Music 101.020: Exploration of Music Literature!Fall 2015!!!

Instructor: Dr. Casey McGrath!E-mail: cmcgrath@jjc.edu!Office hours: By appointment!!Course Description A survey of the art of music, its materials, composers, instruments, terminology, styles and forms from the Middle Ages through the 20th century. This course is required of Music Majors.!IAI Number: F1 900!!Credit and Contact Hours Credits: 3 Lecture/Demonstration: MWF, 8-8:50am, J-3030!!Books, Supplies, and Supplementary Materials!Required Textbook: Listen. Joseph Kerman and Gary Tomlinson. 8th edition. Paperback. Boston and New York: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2015.!Required Supplementary materials: Listen. 6-CD Set. 8th edition!!Methods of Instruction Lecture, In-Class and Individual Listening, Concert Attendance!!Expected Outcomes for Student Learning

1. General Education Student Learning Outcomes!1. Students will demonstrate an ability to think critically and analytically.!2. Students will demonstrate organized and coherent communication, both oral

and written.!3. Students will demonstrate an understanding of cultural issues.!

2. Student Learning Outcomes!1. To acquaint the student with the materials, composers and major works of

Western art music, in addition to the development of listening skills.!!Graded Assignments and Policies • There will be one quiz (50 points), three tests (100 points each) and a final exam (100

points). The final exam will be comprehensive. The final is required. If a student does not take the final exam, he/she will receive an F for the class. Other assignments or quizzes will be added at my discretion. !

• There will be TWO required concert reports. Each will be worth 150 points. Concert Report #1 is due on Monday, October 26, and Concert Report #2 is due on Monday, December 7. Concert reports will be accepted up to a week late, however, if you they pass the due date, they will be worth only 100 points. Concert reports will not

be accepted if they are more then a week late. You can do one extra credit concert reports for up to 50 points. !!

See “Topical Outline” for exam/quiz dates.!Quiz (Unit 1) = 100 points!Exam 1 (Unit 2) = 10o points!Exam 2 (Unit 3) = 100 points!Exam 3 (Unit 4) = 100 points!Concert Report 1 = 150 points!Concert Report 2 = 150 points!Participation = 200 points!Final Exam = 100 points!Total (subject to change): 1000 points!!Grading Scale A = 90-100%!B = 80-89%!C = 70-79%!D = 60-69%!F = 0-59%!!Classroom Policies and Procedures General Information!• All cell phones must be turned off during the entire class, therefore, no texting will be

allowed in class. Using a cell phone in any capacity during an exam will result in a zero for the exam and an Academic Honor Code Violation.!

• If you have to leave class early, please let me know at the beginning of the class. (You will be given an absence for that day if you leave without letting me know before class).!

• Participation is encouraged and appreciated as long as the question or comment is directed to the instructor and not to the colleague sitting close to you.!!

Attendance and Participation Policy • Attendance will be taken each at class meeting. A short research prompt or written

assignment (for unit documentaries) will be posted on the board or distributed as a handout at the beginning of class and its completion by the end of the class session is considered participation in the course. Participation will be factored into your total grade.!

o Participation grade will be based upon the percentage of assignments collected and is labeled as “Attendance” in iCampus.!▪ Attendance percentages will be calculated through iCampus/Canvas.!▪ A tardy will count as and 80% participation for the day.!▪ A tardy will be considered arriving after the start of the class hour

(4pm). Habitual absences or tardies will be grounds to be dropped from the course at my discretion. !!!!

o Excused absences include:!▪ Illness (Doctor note required)!▪ Death in the family !▪ All other reasons are inexcusable.!▪ You will be expected to stay in the class for its entirety.!▪ If you need to leave early, please inform me before the class has begun,

or you will be counted absent for the day. !!Make-up Policy!If a student is unable to be present for an exam, the professor must be notified before the test is given and arrangements to take the exam at an alternate time at my discretion and should the situation merit such an arrangement. !!Extra Credit Each student may do one extra credit concert report for 50 points. I will offer other extra credit at my discretion.!!Final Exam The final will be held on Monday, December 14, from 7:45am-9:45am in J3030. If you miss your final exam, you will receive an F for the course. If you have a conflict with the final exam time or have three exams held on the same day, I must be notified and alternate arrangements must be made by Tuesday, December 1. !Refund Policy Every course has its own refund date and drop date. These dates are reflected on the student's schedule/billing notice or KIOSK printout. Students are responsible for knowing these dates. Drops by all Registration methods must be processed by the close of the business day. Refund dates vary according to the type and length of the course. !!

