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Music Appreciation – MUSC 1100

Description

An introduction to music history, music literature, and critical listening skills.


MUSC 1100 - Spring 2024

Course Instructor
MUSC 1100 1AGSlava Prudchenko
sprudchenko@gsu.edu
MUSC 1100 1BGGabriel Woods
woodsg@savannahstate.edu
MUSC 1100 1CGMartin Gendelman
jmgendelman@georgiasouthern.edu
MUSC 1100 1DGSerena Scibelli
serena.scibelli@ung.edu
MUSC 1100 1EGLuca Lombardi
lombardi_luca@columbusstate.edu
MUSC 1100 1FGValerie Calhoun
valerie_c@gordonstate.edu
MUSC 1100 1GGRobert Scott Plato
splato@gordonstate.edu
MUSC 1100 1HGTimothy Smolko
smolkot@uga.edu
MUSC 1100 1IGRebecca Johnston
rebecca.johnston@ung.edu
MUSC 1100 5AGJustin Xavier Carteret
jcarteret@gordonstate.edu
MUSC 1100 5BGMark Laughlin
mark.laughlin@gsw.edu
MUSC 1100 8AGJeff Kluball
jlkluball@valdosta.edu
MUSC 1100 8BGJoanna Smolko
joanna.smolko@ung.edu
MUSC 1100 8CGJohn Wilborn
jwilborn@westga.edu
MUSC 1100 8DGJonathon Smith
jonathons@westga.edu
MUSC 1100 8EGValerie Calhoun
valerie_c@gordonstate.edu
MUSC 1100 8FGHarry Nelson
harryn@westga.edu
MUSC 1100 8GGJustin Xavier Carteret
jcarteret@gordonstate.edu
3

Credit Hours


Prerequisites

  • See your home institution's prerequisite requirement.

Free Textbook

  • Open educational resources (OER)

Course Equivalency

After completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Recognize various elements, styles, composers, and major historical periods of music. 
  • Identify and discuss genres and uses of music.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the historical and cultural context of musical styles and periods.
  • Analyze and make critical judgments of music listening experiences utilizing appropriate terms and concepts. 
  • Unit 1: Music Fundamentals
  • Unit 2: Middle Ages & Renaissance
  • Unit 3: Baroque
  • Unit 4: Classical
  • Unit 5: 19th Century & Romanticism
  • Unit 6: 20th Century & Beyond
  • Unit 7: Popular Music in the United States and Music of the World

Your final grade will be based on the following breakdown. Please note that each instructor may choose to make modifications.

  • Attendance - 1%
  • Discussions - 20%
  • Quizzes - 30%
  • Assignments - 20%
  • Major Project - 10%
  • Final Project - 10%
  • Final Listening Exam - 9%

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