MUSC103 - Materials and Design

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Academic Year 2005/2006

Materials and Design
MUSC 103 FA

Musc103 introduces students to musical material and design, using Western notation. Written exercises, sight singing, and dictation encourage students to develop theoretical understanding in tandem with aural perception and performance skills. Introductory exercises in musical composition offer further opportunities to explore musical materials. The course begins with fundamentals: scale types, keys, intervals, and the notation of rhythm and meter. It then moves on to chord construction, melodic writing, harmonic syntax, and the principles of part writing for four voices. The course draws on a range of genres and traditions including Western classical music, folk, rock, jazz, and world musics. No background is necessary for the course, but students who have not previously worked with Western notation will need to devote extra time at the outset and throughout the course.

MAJOR READINGS

Kostka and Payne, TONAL HARMONY, fifth edition.
Kostka and Payne, WORKBOOK FOR TONAL HARMONY, fifth edition.
Ottman, MUSIC FOR SIGHTSINGING, sixth edition

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Attendance mandatory. There will be weekly homework assignments, quizzes, a midterm and final examination.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Students are required to attend a weekly
one-hour skills section between 9:00 and 1:00 on Friday.

All applicants for admission to the music major are required to have passed this course, or to be enrolled in it, at the time of application. Students considering the music major should take it at the earliest possible time.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA MUSC Grading Mode: Graded

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Malin,Yonatan

Times: .M.W... 08:30AM-09:50AM; Location: RHH003;

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 60)

SR. major: 0 Jr. major: 10

SR. non-major: 0 Jr. non-major: 10 SO: 20 FR: 20

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Quantitative Reasoning

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-30-2006