Lecture Notes from Wendy Moi

UW Carolfest
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Meany Hall
What is Carolfest?
Chamber Singers
University Chorale
University Singers
Women's Choir
Men's Glee Club
perform carols and seasonal music from around the world
Chamber Singers
The University of Washington Chamber Singers, formerly
known as the Madrigal Singers, is the UW’s longest-standing
choral organization, formed in the early 1930s.
The current Chamber Singers, consisting of graduate and
advanced undergraduate music majors, vocal performance
majors, and music education majors, has expanded in size and
repertoire to focus on challenging repertoire of all periods.
45 voice auditioned ensemble
Chamber Singers
Little Tree-Steve Heitzig
O Come Emmanuel with harp-Bern Herbolsheimer
Seattle Composer; UW Faculty
Listen for the Chant
Ding Dong Merrily on High
University Chorale
65 voice auditioned ensemble
The University Chorale is the premiere undergraduate choral
ensemble at UW and is know for its highly expressive
performances and technical abilities.
4 movements from Pushkin’s Garland is choral concerto by
Georgi Sviridov with vibraphone, harp, and percussion
Sviridov
Cult following/status in Russia
Georgi Sviridov (1915-1998) is the most prominent composer
of Russian choral music in the latter half of the twentieth
century.
"symphonic" and "coloristic" approach to choral writing
follows in the footsteps of the masters from the "new Russian
choral school" of the early 20th century--Kastalsky,
Rachmaninoff, and Gretchaninoff. His Concerto for Choir
entitled "A Pushkin Wreath" (Pushkinskii venok), from which
this haunting movement is taken, exemplifies his powerful ties
to the giants of Russian literature and poetry, as well as to the
Russian national spirit.
Men’s Glee Club
The UW Men's Glee Club is one of the oldest choral
organizations on campus.
The Glee Club is a non-auditioned choir that rehearses once a
week on Thursday nights. We sing a variety of repertoire from
classical, doo-wop, barbershop, and traditional collegiate glee
club literature.
Gaudete from Piae Cantiones
Suo Gan Traditional Welsh
Christmas Time is Here
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
Gaudete
The song was published in the Piae Cantiones, a collection of
Finnish/Swedish sacred songs published in 1582.
The text, in Latin, is a typical song of praise, probably
stemming from the Middle Ages. It follows the standard pattern
for the time - a uniform series of four-line stanzas, each
preceded by a two-line refrain (in the early English carol this
was known as the burden).
Rejoice, rejoice! Christ is born of the Virgin Mary — rejoice!
The time of grace has come—This that we have desired,
Verses of joy. Let us devoutly return.
Steeleye Span-turned it into a folk hit
University Singers
This choral ensemble is the largest and most diverse on
campus with around 100 singers. This ensemble can help you
learn about the basics of beautiful, healthy singing.
Sing dem Herrn Michael Praetorius (1571-1621)
Sing to the Lord
Joyous Christmas (Chanson joyeuse de Noël) Françoise-
Auguste Gevaert (1828-1908)
Light One Candle Peter Yarrow arr. Robert De Cormier
Praetorius
Michael Praetorius (Creuzburg, probably February 15, 1571 –
Wolfenbüttel, February 15, 1621)
German composer, organist, and writer about music.
Composer significant in the development of musical forms
based on Protestant hymns, many of which reflect an effort to
bridge the chasm that had been opened between Protestants
and Catholics.
University Singers
A la Puerta del Cielo16th Century Spanish Lullaby arr. Audrey
Snyder Kevin Dong, piano
Translation Chorus: Sleep little baby, sleep little baby, sleep
little baby, aru, aru.
Verse 1: At the gates of heaven they sell shoes for the little
angels that walk barefoot.
Verse 2: From the gates of heaven comes the child to Holy
Mary, mother of God.
Verse 3: God blesses the sleeping children, and God helps
the mothers who protect them.
Sing Noel Traditional arr. David Hamilton
Women’s Choir
The University of Washington Women’s Choir is comprised of
musicians from many different academic disciplines. This nonauditioned
ensemble explores the fundamentals of singing and
artistry within a collaborative community and through a
selection of diverse repertoire.
Women’s Choir-Aspects of Love
Mother, Please Explain Traditional French
Mon Coeur Se Recommande A Vous Attributed to Orlando di
Lasso
My heart is offered still to you. Full now of woe and deep
despairing!. Be not to constancy untrue; Say one farewell, my
sorrow sharing! My mouth which once could smile in
gladness, And charming stories improvise. Now can only
curse in its madness. Those who banished me from your
eyes.
French Madrigal-A madrigal is a type of secular vocal music
composition, written during the Renaissance and early
Baroque eras.
polyphonic and unaccompanied by instruments, with the
number of voices varying from two to eight, but most
frequently three to six
Unlike many strophic forms of the time, most madrigals are
through-composed, with music being written to best express
the sentiment of each line of a poetic text.
Holst
Tears, Idle Tears from “The Princess” Text by Tennyson Music
by Gustav von Holst
Sweet and Low
Splendour Falls
Tears Idle Tears
O Swallow, Swallow
Text painting
Women’s Choir
For Good from “Wicked” By Stephen Schwartz
Love Came Down at Christmas by Edwin R. Fissinger, arr.
Mary K. Geston
Jazz harmonies
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day Arranged by John Rutter
Dancer
Questions?

