Andrea La Rose
Core 2.2 Music Appreciation, Spring 2004
room 416 Whitehead
Tuesdays 6:20 – 8:00

mailbox: 420 Whitehead.

office hours: after class or by appointment

communicate with me via: larose1@earthlink.net

class homepage: http://home.earthlink.net/~larose1/coretwopointtwo.html

textbook and CDs available at Shakespeare & Co on Hillel Place (next to Mc Donald’s):
• The World of Music. David Willoughby. Fifth Edition. ISBN 0072491507.
• Two CD Set for The World of Music. ISBN 0072491531
You will need both of these to be successful in this class.

Goals for learning (in other words, the point of this class):
— to become aware of a wide variety of styles and historic trends.
— to learn how to listen more deeply.
— to learn how to discuss music, in speaking and writing, on a more sophisticated level (than "this is dope!" or "this sucks!") through using terms and concepts used by musicians.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GETTING AN A IN THIS CLASS IS ON THIS SYLLABUS. DO NOT COME CRYING TO ME AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER, SAYING THAT YOU TURNED IN ALL YOUR WORK WHEN YOU DIDN’T BECAUSE YOU DIDN’T READ THE SYLLABUS AND THEREFORE DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS REQUIRED OF YOU. I WILL NOT BE SYMPATHETIC.

Do read the syllabus. If you lose your syllabus, ask politely for another one. Or you can download it from the web at: http://home.earthlink.net/~larose1/coretwopointtwo.html

grading:
— 13 "20 questions" take-home assignments on the book & CD 30%
— 4 in-class quizzes about lectures 30%
— 1 big paper 40%
— 3 extra credit concert reports (optional) adds up to 6 points to final grade

A+ 97-100
A 94-96
A- 91-93
B+ 88-90
B 85-87
B- 84-86
C+ 81-83
C 78-80
C- 75-77
D 66-74
F 0-65

The assignments:
"20 questions" — 30% of your final grade.
— Download the questions at http://home.earthlink.net/~larose1/questions.html. You will need to read the assigned chapters, listen to the appropriate selections on your CDs, and answer the questions in complete sentences on a separate 8.5x11 sheet of paper with your name on it that you will turn in at the beginning of class. For example, Chapter 3 and Appendix A are listed for September 9th. That means you need to read Chapter 3 and Appendix A and turn in your answers about Chapter 3 and Appendix A on September 9th, so we can then discuss Chapter 3 in class.
— All questions will be based on the information in the textbook and on the CDs. Some will require longer answers than others, but you do not have to write a book. You do have to write in complete sentences.
— Assignments are handed in when you walk into class. If something happens and you can’t be at class or some other disaster happens, you have up to two classes to hand in or email me the homework. After two classes, your homework will not be accepted. No exceptions.

4 in-class quizzes about lectures — 30% of your final grade.
— These will also be in a twenty-question format, but they will be about what we have discussed in class. The information will not be from the book; it will be additional information that we will talk about in lecture.
— Take good notes. If you miss a class, try to get notes from a reliable person.
— If you miss a quiz, you may make it up the following week after class or by appointment within one week of the original quiz. No exceptions.

1 big paper — 40% of your final grade.
— You will write a 6-10 page paper on a CD of my choosing (I will provide you with a list) using the terms and concepts discussed in class. This will become clearer as the time draws nearer.
— You will turn in a first draft on November 25th. This draft will be as close to your final draft as possible. In other words, it will look like a finished product. I will not grade this first draft, but I will make corrections and suggestions for improvement. This gives you your best chance at getting an A on your paper, because you can make improvements to your work, instead of just a one shot deal.
— Your final draft must be physically turned in on May 18th. If you aren’t ready by that point, you must EMAIL me your final draft by May 27th, no exceptions. Please do not leave a copy in my mailbox, because I won’t get it.

optional extra credit concert reports — up to 6 points added to your final grade.
— Each report will be graded 0, 1, or 2.
— You must attend the entire concert and say something about each work.
— The purpose of this is not only to give you extra credit, but also to expose you to music you may not normally listen to. I will announce free concerts that are at Brooklyn College. You may email me with suggestions for other concerts.

The schedule is subject to change at my discretion. If changes are made, they will be posted online at http://home.earthlink.net/~larose1/coresyllabus.html .

3 February. Introduction. Go over syllabus, expectations, materials. Introduction to listening and writing about music.

10 February. Chapter 3 and appendix A. Stress importance of chapter 3 material, especially lecture!

17 February. Chapter 4.

24 February. quiz 1 on previous three class lectures. Chapter 5.

2 March. Chapter 6. First extra credit.

9 March. Chapter 7.

16 March. quiz 2 on previous three lectures. Chapter 8.

23 March. Chapter 9. Second extra credit.

30 March. Chapter 10. Discuss final project.

6 April. NO CLASS. Spring Break.

13 April. NO CLASS. Spring Break.

20 April. quiz 3 on previous three lectures. Chapter 11.

27 April. Chapter 12.

4 May. First draft of paper due. Chapter 13.

11 May. Return of first draft. Chapters 14 & 15. Third extra credit.

18 May. quiz 4 on previous four lectures. Turn in paper copy of final draft if you have it.

27 May. Last day to email me your paper.