!!Academic Honor Code The objective of the academic honor code is to sustain a learning-centered environment in which all students are expected to demonstrate integrity, honor, and responsibility, and recognize the importance of being accountable for one’s academic behavior. !

Courses: For a 100% REFUND, must be:

Meeting 7 or more weeks Within the first 10 calendar days of the beginning of the course

Meeting 6 weeks or less First 2 calendar days of the beginning of the course

Specialized Programs* (e.g. NURS, VET, EMS, FSCI)

1 business day prior to start of the course

Offered by the Community and Economic Development (CED) Department (lET)

3 calendar days prior to start of the course

Nurse Assistant (NA) and Lifelong Learning (LLC, LLS) Programs

1 business day prior to start of the course

!It is expected that students in this course will maintain the highest standards of intellectual honesty. Anyone involved in dishonesty (i.e. plagiarism, using a cell phone during an exam, granting or receiving assistance on quizzes, exams, and written assignments) will receive an F for the course.!!!College Statement about grades of “F” and withdrawal from class Students may withdraw from a course by processing an add/drop form during regular office hours through the Registration and Records Office at Main Campus or Romeoville Campus, or by phone at 815-744-2200. Please note the withdrawal dates listed on your bill or student schedule. Every course has its own withdrawal date. Failure to withdraw properly may result in a failing grade of “F” in the course.!

a. At any time prior to the deadline dates established, an instructor may withdraw a student from class because of poor attendance, poor academic performance or inappropriate academic behavior, such as, but not limited to, cheating or plagiarism. !

A. Intellectual Property: Students own and hold the copyright to the original work they produce in class. It is a widely accepted practice to use student work as part of the college’s internal self-evaluation, assessment procedures, or other efforts to improve teaching and learning and in promoting programs and recruiting new students. If you do not wish your work to be used in this manner, please inform the instructor.!

B. Student Code of Conduct: !C. Each student is responsible for reading and adhering to the Student Code of

Conduct as stated in the college catalog. !!

D. Sexual Harassment:!Joliet Junior College seeks to foster a community environment in which all members respect and trust each other. In a community in which persons respect and trust each other, there is no place for sexual harassment. JJC has a strong policy prohibiting the sexual harassment of one member of the college community by another. See Catalog or Student Handbook.!

E. Student Support: http://jjc.edu/services-for-students/pages/default.aspx !a. Disability Services: http://jjc.edu/services-for-students/disability-services/

Pages/default.aspx. Student Accommodations and Resources (StAR): If you need disability-related accommodations, specialized tutoring, or assistive technology in this class, if you have emergency medical information you wish to share with me, or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please inform me immediately. Please see me privately after class or at my office. New students should request accommodations and support by scheduling an appointment with the Student Accommodations and Resources (StAR) Office, Campus Center 1125, (815) 280-2230.!

b. Tutoring: http://jjc.edu/services-for-students!

c. Counseling and Advising: http://jjc.edu/services-for-students/counseling-advising!

d. Academic Resources: http://jjc.edu/services-for-students/academic-resources!e. Support Programs: http://jjc.edu/services-for-students/support-programs-

services!f. Technology Support: http://jjc.edu/services-for-students/Pages/technology-

support.aspx!!!!

Topical Outline!Subject to Change.!!Week!1! Unit 1 (Fundamentals)!2! Unit 1 (Fundamentals)!3! Unit 1 (Fundamentals) 4! Unit II (Early Music)!5! Unit II (Early Music) !6! Unit III (The 18th Century)!7! Unit III (The 18th Century)!8! Unit III (The 18th Century) !9! Unit IV (The 19th Century)!10! Unit IV (The 19th Century) !11! Unit IV (The 19th Century)!12! Unit IV (The 19th Century) !13! Unit V (The 20th Century)! !14! Unit V (The 20th Century)!15! Unit V (The 20th Century)!16! Unit V (The 20th Century) !17! Final Exam: Monday, December 14, 7:45-9:45am in J-3030 The Final Exam is comprehensive. All extra credit concert reports are due at this time. No emailed or late submissions will be accepted under any circumstance.!