East Texas Baptist University 20 th Century Music Analytical Techniques: MUSI 3203.01 TR 9:30-10:20; JGMB 136 Fall 2017 Instructor: Dr. Randall Sulton Office: Jenna Guest, Room 108 Phone: 903-923-2164 Email: rsulton@etbu.edu Office Hours: TBA. As soon as my schedule is determined, I will post my office hours on Canvas and on the bulletin board outside my office. Catalog Description This course provides the student with the necessary language and techniques for analyzing a range of 20 th Century musical styles, from Impressionism to nonserial atonality, serialism, and integral serialism. Analysis is supported by the writing of a short composition reflecting a specific compositional style. Prerequisite MUSI 3303 Required Textbook Understanding Post-Tonal Music by Miguel A. Roig-Francoli. McGraw-Hill, 2008. ISBN: 978-0- 07-293624-7. Anthology of Post-Tonal Music by Miguel A. Roig-Francoli. McGraw-Hill, 2008. ISBN: 978-0- 07-332502-6. Expected Learning Outcomes Upon completion of this course, students will: 1. Use the terminology and techniques learned through the readings and analytical models to analyze a variety of Post Tonal compositions. 2. Synthesize their knowledge of selected Post Tonal styles and compositional techniques in the creation of a short composition. 3. Either perform or oversee the performance of the composition mentioned above. Methods for Assessing Learning The expected learning outcomes will be assessed through in-class quizzes, analyses, and a short composition. Criteria for Grade Determination In-class quizzes will require recall of terminology and techniques; grading, therefore, is completely objective. The analyses will require application of knowledge learned throughout the course. Students will receive grades for this type of assessment based on the following scale: A = Correct use of appropriate terminology; clear and well-written responses; accuracy of analysis B = A small number of mistakes in either terminology or analysis; some problems with clarity, grammar, etc., in written responses C = Quite a few mistakes in either terminology or analysis; glaring problems with clarity, grammar, etc., in written responses
D = Major problems with the correct use of terminology and major flaws in the analysis; poorly written responses F = Clearly no understanding of the terminology or analytical process; no attention given to the written responses at all Students will receive grades for the composition based on the following scale: A = Excellent incorporation of specific Post Tonal styles and techniques; accuracy of notation using Finale required; detailed notation of articulation, tempi, phrasing, dynamics, etc.; accurate analysis of annotated score and well-written analysis that will accompany the score; successful performance B = Problems with a few of the criteria mentioned above ( A ) C = Problems with a majority of the criteria D = Major mistakes or weaknesses in most areas of the criteria F = Unacceptable, reflecting lack of knowledge and/or preparation The essay that accompanies the composition will be assessed using the same criteria as the analyses listed above. that for Grade Computation The final grade for the semester will be determined by the following percentages: Quiz # 1 (Terminology) September 28* 5% Quiz # 2 (Set Theory) October 24* 2.5% Quiz # 3 (12-tone Matrix) November 21* 2.5% Analysis # 1 October 3* 20% Analysis # 2 November 14* 20% Analysis # 3 December 7* 30% Composition December 7 20% *Dates for Quizzes and Analyses are tentative and subject to change. Grading Scale A = 90-100% B = 80-89% C = 70-79% D = 60-69% F = 59% and lower Tentative Outline of Course Material 8/22-9/7 Ch. 1 Pitch centricity and motivic cells (Debussy and Stravinsky) 9/12-26 Ch. 2 Pitch centricity and symmetry (Debussy and Bartok) 9/21 1 st analysis assigned, due 10/3 9/27 Composition project begins, final copy due 12/7 at Exam, 9:30 am. 9/28 Quiz # 1 10/3-19 Ch. 3 Introduction to pitch-class-set theory 10/24 Quiz # 2 10/26-11/7 Ch. 4 Analyzing atonal music (Webern, Schoenberg, Berg) 11/2 2 nd analysis assigned, due 11/14
11/9-30 Ch. 7 Introduction to twelve-tone music (Dallapiccola and Schoenberg) 11/21 Quiz # 3; 3 rd analysis assigned, due 12/7 at Exam, 9:30 am Final Exam: Thursday, 12/7, 9:30-11:20 am Assignments Students will be assigned daily readings from the text. An important aspect of this text is the detailed analyses of works that serve as models for the student to emulate. Students will be expected to notate their scores (found in the anthology) based on the textbook analyses. Students will also be assigned works from the anthology to analyze. Most of these involve answering questions posed in the text that guide the analytical process. The three graded analyses that comprise 70% of the final grade will be similar in nature to these classroom assignments, but will require typed written responses (in complete sentences) and a detailed annotated score. Criteria for grading these analyses is explained above. The first in-class quiz involves identifying modes, scales, rhythmic devices, post tonal compositional techniques. The second quiz involves the mechanics of labelling sets involved in set theory. The third quiz