Music113A:B-47315:47316marrjohnspring2018.pdf

 Music 113A/113B-Basic Musicianship Skills

Thursday 5:00-5:55 post-meridian

PLUS One Hour TBA

SAC Music Lab Hours:

Mon. & Thu. 9:00am-8:00pm

Tue. & Wed. 9:00am-9:00pm

Fri. 9:00am-2:00pm

Sat. 10:00am-2:00pm

 

Sat: 10:00am-2:00pm

Instructor: John Marr 

Office Hours: T /TH: 10:00am-12:30pm DMC Room 204 (Off Campus)

Digital Media Center

1300 S. Bristol St. (at Wilshire)

Santa Ana, CA  92704

I can also arrange time at the SAC Main Campus if you like. 

E-Mail: marr_john@sac.edu 

Phone:  714-564-5650  

Office:  N-115-SAC

 

Required Texts:   Eyes and Ears: An Anthology of Melodies for Sight Singing www.lightandmatter.com/sight/sight.html by Benjamin Crowell.  Free online download.

 

Studying Rhythm (Any Ed.) by Anne C. Hall, Prentice-Hall Pub. (O.O.P.)

 

Required Materials:                 Staff Paper, Pencils

 

Drop deadline: 5/6/18

 

Course Content:    Including (but not limited to) sight-singing, rhythmic studies, interval identification (melodic and harmonic), scale degrees, and chord identification (triads/seventh chords).  Also, you will be required to spend ONE hour in the Music Lab every week, for additional ear-training using our Mac Lab computers.  DUE TO A CHANGE IN STATE POLICY YOU MUST PUT IN ONE LAB HOUR PER WEEK STARTING NEXT WEEK.  You may also practice alone or with a partner.

 

Grading: Four Exams (20% each), 10% Music Lab, 10% Class Participation.  Since this is a “Credit/No Credit” class, 70% and above must be earned in order to earn credit for this class.

 

Other Considerations:

 

• NO late work will be accepted.
• There will be no make up quizzes or exams.
• Students who do not take the final will NOT pass the class.
• It is the student's responsibility to drop him/herself from the class if s/he ceases attending.
• Academic dishonesty will NOT be tolerated.
• If you are a student with a history or pattern of irresponsibility, missing classes and then expecting extra help outside of class, missing classes because of whiny or flaky excuses; this is not the instructor from whom you should be taking a class.
• Please turn off or down all pagers, cellular telephones and other noise making devices.
• NO TEXT-MESSAGING DURING CLASS.
• You will give the instructor the respect he deserves as professor of this discipline.
• You will give each other the respect you deserve as fellow classmates.
• No iPods!
• YOU are responsible for any material presented in class whether you are in attendance or not.
• Please do not allow the doors to slam closed behind you.
• The class will be run in a manner befitting of an institute of higher education. Students who do not/cannot understand this concept should not take this class.

 

The Plan

(The Plan is subject to change as necessitated by the class/instructor)

The Benjamin Crowell Book is Designated as Crow

The Corathers/Hall Book is Designated as C/H

 

 

Class                         Text                                                               Exercises

 

2/8                              Introduction                                                 DOWNLOAD THE FREE BOOK!  BUY THE

RHYTHM BOOK!

                 

2/15                            Crow:  Chapters ! & II                              1-26, 28-31, 33-50

 

2/22                           Crow: Chapter II                                        54-79, 80-101

                                    C/H:  Chapters 1-3                                    1.1-1.G, 2.1-2.G, 3.1-3.F

 

3/1                               Exam #1                                                       Sing a Major Scale in Solfege,

 

3/8                              Crow: Chapter II                                        102-115, 121-127

                                    C/H: Chapter 4                                           4.1-4.F

 

3/15                            Crow: Chapter II                                        135-146

                                    C/H: Chapter 5                                           5.1-5.E

 

3/22                           Crow: Chapter III                                      85-87

                                    C/H: Chapter 6                                           6.1-6.F

 

