HSU Music Department

MUS 104: Introduction to Music (Section 1) – Spring 2017

M/W/F: 3:00–3:50 PM (MUSA, Rm. 130)
Contact Information
Professor: Dr. Gillian Robertson
Email: [email protected]
Office Phone: (707) 826-4822
Office: Music A, Room 108
Office Hours: Mon. 4:00–5:00 pm; Tues/Thurs. 2:00–3:00 pm. Additional times by appointment.

Before contacting me please be sure to read the syllabus, which has answers to a number of
common questions.

Course Information
Course Description
Introduction to Music: Non-majors learn styles, techniques, and forms of various musical
periods. Lectures, recordings, concerts. Acquire greater understanding and enjoyment of music.

This lecture course fulfills an Area C (Arts and Humanities) general education requirement. It
has no prerequisites. The aim of the course is to develop a written and aural understanding of the
following concepts:
• The elements of music including melody, rhythm, harmony, and texture
• Western-classical style periods
• Genres including Symphony, Sonata, Lied, Aria, Concerto, String Quartet, Opera,
Oratorio, Symphonic Poem, Piano character piece, Mass, and Madrigal
• Forms including Minuet & Trio, Variation, Rondo, Sonata, and Fugue

Textbook and Required Materials

• The Enjoyment of Music, 12th Shorter Edition (Kristine Forney, Andrew Dell’Antonio,
and Joseph Machlis)
• You are required to have a Total Access code to access the listening resources and
InQuizitives (graded online quizzes) for this course.
• Purchasing Options:
o Paperback with Total Access code included
o Loose Leaf with Total Access code included
o Total Access (with Ebook): https://digital.wwnorton.com/enjmusic12s)
• Notebook, 3-ring binder, or laptop/tablet for taking notes
Classroom Conduct
Class will commence promptly at 3:00 pm so plan to arrive a few minutes before the start of
class. I expect that you will stay for the duration of the class (50 minutes), but if you need to
leave class temporarily, please do so without asking, as quietly as possible. Do not start packing
up early (e.g. at 3:45) while I’m still lecturing. Please turn off all cell phones and put them
away for the duration of the class. The use of laptop computers and electronic tablets is permitted
for taking notes only. Please remove ear-buds or headphones during class.

Attendance and Participation

I expect that you will attend every class and will arrive on time. If you are not in class, you miss
part of your education. If you are absent, you are responsible for getting notes from a classmate
and keeping up with the material. Refer to the syllabus and Moodle to find the reading
assignments, focus pieces, and key terms covered that day. Attendance and participation count
toward your overall grade, so come to class prepared and ready to engage with the material.

Student Learning Outcomes

HSU SLOs
HSU graduates will have demonstrated:
• Effective communication through written and oral modes.
• Critical and creative thinking skills in acquiring a broad base of knowledge and applying
it to complex issues.
• Competence in a major area of study.
• Appreciation for and understanding of an expanded world perspective by engaging
respectfully with a diverse range of individuals, communities, and viewpoints.
• Effective communication through written and oral modes.
HSU graduates will be prepared to:
• Succeed in their chosen careers.
• Take responsibility for identifying personal goals and practicing lifelong learning.
• Pursue social justice, promote environmental responsibility, and improve economic
conditions in their workplaces and communities.
Area C SLOs
Upon completing this requirement, students will:
• Apply discipline‐specific vocabulary and central discipline‐specific concepts and
principles to a specific instance, literary work or artistic creation.
• Respond subjectively as well as objectively to aesthetic experiences and will differentiate
between emotional and intellectual responses.
• Explain the nature and scope of the perspectives and contributions found in a particular
discipline within the Arts and Humanities as related to the human experience, both
individually (theirs) and collectively.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the intellectual, imaginative, and cultural elements
involved in the creative arts through their (or, “as a result of their”) participation in and
study of drama, music, studio art and/or creative writing.
Music Department SLOs
This course will contribute to your acquisition of skills and knowledge relevant to these Music
Department (and National Association of Schools of Music) learning Outcomes:
• Students will demonstrate the ability to hear, identify, and work conceptually with the
elements of music – rhythm, melody, harmony, and structure.
• Students will demonstrate familiarity with a wide selection of musical literature
representing principal eras, genres, and cultural sources.
Course-level SLOs
• Students will be able to correlate cultural/historical events with developments in the
history of Western Art music.
• Students will demonstrate understanding, in both written and aural contexts, of different
musical style periods and the composers, forms, genres, instruments, and aspects of
musical style (including elements such as melody, rhythm, harmony, and texture) that are
associated with each style period.

