MUH 171 9:30 AM
Eastern Kentucky University
Department of Music
MUH 171 Music Appreciation FA 2016 CRN 11061 SYLLABUS
Tue/Thu 9:30 AM Foster 100 (3 Credit Hours)
Prof. James Willett james.willett@eku.edu
Foster 306 phone 622-1345
A. Catalog Description: MUH 171 Music Appreciation (3). I, II. May not count toward a major or minor in music. Provides the general college student with a cultural background in music. Masterpieces of music, composers, and techniques presented through listening materials and concert attendance. Gen. Ed IIIA, VII, VIII.
B. This course is designed to increase the understanding and enjoyment of music with an emphasis on Western art music. Students will study the various styles, forms and genres of each of …show more content…
Text and Course Materials: Listen To This!, by Mark Evan Bonds Pearson Publishers. You will purchase access for your class materials – including all tests – online! NO hard copy of the class text is required! When you log in to the Bbd site for this course you will be taken to the publisher! D. Learning Objectives MUH 171 is a general education course designed to:
• Use appropriate methods of critical thinking and quantitative reasoning to examine issues and to identify solutions (General Education Goal 2).
• Analyze the values, cultural context, and aesthetic qualities of artistic, literary, philosophic, and/or religious works (General Education Goal 6).
• Distinguish the methods that underlie the search for knowledge in the arts, humanities, natural sciences, history, and social and behavioral sciences (General Education 7).
• Integrate knowledge that will deepen their understanding of, and will inform their own choices about, issues of personal and public importance (General Education …show more content…
Students will demonstrate accurate, clear, and precise comprehension of different musical elements when presented with an audio example. Goal 2. Students will express ideas and common attributes in works of the same era and evaluate differences between works of different eras.
Goal 3. Students will provide accurate, relevant, and precise analysis of different styles.
Goal 4. Students will locate works, cultural movements and demonstrate awareness of context through history.
F. Assessment of Learning
Grades will be assigned as follows: 90-100% A The average of all test scores will 80-90% B Determine the Semester Final 70-80% C 60-70% D 0-59% F
ALL tests are administered online through EKU Bbd.
You have six tests: Part One, Two, Three, Four, Five, and Six
Test Six serves as your “Final Exam”. It is NOT cumulative!
All tests carry equal value in determining your semester average.
Final grades are based on the AVERAGE of all six scores.
Test dates are:
9/1
9/15
9/29
10/13
11/17
12/15 (Final)
Exams are available online from 12:00AM until 11:59 PM of test days. Class will NOT meet on test days. You may use that time for testing.
No extra credit is available in this course -
Eastern Kentucky University
Department of Music
MUH 171 Music Appreciation FA 2016 CRN 11061 SYLLABUS
Tue/Thu 9:30 AM Foster 100 (3 Credit Hours)
Prof. James Willett james.willett@eku.edu
Foster 306 phone 622-1345
A. Catalog Description: MUH 171 Music Appreciation (3). I, II. May not count toward a major or minor in music. Provides the general college student with a cultural background in music. Masterpieces of music, composers, and techniques presented through listening materials and concert attendance. Gen. Ed IIIA, VII, VIII.
B. This course is designed to increase the understanding and enjoyment of music with an emphasis on Western art music. Students will study the various styles, forms and genres of each of …show more content…
Text and Course Materials: Listen To This!, by Mark Evan Bonds Pearson Publishers. You will purchase access for your class materials – including all tests – online! NO hard copy of the class text is required! When you log in to the Bbd site for this course you will be taken to the publisher! D. Learning Objectives MUH 171 is a general education course designed to:
• Use appropriate methods of critical thinking and quantitative reasoning to examine issues and to identify solutions (General Education Goal 2).
• Analyze the values, cultural context, and aesthetic qualities of artistic, literary, philosophic, and/or religious works (General Education Goal 6).
• Distinguish the methods that underlie the search for knowledge in the arts, humanities, natural sciences, history, and social and behavioral sciences (General Education 7).
• Integrate knowledge that will deepen their understanding of, and will inform their own choices about, issues of personal and public importance (General Education …show more content…
Students will demonstrate accurate, clear, and precise comprehension of different musical elements when presented with an audio example. Goal 2. Students will express ideas and common attributes in works of the same era and evaluate differences between works of different eras.
Goal 3. Students will provide accurate, relevant, and precise analysis of different styles.
Goal 4. Students will locate works, cultural movements and demonstrate awareness of context through history.
F. Assessment of Learning
Grades will be assigned as follows: 90-100% A The average of all test scores will 80-90% B Determine the Semester Final 70-80% C 60-70% D 0-59% F
ALL tests are administered online through EKU Bbd.
You have six tests: Part One, Two, Three, Four, Five, and Six
Test Six serves as your “Final Exam”. It is NOT cumulative!
All tests carry equal value in determining your semester average.
Final grades are based on the AVERAGE of all six scores.
Test dates are:
9/1
9/15
9/29
10/13
11/17
12/15 (Final)
Exams are available online from 12:00AM until 11:59 PM of test days. Class will NOT meet on test days. You may use that time for testing.
No extra credit is available in this course -