Music 1C Course Info Fall 08Welcome to Music 1C: Introduction to World Music in America.
Introduction/Course Description:
This is an introduction into the discipline of music through World
Music. Students will acquire basic music appreciation skills by
studying several music traditions of the world--the musics of China,
Indonesia, Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and the Middle East, Latin
America--and their related musics in communities in the United States.
The
emphases of this course are the elements of the musics themselves, as
well as the agents of change and transformation that all musics
undergo. We'll explore cultural and historical contexts, and issues
within and between music cultures. By shaping our discussion around
these themes, we can better understand not only the music of others,
but our own.
Required Materials: Textbook: Alves, William. Music of the Peoples of the World with music CDs. Available at Bookstore.
Prerequisite: Advisory: English Writing 1A or English as a Second Language 5. There are no musical prerequisites.
The
following guidelines are meant to help you succeed, and to enrich our
learning environment as much as possible. My hope is that
the materials we study, and the issues we discuss will contribute to a
lifelong interest and appreciation of the value and complexity of the
musical lives of the world’s peoples. Hybrid Courses
You
should
think of the hybrid class as being like a twice-a-week class that only
meets once. So what happens to those other two hours? How do you spend
the 8 to 12 or more hours of out-of-class preparation/reading/writing
time that is expected of
a normal 4-credit course? (The expectation is for 2-4 hours of
outside-class
preparation for every 1 hour of in-class time!)
You
will spend that time:- Reading and studying the course materials (textbook, recordings, online resources
- Participating in online discussion groups
- completing written assignments to be turned in as "hard-copies" during f2f class time
A
hybrid course releases students and faculty from being tied to a given time and
place for our studies by distributing our time and attention more evenly
through the week. Because we meet partly online and partly in a classroom, it
is necessary to rethink the notion of class-time. In this class, it will be
more helpful to think in terms of “the week,” rather than the class.
- Our
class meetings (except for the first week) will generally be the "end"
of our week; assignments will be due at that time, and all assigned
reading and online discussion is to be completed by this time.
- Because music is so much an experiential discipline, our class meetings
will usually be focused on hands-on music-making and/or musical presentations to give you a better
understanding of the musics and musical elements of the cultures we
study. Thus, in class discussion of, and hands-on experience with, the music at hand will occur after you've read about and discussed the topic online.
- You
will need to keep up with discussions and readings, making your posts
by the specified deadlines. There is a lot more personal responsibility
in online and hybrid classes. Without your strong commitment, the
class's success will be compromised.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS: Be
prepared to spend between 9 and 12 hours per week using and studying course
materials. For more information regarding the Carnegie Unit and study hours, click here
Attendance: Given the limited "face to face" interaction we'll have together, attendance at all class meetings is required.
Attendance will be taken each class meeting, and materials that are due
each week will require that you personally hand them to the instructor--no "proxy" deliveries will be accepted.
You will be expected to be on time for each class and remain in class for the entire meeting time.
Excused absences are documented severe illness, emergencies, religious obligation and legal duties only.
Assignments:
All multi-page written assignments must be stapled to receive credit.
Concert Reports and extra credit work will by typed, double spaced,
using 12-point font and MLA formatting.
- Weekly
reading assignments and listening analysis from the textbook, the
supplemental CD, the Textbook publisher's downloadable computer program
and the instructor's Catalyst Website: Listening assignments are
designed to better acquaint the student with music and terminology.
Check online course schedule for assignments and due dates.
- Online
discussion: Students will be expected to spend two hours a week in
online discussion. Topics and deadlines will be posted for each week.
- Concert Attendance and Report: Attendance at one pre-approved
world music concert is mandatory, and a Concert Report combining your
experience with at least one outside source will be required. Details
and options are available online and will be discussed as the quarter
progresses.
- The instructor will create a list of, and keep you
updated about, available concerts, emphasizing free and local concerts,
but you may have to travel as far as San Francisco or Berkeley to hear
a program.
Deadlines: All written assignments are due at the start of class time and will be penalized 25% for every calendar day they are late--an assignment is late after the first five minutes of class
- Your lowest Reading/Listening Assignment will be dropped from your total score.
- Your lowest week's discussion score will be dropped from your total score
- If you are absent from class on the due date for any assignment,
you will not receive credit for that assignment. (except for Concert
Reports--see instructor for details on receiving full credit on Reports)
Extra Credit
can be earned by attending live world music concerts beyond the one
required, summarizing articles on world music topics, or by viewing
specific videos–by instructor approval.
•
To receive credit (usually 5 points), you will need to submit a
one-page response to the concert or video. Limit: two events or videos.
• Extra credit is applicable only for students whose grades are already at or above "C" level.
Tests: There
will be a mid-term and final exam. These will be a combination of short
answer, essay, multiple choice, and recording identification
questions. The final exam will take place during Final Exam Week. The
tests are not comprehensive.
Test makeup:
One makeup exam can be taken, which will be initiated by the student.
Think wisely before deciding to miss an exam: In the words of one of
my own undergraduate history professors, “a makeup exam should be a
memorable experience!”-- Makeup exams will consist of essay questions and listening responses.
Tentative scoring
Discussion Forums
| Approx. 10 points per week
| 100
| In-class participation
| Five points per week (weeks 2-11)
| 50
| Listening Assignments
| `10 points each
| 100
| Tests
| 50 points each
| 100
| Concert Report and research
| 40 points
| 40
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| Total
| 340
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Academic integrity: You must do your own work: Cheating on any test, assignment or online discussion will constitute a “0” on that assignment, a report to College Administration and possible dismissal (and failure) from the course. If you cheat and I catch you, you will suffer.
See De Anza College policies on academic integrity in the college catalog. All Assignments must be in your own words, even when using textbook-based information.
• When working with study groups on assignments, do not use the words of your classmates.
• Concert Reports must not use text from the program unless quoting directly, and then, only briefly.
Any breach of these guidelines is considered cheating or plagiarism, serious academic offenses.
On Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the unacknowledged borrowing of information,
wording, organization, or ideas. Whether
the original source is public (e.g., a newspaper or critical article) or
private (e.g., a classmate's paper), indebtedness in any of the above areas
needs to be indicated. Where the exact
language of the source is repeated, the borrowed material must be treated as a
quotation and be placed within quotation marks.
However, by merely changing a few words or the word order or by
paraphrasing, plagiarism is not avoided.
There is nothing wrong in acknowledging an intellectual debt to
someone. The reader is only concerned
that something new has been said about the material, which was used, that it
contributed in some way to the development of the ideas written. To assemble material without developing it in
any way is a waste of the writer's and the reader's time. The danger of plagiarism is not the pain of
discovery, for which the penalty is sure, but the delusion of accomplishment
where there has been none.
‑From handout by Department
of English, Trenton State College
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