Office Hours 11/4/10

I will not be available for my office hours today. Sorry for any inconvenience.

-Nicole

10/28/10 Office Hours

Dear Students,

I will not be in my office hours today. I have come down with the flu going around campus. Just a reminder: Jason has office hours on Monday before the quiz. I will be sending you a class email with the link for the quiz on Monday or Tuesday. Be sure to check your email! However, you will not be able to look at the quiz until Tuesday at 3:30PM. I'll include instructions in the email about the quiz.

Have a good weekend,
Nicole

Autumn 2010 Syllabus

 

Coordinator of lecture series: Nicole Harreld
Office: Room 204
Phone: (206) 543-6926
E-mail: bowties185@gmail.com
Nicole Office Hours: Tuesdays 2:50-3:20PM (most likely in Kane lobby or Kane 120) and Thursdays 5:30-7:00PM 
Teaching Assistant: Jason Wells, Composition Student
TA Office: Room 13
TA Phone: TBD
TA E-mail: bowties185@gmail.com
TA Office Hours: Tuesdays 4:30-5:30PM and Mondays 12:30-1:30PM

All inquiries concerning grades or attendance will be handled by the TA, at the bowties185@gmail.com email address. You may contact them by e-mail or see them by appointment during their office hours. Nicole Harreld will not answer emails that are not forwarded from her teaching assistant from bowties185@gmail.com. Also, any emails asking questions that can be answered by looking at the website will not receive a response.

Class meets 3:30-4:20 Tuesdays in Kane Hall 120
All concerts unless otherwise noted will be in Meany Hall at 7:30
QUIZ DATES: November 2 and December 7
CLASS WEBSITE: http://www.bowties185.blogspot.com

CONCERT SCHEDULE

Concert #1 October 24 Wind Ensemble Chamber Concert***

Concert #2 November 22 Concerto Competition

Concert #3 November 30 Chamber Singers & University Chorale

Concert #4 December 7 CarolFest

Concert #5 December 8 Studio Jazz Ensemble

Concert #6 December 9 Wind Ensemble

Concert #7 December 10 University Symphony

*** Concert is in Brechemin Auditorium in the Music building


To request disability accommodations, contact the Disability Services Office at (206) 543-6450, dso@u.washington.edu or call Terry Dobrich at (206) 685-7208




COURSE INFORMATION

There are two components to this class: weekly lectures given by various faculty and voluntary concert attendance. Two quizzes will draw on material presented in the lectures. Students are responsible for taking notes at these lectures, as there will be no review sessions nor study guides provided. Our TA has regular office hours to meet with students who have questions, but they will NOT provide missed notes nor will they be available for last-minute consultations before the quizzes.

As stated in the Student Conduct Code for the University of Washington, you are all expected to act respectfully toward others and show integrity when you are taking exams.

Student Conduct Code for the University of Washington

Standards of conduct.

  (1) The university is a public institution having special responsibility for providing instruction in higher education, for advancing knowledge through scholarship and research, and for providing related services to the community. As a center of learning, the university also has the obligation to maintain conditions conducive to freedom of inquiry and expression to the maximum degree compatible with the orderly conduct of its functions. For these purposes, the university is governed by the rules, regulations, procedures, policies, and standards of conduct that safeguard its functions and protect the rights and freedoms of all members of the academic community.

