Mus102: Exploration of American Music!Spring 2015!!

Instructor: Dr. Casey McGrath!E-mail: cmcgrath@jjc.edu, mcfiddle221@gmail.com !Office hours: By appointment!!Course Description: A survey course dealing with important people and trends in the evolution and development of American musical culture from colonial times to the present.IAI number: F1 904!Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Lecture/Demonstration: MWF, 11-11:50am, J3030!!Books, Supplies, and Supplementary Materials!Required Book!Ferris, America’s Musical Landscape, 7th Edition. McGraw Hill, 2010, ISBN: 9780078025129!McGraw Hill/Sony Music: America’s Musical Landscape (accompanying CD set), on reserve in the LRC !Methods of Instruction: Lecture, Audio/Visual Media performances !Expected Outcomes for Student Learning Student Learning Outcomes

1. To give students enrolled in this course a background in certain basic musical concepts.

2. To provide students enrolled in the course with a knowledge of the people and trends (musical, sociological, and cultural) which have been influential in the shaping of America’s musical culture.

3. To provide students enrolled in this course with the tools necessary to make correlations between the evolution and development of trends and styles in American Music and concurrent trends in the evolution and development of America’s social, political, and cultural life-styles. !

General Education Student learning outcomes Students will demonstrate an understanding of cultural issues.! Graded Assignments and Policies • Reading assignments will be given weekly!• There will be four exams (100 points each), a presentation (200 points), a concert report (150 points), and a final exam (100 points). Other assignments and quizzes may be added at my discretion.!!

Presentation Description - One project will be completed during the second half of the semester. This project will include a 10-15 minute lecture on a Twentieth Century

American musician or musical genre. You will be assigned a topic. The project will be calculated as 20% of the student’s final grade.!

! ! Lecture Presentation!! ! 80 points!! Handout! ! ! ! 10 points! ! ! !! Bibliography (5 sources)! ! 10 points!!! The bibliography must include five sources. You must have two sources that are not internet based. The handout should include an overview of the musician's life. The bibliography must be submitted on the day of your project.You may include an outline or a timeline of his/her life. All documents must be typed.!!The class presentation must include commentary on the significance of the artist’s or genre’s contribution to the cultivation of the American “sound”. A brief biographical sketch and musical examples may also be included. You will be allowed 10 to 15 minutes for your presentation. Refer to the supplementary materials posted online for additional information regarding the presentation project.!!A 2 page typed review of one attended instrumental recital or concert during the semester to be turned in on or before the last day of class. Please include the performance program with your review. These are due no later than Wednesday, April 22. Late papers will be penalized with a deduction of 25 points. You may do one additional concert reports for up to 25 points extra credit following the same outlines as that of the required report. !!Exam 1 = 100 points!Exam 2 = 100 points!Exam 3 = 100 points!Exam 4 = 100 points!Final Exam = 200 points!Concert Report = 150 points!Presentation = 200 points!!Exam Schedule Exam I! Prelude-Chapter 4! Exam II! Chapters 5-7! !! Exam III! Chapters 8, 9, 11! !! Exam IV! Chapters 13, 14, 16!! Final Exam! Cumulative, highlights from Chapter 17, 18, 21, 22: !! ! Monday, May 11, 10am-12pm, J3030!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.!• Do not enter the classroom if you are more than 10 minutes late. It is distracting to your

classmates and instructor.!• 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 Policy Your final grade will be deducted 2.5% for every absence after three. Furthermore, three tardies respectively for the class constitutes one unexcused absence. Habitual absences or tardies will be grounds to be dropped from the course at my discretion. !Serious illness or death in the family are the ONLY valid excuses for missed sessions. Work schedules, doctors appointments, studying for other classes, term papers, or make-up exams in other classes are not acceptable excuses! Proof of such type of emergency must be discussed and cleared with me. !Make-up Policy!If a student is unable to be present for an exam, the professor must be notified before the test is given (at least three hours prior to the beginning of the exam). The make-up exam will be taken at the Academic Skills Center, located at the Campus Center, room A-1138. You must present an ID in order to take the exam. Each student is allowed ONE make-up exam per semester. No exceptions will be made. No make-up exams will be given without prior notification to the professor.!!Final Exam The final will be held on Monday, May 12, from 10am-12pm. If you miss your final exam, you will receive a failing grade in the class. !!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. !!

Courses: For a 100% REFUND, must be:

Meeting 7 or more weeks Within the first 10 calendar days of the beginning 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. !!It is expected that students in this course will maintain the highest standards of intellectual honesty. Anyone involved in dishonesty (i.e. plagiarism; granting or receiving assistance on quizzes, exams, and written assignments) will receive a failing grade in 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

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

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 Weeks 1-2! The Materials of Music: Pitch, Melody, Harmony, Rhythm, Tempo, Dynamics, ! ! Instrument Identification, Musical Ensembles !Weeks 3-5! 17th & 18th Century American Music (Chapters 1-4). Music in Early North !! ! America; North American Indian Music; Early Folk Music; Religious Music !! ! in the Colonial; Revolutionary and Federal Periods; Secular Music in the !! ! Colonial, Revolutionary and Federal Periods!!Weeks 6-9! 19th Century American Music (Chapters 5-7). Religious Music in the early 19th !! ! Century; Popular Music of the Civil War Era; Concert Music during the 19th !! ! Century— presentations on such genres or artists begin.!!Weeks 10-12! Early 20th Century American Music (Chapters 8-12).The Rise of Popular !! ! Culture (March music, Ragtime, Tin Pan Alley); The Jazz Age (Early Blues and ! ! Jazz); Country Music— presentations on such genres or artists begin.!!Weeks 13-16! Late 20th Century American Music and into the New Millennium!! ! Rock and Roll; Folk and Folk Rock; presentations on such genres or artists continue; preparation for the final exam.