FAC 253F: TOPICS IN MUSIC AND ART: THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

FAHS-453F/FAMH-453F: SPECIAL TOPICS IN MUSIC AND ART: THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

 

FALL, 2006                                                                            ROOM: 139 MAIN HALL

TIME: 9:25-10:40 am TUESDAYS/THURSDAYS

 

INSTRUCTORS:

 

Barbara Coleman, Ph.D.                                                         Office: Main Hall 124 C

E-mail: bcoleman@regis.edu                                                  Telephone: 303-964-5248

Office Hours: --9-10:15 (Mon and Wed.); 8:00-8:30 (Tues and Thurs) AND BY APPOINTMENT

 

Mark Davenport, Ph.D.                                                          Office: Main Hall 123 C

E-mail: mdavenpo@regis.edu                                                 Telephone: 303-964-3609

Office Hours: 2-4pm (1st & 3rd Mondays); 1:15-2:15pm (Tues and Thurs) AND BY APPOINTMENT

 

OBJECTIVES AND FORMAT:

 

This course fulfills the CORE requirement for Fine Arts as well as serving as an upper division requirement for art and music majors and minors. It addresses the interconnectedness of art and music and covers issues in the twentieth century. This class will stress the style, content, and context of the visual and performing arts in an effort to identify the part that cultural history plays in their production

 

REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS AVAILABLE AT THE UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE:

There is no required text for this course. Required reading will be available on line or hard copy.

 

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

 

5 Quizzes (100pts.each)                                                                      500 Points                  

Presentation                                                                                        200 Points

7 One-page response papers (30pts.each)                                           210 Points

½ Class participation/ ½ Attendance                                                    90 Points      

TOTAL FOR LOWER DIVISION STUDENTS                             1000 Points                            

 

 

FAHS 453f/ FAMH TERM PAPER                                                     200

TOTAL FOR UPPER DIVISION STUDENTS                               1200 Points                                                                                                                                                                

ATTENDANCE POLICY:

 

The course follows a lecture/ listening/ discussion format. Classroom discussions play an important part of the activities that take place. Topics covered in class provide the material for the quizzes. As such, attendance is very important and will be taken in each class period. Part of your class participation grade depends on regular attendance.

 

POLICY STATEMENT REGARDING EXAMINATIONS:

 

You may not miss an examination unless you meet both of the following conditions:

 

  • You must notify the instructor in advance of the examination by calling his or her office.
  • You are absent for a reason beyond your control, which you can document, such as a family or a medical emergency.

. If both conditions are not met, a grade of “F” for the examination will be given.

 

 

If both conditions are met, a make-up assignment will be scheduled for the following week; however, both instructors strongly discourage you from missing the examinations since the make-up is often a much longer assignment. In addition, the extra time that you receive merits that the assignment be graded more difficultly

The format of the exams may include all or a combination of the following:

 

  1. Straight identification of known visual and musical materials from your reading assignments and CDs (title, artist, period, date, and possibly medium).

 

  1. Unknown slide or music attribution (attribute the work of art to an artist, style, and approximate date).

 

  1. Short answers.

 

  1. Multiple choice questions.

 

  1. Terms and definitions.

 

  1. Compare and contrast two works of music or art.

 

  1. Short essay questions relating to the supplemental reading and listening.

 

POLICY STATEMENT REGARDING THE WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS:

 

The seven written assignments are due at the beginning of the class period. IF CIRCUMSTANCES PREVENT YOU FROM GETTING THEM IN AT THAT TIME, YOU ARE GIVEN A GRACE PERIOD OF ONE CLASS BUT YOU ARE DOCKED ONE LETTER GRADE. WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS ARE NOT ACCEPTED AFTER THE SECOND CLASS PERIOD.

 

Writing Format: Written assignments should be no longer than one typewritten, double-spaced page per reading.  Handwritten assignments will not be accepted.

 

Writing Style: A basic essay writing style is required. You will be asked to respond to the outside reading for each unit/ presentation. You are expected to focus on visual and aural materials and use an analytical and critical approach. We are not interested in stream of consciousness writing but in the critical analysis of assigned materials and topics. Obviously, written assignments should consist of complete sentences and be thoroughly proofread.  Please include a title page with your name, the name of the assignment,  the class number or title, and the date.