     (2) Admission to the university carries with it the presumption that students will conduct themselves as responsible members of the academic community. As a condition of enrollment, all students assume responsibility to observe standards of conduct that will contribute to the pursuit of academic goals and to the welfare of the academic community. That responsibility includes, but is not limited to:

     (a) Practicing high standards of academic and professional honesty and integrity;

     (b) Respecting the rights, privileges, and property of other members of the academic community and visitors to the campus, and refraining from any conduct that would interfere with university functions or endanger the health, welfare, or safety of other persons;

     (c) Complying with the rules, regulations, procedures, policies, standards of conduct, and orders of the university and its schools, colleges, and departments.

All students are expected to be respectful of the guest lecturers that come in. If a student decides to be disrespectful or disruptive during class time they will be asked to leave for the day. Additionally, any student wishing to use a laptop or other electronic device during class will be required to sit in the 2 seats furtherest to the right in each row. This is to keep distraction to a minimum during lectures and to give students with technology the best access to electrical outlets should their devices need to be plugged in. If anyone requires a special arrangement that conflicts with this please see me as soon as possible.

No textbooks are needed for this course, but students interested in attending the concerts will be issued a coupon at the second class entitling them to purchase a special “notecard”, available only to the Music 185 class. The coupon must then be taken to the UW Ticket Office, located at 4001 University Way, NE, (543-4880) to be surrendered upon purchase of the the notecard.

This notecard ($15) will admit you into the Meany Hall lobby for the concerts listed in the syllabus as well as any other concerts presented by the School of Music, but only in the quarter that you are registered for Music 185. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT YOUR COUPON WILL NOT ADMIT YOU TO THE CONCERT HALL. IT MUST BE EXCHANGED AT THE TICKET OFFICE LISTED ABOVE FOR THE SPECIAL NOTECARD. ONLY ONE COUPON PER STUDENT IS NEEDED!!

You should purchase three scantrons, available at the University Bookstore. The 2 scantrons will be used for the two quizzes and one will be used to record any concerts that you attend for extra credit.



CONCERT ATTENDANCE

Concert attendance, though not required, is strongly recommended as an important component of the class and one that will greatly enhance your experience. For each concert that you do attend (maximum of four), you will be awarded two points (the equivalent of one quiz question) that will be added to your total points earned for the class. Even though attendance will not be monitored, you MAY NOT run into the concert hall, grab a program and leave nor take more than one program. If abuses such as these are reported to me by School of Music administration or Meany Hall ushers, mandatory attendance will be reinstated and any extra credit forfeited. Please arrive on time, as late seating is extremely disruptive and sometimes not allowed. If you must leave before the end of the concert, wait until the intermission so as not to disturb the performers or others in the audience.

VERY IMPORTANT!!
One scantron form is required to record all the concerts you have attended. On the front, you must fill out your name and ID#, both in writing and in the bubbles and indicate the correct concert number(s) you have attended as listed in the syllabus. On the back of the form, bubble in letter A for each concert listed on the syllabus that you have attended up to a maximum of four: 1a (for Concert #1), 2a (for Concert #2), 3a (for Concert #3), 4a (for Concert #4), 5a (for Concert #5), 6a (for Concert #6), 7a (for Concert #7), 8a (for Concert #8), 9a (for Concert #9). BUBBLE IN ONLY THE CORRESPONDING NUMBERS OF THOSE CONCERTS YOU HAVE ATTENDED. LEAVE THE OTHER NUMBERS BLANK.

For example, if you have attended only Concert #2 during the quarter, you will write on the front of the form Concert #2 and bubble in 2a on the back. If you have attended 4 concerts, e.g. Concerts 1, 5, 6 ,8, you will write on the front Concerts 1, 5, 6, 8 (or whichever ones you attended) and bubble in 1a, 5a, 6a, 8a on the back of the form. All the other questions on the back of the form should not be bubbled in.


You must paper clip a program to the scantron for each concert attended. DO NOT STAPLE OR TAPE THE PROGRAMS TO THE SCANTRON!! DO NOT FOLD OR CRUMPLE SCANTRON FORMS and use a #2 pencil only!!


Your scantron form must be filled out correctly with all the stated information or you will not receive credit for your attendance. Absolutely NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE FOR FORGETFULNESS OR INABILITY TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS!!

