Classroom Expectations

Music 101 surveys the major styles, composers, genres and selected works of the European art music education. The course will expand listening skills and knowledge of music terms, concepts, and vocabulary in order to discuss the art of music. Classroom Expectations • The expected outcome would be that students will acquire the ability to identify period compositions and composers based upon recognition of general stylistic criteria and be able to discuss general technical and historical aspects of compositions and performances Music Appreciation & History Music H101 3 credit Hours Tuesdays & Thursdays 5:30 to 6: 45 pm A-507 12 weeks plus final exam

Required Materials Music Appreciation & History Music H101 3 credit Hours Tuesdays & Thursdays 5:30 to 6: 50 pm A-507 12 weeks plus final exam • Companion Website: www.bedfordstmartins.com • Grove Dictionary of Music www.eid.nvcc.commnet.edu/login

Music Appreciation & History Music H101 3 credit Hours Tuesdays & Thursdays 5:30 to 6: 50 pm A-507 12 weeks plus final exam Grading Criteria *During the Semester each student is required to attend at least one concert that is recommended by the teacher. Other concerts are allowed but must be approved by the instructor

Classroom attendance is an integral part of the college experience. The faculty of the college believes that regular class attendance is necessary for a student to derive the maximum benefit from the learning experience and the overall value of the class room instruction. College policy does not allow an instructor to issue, for academic reasons, an NC grade (No Credit) if a student has more absences per semester than the number of times the class meets each week. The grade of F (failure) is issued instead. For absences due to extenuating circumstances, it is the responsibility of the student to contact the instructor. Attendence Music Appreciation & History Music H101 3 credit Hours Tuesdays & Thursdays 5:30 to 6: 50 pm A-507 12 weeks plus final exam

At NVCC we expect the highest standards of academic honesty. Academic dishonesty is prohibited in accordance with the Board of Trustee’s Proscribed Conduct Policy in section 5.2.1 of the BOT Policy Manual. The policy prohibits cheating on examinations, unauthorized collaboration on assignments, unauthorized access to examinations or course materials, plagiarism, and other proscribed activities. Academic Honesty Music Appreciation & History Music H101 3 credit Hours Tuesdays & Thursdays 5:30 to 6: 50 pm A-507 12 weeks plus final exam • Plagiarism is defined as the use of another’s ideas or phrases and representing them as your own either intentionally or unintentionally.

Students are hereby notified that cellular phones and beepers are allowed in the class only if they are turned off or turned to a silent mode. Under no circumstances are telephones to be answered in class. Students who ignore this policy may be asked to leave class. When there are extenuating circumstances that require that a student be available by phone or beeper, the students should speak to the instructor prior to class, so that together they can arrive at an agreement concerning the device. Use of cellular phones Music Appreciation & History Music H101 3 credit Hours Tuesdays & Thursdays 5:30 to 6: 50 pm A-507 12 weeks plus final exam

If Class is cancelled or delayed because of weather, the College website and certain radio and television stations will carry an announcement. If instructor is unable to attend class, the Arts and Humanities Division Office will advise students of alternative learning arrangements. Class Cancellation Music Appreciation & History Music H101 3 credit Hours Tuesdays & Thursdays 5:30 to 6: 50 pm A-507 12 weeks plus final exam

Music, Sound, & Time Unit 1 - Fundementals

Chapter 1 Music, Sound, and Time We will listen to four different musical examples While listening please jot down the answers to the following questions: What mood does each piece create? How does it make you feel? What is the fabric of the piece (Instrumentation)?

