Moraine Valley Community College Course Syllabus

Date: 1/15 Course Title: Aural Skills IV Course Number: MUS-290 Semester: Spring 2019 I. Faculty Information A. Name: Tammi Carlson B. Office: F118

C. Office Hours: MW 1:00-2:00 TR 11:00-12:00 D. Mailbox location: F130

E. Office Phone: 708-974-5636 F. E-Mail: CarlsonT@morainevalley.edu II. Course Identification

A. Credit Hours: 1 B. Contact Hours 2: lecture 0, Lab 2 C. Days and hours course meets: MWF 12:30-1:50 D. Prerequisite: MUS 204, MUS 289 and MUS 218 with a grade of “C” or better E. Corequisite: MUS 205 and MUS 220 F. Catalog description:

The continued study of ear training and sight singing. This includes recognition of 20th century melodic and harmonic chromaticism, solfege singing, rhythmic reading with odd meters and groupings, melodic and harmonic dictation. All subject material is designed to reinforce concepts presented in MUS 205. This is the fourth in a series of four aural skills courses.

III. Textbooks/Reading List

A. Required: 1. None

B. Supplies 1. Manuscript Paper

IV. Major Concepts

A. Listening (aural) skills 1. Interval recognition 2. Melodic and harmonic and rhythmic dictation

B. Performance skills 1. Solfege Sight-singing

V. Course End Competencies A. Listening (aural) Skills

1. Recognize, identify and manipulate modal melodies and harmonies 2. Recognize, identify and manipulate harmonies in progression using 20th Century

chromaticism and modulation. B. Performance Skills

1. Sing chromatic melodies using movable-do solfege in various clefs. 2. Sing diatonic modulating melodies using movable-do solfege. 3. Sing non-tonal melodies using fixed-do solfege. 4. Transcribe tonal and non-tonal harmonic and melodic music examples

from hearing VI. Classroom Policies/Procedures

A. General Information Sheet: see attached B. Withdrawal: A student who does not withdraw officially from a course may receive a grade of “F,” depending on course progress or course attendance, which will become a part of the student’s permanent record. The official withdrawal date is listed in the General Information Sheet. C. Final Exam Schedule: see attached D. Attendance Policy: Students are expected to attend regularly for the full class period. In accordance with this expectation, each student will receive an attendance grade proportionate to the number of classes missed. There will be no excused absences. Tardies will also be recorded and will count as one-fourth of an absence. E. Cheating/Plagiarism Policy: Any student found cheating or plagiarizing at any time during the course will receive an ”F” for the assignment/exam and, as direct result, may fail the course. F. Conduct: Each student is responsible for adhering to the Code of Student Conduct as

stated in the college catalog. G. Communication Devices: Faculty, staff, students and college visitors may not use and must silence cell phones, pagers, and other communication devices in all

instructional areas which include: all labs and classrooms during instructional sessions, the Learning Resources Center/Library, the Assessment Services Center (B101), and other areas so designated by the college. Failure to turn off cell phones in this classroom may result in the phone being confiscated.

VII. Evaluation Criteria

A. Nature of all Graded Criteria: 1. Each student will receive an attendance grade according to the following scale: 0-2=A; 3-4=B; 5-6=C; 7-8=D; 9 or more=F.

2. There will be weekly homework. 3. There will be two unit exams incorporating skills learned throughout the semester. 4. The final exam will be a two-hour comprehensive examination integrating material from the entire course.

B. Weight of Each Criterion: One’s final grade in the course will result from an averaging of the scores from the attendance, homework assignments, unit exams, and final exam.

Attendance 25% of grade Average of homework assignments 25% of grade Average of three unit exam scores 25% of grade Final exam score 25% of grade 100% Total

The grading scale to be used for all exams and for the overall course grade averaging is as follows:

90% - 100% = A 80% - 89% = B 70% - 79% = C 60% - 69% = D 0% - 59% = F

C. Late Assignments/Exams: 1. Late assignments will lose one grade level for each scheduled class period

beyond the due date. 2. Make-up exams will be scheduled on an individual basis and 10 full

percentage points will be deducted from the final score. 3. Extra credit will be available in the form of a concert review. A set of

procedures for the concert review will be provided at the beginning of the semester.

VIII. Course Calendar

Week

Date

Topic

Homework

1

1/15 & 1/17

Review

RD1 MD1-1 MD1-2

2

1/22 & 1/24

A6th Modulations ET: Modal Mixture

RD2 MD2-1 Through MD2-6

3

1/29 & 1/31

A6th Misc. ET: Diminished 7th

RD3 MD3 HD3

4

2/5 & 2/7

9th Chords ET: viio to ii

RD4 MD4-1 Through MD4-6

5

2/12 & 2/14

Exam #1 – 2/12 11th & 13th Chords ET: Major & Minor 9th

RD5 MD5 HD5

6

2/19 & 2/21

Complex Harmonic Progressions ET: Subdominant

RD6 MD6-1 Through MD6-6

7

2/28

Romanticism ET: Major 10th

RD7 MD7 HD7

8

3/5 & 3/7

Exam #2 – 3/7 Evasion of Tonic ET: Hemiola

RD8 MD8-1 Through MD8-6

Spring Break!

