MUSIC 321

MUSIC IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

SPRING, 2008

Instructor:     Dr. Patricia Holland
        Noel Fine Arts Building Room 308
        Campus Phone 346-3119

Course Goals:  This course incorporates the disciplines of Music History and Music Theory to a much greater extent than other UWSP Music History courses.

• Students will understand how events of general history and the specific artistic climate affected music of the period. 
• Students will be familiar with the major musical styles and trends of the century, as well as many important works of music literature.
• Students will learn analytical approaches that apply to a variety of Twentieth Century musical styles. These activities will include hands-on experience with the materials of Twentieth Century music, as well as composing or arranging music using styles studied.

Text:    Simms, Bryan. Music of the Twentieth-Century: Style and Structure. Second ed.  New York: Schirmer Books, 1996.  This is a TEXT RENTAL

Course Websites: There are two important websites for this course.  One is on UWSP's web, and contains outlines of information about various topics related to the class.  This URL is http://www.uwsp.edu/music/pholland/321/index.htm.  The other important site is Desire2Learn (“D2L”), a web-based system for online discussions, quizzes and other coursework.  This URL is https://uwsp.courses.wisconsin.edu/

Online Activities: This is a hybrid course, meaning that a significant number of class meetings have been replaced with online activities.  The online activities will take place largely within the Desire2Learn web-based environment.  Students will receive information on how to use D2L as well as specific assignments for discussions of course material and writing assignments.  There is a rubric explaining evaluation of online discussion assignments attached to this syllabus.  There will also be online quizzes on course material.

Attendance:   Your on-time attendance at every class meeting is expected.  Class members find latecomers very disruptive, and so do I.  More than three events of unexcused absence or tardiness (combined) may result in a reduction of your final grade.  Grossly excessive absence and/or tardiness may result in failing the course.  Oversleeping is not an excuse for absence.  Make up exams and quizzes will NOT be given without a written excuse from a physician. 

Listening:  You are responsible for familiarity with the music on the listening list provided.  Compact disc recordings of these pieces will be on reserve at the LRC (first floor). There will be quizzes on listening material, on which you will be asked to identify pieces of music and/or answer questions about them.

Papers: All students will be assigned to write a research paper.  Further details will be provided a few weeks into the semester along with a rubric explaining evaluation criteria for research papers; the rubric may also be viewed online from the online version of the syllabus.

Composition Assignment: All students will be assigned to complete a composition assignment.  Details will be outlined in D2L in the Content section.

Grades:  Your grade will be determined by your performance on several evaluative opportunities worth varying numbers of points.  The points available and translation to letter grades are listed below

Grade translations (minimum points for each letter grade):

A (93%) 372
A- (90%) 360
B+ (87%) 348
B (83%) 332
B- (80%) 320
C+ (77%) 308
C (73%) 292
C- (70%) 280
D+ (66%) 264
D (60%) 240
F  less than 240

Grades for assignments will be reduced if turned in late. Your final course grade may be reduced for more than three unexcused events of absence and/or tardiness (combined events).