Class Schedule M1104 MWF
Music Appreciation
- The Materials of
Music and Musical Instruments and Ensembles
- Reading:
- Forney and Machlis, part
one, The Materials of Music pp. 1-74
Medieval and
Renaissance Music
or
What Happened Before
Bach?
- Reading:
- Forney and Machlis, part two, Medieval
and Renaissance Music, pp. 75-108
- Class Notes
The Baroque
Era
or
If it ain't Baroque.
. .
- Reading:
- Forney and Machlis, part three, The
Baroque Era, pp. 109-144
- Class Notes
- Films for Extra
Credit
- The Red Violin
- Farinelli
- A one-page review of the film, typed,
single spaced, expressing a general overview of the film and
your general reactions.
- Reviews are due
at the time of the test covering this unit
- Practice
Test
- The Mid-Term
The Mid-Term exam will Wednesday, October 15,
2008. It is multiple choice and will have around 60 questions.
Please bring a pencil. No computers, PDAs, cell phones, iPods,
or other electronic devices will be permitted.
- Everything covered in the text and class
lectures is included. Be prepared!
Eighteenth-Century Classicism
or
Will the "Real"
Classical Composers
please stand
up?
- Reading:
- Forney and Macahlis, part four,
Eighteenth-Century Classicism, pp. 145-186
- Class Notes
- Films for Extra
Credit
- Amadeus
- Imortal
Beloved
- One-page review of the film, typed, single spaced,
expressing a general overview of the film and your general
reactions.
- Reviews are due
at the time of the test covering this unit
So THIS is
Romanticism?
- Reading:
- Forney and Machlis, part five, The
Nineteenth Century, pp. 187-238
- Class Notes
- Films for Extra
Credit
- Impromptu
- One-page review of the film, typed, single spaced,
expressing a general overview of the film and your general
reactions.
- Reviews are due
at the time of the test covering this unit
The 20th
Century
- Reading:
- Forney and Machlis, part six,
Impressionism and the Early Twentieth Century, pp. 239-280
- Class Notes
- Films for Extra
Credit
- The
Pianist
- One-page review of the film, typed, single spaced,
expressing a general overview of the film and your general
reactions.
- Reviews are due
at the time of the test covering this unit
The 20th Century and
Beyond
- Reading:
- Forney and
Machlis, part seven, Later Twentieth Century
and Beyond, pp. 281-329
- Class Notes
- Here is a practice test for
the final:
- Final Exam - Friday,
December 12, 2008, 7:45-9:45 A.M.
in Squires Recital Salon
- The Final Exam will
consist of multiple choice questions taken from class lectures
and the assigned readings PLUS the listening
portion.
