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Riverside Community College District
Integrated Course Outline of Record

Music 19


COURSE DESCRIPTION
19 Music Appreciation Units: 3.00
 
Prerequisite: None.
 
A comprehensive study of musical style, form, and materials, organized to acquaint the student with representative musical literature through listening, reading and writing. 54 hours lecture.
 
SHORT DESCRIPTION FOR CLASS SCHEDULE
The study of musical style, form, and materials, organized to acquaint the student with representative musical literature through listening, reading and writing.
 
ADVISORY ENTRY SKILLS
None.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
 Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
  1. Recognize musical styles from the major periods in Western musical history.
  2. Describe formal structures used in music of the Western European tradition.
  3. Identify aurally musical themes and compositions from the great works of the Western tradition.
  4. Listen to and discuss various styles of music.
  5. Evaluate historical events that influenced musical development, in Western culture.
  6. Compare the music of various style periods.
  7. Examine musical selections in the context of aesthetic principles.
 
COURSE CONTENT
  TOPICS
 
  1. Elements and materials of music
  2. Musical instruments and ensembles
  3. Medieval and Renaissance music
  4. Musical forms
  5. The Baroque era, vocal, and instrumental music
  6. Eighteenth-Century Classicism
  7. The Nineteenth Century: Romanticism, art song, piano pieces, program music, absolute music, choral and dramatic music, ballet, and opera
  8. The Twentieth Century: Impressionism, Expressionism, Nationalism, American music, popular styles, new trends, world music, electronic music, minimalism, post-minimalism
    Jazz, popular music, and musical theater, in the United States
 
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
 Methods of instruction used to achieve student learning outcomes may include, but are not limited to:

  • Present class lectures/discussions in order to introduce material to students so they may gain knowledge in the course topics.
  • Show videos/films/audio recordings in order for students to hear and view music from various periods and styles so that they will be better prepared to fulfill the student learning outcomes.
  • Create and assign group activities/discussion so that students will be able to further discuss and evaluate musical styles and historical events.
  • Conduct individual conferences to further discuss course topics and/or to discuss student progress in the student learning outcomes.
  • Invite guest lecturers to class in order to discuss specific course topics and/or to demonstrate musical styles and literature through performance.
  • Develop and assign web-based/web-enhanced/online/distance learning tasks/activities such as web quests, web site reviews, Internet presentations, discussion board postings and online essay submissions.
 
METHODS OF EVALUATION
 Students will be evaluated for progress in and/or mastery of learning outcomes by methods of evaluation which may include, but are not limited to:

  • Oral reports/presentations designed to evaluate student learning of musical styles, form and historical events that influenced musical development.
  • Written reports/presentations designed to evaluate the individual student’s cognition of specific course topics.
  • Quizzes/examinations designed to evaluate student progress and knowledge in course topics.
  • Class and individual projects designed to evaluate student understanding of specific course topics.
  • Final examination designed to evaluate student knowledge of the learning outcomes and course topics.
ASSIGNMENTS

Required Reading Assignments


Required Writing Assignments


Other Outside-of-Class Assignments
 
COURSE MATERIALS
 All materials used in this course will be periodically reviewed to ensure that they are appropriate for college level instruction. Possible texts include:

  • Machlis, Joseph and Kristine Forney. The Enjoyment of Music With 4 enhanced CDs (audio or CD ROM), Student Resource CD and the accompanying WebBOOK.. 9th Shorter ed. W.W. Norton & Co., Inc., , 2002.
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