Spring Semester 2009, Wednesday 4:30 - 6:10 pm
Professor: Dr. Scott L.
Miller (PAC 222; 308-3291; slmiller@stcloudstate.edu)
Credit Hours: 2
Attendance: Critical, but
not monitored
Office Hours
COURSE OBJECTIVES
In this course, we will explore
various hierarchical and structural models embodied in Western music by
analyzing music of the Western repertoire from the seventeenth to the twentieth
centuries. This will entail utilizing several different analytical modeling
techniques, which graphically or metaphorically represent the aural phenomenon
of music. True musical analysis, however, transcends mere description and
attempts to get at the "how" and the "why" of a musical
piece's construction. This is often unique to each work, but broad, stylistic
categories can be defined, ultimately providing the student with several models
and perspectives from which to approach an analysis of any work.
TEXT and MATERIALS
Required Texts:
A Practical Approach to the Study of Form in Music, by Peter Spencer and Peter M. Temko and Anthology
for Musical Analysis, 6th edition, by Charles Burkhardt. Bring texts to ALL classes.
RECORDINGS
Listening is the most important
activity a musician can undertake, especially when conducting an analysis.
Recordings of most (if not all) works we will examine in this course are
available to the student via SCSU listening
reference resources. You login from off-campus using your SCSU e-mail
account user name and your e-mail account password. Only registered students
will be able to access materials during the semester.
ASSESSMENT
Mastery of the material will be
monitored and evaluated by the completion of periodic assignments and a final
exam. The periodic assignments are weighed equally and constitute 50% of the
course grade. The final exam is worth 50% of the course grade. Letter grades
will be assigned according to the chart below.
Grade Scale (+/- will be used):
A
= clear mastery of all material in work
B = above average work
C
= average work
D = minimally
acceptable work
F =
unacceptable work
E-MAIL
All students enrolled in MUSM
604 must have an active Huskeynet account to access
online audio services. Students must e-mail the instructor (via the address
listed above) prior to the second class period. In all correspondence, put "MUS
604" in the subject heading of your e-mail. It is the student’s
responsibility to verify that they are receiving class e-mails and to notify
the instructor immediately if they are not.
IMPORTANT DATES
·
04
March 2009 – No Class
·
11
March 2009 – No Class (Spring Break)
·
15
April 2009 – No Class
·
06
May 2009 – Final Exam
ABSENCE
If you know ahead of time that
you will be unable to attend a class or hand in an assignment, notify the
instructor as soon as possible, prior to the class you will miss. If this is
not possible, speak with the instructor about the reason at the beginning of
the NEXT class meeting. If you do not speak to the instructor 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
assignment(s) 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