Return your form and the attached program(s) to NICOLE when you have completed your attendance. You may bring them to class or give them to her during one of HER office hours. All forms must be submitted by 9:00 A.M. on Monday, December 13 and returned to Nicole’s office (Room 204 in the Music building). IF SHE IS NOT THERE, PLEASE SLIDE YOUR FORM UNDER HER DOOR. THE MUSIC BUILDING IS OPEN ON THE WEEKEND.

NO FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THAT DEADLINE!!!

For detailed instructions on how to fill out your extra credit scantron  CLICK HERE



GRADING POLICY AND EXAMS

Final grades will be based on total possible points (70) earned during the quarter from the two quizzes. Quiz 1 will have 15 questions and Quiz 2 will have 20 questions; both will be in multiple-choice format, and each question is worth 2 points. Remember, you have the possibility of bettering your total score by attending up to four concerts. You cannot receive credit for attending more than four concerts.

Quiz 1 will be given on Tuesday, November 2nd from 3:30-4:20 P.M. and will be worth 30 points. Quiz 2 will be given on Tuesday, December 7th from 3:30-4:20 P.M. and will be worth 40 points. Quiz 2 will be cumulative. Questions will be taken from material presented in the lectures, powerpoint presenations, overhead projections, and the class website.

THERE CAN BE NO CHANGE OF THE DATE OR TIME OF THESE QUIZZES.

CONCERT ETIQUETTE

For many of you, these concerts will be your first experience hearing classical music in a live setting. It is important to understand that the audience can very easily distract the performer(s) with unnecessary noises. The degree of concentration required for the performer to achieve what he/she has spent countless hours refining is something most people do not readily comprehend. Therefore, the audience is expected to remain silent during the performance. Talking, coughing, whispering, shuffling programs, opening candy wrappers, putting feet up on seats ahead, using laptops, etc. are all tremendously disrespectful behaviors which effectively jeopardize everyone's enjoyment. Also, headphones, CD players or cassette players are not allowed. Cell phones and pagers going off during concerts will not be tolerated. Turn them OFF during the concerts and during our class sessions. Better still, leave them at home, if possible.

Although the stated concert etiquette may strike you as stifling, think of it as a way to personalize your own experience - to allow the artist to effectively communicate with you alone. Remember, what you feel and respond to is different from anyone else. This is the beauty of art and in particular, live music. It is perfectly ok to not like something, but it is NOT ok to insult the performer. At a concert or recital, audiences show their appreciation and express their enthusiasm by applauding at the end of a work; if a work has more than one movement (the classical symphony, for example, usually has four movements, sometimes three), audiences do not customarily applaud between movements. At an opera, however, audiences often applaud at the end of particularly significant arias (pieces spotlighting a solo vocalist), duets or ensembles (pieces for three or more singers).

Taking photographs and using recording equipment are not permitted at either concerts or operas.

This syllabus is subject to change at any time.

Emails and hours

Hello students of MUSIC185:
I am officially out of time left to answer emails this year. I have been notified that I have no work study hours left. I will be in my office Monday morning from 8AM - 10:30AM handling the extra credit scantrons - WHICH ARE DUE BY 9AM!!! If you have questions about grades or anything else this is the only time you can speak with me. I'm sorry I cannot make any exceptions or other accommodations, such is the nature of being a work study student, unfortunately. As a result, the only emails I can answer are the ones regarding urgent-final-grade concerns (as in graduating seniors). Any other grade concerns will have to be taken up at the beginning of the new school year.
Thank you for a great quarter. Have a wonderful summer! :)
All the best,
Your TA

Extra Credit Scantrons

I will accept Extra Credit Scantrons this Tuesday, after the quiz - for those of you that want to turn in your extra credit early.

Otherwise...

ALL EXTRA CREDIT SCANTRONS ARE DUE BY 9:00AM ON MONDAY, JUNE 7TH! WE WILL NOT ACCEPT LATE SUBMISSIONS - NO EXCEPTIONS!

Room Change May 11

Please note that our class Tuesday, May 11, will be held in Kane 130.  This applies to that day only.

Lost Item

Someone left their red make-up bag in the lecture hall today. I have it in my office. I will bring it to the next class if no one comes forward to claim it before then.

QUIZ REMINDER!

I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend. Quick reminder:

QUIZ ON TUESDAY (4/27/2010)!

You need to bring a number 2 pencil and a scantron. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!

