MUSI 1306.

081 Understanding Music Summer 2005 Syllabus

Instructor: Mr.Winston Stone

Email: winston.stone@utdallas.edu
Class Time: 9:00am-12:00pm, Tuesday and Thursday, AS 1.105
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30-9am, or by appointment. AS 1.105
Materials: Text: Understanding Music, fourth edition, Jeremy Yudkin, Prentice Hall.
Accompanying 3-CD set.
Notebook and paper for in-class assignments, five (5) 3x5 cards for quizzes

Course Description
This course will introduce students to an overview of musical styles and content in the
European tradition. We will start with the music of the pre-Renaissance and end with
contemporary popular music. The focus of this class will be to listen to music with an
understanding of its evolution and development from a historical perspective.

Students will be required to come to class prepared to discuss reading and listening
assignments. The final grade will be evaluated from class participation, three exams ,
five quizzes and the critiques of three performances, as follows:
Class Participation: 10%
Exams: 50%
Quizzes: 10%
Critiques: 30%

Attendance and Class Participation

Attendance is mandatory and roll is taken at each class. Only absences excused by email
prior to class will be considered. Reading assignments (from the text and handouts) and
listening assignments (from the required 3-CD set) will be discussed in class. Reading
and listening assignments are sequential and therefore must be completed before each
class. Also, there will be in-class written assignments. This syllabus is subject to change
at the instructor’s discretion.

Exams and Quizzes

There will be three scheduled exams worth 50% of the final grade. Exams and quizzes
will include written and aural content and will be derived from reading assignments in the
text, listening assignments, and class discussions. Quizzes will be unannounced. There
will be no make-up quizzes or exams without prior consent. Students may request to do
one extra credit assignment at the instructor’s discretion.

Critiques
Students are required to critique three performances. Critique forms will be provided. The
first two critiques must be live classical concerts. The third critique may be a live concert
or recording of your choice. Free concerts are available throughout the year on campus as
well as at other off-campus venues.

Dates
Check the UTDallas Academic Calendar for Summer 2005 Drop/Withdrawal Deadlines.
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Week 1 May 31st Introduction, Syllabus and Course Overview, Elements of Music
June 2nd Read: Chapter 2 Fundamentals
Listen: Mozart 1, 32 Harris 1, 35
Read: Chapters 1, 3
Listen: Indonesian 1,2 African 1,5
Week 2 June 7th Read: Chapter 4 Middle Ages
Listen: Perotinus 1,44 Machaut 1,46
Read: Chapter 5 Renaissance
Listen: Desprez 1, 48 Palestrina 1, 49 Gabrieli 1, 53
June 9th Read: Chapter 6 Baroque
Listen: Monteverdi 1,58 Purcell 1,61
Week 3 June 14th Listen: Vivaldi 1,65 Handel 2,8
Listen Bach 2,1
*Exam #1*
Week 4 June 21st Read: Chapter 7 Classic
Listen: Haydn 2,12 also 2,17
June 23rd *Critique #1 is due.* Listen: Mozart 2, 20
Read: Notes on: Barber of Seville
Week 5 June 28th Barber of Seville (in class)
June 30th Read: Chapter 8 Beethoven Listen: Beethoven 2,28
Listen: Beethoven 2,30
Read: Chapter 9, pages 228- 267
Listen: Schubert 2,62 Chopin 3,1
Week 6 July 5th Read: Chapter 9, pages 267-327
Listen: Schumann 3,4 Liszt 3,7 Verdi 3,11
*Critique #2 is due.*
July 7th Listen: Brahms 3,21 Puccini 3,21 Mahler 3,24
*Exam #2*
Week 7 July 12th Read: Chapter 10, pages 329-357
Listen: Stravinsky 3,28 Schoenberg 3,31
Read: Chapter 10, pages 357-414
Listen: Webern 3,36 Ives 3,37 Copland 3,41 Boulez 3,45
July 14th Read: Chapter 11 Jazz
Listen: Bessie Smith 3,54 Charlie Parker 3,65
Listen: Ellington 3,60 Zwilich 3,50
Read: Chapter 12 Pop
*Critique #3 is due.* (optional presentations)
Week 8 July 19th Optional Presentations of critiques
*Exam #3*