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Syllabus
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Arts Core -- Music
ARTS
1C, SECT A (Course # 01003)
University
of California, Irvine
Spring Quarter, 2003
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| instructor: |
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| James Wierzbicki, Ph.D. |
| office: Room 103, Music & Media Building; (949)
824-3854 |
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Wednesdays, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.. |
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Thursdays, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. |
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or by appointment. |
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| e-mail: jwierz@uci.edu
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| course description: |
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This
five-week segment of Arts Core 2003 will focus on the idea
of music not as object but, rather, as activity.
Lectures
will indeed contain “factual” material relating to
music in all its many forms, e.g., the mathematical nature
of musical intervals, basic principles of acoustics, a
taxonomy of musical instruments, a systematic account of
the elements of music. Lectures will also include an
interpretation of the history of so-called art music in
Western culture and a summary of the principles of
tonality and musical structure that have dominated Western
music since the mid-18th century.
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gist of the course, however, will be an examination
through a “social filter” of musical experience in
general. By means of lectures, demonstrations, readings,
and multi-media materials, students in the music segment
of Arts Core will be reminded of the various ways in which
human beings participate in musical activity; by means of
writing assignments, students will be encouraged to ask
themselves how and why they personally engage with music.
To borrow a phrase from the author of one of the required
texts, it is a goal of this course to help students “be
in a better position to take control of their musical
lives.”
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| grades: |
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| Grades will be
based on the following scheme: |
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30 % |
completion
of weekly writing or listening assignments. (Note:
Writing assignments will be collected by Arts Core
teaching assistants at the end of the class
sessions for which the assignments are listed in
the course outline. Students turning in late
writing assignments will be penalized.) |
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30 % |
in-class,
closed-book final examination based on material
covered in lectures and reading/listening
assignments. |
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40 % |
final
paper: an essay (ca. 2,000 words, typed or
printed) that examines in detail the social
aspects/implications of a musical event of the
student’s choice. (Note: Final papers are due,
in the instructor’s mailbox in Room 303 of the
Music & Media Building, by 5 p.m. on
Wednesday, June 11. Papers must be submitted in
“hard copy.” E-mail submissions will not
be accepted.) |
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| policy on academic integrity: |
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Plagiarism of any kind is a violation of UCI policy
on Academic Honesty, and penalties for plagiarism can be severe.
Students are expected to attribute due credit to the originator of
any ideas or words that are incorporated substantially into a
student’s work. This applies particularly to the citation of
sources for quotations that students include in their writings.
Violations of this policy will be reported to the office of
Academic Affairs for disciplinary action. |
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