Office Hours 4/20 and 4/27

I am not feeling well and will not be staying for my last hour of office hours today. I also will not be available from 3:00 to 3:30PM next week. To make up for the missing hours here is next week's office hours schedule:
TUESDAY (4/27): 4:30PM - 6:30PM
WEDNESDAY (4/28): 8:30AM - 9:30AM
This means that I will not be available for in-person quiz help. If you have questions about information given in the lectures you need to email me before the day of the quiz. I cannot guarantee I will respond to any emails sent on 4/27/2010 before the quiz is given.
Good luck studying, have a great week!

Office Hours

Here are my office hours for the quarter:

Tuesdays, 2:50PM-3:20PM and 4:30PM to 6:00PM

If you are not able to see me during my office hours you may email me:

nharreld@uw.edu

A reminder: I will NOT answer emails with questions that can be answered by looking at the website. Check all of the posts under important information for "how to" information relating to the class and read the syllabus for class requirements. I have very limited hours and for a class of 400+ students we all need to do our part. :)

Looking forward to a great quarter, see you all next week!

-Nicole Harreld

Spring 2010 Syllabus

Music 185 - "The Concert Season"
Syllabus Spring 2010

Coordinator of lecture series: Professor Patricia Michaelian
Room 204 - 543-6926
Teaching Assistant: Nicole Harreld
Room 13 - 543-9339 - e-mail: nharreld@u.washington.edu
Office Hours: Tuesdays, 2:50PM-3:20PM and 4:30PM to 6:00PM

All inquiries concerning grades or attendance will be handled by the TA. You may contact her by phone or e-mail or see her by appointment during her office hours.
Professor Michaelian is NOT keeping any records of grades or attendance and will not be available for consultation.

Class meets 3:30-4:20 Tuesdays in Kane Hall 120
All concerts unless otherwise noted will be in Meany Hall at 7:30
QUIZ DATES: April 27 and June 1
CLASS WEBSITE: bowties185.blogspot.com

CONCERT SCHEDULE

Concert #1 April 26 Combined Bands

Concert #2 April 27 Ethnomusicology

Concert #3 May 24 UW Chorale

Concert #4 May 27 Bands and Choir

Concert #5 June 1 Chamber Singers

Concert #6 June 1 Percussion Ensemble****

Concert #7 June 2 Studio Jazz

Concert #8 June 3 UW Choirs

Concert #9 June 4 UW Symphony


**** The Percussion Ensemble concert will be in MEANY STUDIO THEATER, not the main hall.



To request disability accommodations, contact the Disability Services Office at (206) 543-6450, dso@u.washington.edu or call Terry Dobrich at (206) 685-7208





COURSE INFORMATION

There are two components to this class: weekly lectures given by various faculty and voluntary concert attendance. Two quizzes will draw on material presented in the lectures. Students are responsible for taking notes at these lectures, as there will be no review sessions nor study guides provided. Our TA has regular office hours to meet with students who have questions, but he will NOT provide missed notes nor will he be available for last-minute consultations before the quizzes.

No textbooks are needed for this course, but students interested in attending the concerts will be issued a coupon at the second class entitling them to purchase a special “notecard”, available only to the Music 185 class. The coupon must then be taken to the UW Ticket Office, located at 4001 University Way, NE, (543-4880) to be surrendered upon purchase of the the notecard.

This notecard ($15) will admit you into the Meany Hall lobby for the concerts listed in the syllabus as well as any other concerts presented by the School of Music, but only in the quarter that you are registered for Music 185. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT YOUR COUPON WILL NOT ADMIT YOU TO THE CONCERT HALL. IT MUST BE EXCHANGED AT THE TICKET OFFICE LISTED ABOVE FOR THE SPECIAL NOTECARD. ONLY ONE COUPON PER STUDENT IS NEEDED!!

You should purchase three scantron forms, available at the University Bookstore. Two of those forms will be used for the two quizzes, and the other will be used to record any concerts that you attend.


CONCERT ATTENDANCE

Concert attendance, though not required, is strongly recommended as an important component of the class and one that will greatly enhance your experience. For each concert that you do attend (maximum of four), you will be awarded two points (the equivalent of one quiz question) that will be added to your total points earned for the class. Even though attendance will not be monitored, you MAY NOT run into the concert hall, grab a program and leave nor take more than one program. If abuses such as these are reported to me by School of Music administration or Meany Hall ushers, mandatory attendance will be reinstated and any extra credit forfeited. Please arrive on time, as late seating is extremely disruptive and sometimes not allowed. If you must leave before the end of the concert, wait until the intermission so as not to disturb the performers or others in the audience.
.