 

Foot Notes: When you refer to ideas and insights drawn from articles and books--and you are expected to do this--you must cite these sources. Using another person's words or ideas without crediting your source is plagiarism and will result in a grade of F on your paper.

 

Term Paper for FAHS 453F and FAMH 453F- Each upper division student will submit a term paper of between 8-10 type-written pages. It must focus on material relevant to your presentation topic. The research paper, in combination with the presentation, will be worth a total of 400 points. 

 

Further guidelines for all written assignments will be handed out later in the semester.

 

 

CLASS SCHEDULE:           

 

Week 1: August 29 & 31

BASIC TERMINOLOGY

Introduction to class

Begin terms in art and music                                                                       

 

Week 2: September 5 & 7

Terms in art and music

 

Week 3: September 12 & 14

Terms (cont)

 

Week 4: September 19 & 21

Sept. 19           QUIZ #1-- Terms in Music and Art

Sept. 21           GROUP ONE BEGINS—“WHAT IS MUSIC AND ART?”

                        READING ASSIGNMENT #1 DUE

 

Week 5: September 26 & 28

Sept. 26           GROUP ONE CONCLUDES

Sept. 28           SUMMARY OF “WHAT IS MUSIC AND ART?”

                        GROUP TWO BEGINS—“CENSORSHIP AND THE ARTS”

                        READING ASSIGNMENT #2 DUE

 

Week 6: October 3 & 5

Oct. 3              GROUP TWO CONTINUES

Oct. 5              GROUP TWO CONCLUDES

                        SUMMARY OF “CENSORSHIP AND THE ARTS”

 

 

 

 

 

Week 7: October of 10 & 12

Oct. 10            QUIZ #2 ON GROUPS ONE AND TWO

                        GROUP THREE BEGINS—“IMPRESSIONISM AND EXPRESSIONISM”

                        READING ASSIGNMENT #3 DUE

Oct. 12            GROUP THREE CONTINUES

 

Week 8: October 17 & 19

Oct. 17            FALL BREAK—NO CLASS

Oct. 19            GROUP THREE CONCLUDES

                        SUMMARY OF “IMPRESSIONISM/ EXPRESSIONISM”

 

Week 9: October 24 & 26

Oct. 24            GROUP FOUR BEGINS—“CHALLENGING THE STATUS QUO”     

                        READING ASSIGNMENT #4 DUE

Oct. 26            GROUP FOUR CONCLUDES

 

Week 10: Oct. 31 & Nov. 2

Oct. 31                        SUMMARY OF “CHALLENGING THE STATUS QUO”

                        GROUP FIVE BEGINS—“HARLEM RENAISSANCE”

                        READING ASSIGNMENT #5 DUE

Nov. 2             QUIZ #3 ON GROUPS THREE AND FOUR

GROUP FIVE CONTINUES

 

Week 11: November 7 & 9

Nov. 7             GROUP FIVE CONCLUDES

Nov.9              SUMMARY OF THE “HARLEM RENAISSANCE”

GROUP SIX BEGINS—“ART AND PROPOGANDA”

                        READING ASSIGNMENT #6 DUE

 

Week 12: November 14 & 16

Nov. 14           GROUP SIX CONTINUES

Nov. 16           GROUP SIX CONCLUDES

                        SUMMARY OF “ART AND PROPOGANDA”

                       

Week 13: November 21 & 23

Nov. 21           QUIZ #4 ON GROUPS FIVE AND SIX

GROUP SEVEN BEGINS—“MUSIC AND FILM”

                        READING ASSIGNMENT #7 DUE

Nov. 23           THANKSGIVING VACATION—NO CLASS

 

Week 14: November 28 & 30

Nov. 28           GROUP SEVEN CONTINUES 

Nov. 30           GROUP SEVEN CONCLUDES

                        SUMMARY OF “MUSIC AND FILM”

 

 

Week 15: December 5 & 7

Dec. 5              GROUP EIGHT BEGINS—“MUSIC AND ART IN VIDEOS”

                        READING ASSIGNMENT #8 DUE

Dec, 7              GROUP EIGHT CONCLUDES

                        SUMMARY OF “MUSIC AND ART IN VIDEOS”

 

FINAL EXAM: 8:00 AM., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2006

QUIZ #5 ON GROUPS SEVEN AND EIGHT

 

 

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