Bellevue College
Music Department
Spring Quarter 2012
“Quality Music Education in a caring
environment.”
Thomas
Almli
Office: A - 160D
Phone: (425) 564-2089
Email: talmli@bellevuecollege.edu
Office Hours: 11:30 AM or by appointment
Music 107 - Fundamentals of Music On-Line
Course Information/Syllabus
Music
107 introduces the students to reading, writing and comprehending the language
of music. Following is the course content that will be covered.
Successful
students in Fundamentals of Music will be able to:
1.
Use the basic definitions of "Music" to understand its origins and
structure.
2.
Use the 4 aspects of music to explore sound and timbre.
3.
Relate pitches to the piano keyboard learning their octave designations
4.
Find and name pitches in four different clefs in quizzes.
5.
Transcribe rhythms into counting patterns and counting patterns into rhythms in
quizzes assigned.
6.
Write Major scales from given notes and/or key signatures.
7.
Write Minor scales from key signatures in their three forms.
8.
Write and identify simple intervals on the music staff and keyboard.
9.
Construct asked-for chords on the music staff from scales and/or chord symbols.
10.
Transpose given melodies, then translate them into degrees, rhythms and
intervals.
11.
Write a Music Composition.
12.
Demonstrate their knowledge of coursework in successful Midterm and Final
Examinations.
Course Organization
The
course will be presented as a series of 14 modules dealing with a progression of
musical skills and abilities. Subsequent modules are dependent on those
completed previously. Modules must be completed sequentially.
Quizzes
are written in a music program entitled Finale Notepad that is a download from
Finale Music. This is required for the class. If you intend to do coursework in
a lab, they will generally not allow downloading to their computers. You must
have your own. Make certain that your Home computer meets the criteria for
taking an on-line class at BC BEFORE you register. Also, stable Internet access
IS REQUIRED. DSL or Broadband is preferred with 56K dial-up OK. Avoid ISP’s
that tend to “kick you off” when they get very busy.
All
of the 107 assignments can be downloaded to your desktop, completed, and
returned without having to stay on-line. Vista assessments must be completed
while logged on! Included in each module are quizzes designed to practice the
skill introduced in the module. Content for each quiz is given previous to the
quiz. Reading beyond the quiz can be detrimental. After Chapters 1 to 7 are
completed, a Midterm Exam will be taken. All information asked on the Midterm
would have been practiced on the quizzes. After the midterm, Chapters 8 to 14
will be given that will culminate in a Final Examination.
With
the closing of each quiz, it will be returned to create a study file for
Midterm and Final Exams. The Midterm and Final will not be returned. There is a
Calendar on the course Home Page that gives you timelines for each quiz. When a
Module closes, all quizzes for that Module must be completed by that date. DO
NOT WAIT TILL THE LAST MINUTE TO DO ALL THE ASSIGNMENTS & QUIZZES! The
Midterm and Final both have a 24-hour window of time to complete. Late exams
will not count toward your Course Grade. Midterms and Finals are not returned.
Answers for all completed quizzes ARE returned for study.
Textbook: REQUIRED -
“A
Creative Approach to Music Fundamentals” by Duckworth– CENGAGE edition
TECHNICAL ONLINE
PROBLEMS
If
you are having technical issues with your Vista Blackboard account please
contact the HELP desk at Bellevue College at 425/564-HELP
If
you are having any course issues with enrollment etc. please contact Liz
Anderson in Distance Education.
If
you are having any download issues with Finale Notepad – please contact Finale
directly at www.makemusic.com.
Course Grading
The
course grade will be averaged from four parts:
1. Module 1 through 7
Module Quizzes called Pre-Mid Average
2. Midterm Exam
3. Module 8 through 14
Quizzes called Post-Mid Average
4. Final Exam
5. Chapter Discussions
The
grading scale is as follows: All numbers are percentages.
100
- 95% = A+
94
– 90 = A
89
- 85 = A-
84
- 80 = B+
79
- 75 = B
74
- 70 = B-
69
- 67 = C+
66
- 63 = C
62
- 60 = C-
59
- 57 = D+
56
- 53 = D
52
- 50 = D-
49
- 0 = F