VERY IMPORTANT!!
One scantron form is required to record all the concerts you have attended. On the front, you must fill out your name and ID#, both in writing and in the bubbles and indicate the correct concert number(s) you have attended as listed in the syllabus. On the back of the form, bubble in letter A for each concert listed on the syllabus that you have attended up to a maximum of four: 1a (for Concert #1), 2a (for Concert #2), 3a (for Concert #3), 4a (for Concert #4), 5a (for Concert #5), 6a (for Concert #6), 7a (for Concert #7), 8a (for Concert #8), 9a (for Concert #9). BUBBLE IN ONLY THE CORRESPONDING NUMBERS OF THOSE CONCERTS YOU HAVE ATTENDED. LEAVE THE OTHER NUMBERS BLANK.

For example, if you have attended only Concert #2 during the quarter, you will write on the front of the form Concert #2 and bubble in 2a on the back. If you have attended 4 concerts, e.g. Concerts 1, 5, 6 ,8, you will write on the front Concerts 1, 5, 6, 8 (or whichever ones you attended) and bubble in 1a, 5a, 6a, 8a on the back of the form. All the other questions on the back of the form should not be bubbled in.


You must paper clip a program to the scantron for each concert attended. DO NOT STAPLE OR TAPE THE PROGRAMS TO THE SCANTRON!! DO NOT FOLD OR CRUMPLE SCANTRON FORMS and use a #2 pencil only!!


Your scantron form must be filled out correctly with all the stated information or you will not receive credit for your attendance. Absolutely NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE FOR FORGETFULNESS OR INABILITY TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS!!

Return your form and the attached program(s) to NICOLE when you have completed your attendance. You may bring them to class or give them to HER during one of HER office hours. All forms must be submitted by 9:00 A.M. on Monday, JUNE 7 and returned to Nicole’s office (Room 13 in the BASEMENT LEVEL OF THE Music Building). IF SHE IS NOT THERE, PLEASE SLIDE YOUR FORM UNDER HER DOOR. THE MUSIC BUILDING IS OPEN ON THE WEEKEND.

NO FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THAT DEADLINE!!!

For detailed instructions on how to fill out your extra credit scantron  CLICK HERE



GRADING POLICY AND EXAMS

Final grades will be based on total possible points (70) earned during the quarter from the two quizzes. Quiz 1 will have 15 questions and Quiz 2 will have 20 questions; both will be in multiple-choice format, and each question is worth 2 points. Remember, you have the possibility of bettering your total score by attending up to four concerts. You cannot receive credit for attending more than four concerts.

Quiz 1 will be given on Tuesday, April 27 from 3:30-4:20 P.M. and will be worth 30 points. Quiz 2 will be given on Tuesday, June 1 from 3:30-4:20 P.M. and will be worth 40 points. Quiz 2 will be cumulative. Questions will be taken from material presented in the lectures. Do not bring any extra paper or notes to the exams and leave one seat between you and the next person. You will use one mark-sense per quiz and the distributed test. Bring a #2 pencil and an eraser.

THERE CAN BE NO CHANGE OF THE DATE OR TIME OF THESE QUIZZES.

CONCERT ETIQUETTE

For many of you, these concerts will be your first experience hearing classical music in a live setting. It is important to understand that the audience can very easily distract the performer(s) with unnecessary noises. The degree of concentration required for the performer to achieve what he/she has spent countless hours refining is something most people do not readily comprehend. Therefore, the audience is expected to remain silent during the performance. Talking, coughing, whispering, shuffling programs, opening candy wrappers, putting feet up on seats ahead, using laptops, etc. are all tremendously disrespectful behaviors which effectively jeopardize everyone's enjoyment. Also, headphones, CD players or cassette players are not allowed. Cell phones and pagers going off during concerts will not be tolerated. Turn them OFF during the concerts and during our class sessions. Better still, leave them at home, if possible.