Course Requirements and Grading

Final Grade Calculation
Online InQuizitives and Listening Guide Quizzes 30%
Attendance and Class Participation (includes in-class activities and quizzes) 10%
Exam 1 15%
Exam 2 15%
Exam 3 15%
Final Exam 15%

Letter Grades
A = 93%–100% A- = 90%–92% B+ = 87%–89% B = 83%–86%
B- = 80%–82% C+ = 77%–79% C = 73%–76% C- = 70%–72%
D+ = 67%– D = 60%–66% F = below 60%
69%

InQuizitives and Listening Guide Quizzes

InQuizitives are interactive, game-like activities available online through the textbook’s Total
Access portion. You will be assigned InQuizitives to complete for a grade after nearly every
class. Important: In order to submit your InQuizitive grades, you must have entered our course’s
Student Set ID number (26910). Listening Guides allow you to explore a piece of music in detail
(Focus button), interact with the music (Interact button), and take a quiz on the specific piece
(Learn button). Due dates for all assigned InQuizitives and LG Quizzes appear next to that
activity online. InQuizitives and Listening Guide Quizzes will not be accepted past the due
date and time. You are encouraged to refer to your textbook and class notes as you complete
these activities, and you may take as much time as you want. However, you must complete these
assessments on your own. It is considered cheating to get answers from another person or to give
answers to someone else.
Instructions for accessing InQuizitives and Listening Guides for the first time
1. Visit the book’s digital landing page: https://digital.wwnorton.com/enjmusic12s
2. Click the big green button in the center of the page (“Sign in, Register a Code, or
Purchase Access”).
3. Select “No, I need to register, purchase, or sign up for trial access.”
4. Enter your name, school email, and create a password.
5. As you complete registration, you’ll have three access options:
a. If you already have a registration code (located on the inside of your textbook),
enter your registration code and click “Register my Code.”
b. If you want to purchase digital product access online, select the “I want to
purchase access” option.
c. If you want to try digital products before purchasing, select the “I want to sign up
for free trial access” option.
6. The first time you access an activity from the landing page, you’ll be asked to enter a
Student Set ID number. The Student Set ID number for our course is: 26910.
7. Select “Chapter Quizzes” or “Listening Guides” and navigate to the appropriate quiz. (To
access the quizzes attached to Listening Guides, first select the piece of music, then click
the “Learn” tab near the top of the screen, then click “Launch the quiz.”)
8. Whenever you want to access InQuizitives again later, return to
https://digital.wwnorton.com/enjmusic12s and log in with your school email and the
password you created.
If you need help
Open a help desk ticket at http://support.wwnorton.com. Under “describe problem,” provide:
• Your instructor’s name (Gillian Robertson)
• Your Student Set ID number (26910)

Exams
Exams will draw from material covered in lectures, which in turn primarily build on information
in the textbook. Each exam will include a listening portion as well as multiple-choice, true or
false, and fill-in-the-blank questions (some questions may be drawn directly from assigned
InQuizitives and/or Listening Guides). Lists of focus pieces and key terms you are expected to
know will be posted on Moodle in preparation for each exam. Exams 1–3 will only be
rescheduled in exceptional circumstances. Consideration for rescheduling must be submitted in
writing to the instructor prior to the examination date (rescheduling based on instructor
approval). In the case of an unforeseen emergency or circumstance, contact the instructor within
24 hours of the examination period to discuss the possibility of rescheduling (the student will
need to provide evidence or documentation). There is no option of rescheduling the final exam.
The date and time are set according to HSU’s final exam schedule.

