Grading scale

Some students have been asking how the grading scale was determined for the class. It is based on the UW grading system ( here is the link). Below is the scale from the website:

Letter	Number	Note
A	4.0-3.9
A-	3.8-3.5
B+	3.4-3.2
B	3.1-2.9
B-	2.8-2.5
C+	2.4-2.2
C	2.1-1.9
C-	1.8-1.5
D+	1.4-1.2
D	1.1-0.9
D-	0.8-0.7	Lowest passing grade.
E	0.0	Academic failure. No credit earned.

More concerts!

Here is another concert for those of you that are interested:

Bellevue Chamber Chorus (directions to the performance site from UW)
Sunday, December 9th at 3PM in Prospect Congregational United Church of Christ (Seattle, WA)
Here is the link to buy tickets

Reminder of Upcoming Concerts

Hello Music 185! There are a few concerts coming up that might interest you:

UW Chamber Singers and Chorle
Studio Jazz I 
Studio Jazz II (also on November 29th, but in Brechemin)
UW Women's Choir and University Singers on November 29th, at 7:30PM in University Presbyterian Church (
4540 15th ave NE Seattle, WA)
Oceana Quartet on December 2nd, in Brechemin Auditorium at 4:30PM

Happy Concerting!

Amazing concerts this weekend!

This weekend, there are 2 orchestras performing that have very affordable student pricing. In an effort to help you reach your concert attendance requirement, I will accept both of these concerts for the concert attendance:

1. http://psso.org/concerts-tickets/2012-2013-schedule
This concert will feature a Haydn symphony, a zippy Ravel work, and the mammoth 5th Symphony of Shostakovich. If you buy tickets online it is only $5 for students, at the door it is $6.
The concert will take place Saturday night (the 17th) at 7:30PM at Townhall downtown (check out this link for directions: http://townhallseattle.org/directions/)

2. http://philharmonianw.org/
This concert features a world premier (you will be the first audience to see the piece!), a clarinet concerto (remember the day I brought a clarinet to class?), and selections from Smetana's Ma Vlast (programmatic music at its finest!). Student tickets are $12 online (http://www.philharmonianw.org/?page_id=161) or $12 at the door (I believe... the website didn't say what it would cost at the door, though). The concert will take place at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (4805 NE 45th St. Seattle, WA) at 2:30pm on Sunday (the 18th).

Happy concerting, see you in class!

 

Concert Attendance Guide

Step 1: Go to 5 concerts and collect 5 programs and/or tickets (for Seattle Symphony concerts collect tickets, for all other concerts - including UW concerts - collect programs). At the end of all UW School of Music concerts there will be an usher that will sign your programs. When you submit your programs to Nicole, all programs from School of Music programs must have this signature for them to count for credit.




Step 2: Bring your materials to Nicole to sign them (as she signs them, she will record your score for the assignment in her gradebook) by Wednesday, December 11, 2013, before 9:00AM. When you submit your materials, she will ask you 3 questions about your concert experience for the School of Music concerts. In order to receive credit for the concerts, you must have informed responses to these questions. You will not receive credit if you cannot demonstrate active attendance at these concerts. Example questions may include, but are not limited to:
How large was the group on stage?
Was there any point in which someone spoke to the audience?
During the multi-movement piece did the music stop? Or was it continuous?
During the fanfare, who was playing?

P.S. You can only submit your materials once. Nicole will not take programs throughout the quarter as you obtain programs.

Listening to Music!

Below are links to the pieces you need to know for the exams. There are 2 or 3 pieces per genre, and for the first exam you will be asked to identify 3 of the first 6 recordings listed here (Orchestra and Wind Ensemble). On the second exam you will be asked to identify 4 of the 10 recordings listed here (all genres). I will play the piece from the beginning for the exam. During the exam I will play the piece in question for 1 minute from the beginning, two times.

Orchestra
1. Shostakovich Symphony No. 5, Movement 2 - Allegretto
2. Respighi Pines of Rome
3. Mendelssohn Violin Concert, Movements 3 and 4
Wind Ensemble
1. Bernstein Slava! A Celebration for Band
2. Grainger Lincolnshire Posy, Movement 1 - Libson
3. Stamp Gavorkna Fanfare
Jazz Band/Combo
1. Foster Who, Me?
2. Kubis Chinese Samba
Choir
1. Barbershop Quartet Irish Lullaby
2. Gorczycki In virtute tua, Domine

Welcome!

Hello new Music 185 students! Below are links to the syllabus and the quizzes. Please take a minute to look at the website. All of the contact information is posted here, as well as any announcements about concerts that are going on. As you can see below, the quizzes have time limits. These time limits start the moment you click on the hyperlink. You must be logged into your MyUW account in order to access these quizzes.
Here is a link to the syllabus.
Here is a link to Quiz 1 - Elements of Music (10 minute time limit).
Here is a link to Quiz 2 - Families of Sound (10 minute time limit)
Here is a link to Quiz 3 - Chapter 4, History of Jazz (10 minute time limit)
Here is a link to Quiz 4 - Chapter 3, European Vocal Music (10 minute time limit)
Here is a link to Quiz 5 - Chapter 6, Instrumental Music Forms (10 min. time limit)
Here is a link to Quiz 6 - Chapter 5, American Vocal Music (10 minute time limit)

Composer concert CANCELLED!

The composer concert tonight has been cancelled! Please let me know if you have any questions! -Music 185

New Concert for Extra Credit

Good afternoon Music 185,

Last year we allowed a special extra concert involving UW students. This year, we are doing it again and we are offering the same incentive: twice the amount of extra credit for this concert (4 points instead of 2)! The concert is Winds for Hope: Tomodachi through Music, and Proceeds go to replace musical instruments for Japanese students affected by the Tohoku Earthquake-Tsunami. This concert is on March 11, 2012 at 7:30PM at Benarroya Hall in downtown Seattle (200 University St, Seattle, WA). There are plenty of buses that can take you a block away from the hall that leave the University district and there is also parking available in the building (for a fee, of course). Student ticket prices will be available tomorrow only!!! You will need to bring $15 CASH to class. Tickets will be sold after the lecture. This concert happens the day before your extra credit is due. If you buy your tickets now, you will save $10. However, if you would rather wait, you can purchase tickets online for $25 until the show is sold out (which it will be soon). Please email me if you have any questions. I hope to see many of you with cash in hand to purchase tickets for this concert tomorrow. Here is the website for the event if you want more details: http://windsforhope.org/

See you in class tomorrow!

Professor Harreld