Although the stated concert etiquette may strike you as stifling, think of it as a way to personalize your own experience - to allow the artist to effectively communicate with you alone. Remember, what you feel and respond to is different from anyone else. This is the beauty of art and in particular, live music. It is perfectly ok to not like something, but it is NOT ok to insult the performer. At a concert or recital, audiences show their appreciation and express their enthusiasm by applauding at the end of a work; if a work has more than one movement (the classical symphony, for example, usually has four movements, sometimes three), audiences do not customarily applaud between movements. At an opera, however, audiences often applaud at the end of particularly significant arias (pieces spotlighting a solo vocalist), duets or ensembles (pieces for three or more singers).

Taking photographs and using recording equipment are not permitted at either concerts or operas.

THE MUSIC 185 CLASS MUST SIT ON THE MAIN FLOOR ONLY – NOT THE BALCONY

For those of you that check this website...

THANK YOU!!!!

You may not feel this way, but I believe by staying updated with the class and preparing yourselves for lectures, quizzes, and concerts you are helping your grade. I just have a few quick notes for those you of that take the time to read these posts:

1. The quiz results will be ready by Thursday morning - I will post them as soon as I receive them.

2. Your extra credit scantrons are due by Monday, the 15th, at 9:00AM! This is important! I want all of you to receive credit for the concerts you attended. Please visit the Concert Attendance Scantron Guide on this blog to find instructions on how to fill out your scantrons.

3. Your final grades will be submitted to the system by the final day of finals week.

4. The only time I will be in my office for you to hand your extra credit scantrons to me in person will be Monday from 8AM to 9AM which is the deadline. I am not having office hours between now and then, or after then.

5. If you want to know more about your grade for either quiz 2 or your final grade you can email me, but I will not be able to respond until the beginning of Spring quarter.

Have a great break and thank you for a wonderful quarter!

Office Hours this week

Hi everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend. :)

Tomorrow I will have my office hours from 2:30PM to 3:30PM. I will not be able to come in before then. To make up the hours I missed earlier in the quarter and the hour I'll be missing tomorrow I will be having extra office hours on Friday from 10:30AM to 1:30PM. If you have any questions about the upcoming quiz you should come see me. Also, if you have concert scantrons to turn in at the end of the week, that would also be a good time to come in. So again, office hours this week are:

TUESDAY (3/2): 2:30PM to 3:20PM
and
FRIDAY (3/5): 10:30AM to 1:30PM

Office Hours Today

Hi everyone.
I will not be at my office hours today. I'm not feeling well. I will post when my replacement hours will be soon. Also, don't expect quiz grades to be updated for another week. I may get them done sooner, but I cannot promise anything.

AND a REMINDER:

NO CLASS TODAY! Enjoy your day off :)

Grading Scale

GPA	Total Points
4	100
4	98
3.9	96
3.8	94
3.6	92
3.5	90
3.3	88
3.1	86
3	84
2.8	82
2.5	80
2.3	78
2.1	76
1.9	74
1.7	72
1.5	70
1.3	68
1.1	66
1	64
0.8	62
0.7	60

 You can keep track of your total points by using the Evaluation portion of your syllabus:
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	Total Points Possible	% of Final Grade
Online quizzes – will cover  material from the book. Exams will  be available a week at a time and  have a time limit. 4 multiple-choice  questions, each worth 2 points.	48	48%
Listening Exam – will cover  material presented in lectures,  given the last day of class. 11  multiple-choice questions, each  worth 2 points.	22	22%
Concert Attendance – You need to  attend 5 concerts. They can be  ANY UW School of Music concert,  ANY concert at Benaroya Hall  (including Nordstrom Recital Hall),  or any other concert from our  ensemble list on the website. Each  concert is worth 6 points.	30	30%
Total	100 points	100%

Gospel Choir Concert

A few people have emailed me about the Gospel Choir Concert not being on the notecard concert list.
I have been informed by the higher-ups that it IS a notecard concert and you can attend with the purchase of the notecard ticket.
See you Tuesday!

Updates

I will post the grading scale for the class by Monday.

Reminder: Class on February 16th is canceled. We still have class next week (the 9th)!

Another Reminder: The next, and final, quiz is cumulative. If you want to know what questions you got wrong on the quiz and what the right answers were you need to come to my office hours. I cannot tell you the correct answers over email, I can only tell you your grades.

I will be posting the guide for how to fill out the concert attendance scantrons in the next few weeks. Please visit the website at least once a week to check for updates.