Overall objectives todeveloping effective listening skills • Listening is the primary tool for understanding and enjoying music. • Repetition in listening to a single piece enables one to hear more and more; enhancing understanding and enjoyment. • Concepts and terms aid the process of learning to listen attentively; they increase awareness as they pinpoint specific elements of the aural experience. Mu H 101

Overall objectives to developing effective listening skills A musical experience (“Sonic event”) is the cumulative result of several factors: • elements of music working together (rhythm, pitch, dynamics, tone color, and so on) • the effect of these sounds and associated words and images on the listener • the listener’s interpretation of this effect based on past experiences and understanding Mu H 101

Properties of Music Music is part of this world of sound -- an art based on the organization of sounds in time. We distinguish music from other random sounds by recognizing the four main properties of musical sounds: • Pitch • Dynamics • Tone color • Duration 12 Mu H 101

Chapter 1 Music, Sound, and Time This Chapter covers the Fundamental Properties of Sounds and the vocabulary associated with each property Mu H 101

Four Principles of Music Mu H 101

Chapter 1 Music, Sound, and Time • As we listen to music, anyone of these elements can draw our attention: a memorable tune, a driving rhythm, unusual sound of an exotic instrument. • More often we respond to the combination of two or more of these elements without methodically analyzing the names and proportions of each. Mu H 101

RHYTHM (Duration) • There are several interrelated aspects of understanding rhythm. They are: • Beat • Meter • Accent • Syncopation • tempo

RYTHMN EXAMPLES I got rhythm (1930) by George Gershwin Unsquare Dance (1961) by David Brubeck Danse du Sabre by Aram Katchaturian

Which one of the following instruments is not a woodwind. • Flute • Bassoon • English Horn • Oboe • French Horn • Clarinet

2.Which one of the following instruments is not a brass instrument. • Coronet • Trombone • English Horn • Tuba • French Horn • Euphoniam

3.Which one of the following instruments is not a string instrument. • Banjo • Violin • Harp • Piano • Cello • Viola

4.Which one of the following instruments is not a percussion instrument. • Snare drum • Clavé • Maracas • Cymbals • Timpani • Triangle • piano

5. The only string instrument in the orchestra that is plucked instead of bowed is: • Snare drum • Celesté • Violin • Harp • Trumpet • Clarinet • piano

6. Instruments that are played by the use of double reeds in the orchestra are: • Clarinets and Saxophones • Saxophones and Bassoons • Oboes and Flutes • Oboes and Bassoons • Trumpet and Piccolos • Clarinets and French Horns • Harp and Piano

7. The loudest section of the orchestra is: • Woodwind • Brass • Percussion • Strings • Keyboard

8. The section of the orchestra that has instruments that play both definite and indefinite pitches is: • Woodwind • Brass • Percussion • Strings • Keyboard

9. The section of the orchestra that incorporates pizzicato, tremolo and double stops as ways of expression and articulation is: • Woodwind • Brass • Percussion • Strings • Keyboard

10. Which section of the orchestra is not included in a military band: • Woodwind • Brass • Percussion • Strings • Keyboard

11. The highest instrument of the woodwind family is: • trumpet • Oboe • Clarinet • flute • piccolo

12. The lowest instrument of the brass family is: • trumpet • Saxophone • Trombone • Tuba • Bassoon

13. The “tenor” instrument of the string family is: • Cello • Violin • Double Bass • Viola • Harp

14. The organization of beats into regular groups is: • timbre • volume • meter • measure • syncopation

15. Rhythm is: • An arrangement of notes through a continuum of time • Duration an individual note has set apart in the measure • Organization of beats in to groups • A fixed number of beats

16. A measure is: • Particular arrangement of note lengths in a piece of music. • Duration an individual note has set apart in the measure • Organization of beats in to groups • A fixed number of beats

17. An example of a tenuto or the longest stressed note would be: • First marking on the left • Second marking • Center • First Right to center • Far right

18. Of the following Italian tempo markings which one is slowest: • Moderato • Allegro • Presto • Adagio • largo

19. Of the following Italian tempo markings which one is fastest: • Moderato • Allegro • Presto • Adagio • largo

20. Syncopation is: • When an accented note comes exactly where we expect it • A note precisely landing on the third beat of a measure • When an accent note comes where we don’t normally expect it. • Always a displaced 4th beat.

Which one of the following instruments is not a woodwind. • Flute • Bassoon • English Horn • Oboe • French Horn • Clarinet

2.Which one of the following instruments is not a brass instrument. • Coronet • Trombone • English Horn • Tuba • French Horn • Euphonium