Music 200– History and Literature of Music, Spring, 2007

3 Units,  Room 305,  TTh,  11:00 A.M. -12:20 P.M.

Dr. Hope Davis  Professor of Music           

Office: 305-B,  Office Hours: MTWThF 10:00-10:50
(also “by appointment” as posted on office door)      

Phone: (760) 355-6287 (Office)

E-mail:   hope.davis@imperial.edu   (Because I receive over 200 e-mails a day from discussion groups to which I belong, I use the “delete” key a lot, to ensure YOUR e-mail will be read, write “IVC Music 200” and nothing else in subject line.)

Text:       Hanning, Barbara Russano.  Concise History of Western Music.  2nd Edition.  (Based on Donald Jay Grout and Claude V. Pallisca, A History of Western Music, 6th Edition)  W. W, Norton: New York, 2002.  (Shrink-wrapped with an audio CD set.)

Course Description:  The historical development of music with a study of various types of music from stylistic periods as a medium of cultural development.  Intended as a background toward further studies in music for the music major and persons interested in a thorough background for enjoying music,

Grading:  There will be a test every chapter.   The one (1) lowest chapter quiz will be dropped. The tests are worth 100 pojnts each (1,000 points total after the one lowest is dropped) or 50% of the semester grade.  The semester final exam will cover highlights of the semester and is worth 500 points or 25% of the semester grade.  Students will also be required to submit a 5-10 page (of text, excluding title page, endnotes, and bibliography) research paper on a composer or musical topic covered in the course.  This will be worth 500 points (250 points on content, and 250 points on form, i.e., correct English usage, etc.) or 25% of the semester grade.

Course Lesson Plan Outline and Test Dates:

Chapter 12:        T, 1/27
Chapter 13:        Th, 2/5
Chapter 14:        T, 2/17
Chapter 15:        Th, 2/26
Chapter 16:        T, 3/9
Chapter 17:        Th, 3/18
Chapter 18:        T, 3/30
Chapter 19:        Th, 4/8
Chapter 20:        T, 4/27
Chapter 21:        Th, 5/6
Chapter 22:        T, 5/18
Review for Final:    Th, 5/20
Final Exam:    Posted Later on the IVC Final Exam Schedule 

*Tests must be taken at the scheduled times.  Accommodations will be made for school-sanctioned activities (e.g., field trips and members of IVC sports teams at scheduled sporting events), or for illness (doctor's note required), or funeral of a close relative--immediate family (funeral director's note required).  Missed tests may not be made up without instructor approval PRIOR to the original test date.

Semester grades will be based on a strict percentage of the 2000 possible points:

                1800-2000 pts.,  90-100% = A
1600-1799 pts.,  80-89% = B 
1400-1599 pts.,  70-79% = C
1200-1399 pts.,  60-61% = D
 0-1199 pts.,        0-59% = F