9

3/19 & 3/21

Impressionism ET: Mediant as Tonic

RD9 MD9 HD9

10

3/26 & 3/28

Quartal Harmony, Modes ET: 9th Chords

RD10 MD10-1 Through MD10-6

11

4/2 & 4/4

Introduction to 20th Century ET: Suspensions

RD11 MD11 HD11

12

4/9 & 4/11

20th Century Harmony ET: Lowered “Re”

RD12 MD12-1 Through MD12-6

13

4/16 & 4/18

Exam #3 – 4/16 Serialism techniques ET: Neapolitan

RD13 MD13 HD13

14

4/23 & 4/25

Serialism in compositions ET: Uncommon Meters

RD14 MD14-1 Through MD14-6

15

4/30 & 5/2

Aleatory, Electronic, Minimalism ET: Quintuplets

RD15 MD15 HD15

16

5/7 & 5/9

Review Solfege Exams – 5/9

17

5/16

Final Exam (10:00-11:50)

Items on the syllabus may be added, deleted, or modified throughout the semester. Students will be apprised of any changes

FINAL EXAMINATION SCHEDULE SPRING – 2019 TIME PERIOD DURING WHICH CLASS BEGINS

DAYS/EVENINGS CLASS NORMALLY MEETS*

DATE OF EXAM TIME OF EXAM

ALL ONE DAY PER WEEK (Monday – Thursday)

Same day the class regularly meets

May 10-16

First 2 hours of class meeting**

ALL FRIDAY ONLY

SATURDAY ONLY SUNDAY ONLY

Friday, May 10 Saturday, May 11 Sunday, May 12

First 2 hours of class meeting

7:00 - 7:55 AM

MW; MWF Monday, May 13

Wednesday, May 15

7:00 – 7:55 AM

9:00 - 9:55 AM

MWF; MW; MF; WF Monday, May 13

8:00 - 9:50 AM 11:00 - 11:55 AM 10:00 - 11:50 AM

1:00 - 1:55 PM Noon - 1:50 PM 3:00 - 3:55 PM 2:00 - 3:50 PM 5:00 - 5:55 PM 4:00 - 5:50 PM 6:00 – 7:55 PM 8:00 – 9:55 PM

6:00 – 7:50 PM 8:00 – 9:50 PM

7:00 - 7:55 AM

TR Tuesday, May 14 Thursday, May 16

7:00 – 7:55 AM

9:00 - 9:55 AM

MTWR; TR Tuesday, May 14

8:00 - 9:50 AM 11:00 - 11:55 AM 10:00 - 11:50 AM

1:00 - 1:55 PM Noon - 1:50 PM 3:00 - 3:55 PM 2:00 - 3:50 PM 5:00 - 5:55 PM 4:00 - 5:50 PM 6:00 – 7:55 PM 8:00 – 9:55 PM

6:00 – 7:50 PM 8:00 – 9:50 PM

7:45 - 8:55 AM 8:00 - 9:50 AM 10:00 – 10:55 AM 10:00 - 11:50 AM Noon – 12:55 PM MWF; MW; MF; WF Wednesday, May 15 Noon - 1:50 PM

2:00 - 2:55 PM 2:00 - 3:50 PM 4:00 - 4:55 PM 4:00 - 5:50 PM 7:45 - 8:55 AM 8:00 - 9:50 AM

10:00 – 10:55 AM 10:00 - 11:50 AM Noon – 12:55 PM MTWR; TR Thursday, May 16 Noon - 1:50 PM

2:00 - 2:55 PM 2:00 - 3:50 PM 4:00 - 4:55 PM 4:00 - 5:50 PM

FINAL EXAM WEEK NOTES ** Faculty teaching one day/night a week classes MUST verify availability of their classroom with the Scheduling

Office at extension 5674.

x One hour/One day per week Courses: Final exam is one hour in length, during regular meeting time. x Nursing courses: If more than one time/day is scheduled for lecture, the first lecture time listed on the

schedule determines the exam time scheduled for the course. x Lecture and Lab Courses: Use the lecture day/time listed on the schedule to determine the exam date and

time scheduled for the course. Use the room you would normally be in during that day/time. If a lab final is required, it would be taken during the last lab meeting the week prior to the final exam week.

x Exam Conflicts or Questions: Please contact the Scheduling Office at extension 5674. Moraine Valley Community College - VPAA

General Information Sheet Moraine Valley Community College–Division of Academic Affairs

Academic Advising Center

Building S, Room S201(708) 974-5721morainevalley.edu/academics/advising

Academic Calendar

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Attendance Policy morainevalley.edu/attendance

Cell Phones Usage

See the Code of Conduct policy at mvconnect.morainevalley.edu/student/resources.

Center for Disability Services

Building S, Room S114(708) 974-5711 - Voice711 - TTYmorainevalley.edu/cds

Center for Sustainability

Building L, Room L242(708) 974-5412morainevalley.edu/about/sustainability

Computer Access/Public Use

Moraine Valley has multiple computer labs, cyber cafés and open computing throughout the campus. Cyber café – Building D, Room D159 Library – Building L, Room L211 Main Computer Lounge – Building T, Room T102 West Computer Lounge – Building T, T061 General Computer Lounge – Building T, T034

Counseling and Career Development Center

Building S, Room S202(708) 974-5722morainevalley.edu/counseling

Emergency/Closing Information

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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

(FERPA, 1974)

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Graduation Information and Petition Form

See the “Graduation” policy at mvconnect.morainevalley.edu/student/resources

Information Desk

Building S, across from the Admissions Office

Irene H. Brodie Academic Skills Center

Building G, Room G221(708) 974-5340morainevalley.edu/academicskills

Registration for Late-Starting Classes

See catalog admission and registration section.

Library

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Speaking and Writing Center

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Student Email

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Photo ID

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Technical Assistance/Help Desk MVConnect account set-up and other assistance(708) 608-4357mvcc.teamdynamix.com/TDClient/Home/Default.aspx

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Withdrawal Policy

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