "Appendix" link (which is now fixed), you have until
3PM on Wed, Jan 16 to complete the first online eWorkbook assessment Quiz #1 in
WebCT/Vista/Blackboard
(click here for
instructions on how to log onto WebCT)
2. Read Chapter 2 (Music of the Non-Western World)
3. Review Lecture
Notes from Jan 14:
4. Read Musical
Elements in Rock pp.1-7; pp.
8-10 (basic pop and blues song forms);
Song Examples discussed in class
(found on pp. 8-10 of "Musical Elements of Rock"):
- Presley/Hound
Dog; Beatles/Twist
and Shout (8-bar blues/strophic form--similar to "Heartbreak
Hotel")
- Little
Richard/Tutti Frutti (12-bar blues/strophic form)--Musical Elements of Rock
p. 10)
- Dylan/Blowin'
In The Wind (Binary[AB]/strophic form)--Musical Elements of Rock p. 8)
- Beatles/Yesterday
(Ternary[ABA]/strophic)--Musical Elements of Rock p. 9)
Preparation For Mon. Jan 14:
1. Review Chapter 1 (Elements) and the Appendix of the textbook
2. Review Lecture
Notes from Jan 9
3. Take the online eWorkbook
assessment Quiz #1 in WebCT/Vista/Blackboard
(click here for
instructions on how to log onto WebCT)