Dr. Charles Leinberger's Fall 2004 Schedule
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CHARLES LEINBERGER, PH.D. UTEP Course Syllabus: Spring Semester 2004 MUST 3216, Music Theory Seminar: Film Music Analysis T, 300PM-600PM, FFA Room M402 and W, 130PM-220PM, FFA Room M101 |
| Office: | Fox Fine Arts Center, Room M432 |
| Office Phone: | (915) 747-7800 |
| E-mail: | CHARLESL@UTEP.EDU |
| Office Hours: | T and R 100PM-300PM, or by appointment |
| Textbooks: | Roy M. Prendergast: Film Music: A Neglected Art (Required) |
| Royal S. Brown: Overtones and Undertones (Optional, on reserve at UTEP Library) | |
| Claudia Gorbman: Unheard Melodies (Optional, on reserve at UTEP Library) | |
| Randall D. Larson: Musique Fantastique (Optional, on reserve at UTEP Library) | |
| Christopher Palmer: The Composer in Hollywood (Optional, on reserve at UTEP Library) | |
| Jeff Smith: The Sounds of Commerce (Optional, on reserve at UTEP Library) | |
| Tony Thomas: Music for the Movies 2nd edition (Optional, on reserve at UTEP Library) |
| Week | Dates | Topic | Reading | Screening | Quiz? |
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| 1 | January 16 | History | Prendergast: Chapters 1-4 | None, Read Syllabus - Send E-mail | No |
| 2 | January 20 | Aesthetics | Prendergast: Chapters 6-7 | Music for the Movies (Hollywood Sound) | No |
| January 21 | |||||
| 3 | January 27 | Technique | Prendergast: Chapter 8 | Laura (1944) | No |
| January 28 | |||||
| 4 | February 3 | Contemporary Techniques and Tools | Prendergast: Chapters 10-12 | Music for the Movies (Herrmann) | No |
| February 4 | |||||
| 5 | February 10 | Midterm I | None | None | Midterm I |
| February 11 | Bernard Herrmann | Brown: pp. 289-93, Larson: pp. 109-28, Palmer: pp. 234-293, Thomas: pp. 186-94 | Citizen Kane (1941) | No | |
| 6 | February 17 | ||||
| February 18 | Max Steiner | Gorbman: pp. 70-98, Larson: pp. 8-15, Palmer: pp. 15-50, Thomas: pp. 141-59, Leinberger: Handout 1 | Now, Voyager (1942) | No | |
| 7 | February 24 | ||||
| February 25 | Miklós Rózsa | Brown: pp. 271-80, Larson: pp. 65-75, Palmer: pp. 186-233, Thomas: pp. 114-24 | Ben-Hur (1959) | No | |
| 8 | March 2 | ||||
| March 3 | John Barry | Brown: pp. 322-333, Larson: pp. 317-21, Smith: pp. 100-30, Leinberger: Handout 2 | Goldfinger (1964) | No | |
| 9 | March 9 | ||||
| March 10 | Review for Midterm II | None | None | No | |
| SB | March 15-19 | Spring Break | None | None | No |
| 10 | March 23 | Midterm II | None | None | Midterm II |
| March 24 | Ennio Morricone | Brown: pp. 225-34, Larson: pp. 194-201, Smith: pp. 131-53, Leinberger: Handout 3 | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) | No | |
| 11 | March 30 | ||||
| 12 | April 6 | TBA | |||
| April 7 | John Williams | Larson: pp. 293-304 | Jaws (1975) | No | |
| 13 | April 13 | ||||
| April 14 | James Horner | Larson: pp. 323-27 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) | No | |
| 14 | April 20 | ||||
| April 21 | Jerry Goldsmith | Larson: pp. 251-65, Thomas: pp. 284-91 | Star Trek: First Contact (1996) | No | |
| 15 | April 27 | ||||
| April 28 | Review for Final | None | None | No | |
| Finals | May 6 | None | None | None | Final |
| The final grade will be calculated as follows: | |||
| Read Syllabus - Send E-mail | 10 points | 1% of final grade | |
| 3 Office Visits | 10 points each | 30 points | 3% of final grade |
| Class Attendance, Preparation and Participation | Approximately 20.74 (560/27) points per class | 560 points | 56% of final grade |
| Midterm Exam I | 100 points | 10% of final grade | |
| Midterm Exam II | 100 points | 10% of final grade | |
| Final Exam | 200 points | 20% of final grade | |
| Total Points Possible | 1000 points | 100% of final grade | |
| Letter grades will be assigned based on the total number of points earned. The instructor may assign a higher (or lower) grade based on the student's effort and rate of improvement throughout the semester. A grade of "W" will be assigned only if a student drops the course before the Course Drop Deadline, which is March 8, 2004. | |||
| A | 900-1000 points | 90.0-100.0% | |
| B | 800-899 points | 80.0-89.9% | |
| C | 700-799 points | 70.0-79.9% | |
| D | 600-699 points | 60.0-69.9% | |
| F | 0-599 points | 0.0-59.9% | |
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The following policies apply to all of Dr. Leinberger's classes: 1) After reading the syllabus and before the end of week four, each student should send an e-mail to CHARLESL@UTEP.EDU acknowledging that the syllabus has been read and is understood. 2) Students are required to visit the instructor's office during weeks 5, 10 and 15. Each visit will include a brief update of the student's progress, including attendance, current percentage of points earned and best possible semester grade. In addition, students are encouraged to visit the instructor's office as often as possible. 3) Unexcused absences exceeding 20% (1 out of 5 class meetings) will prevent you from receiving any extra help outside of class and may lower your final grade. If a student arrives to class after attendance has been taken, it is the student's responsibility to notify the instructor of their presence after class. 4) Late assignments may be submitted up to seven calendar days (168 hours) after the original due date for 50% of their original point value. After seven calendar days, late assignments may still be submitted, but for no point value. It is strongly suggested that students keep old assignments and quizzes until after final grades have been submitted. Old assignments, if not picked up by the student in class, will be placed in the tray on the instructor's office door. 5) Cellular telephones and pagers must be turned off or in silent mode during class. 6) Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. See "Academic Integrity" from the Dean of Students for more information. |
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The following policies apply to this class: 7) The Midterm Exams will be February 10, and March 23, during class. 8) The Final Exam for a Tuesday (TR) 3:00 PM class is Thursday, May 6, from 1:00 to 3:45 PM. You may not change the day or time of your Final Exam. |
| All of this information is subject to change. |