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Course: Music Now (Music 29 P 001), Units/Credit: 4 Music Now teaches how to further recognize, reawaken and enrich an engagement with music and sound. It is intended for listeners who wish to increase their ability to interact with music and sound without losing the joyful emotional experience that listening can bring. The focus is on the real-time experience of listening, and ways we can improve that experience. Direct engagement through listening and participatory learning is accomplished in part with software created at the Center for New Music and Audio Technologies. The course does not require students to be able to read music nor to own a personal computer. Regardless of the level of prior music training, all students can successfully participate and will find the topics new and stimulating. Instructor: Professor Edmund CAMPION (www.edmundcampion.com )

Lecture: Hertz Hall, Tuesday -Thursday 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Office Hour: Thursday, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. Location: Graduate Seminar Room, second floor, Hargrove Music Library (ask at front desk for directions to room) E-mail: campion@cnmat.berkeley.edu

Lab: Microcomputer Facility, 212 Wheeler Hall Lab Instructor Office Hours: during scheduled lab sections Lab Login: User name: !hmfmusic29

Password: c@1compose Rama Gottfried, Head GSI (for all questions related to software and textbook) E-mail: rama.gottfried@berkeley.edu Tiffany Ng, Monday 1-4 (for all lab related and grading questions for these sections) E-mail: tiffany.ng@berkeley.edu M 1-2p MU29 101 Lab Wheeler 212 M 2-3p MU29 102 Lab Wheeler 212 M 3-4p MU29 103 Lab Wheeler 212 Thatchatham (Big) Silsupan, Tuesday 4-7 p.m. (for all lab related and grading questions for these sections) E-mail: thatchatham@berkeley.edu Tu 4-5p MU29 104 Lab Wheeler 212 Tu 5-6p MU29 105 Lab Wheeler 212 Tu 6-7p MU29 106 Lab Wheeler 212 Ilya Rostovtsev, Friday 9-12 noon (for all lab related and grading questions for these sections) E-mail: ilyaforpresident@berkeley.edu F 9-10a MU29 107 Lab F 10-11a MU29 108 Lab F 11-12p MU29 109 Lab

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On-Line Music 29 Textbook: Professor Campion provides a free and regularly updated on-line textbook covering all topics covered in the lecture sections of the course. A Course Materials Fee (CMF) of $20 will be assessed to students enrolled in Music 29 at the end of the 5th week of instruction. The fee helps cover the cost of maintaining the Music 29 software suite. The software comes in the form of standalone applications that run in the lab, on personal laptops (Mac and Windows), and can be kept by the students after the course is completed. The fee also helps to pay guest musicians invited for live classroom performances. If a student decides to drop the course, every effort should be made to do so by the official drop deadline. Students who fail to drop the class by the 5th week deadline will be assessed the fee and will not be allowed to request a refund. CMF fee waivers are available only to certified financial-aid-eligible students. To request a financial-aid-eligible fee waiver, the student must deliver to the instructor a photocopy of the financial aid award letter showing an award of a Pell Grant, Cal Grant B's or other awards which demonstrates high financial need. The deadline for requesting a financial-aid-eligible fee waiver is the University drop-deadline set at the end of the 3rd official week of instruction. Drop/Add Deadlines: February 1, deadline to drop a class without a fee February 8, deadline to add a class without a fee February 22, deadline to drop class without Dean approval (this is a hassle!) REQUIRED CONCERT ATTENDANCE: Students are required to attend four instructor-approved concerts on or before the last scheduled class day, May 2, 2013. All approved concerts will be posted on the Music 29 B-Space site and many are free of charge. Proof of concert attendance and all requests for concert approval will be submitted to your lab instructor on a timely basis. At least one of the required concerts must be chosen from the Cal Performances/ECO Ensemble concert season scheduled for Jan. 26, Feb. 23. Admission to the concert on January 26 in Hertz Hall at 8 p.m. will be provided free of charge to Music 29 students. Vastly discounted tickets will be available for the February 23 event. LECTURE ATTENDANCE POLICY: Students must sign into the lecture attendance sheet each day by 9:55 a.m. or be counted as absent, even if student attends the class late or forgets to sign-in. Students must be signed into the Lab attendance sheet no later than 15 minutes from lab start time or student will be counted as absent, even if student attends the lab late or forgets to sign-in. The only accepted excused absences for lecture are those related to accommodating a student’s religious creed, a note from athletic authority, or a note from your medical provider. All requests for accommodation should be directed to your lab instructor, who is solely responsible for managing your grade for the course.