3/29                           Exam #2                                                      170-197

 

4/12                            Crow:  Chapter III                                     198-221

                                    C/H:  Chapter 7                                          7.1-7.E

 

4/19                            Crow:  Chapter IV                                     182-184, 188-190

                                    C/H:  Chapter 8-9                                     8.1-8.F, 9.1-9.F

 

4/26                           Crow:  Chapter IV                                     230-239, 243-277

                                    C/H:  Chapter 10-11                                   10.1-10.F, 11.1-11.F

 

5/3                              Exam #3                                                      286-304

 

5/10                            Crow:  Chapter IV                                     305-348

                                    C/H:  Chapter 12                                        12.1-12.H

 

5/17                             Crow:  Chapter V                                       360-395

                                    C/H: Chapter 19                                         19.1-19.E

 

5/24                           Crow:  Chapter V

                                    C/H:  Chapter 20                                       20.1-20.D

 

5/31                            Final

 

Student Learning Outcomes:   Listening and Speaking: Students will be able to discuss basic theoretical techniques using an appropriate vocabulary.  Students will analyze musical materials relating to solfege, as well as rhythmic structures.   Reading and Writing: *Students will be able to extend the principles of sight singing, rhythmic structures and music theory presented in their reading into their everyday music making skills.   Critical Thinking: Students will perform sight-singing exercises that require them to match theoretical concepts learned in theory courses with the correct musical pitches.  Students will articulate the solfege syllables and/or rhythmic elements of printed music with their voices and/or percussion instruments.  The student will then be able to realize if what s/he is singing/clapping/drumming, etc. is how the music is supposed to be performed.   *Students will distinguish discreet components of complex musical sounds, discern the relationship between them, and be able to discuss and describe them.    Social: Students will discuss various musical aspects of musical performances in a large group setting while maintaining an awareness of the varied opinions, feelings, values, and the necessity of dealing with various levels of skills within the group.    Life Skills/Creative Expression: Students will perform melodies from the standard literature from the common practice period of Western Music with a high degree of expression and musicality.   Aesthetic Appreciation: Students will be able to express how technical elements of music theory contribute to aesthetic expression.  They will be able to demonstrate these discoveries in their own musicking.    *Student Learning Outcomes achieved during arranged lab hours.

 

Laboratory Instructional Activity in N119 (TBA Element of Class)

The student will spend the arranged hour each week working toward the mastery of individually assigned computer programs and aural CDs.  At the beginning of the semester, the instructor will assist each student in choosing programs of study that will be most helpful in preparing them for Music 114A Ear Training Study.  Appropriate Lab programs include computer lessons on intervals and chord recognition, melodic and harmonic dictation, error detection, and the improvement of tonal memory.  Students are expected to demonstrate improvement on the assigned programs at semester’s end by verified test scores. 

 

Absence/Drop Policy: It is the student’s responsibility to withdraw officially from a course.  However, because of enrollment demand, a student may be dropped by the instructor when not appearing at the first class meeting.  A student may also be dropped for excessive absences when the total hours of absence exceed 10% of the total scheduled hours of the class.  Under extenuating circumstances, a student may be reinstated by the instructor.

 

Accommodations for Disabilities: Students with verifiable disabilities who want to request academic accommodations are responsible for notifying their instructor and Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSPS) as early as possible in the semester. To arrange for accommodations, contact DSPS by phone (714) 564-6295; Video: (657) 235-2999; (714) 285-9619 (FAX) or stop by the DSPS Center in VL-203 (The Village).

 

Student Conduct: All students are responsible for maintaining appropriate conduct while enrolled in classes through the Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD). Guidelines for student conduct are set forth in the RSCCD “Standards of Student Conduct” policy. Detailed information regarding student discipline and rights within this policy is available in the college catalog and student handbook. Students who violate the Standards of Conduct are subject to disciplinary action which includes, but is not limited to, removal from class, suspension and expulsion.