Exam 1: Wed. Feb. 8

Exam 2: Fri. Mar. 3
Exam 3: Fri. Mar. 31
Final Exam: Wed. May 10 (12:40–2:30 pm)
Extra Credit
You may submit up to two concert reports for extra credit (3% each), which could boost your
overall grade up to a total of 6%. Attend a classical concert where listening is the primary
activity (as opposed to dancing, watching a film, etc.) and then turn in a two-page typed response
(double spaced) along with the concert program. I encourage you to attend one of the many
concerts put on by the HSU Music Department. Describe what you heard and relate it to the
forms, genres, textures, instruments, and terminology used in class (do not provide biographical
information about the composers or performers). Extra credit reports are due by the last day
of class (Friday May 5, 2017).

Advice
In order to be in the best position to succeed in this class, you should do the following things:
• Attend class every day and take notes. Read the textbook chapter(s) discussed that day
and listen attentively to the music accompanying that chapter. Make sure you understand
all key terms as well as important aspects of any focus pieces.
• Listen to the focus pieces attentively and repeatedly, for a few minutes every day.
• Complete all assignments by the due date. InQuizitives are an excellent way to practice
and reinforce the class material and will help you prepare for the exams. You are
welcome to complete other (optional) InQuizitives and Listening Guides for your own
benefit and to prepare for exams.
• Study for and take the four exams. The best way to prepare for these exams is to keep up
with the class and listen to the music on your own repeatedly. You won’t be able to cram
for the listening portions of the exams so start listening to the pieces weeks ahead of time.

Incompletes
A grade of incomplete will be given only if the following conditions are met: 1) Near the end of
the semester a severe illness or other catastrophe makes completing the semester’s coursework
impossible. 2) You request a grade of incomplete as soon as you realize that you will be unable
to complete your coursework. 3) You are passing the course when you request the incomplete.

University Policies, Procedures, and Resources

Students are responsible for reading/reviewing and knowing various University policies and
procedures. The Syllabus Addendum website (URL listed below) provides links to policies and
procedures as well as helpful resources:
• Information about Campus Policies
o Academic Honesty Policy, Attendance and Disruptive Behavior Policy, Student Code
of Conduct, etc.
• Information about Campus Procedures
o Adding or Dropping a Class and Campus Emergency Procedures
• Information about Student Services and Resources
o Counseling and Psychological Services, Student Disability Resource Center,
Financial Aid, and Academic and Career Advising Center.

http://www2.humboldt.edu/academicprograms/syllabus-addendum-campus-resources-policies
Course Schedule
InQuizitives and Listening Guides in Units 2–4 are due on the day they are listed by 11:59 pm.
IQs in Unit 1 will be due by Mon. Feb. 6 at 11:59 pm. Topics and dates are subject to change
with fair notice.