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LAB ATTENDANCE POLICY: Students are registered to only one lab section and must attend that assigned lab to receive credit. In extraordinary circumstances a student can attempt to attend another section of lab as a walk-in, but will only be admitted for credit to that lab if there is a vacant seat in the lab due to absence from another student registered for that section. Every student must have a dedicated computer station in the lab (one student only per machine). It will be the responsibility of the student to inform his/her official lab section instructor if they attend another lab section as make up. Lab software is available for download and students are encouraged to use the software on their personal computers. Instructor Rama Gottfried will provide instructions for how to download and install the software on personal computers. No lab credit can be gained by use of the software on personal computers – students must attend the lab to gain credit for lab. HERTZ HALL SEATING POLICY: During lecture, each of the six lab sections for Music 29 should be seated together as a concentrated group. This is done to form nine distinct 30-member ensembles. The various combinations of ensembles will take instructions collectively in all assigned classroom activities. The seating chart changes for each lecture section. Please check the seating chart when entering the hall. TECHNOLOGY USE IN THE CLASSROOM POLICY: Students are free to have computers and mobile devices running in the classroom during lecture. Students can log into Air Bears and text to front of class when instructed. Many of the lecture sections involve concentrated listening sessions. During those periods there will be a strict “ALL DEVICES OFF” rule – only focused listening will be allowed at those times. ON-LINE TEXTBOOK COPYRIGHT NOTICE: The access to the on-line textbook (Extraordinary Sound) is limited only to enrolled students in Music 29. No part of this text, including music examples can be copied or distributed in any form. DIGITAL MUSIC COPYRIGHT NOTICE: Federal copyright laws protect all original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium. When using material that has been written, recorded, or designed by someone else, it is important to make sure that you are not violating copyright law by improperly using someone else's intellectual property. The Department of Music is committed to upholding copyright law. As a student enrolled in this music class, you are being provided with access to copyrighted music that is directly related to the content of this course. It is our expectation that you will utilize these digital recordings during the course of the semester that you are enrolled in this class, and will delete these recordings after the close of the course. The purpose and character under which these recordings are being provided to you is for nonprofit educational purposes only. To read more about UC's Policy and Guidelines on the Reproduction of Copyrighted Materials for Teaching and Research, visit http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/copyright/systemwide/pgrcmtrgiii.html

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Music 29 SPRNG 2013 Grading Policy: Grading is based on a 1000 point system. With extra-credit, it is possible to earn more than 1000 points for the course. Lecture Attendance: 230 points (26 meetings counted)

POLICY: Lecture attendance will begin being counted on the second week of classes. Students can miss three lectures from the 26 with no penalty.

Each subsequent absence beyond the first three will deduct 10 points from the overall grade.

Lab Attendance: 150 points (12 labs counted) POLICY: You can miss two lab sections with no penalty. Please note that there

is a stiff penalty for missing more than two lab sections: Each subsequent absence beyond the first two will deduct 30 points from the overall grade.

Mid-term Exam: 200 points Final Exam: 300 points Required concert attendance 120 points (4 concerts @ 30 points each)

Report your concert attendance to your Lab Instructor, using special form provided. One of the concerts must be an ECO Ensemble/Cal Performances concert (January 21, or February, 23).