Have a good weekend!

class cancellation

Please be advised that due to a cancellation of a guest lecturer, there will be no class on Tuesday, Feb. 16.

Brief overview of stylistic periods in Western music

"Classical" - a term used to reference a specific period of about 60 years. Also used to refer to whole body of Western art music, regardless of when written.


BAROQUE (1600-1750)

Outgrowth of Renaissance musical style (depersonalization, control and serenity)


The Baroque, by contrast, loved colossal artistic statements


Music - exuberance, passion, sudden dynamic contrasts and harmonic and instrumental color. Music has complex, dense textures, constant rhythmic propulsion, changes of pace and more chromaticism (using notes outside the key of the piece)

Architecture enormous churches and extravagant palaces.


Painting - huge canvasses exploding with brilliant colors, strong contrasts in light and shade and strong emotions.


Noted composers: J.S. Bach, George Frideric Handel, Antonio Vivaldi, Domenico Scarlatti, Henry Purcell and Giovanni Gabrielli


CLASSICAL (1750-1825)


First 25 years of the classical era (1750-1775) called the Rococo. This was a period of "cooling off" from the heated complexity of the Baroque period.


The new trend ushered in music of considerable elegance, restraint, poise, and gentility. Gradually, the surface charm yielded to the greater power and vision of classical composers.


Vienna, Austria became the center of the mature classical style


As court life diminished, music was heard in a variety of new settings, in public concerts and in social and political events.


Classical characteristics - clearer, simpler forms, thinner texture, more use of a single melody supported by accompaniment (called homophonic) rather than numerous, independent parts or voices (called polyphonic) as in the Baroque period.


Noted composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Josef Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven. They expanded the repertoire of chamber music, string quartets and symphonies.


ROMANTIC (1810-1900)

Emotion and instinct now were seen as sources of truth.

Objectivity, equilibrium and restraint of the Classical period gradually yielded to explosive philosophies and emotions.

General characteristics " personalization, impulsive emotional display, baring the soul, attraction for the exotic, mysterious, enchanting, fantastic and the natural. Composed works were larger-scale in forms, ensembles and durations.

Literature and Painting " reflected world filled with supernatural, magical, imaginative freedom and mystery

Music now allowed lavish, unrestrained harmonic and instrumental color, hot emotions and intense poetic tenderness.

This period also bred interesting performers and personalities, perhaps like today's rock stars.

Franz Liszt, pianist and composer whose technical prowess and dynamic stage presence are legendary - it was said women swooned and even picked up his cigar butts and put them in their bosoms!

Nicolai Paganini " violinist who strode onstage in a black cloak and played with such wizardry that it was said he was in league with the devil and that he played the violin with strings from the intestines of his late wife!

Noted composers: Brahms, Schumann, Schubert, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Tschaikowsky, Grieg, Wagner, Rachmaninoff


IMPRESSIONISM (1890-1925)

Out of the excesses of the previous period came the cool, refreshing alternative of impressionism. Inspiration came from without, not from within oneself.


Painting " blurred outlines, melting colors into one another. Depictions of sunsets, fog, moonlight, water and fireworks.
Noted painters: Monet, Manet, Pissaro, Renoir


Poetry - nuance was the most important. Symbolist poets used words to suggest an image and to act as a symbol, hence the name "Symbolist".


Music - intended to create atmosphere and project a beautiful moment or sensory effect. New and exotic sounds employed, more flexible rhythms, melodies more serene, less goal-oriented, and harmonies were used to create sonority rather than ground us in a particular key. Often gives feeling of drifting.


Noted composers: Debussy, Ravel, Resphigi, Griffes


20th CENTURY

Most fragmented of all the periods. Complicated, turbulent and exhilarating

One side - music offered highly controlled statements
Other side - music was totally free in expression

Experimentation in rhythm, form, melody, tuning of instruments

Traditional instruments were used but sometimes played with completely new techniques (e.g. "prepared piano"
where nails, paper clips, metal, bolts, plastic and paper were placed inside the piano on the strings to create different effects)

Electronic and computer-generated music came into prominence

Cross-polinization of world cultures with popular and commercial music

Some composers looked to the past in neobaroque, neoclassical and neoromantic inflections.

Noted composers: Bartok, Barber, Bernstein, Copland, Crumb, Gershwin, Ives, Prokofieff, Schoenberg, Stravinsky