Course Requirements
Course Requirements
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Attendance and participation
Attendance and participation
It is essential to recognize that class discussions and activities are an integral part of the learning process. Therefore, all students should attend classes regularly (face to face or remotely) and should come prepared to engage in scholarly discussions with their peers. Failure to do so will affect the students' academic outcomes in the class.
It is equally important to create and maintain a respectful class environment where we can all share our ideas and thoughts. Consequently, we will not tolerate any disrespectful behavior.
Discussion Forums on Canvas
Discussion Forums on Canvas
Each week students are required to participate in the Canvas discussion forum. These are short reaction writing exercises about the week's topic. These writing assignments will allow us to have an exciting and lively discussion.
Music Listening
Music Listening
The act of actively listening to a musical piece makes us pay close attention to all musical components. You have to be curious and inquiry the music that you are listening to. You do not need a formal musical education to actively listening to music.
Task:
Task:
Students are required to listen to two musical pieces every week carefully.
Skills:
Skills:
The act of actively listening to a musical piece makes us pay close attention to all musical components. You have to be curious and inquiry the music that you are listening to. You do not need a formal musical education to actively listening to music. I will suggest doing some research before listening and have in mind the following questions.
What is the musical style or genre?
What instruments can you identify in the piece?
Can you isolate one or more instruments while listening to the whole piece?
What is the structure of the piece? Can you recognize the different part of the piece?
Does the piece have a regular rhythmic pattern?
How this piece make you feel? How will you describe it?
If you understand the lyric of the song, what is the subject of the piece? [If you don't understand Spanish, many programs can translate the lyrics for you.]
Can you identify broader social issues related to the song or piece?
What is the cultural area with which the piece is associated? What do you know about this cultural area?
Purpose:
Purpose:
This activity will allow students to develop active aural skills.
This activity will stimulate curiosity about diverse musical experiences.
Virtual Concert Reviews:
Virtual Concert Reviews:
This is an aural and written exercise to describe and evaluate the overall structure of a music event.
Task:
Task:
All student must write two virtual concert reviews. Currently there are a considerable number of virtual concert in many social media and the internet. They should be professional concerts about two different musical genres studied in the class.
Skills:
Skills:
This is an aural and written exercise to describe and evaluate the overall structure of a music event. This set of questions can help you write a virtual concert review:
What was the type of music at the concert?
What is the date of the concert?
What was the name of the performers?
What did you know about this musical style or genre?
How can you place this musical style or genre in a local, national, or global perspective?
Who were the musicians? Is there any particular musician that rendered an outstanding performance? How can you describe it?
Why do you choose to watch this concert?
How was the concert structured?
How was the stage set?
What was the repertoire? How was it organized?
What was the best piece of the concert, and why?
How can you describe the apex of the concert? Why do you choose this particular moment as the apex of the concert?
How the public interacted with the musicians? Is there was a live chat? Did the musicians read the comments live?
In what ways a virtual concert differs from a live concert?
How can you describe your experience in a virtual concert?
Purpose:
Purpose:
The reviews will help the student develop the proper language and structure to discuss and write about a virtual concert event.
Format:
Format:
The Virtual Concert Reviews should be two pages long, type, and single space. It should be submitted through Canvas two hours before the time of the class. Each student should come prepared to share their review with the class.
Final Exam
Final Exam
There will be a final exam at the end of the semester. It will consist of two discussion questions. Please answer them in an essay format. Each answer should be a short essay of 4 to 6 pages long, double space. Your answers should be coherent, well-written and organized.
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