EXTRA CREDIT: Students can earn a maximum of 60 points of extra credit in the following ways: 1) extra concert attendance (maximum 3 extra concerts @ 15 points per concert), Special written assignments to be given out after mid-term (maximum 4 @ 15 points per assignment). A maximum of 4 submissions per students will be allowed, regardless of credit earned. No partial credit will be assigned for the written assignments, only full credit or no credit, with no chance of make-up.

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MUSIC 29 SPRING 2012 LECTURE SCHEDULE NOTE: Lecture schedule subject to change WEEK 1 +++++++++++++++++++++++ Reading assignment in Extraordinary Sound (on-line textbook found in Music 29 Bspace site): Preface, Music and the Emotions January 22 (Tu) MUSIC29-Introductions (Part I) January 24 (Th) MUSIC29-Introductions (Part II) MUSIC 29 LAB 1: Introductions and Unscramble Music ECO ENSEMBLE, Hertz Hall, Saturday , Jan. 26, 8PM WEEK 2 +++++++++++++++++++++++ Reading assignment: Intentionality: the Agent and the Listener, Inference and the many ways we listen, Construction, Production, Situation, Position January 29 (Tu) Construction, Production, Situation, Position January 31 (Th) Listening and Feedback Session MUSIC 29 LAB 2: Production and Construction WEEK 3 +++++++++++++++++++++++ Reading assignment: The Mechanics of the Ear: Amplitude and Frequency Representation, Auditory Scene Analysis, Morphology of Sound February 5 (Tu) The Mechanics of the Ear: Amplitude and Frequency Representation Auditory Scene Analysis, Morphology of Sound February 7 (Th) Morphology of sound MUSIC 29 LAB 3: Sonic-Descriptors WEEK 4 +++++++++++++++++++++++ Reading assignment in Extraordinary Sound: The Physical World and the Sound Source, Event Morphology, Inside the Sound Source, Concrete Music and the Sonorous Object February 12 (Tu) The Physical World and Sound Source February 14 (Th) Inside the sound source

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MUSIC 29 LAB 4: Source-to-Events WEEK 5 +++++++++++++++++++++++ Reading assignment: The Frequency Domain: Simple Tones and Spectrum February 19 (Tu) The Frequency Domain: Simple Tones and Spectrum February 21 (Th) ECO Rehearsal – with conductor David Milnes, and composer John MacCallum MUSIC 29 LAB 5: Group Composition Project ECO ENSEMBLE, Hertz Hall, Saturday, Feb. 23, 8:00 pm WEEK 6 +++++++++++++++++++++++ Reading assignment: The Frequency Domain: Pitch and the Note to Noise Continuum February 26 (Tu) Pitch and the Note to Noise continuum February 28 (Th) Group Composition – Class Performance MUSIC 29 LAB 6: Frequency Domain Tools WEEK 7 +++++++++++++++++++++++ Reading assignment: The Frequency Domain: Loudness, Timbre, Resonance March 5 (Tu) Loudness, Timbre, Resonance March 7 (Th) The Time Domain in Music MUSIC 29 LAB 7: Time Domain Tools WEEK 8 +++++++++++++++++++++++ Reading assignment: The Time Domain in Music March 12 (Tu) The Time Domain in Music March 14 (Th) Mid-term review MUSIC 29 LAB 8: Mid-term review -- Audition/Decide WEEK 9 +++++++++++++++++++++++ March 19 (Tu) Mid-Term Exam Practice March 21 (Th) Mid-Term Exam MUSIC 29 NO LAB (Spring Break) WEEK 10 +++++++++++++++++++++++ March 26 (Tu) SPRING BREAK March 28 (Th) SPRING BREAK

