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.
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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