Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill, CA
The Sounds of Music:
Introduction to Music Literature
Dr. Mark Alburger
Overview
Course Information
Unit Credit:
3, Grade Code SC - grade or credit / no credit.
Prerequisites:
None
Location:
M-127
Meeting Time (Fall - Spring):
T 7:00 - 9:50pm
Meeting Time (Summer):
MTWTh 8:15-10:20am
Withdrawal:
It is the student's responsibility to notify the records office of a withdrawal.
Communication
Office:
M-127
Telephone:
(707) 474-7273
Email:
mus21stc@gmail.com
Websites:
youtube.com/user/DrMarkAlburger
markalburger.blogspot.com
markalburger2011.blogspot.com
markalburger2010.blogspot.com
markalburger2009.blogspot.com
markalburger2008.blogspot.com
markalburgerevents.blogspot.com
markalburgerworks.blogspot.com
markalburgermusichistory.blogspot.com
21st-centurymusic.blogspot.com
21st-centurymusic.com
facebook.com/people/Mark-Alburger/546460824
myspace.com/markalburger
goathall.org
sfcco.org
Office Time:
TBA
Text
Selections from:
Mark Alburger - Music History
markalburgermusichistory.blogspot.com
Materials
No. 2 pencils
Notebook
Computer access
Course Description
This is a course in music appreciation, history, and listening.
Music Literature 110 is the study of the fundamentals of music (primarily Western), including notation; basic historical and stylistic concepts; and melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic listening.
Objectives
1. Read and hear pitches, note values, meters, rhythms, and scales/modes.
2. Analyze musical examples re form, harmony, rhythm, and melody.
3. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of the historical development of Western music.
Grading and Evaluation (approx.)
Attendance/Participation 1200
Quizzes 1200
Score Legend
A 100-90
B 89-80
C 79-70
D 69-60
F 59-0
Concert Attendance (Spring and Fall Semesters only)
Students are required to attend two concerts per semester. At least one should be by the DVC music department and (not necessarily the same presentation) primarily of Western Classical music (band, chamber, choral, opera, orchestral). Reviews of each event will identify the concert (who, what, when, and where), and comment on salient elements. The first review will be due by mid-term; the second by the week before the final.
Reviews should have a:
Title
Lede Sentence
Basic News Facts
Good Mechanics / Style (endeavor to avoid 1st person)
Perceptive Content
For example formats, feel free to check reviews at
The New York Times
San Francisco Chronicle
21st-Century Music (21st-centurymusic.blogspot.com)
etc.
Late Assignments
There will be a 10% grade penalty on all assignments up to a week late. Assignments more than one week late will receive a failing grade. Only quizzes missed due to excused absences may be made up. Such quizzes must be made up within one week or receive a failing grade.
Attendance Policy
Students are expected to attend all class meetings. Required texts only supplement class meetings. Thus, attendance to all class meetings is essential to the successful completion of the course. Poor attendance has always resulted in a poor grade, while excellent attendance has always been a prerequisite to an excellent grade. Students who miss more than two weeks of class may be dropped without notice. Students who need to take a leave of absence during the term should ask a counselor for a petition and then receive written approval from the Instructor and the Dean of Students. Leaves of absence are limited to ten instructional days.
Academic Dishonesty
Students found cheating or plagiarizing will be subject to Student Code of Conduct disciplinary procedures. Please refer to the Diablo Valley College Catalog.
Artistic Borrowing
Students found borrowing, gridding, modeling, or troping will be congratulated. Please refer to the history of art, the universe, and everything.
Syllabus (Spring and Fall)
Week 1
Prehistoric Music
Week 2
Ancient Music
Week 3
Medieval Music I
Week 4-5
Medieval Music II
Week 6
Renaissance Music
Week 7
Baroque Music
Week 8
Classical Music
Week 9-10
Romantic Music
Week 11
20th-Century Music I
Week 12
20th-Century Music II
Week 13
20th-Century Music III
Week 14-15
20th-Century Music IV
Week 16
20th-Century Music V
Week 17
21st-Century Music
Syllabus (Summer)
Week 1
Prehistoric Music (A Speculative Introduction I, to c. 3500 BC)
Ancient Music (A Speculative Introduction II, c. 3500 BC - AD 400)
Week 2
Medieval Music I (c. 400-1200)
Medieval Music II (c. 1200-1400)
Week 3
Renaissance Music (c. 1400-1600)
Baroque Music (c. 1600-1750)
Week 4
Classical Music (c. 1750-1825)
Romantic Music (c. 1825-1900)
Week 5
20th-Century Music I (c. 1900-1920)
20th-Century Music II (c. 1920-1940)
Week 6
20th-Century Music III (c. 1940-1960)
20th-Century Music IV (c. 1960-1980)
[9057 - Music Literature Syllabus]