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WEEK 11 +++++++++++++++++++++++ Homework: Listening from repertoire and listening lists April 2 (Tu) Tuning and Temperament April 4 (Th) Repertoire and Listening and Feedback MUSIC 29 LAB 9: Plucked String Playspace I WEEK 12 +++++++++++++++++++++++ Homework: Listening from repertoire and listening lists April 9 (Tu) Western Tonal Pitch Space and Music Notation April 11 (Th) Repertoire and Listening and Feedback MUSIC 29 LAB 10: Plucked String Playspace II WEEK 13 +++++++++++++++++++++++ Homework: Listening from repertoire and listening lists April 16 (Tu) The Twenty-first Century Compositional Process. April 18 (Th) Guest Performance (Pamela Z) MUSIC 29 LAB 11: Soundfile Presener -- Global Analysis WEEK 14 +++++++++++++++++++++++ Homework: Listening from repertoire and listening lists April 23 (Tu) The Twenty-first Century Compositional Process. April 25 (Th) Classroom performance with Composer David Coll MUSIC 29 LAB 12: Soundfile Presenter -- Global Analysis WEEK 15 +++++++++++++++++++++++ April 30 (Tu) Final Exam review May 2 (Th) Final Exam review MUSIC 29 NO LAB May 6-10 Reading week FINAL EXAM: Thursday, May 16, 8-11 a.m. Hertz Hall    

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EMERGENCY  PROCEDURES    Hertz  Hall  evacuation  assembly  area  is  the  lawn  just  south  of  Hertz  Hall.    In  the  event  of  an  emergency,  exit  the  building  and  report  to  the  roll  taker  in  the  assembly  area.  Follow  instructions  from  instructor  and  Music  Department  staff.    EARTHQUAKE:  

• Hold  in  place.  Cover  your  head  with  your  arms,  a  binder,  or  your  laptop  computer.  It  is  unsafe  to  duck  under  pianos.  

• When  the  shaking  stops  exit  through  the  building:  o If  you  are  in  the  hall:  

The  safest  route  will  likely  be  through  the  door  near  the  front  of  the  stage  on  your  right  as  you  face  the  stage  (no  windows  nearby)  

Other  exits  are  through  the  upper  lobby  and  down  the  stairs  or  through  the  door  near  the  stage  to  your  left.  From  either  of  these  exits  be  aware  that  there  may  be  broken  glass  or  other  debris  

If  you  are  in  a  wheelchair  and  in  the  upper  area  of  the  hall,  go  to  the  Designated  Waiting  Area  in  the  upper  lobby.  Stay  away  from  the  windows.  A  Disabled  Evacuation  Chair  is  located  in  the  downstairs  lobby  

If  you  are  in  a  wheelchair  and  in  the  lower  area  of  the  hall,  exit  through  the  doors  to  the  left  of  the  stage.  Proceed  with  caution  as  there  may  be  broken  glass  in  the  hallway  

o If  you  are  on  the  stage:   The  safest  route  will  likely  be  through  the  door  near  the  front  

of  the  stage  on  your  left  as  you  face  the  audience  (no  windows  nearby)  

Other  exits  are  through  the  Green  Room  and  through  the  doors  to  the  right  of  the  front  of  the  stage.  From  either  of  these  exits  be  aware  that  there  may  be  broken  glass  or  other  debris  

If  you  are  in  a  wheelchair,  exit  through  the  Green  Room  FIRE:  

• If  you  see  a  fire,  exit  the  building,  pulling  the  fire  alarm  on  the  way  out  • If  the  fire  alarm  is  sounding,  exit  the  building  immediately  • Proceed  to  the  Music  Department  Emergency  Assembly  Area  just  south  of  

Hertz  Hall  • Do  not  re-­‐enter  the  building  until  campus  authorities  approve  entrance  

 EMERGENCY  SERVICES:  

• UC  Police  and  all  emergencies  number  from  campus  phones:  911  • UC  Police  and  all  emergencies  number  from  cell  phones:  (510)  642-­3333  • UC  Police  non-­‐emergency  number:  (510)  642-­6760