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ART100ZA(芸術学 / Art studies 100)
Music Appreciation

Cathy Cox

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Faculty/Graduate school Department of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies
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Year 2024
Class code A6129
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Previous Class title
Term 春学期授業/Spring
Day/Period 水5/Wed.5
Class Type
Campus 市ヶ谷 / Ichigaya
Classroom name 市富士‐F308
Grade 1~4
Credit(s) 2
Notes
Open Program
Open Program (Notes)
Global Open Program
Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers
Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers (Notes)
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SDGs CP
Urban Design CP
Diversity CP
Learning for the Future CP
Carbon Neutral CP
Chiyoda Campus Consortium
Duplicate Subjects Taken Under Previous Class Title
Category (commenced 2024 onwards) 100-level Introductory Courses(入門)
Art-Media-Sociology
Category (commenced 2020-2023) 100-level Introductory Courses(入門)
Humanities
Category (commenced 2016-2019) 100-level Introductory Courses
Arts and Literature

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Outline and objectives

What is music, how is it made, and what does it mean to 'appreciate' it? In this course we will investigate these and other questions surrounding music-making and musical experiences. Each week students will participate in directed listening and music-making activities as we explore various genres of music with an emphasis on Western music traditions.

Goal

Students will be able to:
(1) develop vocabulary to talk about music;
(2) develop listening skills;
(3) develop ability to interpret, appreciate, and critique music in a variety of forms and contexts.

Which item of the diploma policy will be obtained by taking this class?

Will be able to gain “DP 2”, “DP 3”, and “DP 4”.

Default language used in class

英語 / English

Method(s)(学期の途中で変更になる場合には、別途提示します。 /If the Method(s) is changed, we will announce the details of any changes. )

The course is taught through a combination of lectures, guided listening sessions, musical activities, and group discussions. The course will facilitate self-learning through required weekly reading and listening assignments that will be assessed through short writing assignments, as well as collective learning through a final group presentation. Feedback will be given collectively in class or through the Learning Management System (Google Classroom), depending on the nature of the assignment.

Active learning in class (Group discussion, Debate.etc.)

あり / Yes

Fieldwork in class

なし / No

Schedule

授業形態/methods of teaching:対面/face to face

※各回の授業形態は予定です。教員の指示に従ってください。

1[オンライン/online]:Introduction

Overview of the course and requirements. Selection evaluation (as needed)

2[対面/face to face]:Time and Rhythm

Music as a time-based artform. Keywords include tempo, beats, metronomes, BPM; meter; rhythmic notations. Intersections with poetry and dance.

3[対面/face to face]:Melody

Music as a horizontal flow of tones. Keywords include pitch, tuning, modes, scales, phrases, closure.

4[対面/face to face]:Timbre

Music as an appreciation of the sound of sounds. Keywords include vocals, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, harmonics, waveforms, synthesis, noise.

5[対面/face to face]:Texture & Harmony

Music as vertical combinations of sound. Keywords include monophony, biphony, polyphony, heterophony,homophony, chord names, major/minor triads, seventh -chords.

6[対面/face to face]:Harmonic function

Matching chords to melodies. Keywords include tonic, dominant, subdominant, non-chordal tones, cadence.

7[対面/face to face]:Mid-term review

Review of topics and materials from weeks 1-6. Selection of group projects.

8[対面/face to face]:Studio production

Basic DAW techniques. Keywords including panning, EQ filters, compression, side-chaining.

9[対面/face to face]:Repetition and Form

Standard ways of organizing a song or instrumental piece of music. Keywords include binary, ternary, verse, chorus.

10[対面/face to face]:The Art of Performance

Improvisation, interpretation, cover-versions and mashups.

11[対面/face to face]:Music Analysis 1

Student-led discussions and presentations of music analysis projects

12[対面/face to face]:Music Analysis 2

Student-led discussions and presentations of music analysis projects

13[対面/face to face]:Music Analysis 3

Student-led discussions and presentations of music analysis projects

14[対面/face to face]:Review and Wrap-Up

Review of topics and materials

Work to be done outside of class (preparation, etc.)

Students are expected to read assigned texts, listen to assigned recordings, and complete assigned writing and creative tasks. Students are also expected to find music examples to share with the class. Preparatory study and review time for this class are 2 hours per week.

Textbooks

Required weekly reading and listening assignments will be made available by the instructor.

References

GOTHAM, Mark et al. (2021). Open Music Theory, version 2 (https://viva.pressbooks.pub/openmusictheory)
MOUNT, Andre. (2020). Fundamentals, Function, and Form: Theory and Analysis of Tonal Western Art Music (https://milneopentextbooks.org/fundamentals-function-and-form/)

Grading criteria

In-Class Discussion and Activities: 30%,
Weekly Questionnaires: 50%
Group Presentation: 20%

Changes following student comments

Integrated opportunities for music-making activities. More discussion of harmony.

Equipment student needs to prepare

Some in-class activities may require the use of computers, tablets or smartphones for the creation and/or playback of sound.
Recommend GarageBand for Mac OS; Studio One for Windows OS.

Others

Class materials and assignments can be accessed through Google Classroom.

Prerequisite

None