Reading InQuizitives and

Week Day Topics
Assignments Listening Guides
Unit 1: Musical Materials
Jan. 16 MLK Holiday (no class)
1 Introduction and Prelude 1 and
Jan. 18
Overview Ch. 1–2
Melody, Rhythm and
Jan. 20
Meter
Harmony and
Jan. 23 Organization of Musical
2 Sounds Ch. 3–6
Jan. 25 Texture
Jan. 27 Form
Jan. 30
Musical Expression
(Deadline
(Tempo & Dynamics),
for Add/
Music and Words
Drop)
3 Western Instruments and Ch. 7–12
Feb. 1
Instrument Families
Musical Ensembles and
Feb. 3 the Function of Music in
Society
IQ#1–6 (Chs. 1–2, 3–4,
Feb. 6 Review
5–6, 7–8, 9–10, 11–12)
Feb. 8 Exam #1
4
Unit 2: The Middle Ages and Renaissance; the Baroque Era
Sacred Music in the
Feb. 10 Prelude 2 IQ (Ch. 13)
Middle Ages
Secular Music in the IQ (14), LG 03: Notre
Feb. 13
Middle Ages Dame School
Sacred Renaissance
Feb. 15 IQ (Ch. 15), IQ (Ch. 17)
5 Music (Motet and Mass) Ch. 13–19
Secular Renaissance
IQs (Ch. 18) and LG08:
Feb. 17 Music (Madrigal and
Palestrina
Dance Music)
Sacred Baroque Music IQs (Ch. 16 + 19) and
Feb. 20
(Oratorio) Prelude 3, Ch. LG06: Farmer
6 Feb. 22 Secular Baroque Music 21, 23, 25–26 IQ (Ch. 23 +21)
(Early Opera, Dance LG11: Purcell (both), IQ
Feb. 24
Suite, Concerto) (Ch. 26)
 Reading InQuizitives and
Week Day Topics
Assignments Listening Guides
Secular Baroque Music LG16: Vivaldi
Feb. 27 Ch. 27
(Fugue)
7 IQ (Ch. 27) and LG:
Mar. 1 Review
Bach (Contrapunctus 1)
Mar. 3 Exam #2
Unit 3: 18th Century Classicism and 19th Century Romanticism
Classical Style, Chamber IQ (Ch. 28), LG18:
Mar. 6
Music Haydn
8 Prelude 4, Ch.
IQ (Ch. 30), LG20:
Mar. 8 Classical Sonata 28, 30–31
Mozart (First Mov.)
Mar. 10 Classical Concerto IQ (Ch. 31)
Spring Mar.
No class
Break 13–17
IQ (Ch. 29), LG23:
Mar. 20 Classical Symphony Ch. 29, 33
Beethoven (Mov. I)
Classical Opera and IQ (Ch. 34), LG23:
9 Mar. 22 Ch. 34–35
Sacred Music Beethoven (Mov. III–IV)
Romanticism, Lied and Prelude 5, Ch. IQ (Ch. 36) and LG26:
Mar. 24
Song Cycle 36 Schubert
Piano Music and the
Mar. 27 IQ (Ch. 38)
Virtuoso
Program Music and
10 Mar. 29 Ch. 38, 41 IQ (Ch. 41)
Romantic Symphony
Cesar Chavez Holiday
Mar. 31 LG32: Berlioz
(No class)
IQ (Ch. 42) and
Apr. 3 Nationalism Ch. 42 LG33:Grieg (Morning
Mood)
11 Romantic Opera (Verdi,
Apr. 5 Ch. 46–47 IQ (Ch.44)
Wagner)
LG36: Wagner (Opening
Apr. 7 Review
and Finale)
Apr. 10 Exam #3
Unit 4: End of 19th Century, 20th-Century Modernism, and Postmodernism
12
Apr. 12 Impressionism IQ (Ch. 49)
Ch. 49–51
Apr. 14 Spirituals and Ragtime LG42: Joplin
Modernism and Prelude 6 and IQ (Ch. 52)
Apr. 17
Expressionism Ch. 52
Stravinsky and IQ (Ch. 55) and LG44:
13 Apr. 19 Modernist Multimedia, Ch. 53 and 55 Stravinsky
and Serialism
Jazz and Blues, IQ (Ch. 56)
Apr. 21 Ch. 56 and 58
Gershwin
 Reading InQuizitives and
Week Day Topics
Assignments Listening Guides
Modernist Musical IQ (Ch. 59)
Apr. 24
Nationalism
Postmodernism and Ch. 59, 61, LG52: Copland (Sections
14 Apr. 26 American Prelude 7, and 1 & 7)
Experimentalists Ch. 62
Process Music, IQ (Prelude 7)
Apr. 28
Minimalism
May 1 Music for Film IQ (Ch. 64)
Ch. 64, 67
15 May 3 Current Trends IQ (Ch. 67)
May 5 Review
Final
Wed. May 10 (12:40–2:30 pm)
Exam