requires the building of a 12-tone matrix in a time period. limited The composition will require students to schedule appointments outside of class with the instructor for feedback and guidance. Each student will compose a short work (at least 48 measures) demonstrating particular post tonal styles and techniques, perform or oversee the performance of the work, provide an annotated Finale score, and write an essay that explains in detail how the composition incorporates concepts and techniques that make it representative of the specific composer/style being imitated. The essay will also explain the formal determinants, text setting (if appropriate), and other pertinent information that a listener might find helpful for greater appreciation of the work. Make-up Policy Late Assignments: All analyses and the composition are due by 9:30 am on the due date. Those turned in up to 24 hours late will result in a reduction of one letter grade, and turning them in between 24 and 48 hours late will result in a reduction of two letter grades. After 48 hours, the grade will be an automatic F. Missed quizzes cannot be made up without a doctor s excuse. Class Attendance East Texas Baptist University is committed to the policy that regular and punctual attendance is essential to successful scholastic achievement. Attendance at all meetings of the course for which a student is registered is expected. To be eligible to earn credit in a course, the student must attend at least 75 percent of all class meetings. For additional information, please refer to page 34 of the 2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog. It is the responsibility of the students to notify the instructor in advance of upcoming Universityapproved absences. Students who accumulate university-approved absences (athletic teams, musical organizations, and other authorized groups) will be allowed to make up work missed as a result of that activity provided that:
A. The activity was properly scheduled; B. The absence was authorized in advance; and C. Arrangements were made with their instructors prior to the absence. Such absences are, nonetheless, counted as classes missed. Students who exceed the absence limit in a course before the official withdrawal date will have the opportunity to withdraw from the class. Students in this situation who do not choose to withdraw on or before the official withdrawal date or who exceed the absence limit in a course after the official withdrawal date will receive a grade of XF. Academic Integrity Students enrolled at East Texas Baptist University are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with the highest standards of academic honesty and integrity avoiding all forms of cheating, illicit possession of examinations or examination materials, unwarranted access to instructor s solutions manuals, plagiarism, forgery, collusion and submissions of the same assignment to multiple courses. Students are not allowed to recycle student work without permission of the faculty member teaching the course. Students must ask permission before submitting the work since it will likely be detected by plagiarism detection programs. If the student does not inform the instructor or ask permission before the assignment is due and submitted, the instructor may treat this as an academic integrity offense. Penalties that may be applied by the faculty member to individual cases of academic dishonesty by a student include one or more of the following: Failure of the class in question Failure of particular assignments Requirement to redo the work in question Requirement to submit additional work All incidents related to violations of academic integrity are required to be reported to the Vice President for Academic Affairs and multiple violations of academic integrity will result in further disciplinary measures which could lead to dismissal from the University. Students with Disabilities A student with a disability may request appropriate accommodations for this course by contacting the Office of Academic Success, Marshall Hall, Room 301, and providing the required documentation. If accommodations are approved by the Disability Accommodations Committee, the Office of Academic Success will notify the student and the student s professor of the approved accommodations. The student must then discuss these accommodations with his or her professor. Students may not ask for accommodations the day of an exam or due date. Arrangements must be made prior to these important dates. For additional information, please refer to pages 40-41 in the new 2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog. Graduating Seniors Graduating seniors will need to complete final exams and turn in all final assignments no later than Tuesday of finals week in order for faculty to upload grades to the registrar by noon on Wednesday of finals week. Graduating seniors should notify their instructor and make appropriate arrangements. Students who fail a course(s) and/or who have not completed their course work or chapel credits before commencement will NOT be allowed to participate in commencement ceremonies. Student Policy on Recordings
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