Fall 2009, MF 10:00 - 10:50, PA 271
Professor: Dr. Scott L. Miller (PAC 222; 308-3291; slmiller@stcloudstate.edu)
Credit Hours: 2
Attendance: Critical, but not monitored
Office
hours
TEXT
All students enrolled in MUSM
304 must purchase Anthology for Musical Analysis, 6th edition, by Charles Burkhardt and A Practical Approach to the Study of Form in Music,
by Peter Spencer and Peter M. Temko. Bring both texts
to ALL classes. Recordings of most of the works we will analyze are available
via LRTS’
music subscription services. In the Classical Music Library, there is a
Course Folder titled “Form and Analysis” with a playlist of most of the works
we will analyze this semester.
COURSE
OBJECTIVES
The student will develop
knowledge of formal and structural practices typical of Western music of the
18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, and demonstrate this knowledge by performing
critical structural analyses of representative music.
ASSESSMENT
Mastery of the material will be
monitored and evaluated by the completion of assigned analyses and focused
exercises drilling each concept. Evaluative materials will be in the form of
in-class assignments, homework assignments, and three exams. The exams will
include a listening identification component based on the listening list at
Classical Music Library. Each will be weighted as follows, and letter grades
will be assigned according to the chart below.
15% In-Class Assignments
and Homework
25% Exam I Monday 28
September 2009, 10:00 am - 10:50 am
25% Exam II Monday 02
November 2009, 10:00 am - 10:50 am
35% Exam III Wednesday 16
December 2009, 10:15 am - 12:45 am
Grading Scale:
A = clear mastery of all
material in work
B = above average work
C = average work
D = minimally acceptable
work
F = unacceptable work
Your daily homework will consist
of completing assigned exercises and analyses from the text and listening to
recordings of the works. Homework which is to be collected
must be handed in at the beginning of the class period it is due. NO LATE
ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. If you have an excused absence, the grade will be represented by the
average of the prior grades. If the absence is unexcused, you will receive a grade of F
for the assignment.
ABSENCE
If you know ahead of time that
you will be unable to attend a quiz or hand in a homework assignment, let me
know and the reason why as soon as possible, prior to the class you will miss. If
this is not possible and you miss either a quiz or a homework due date, speak
with me about the reason at the beginning of the NEXT class meeting. If you do
not speak to me about the absence by the following class meeting, it will be unexcused,
and you will incur a zero grade. If the absence is excused, the missed quiz or
assignment will be represented by the average of the prior grades.
LEARNING
DISABILITIES
If you have any special needs or
requirements, especially as they may pertain to test-taking,
notify me during the first week of classes so appropriate adjustments in
procedures can be made. No student will be excused from any component of the
course.
CHEATING
Any instance of cheating will
result in automatic
failure in the course and a report to the Office of Student Scholastic
Conduct.
INCOMPLETES
Incompletes are awarded only
when a calamity or major illness prevents you from completing the term's work
on time, and will be awarded only if you have a reasonable prospect for passing
the course (based on your record at the time you request an Inc.). If you
receive an Incomplete, you must prepare on your own any missed assignments or
quizzes, and MUST FULFILL THE INCOMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SEMESTER. If you do not
fulfill the Incomplete within one quarter, you will automatically receive an F
grade for the course. None of the scores you earned prior to the Incomplete
will be erased, and will count towards your fulfillment of the Incomplete.
©
2009 Scott L. Miller