History of Western Music II

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Find, interpret, and evaluate information on diverse cultures;

• Describe interconnections among regions of the world;

• Use diverse cultural frames of reference and alternative perspectives to analyze issues;

• Identify works of the period under study presented either aurally or in score;

• Identify and explain the significance of major composers, genres, styles, forms, venues, performers, musical practices, texts, and contexts of the period;

• Discuss, orally and in writing, the characteristics of musical genres and individual works of the period, using appropriate musical terminology;

• Discuss, orally and in writing, the intellectual and cultural contexts for these genres and works;

• Locate, evaluate, and cite information relevant to a historical question from the period; and

• Apply the information in original essays addressing historical and/or critical questions.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Attendance	10%
Participation (discussion leading)	10%
Participation (response panel)	15%
3 Quizzes	30%
Midterm reflection paper	15%
Final research paper	20%

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
93–100	A
90–92	A-
87–89	B+
83–86	B
80–82	B-
77–79	C+
73–76	C
70–72	C-
66–69	D+
63–65	D
60–62	D-
59 or below	F

Attendance/Participation:

Attendance and participation is a core expectation of this course. Therefore, students who earn an attendance grade of 0% cannot earn a passing grade.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

J. Peter Burkholder, A History of Western Music, 10th ed. (New York: W.W. Norton, 2019). Students are expected to have access to a computer with a browser and word processor.

 

As per UNC policy (400.1.6[R]), this course “engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.”