Texts:
Music Theory for Non-Music Majors
Peter Spencer: Prentice Hall

The World of Music (with two CDs)
David Willoughby: Brown & Benchmark Publishers

Music Manuscript Paper, available at the Bookie or elsewhere.

Examples of exams, quizzes, final project, concert review, vocabulary, homework assignments, musical link, and compositions are on the home page.

Grading:
200 points. Three exams. The lowest grade of the three exams will be dropped. No makeup exams will be given.

100 points. Final project

200 points. On-line quizzes. Quizzes must be submitted by deadline. Grade is lowered for each day quiz is late, no matter what the reason.

300 points. Three short, original compositions utilizing the concepts obtained through listening to Western art music and studying the technical aspects needed to create music. Must be done with computer software.

100 points. Writing project: One two-page, double-spaced review of an approved concert or recital describing the performers, compositions, and composers, and performance.

50 points. Musical link submitted via e-mail.

25 points. Vital Statistics (name, ID number, section, and e-mail address) submitted by deadline (January 24). No late e-mails accepted. If unable to complete assignment by due date, drop the course.

Final exams:
9:00 Class: Wednesday, May 7, 8-10 am.
11:00 Class: Friday, May 9, 3:10 - 5:10
Drop the class now if you can not accommodate these times.

Goals of 153: All of the following goals are interdependent and equally important.

1. Increase of musical skills (vocabulary, clef readings, rhythm reading, interval identification, chord building, scale building, and beginning use of music software.
   
2. Appreciation of Western art music through listening to music of all time periods, and becoming acquainted with various musical styles from chant to minimalism.
   
3. Creativity of original melodies reflecting new skills, and increased listening observations. Student Computer Services at Duncan Dunn and Todd Hall computer labs are set up with ENCORE music software to aid in the notation of compositions.
   
4. Establishment of personal e-mail address.
   
   

Conduct: Collegiality, respectful discussion and courtesy will be the chosen mode of interaction by all who wish to remain in this classroom.

Attendance: Attendance at every class is required. If you miss more than three classes (for whatever reasons), your final exam will have half-a-letter grade subtracted from its total for each absence.
If you are unavoidably late for class, enter the class, and sit on the floor near the door. Do not go searching for a seat until there is a break in the class, for it is disruptive to others in these large classes.

1. Save all class exams, homework assignments, e-mail correspondence, and papers. If a grade is missing, the burden of proof is on you.
2. The teaching assistants, tutors (upon request), and I are available for help during office hours. You must bring the workbook with the examples already attempted.

Contract: Remaining in this course constitutes an agreement to abide by the terms listed above. If you do not accept these terms, please drop the course now.

Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 10:00-11:00 am, 242 Kimbrough Hall.
Telephone: 335 3970
e-mail: harbach@wsu.edu (availabe 24 hours a day to receive questions)
Home page: http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~harbach

Weekly Schedule
Week 1: January 13-17
Spencer: Chapter 1: The Keyboard and Basic Elements of Notation pp. 2 - 5 and ex. pp. 6 - 21
Willoughby: Chapter 1: Preparation for Listening
Chapter 2: Vocabulary for Listening and Understanding
Study Guide Weeks 1 & 2 on Home page
Homework: submit Vital Statistics On-line (name, ID number, section, and e-mail address) to harbach@wsu.edu (Assignment found on Message of the Day on the home page. Assignments accepted until end of Week 2, January 24.)

Week 2: January 20-24
Spencer: Chapter 2: Major and Minor Scales pp. 24 - 29
Chapter 3: Note Values p. 54 and ex. pp. 73
Homework 1 using music software due, January 24. Two points extra credit if submitted early.
Willoughby: Chapters 1 and 2
Chapter 3: Traditional Folk and Religious Music ex. 14 - 16
Study Guide Weeks 1 & 2 on Home page
E-mail homework: send e-mail to harbach@wsu.edu describing your musical background. I will respond via e-mail. Due January 24

Week 3: January 27-31
Spencer: Chapter 2: ex. pp. 31 - 41
Chapter 3: Simple meter pp. 55 - 56
Homework 2 using music software due January 31
Willoughby: Chapter 4: Jazz ex. 17, 18, 20, 21
Study Guide Week 3 on Home page

Week 4: February 3-7
Spencer: Chapter 2: ex. pp. 43 - 46
Chapter 3: ex. pp. 75 - 77
Willoughby: Chapter 5: Popular Music ex. 25, 27, 28
Study Guide Week 4 on Home page
COMPOSITION 1 DUE February 7

Week 5: February 10-14
Spencer: Chapter 3: pp. 48 - 58 and ex. pp. 59 -64
Willoughby: Chapters 6 and 7: World Music ex. 32, 36, 40, 42, 45, 47, 49
Study Guide Week 5 on Home page
Assignment: submit classical musical link and the reason why chosen. Due February 14 (50 points. Submit early, no duplicates allowed)
EXAM 1, February 14

Week 6: February 17-21
Spencer: Chapter 3: ex. pp. 65 - 86
Willoughby: Chapters 6 and 7
Study Guide Week 6 on Home page

Week 7: February 24-28
Spencer: Chapter 4: Melodic Intervals pp. 87 - 94 and ex. pp. 95 - 99
Willoughby: Chapter 8: Music to 1600 ex. 52 - 54
Study Guide Week 7 on Home page

Week 8: March 3-7
Spencer: Chapter 4: ex. pp. 87 - 94
Willoughby: Chapter 9: Music of the Baroque ex. 55, 57
Study Guide Weeks 8 & 9 on Home page
Homework 3 using music software due March 7

Week 9:
Spencer: Chapter 4: ex. pp. 95 - 99
Willoughby: Chapter 9
Study Guide Weeks 8 & 9 on Home page
EXAM 2, March 14

Week 10: March 24-28
Spencer: Chapter 5: Melody pp. 120 - 133
Willoughby: Chapter 10: Classic Period ex. 61, 66
Study Guide Week 10 on Home page

Week 11: March 31-April 4
Spencer: Chapter 5: ex. pp. 134 - 140
Willoughby: Chapter 11: Romantic Period ex. 67 - 69
Study Guide Week 11 on Home page
COMPOSITION 2 DUE April 4

Week 12: April 7-11
Spencer: Chapter 5: ex. pp. 141 - 157
Willoughby: Chapter 12: Music of the Twentieth Century ex. 72 and 73
Study Guide Weeks 12 & 13 on Home page
CONCERT REVIEW DUE April 11

Week 13: April 14-18
Spencer: Chapter 6: Triads, Meter, Notation pp. 165 - 174 and ex. pp. 177
Willoughby: Chapter 12
Study Guide Weeks 12 & 13 on Home page
EXAM 3, April 18

Week 14: April 21-25
Spencer: Chapter 6: ex. pp. 179 - 182
Willoughby: Chapter 13: Music of the Twentieth Century II ex. 76, 80, 82, 83
Study Guide Week 14 on Home page

Week 15: April 28-May 2
Spencer: Chapter 6: ex. pp. 183 - 190
Willoughby: Chapter 13
Chapter 14: Music in Today's Society
Study Guide Week 15 on Home page
COMPOSITION 3 DUE May 2

Week 16: May 5-9
Final exams: May 3-9
9:00 Class: Wednesday, May 7, 8-10 am.
11:00 Class: Friday, May 4, 3:10 - 5:10 pm.

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