| COURSE INFORMATION |
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| Description: | An upper level course which exposes the student to a wide variety of traditional and contemporary analytical and compositional topics.
Intended for theory/composition majors, but may be taken by all upper level music students.
May be taken for graduate credit with the approval of the graduate music advisor.
Graduate students are also required to present a Sonata Form Project during class on Monday of Week 15.
The instructor will assign a sonata-form movement from a Mozart piano sonata, string quartet, or symphony.
Graduate students will prepare a chart of the movement and present a 30-minute lecture during class.
The lecture will include descibing formal, thematic, and harmonic details of the movement and will include listening to a recording.
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| Location: | FOX Room M102 |
| Meeting Times | MW, 1:30PM-2:20PM |
| Prerequisite: | A grade of "C" or better in MUST 2112 and 2314 and a passing grade on the Upper Division Music Theory Advancement Exam |
| INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION |
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| Name: | Charles Francis Leinberger |
| E-mail: | CHARLESL@UTEP.EDU |
| Office: | Fox Fine Arts Center, Room M401B |
| Office Phone: | (915) 747-7800 |
| Office Hours: | Charles Francis Leinberger's Office Hours |
| Biography: | Charles Francis Leinberger's Biography |
| TEXTBOOK |
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| Scores: |
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 17-22 (Required)
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 23-27 (Required)
Mozart: Later Symphonies (Nos. 35-41) (Required) |
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| COURSE GOALS, OBJECTIVES, OUTCOMES, ETC. |
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| Course Goal: |
To provide the student with the theoretical knowledge and skills needed for success in a career in music performance, education, or composition. |
| Course Objective: |
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- Understand and appreciate the musical forms of the period of common practice which are evident in Mozart's works;
- Understand and appreciate Mozart's use of chromatic harmony and modulation within those forms;
- Begin understanding Mozart's musical vocabulary, the melodic, harmonic, rhythmic, and formal devices he uses repeatedly;
- Begin understanding the ingenuity and humor that Mozart consistently incorporates into his music.
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| GRADING |
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| The final grade will be calculated according to the following point values: |
| 24 Assignments |
25 points each |
600 points |
60% of final grade |
| Midterm Exam 1 |
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100 points |
10% of final grade |
| Midterm Exam 2 |
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100 points |
10% of final grade |
| Final Exam |
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200 points |
20% of final grade |
| Total Points Possible |
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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 the Friday of Week 10 (April 3, 2009). |
| 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% |
| W |
A grade of "W" (Withdrawal) will be assigned only if a student drops the course before the Course Drop Deadline, which is the Friday of Week 10. |
| I | A grade of "I" (Incomplete) will be assigned only if the student provides documentation for a situation that prevents him or her from completing the requirements for a passing grade.
These situation include, but are not limited to, hospitalization, incarceration, and military deployment. |
| SCHEDULE |
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| Week |
Days |
Topic |
Assignment |
Listening |
Test |
| 1 |
W |
Mozart PC 20 (I) |
1 |
Mozart PC 20 (I) |
No |
| Mozart PC 20 (II) |
2 |
Mozart PC 20 (II) |
No |
| 2 |
M |
Mozart PC 20 (III) |
3 |
Mozart PC 20 (III) |
No |
| W |
Mozart PC 21 (I) |
4 |
Mozart PC 21 (I) |
No |
| 3 |
M |
Mozart PC 21 (II) |
5 |
Mozart PC 21 (II) |
No |
| W |
Mozart PC 21 (III) |
6 |
Mozart PC 21 (III) |
No |
| 4 |
M |
Mozart PC 23 (I) |
7 |
Mozart PC 23 (I) |
No |
| W |
Mozart PC 23 (II) |
8 |
Mozart PC 23 (II) |
No |
| 5 |
M |
Review for Midterm Exam 1 |
None |
Mozart PC 20 (all), 21 (all), 23 (I, II) |
No |
| W |
Midterm Exam 1 |
None |
Mozart PC 20 (all), 21 (all), 23 (I, II) |
Midterm Exam 1 |
| 6 |
M |
Mozart PC 23 (III) |
9 |
Mozart PC 23 (III) |
No |
| W |
Mozart PC 24 (I) |
10 |
Mozart PC 24 (I) |
No |
| 7 |
M |
Mozart PC 24 (II) |
11 |
Mozart PC 24 (II) |
No |
| W |
Mozart PC 24 (III) |
12 |
Mozart PC 24 (III) |
No |
| 8 |
M |
Mozart S 39 (I) |
13 |
Mozart S 39 (I) |
No |
| W |
Mozart S 39 (II) |
14 |
Mozart S 39 (II) |
No |
| SB |
Spring Break |
| 9 |
M |
Mozart S 39 (III) |
15 |
Mozart S 39 (III) |
No |
| W |
Mozart S 39 (IV) |
16 |
Mozart S 39 (IV) |
No |
| 10 |
M |
Review for Midterm Exam 2 |
None |
Mozart PC 23 (III), 24 (all), S 39 (all) |
No |
| W |
Midterm Exam 2 |
None |
Mozart PC 23 (III), 24 (all), S 39 (all) |
Midterm Exam 2 |
| 11 |
M |
Mozart S 40 (I) |
17 |
Mozart S 40 (I) |
No |
| W |
Mozart S 40 (II) |
18 |
Mozart S 40 (II) |
No |
| 12 |
M |
Mozart S 40 (III) |
19 |
Mozart S 40 (III) |
No |
| W |
Mozart S 40 (IV) |
20 |
Mozart S 40 (IV) |
No |
| 13 |
M |
Mozart S 41 (I) |
21 |
Mozart S 41 (I) |
No |
| W |
Mozart S 41 (II) |
22 |
Mozart S 41 (II) |
No |
| 14 |
M |
Mozart S 41 (III) |
23 |
Mozart S 41 (III) |
No |
| W |
Mozart S 41 (IV) |
24 |
Mozart S 41 (IV) |
No |
| 15 |
M |
Graduate Sonata Form Projects, Review for Final Exam |
None |
Mozart PC 20, 21, 23, 24, S 39, 40, 41 (all) |
No |
| W |
Review for Final Exam |
None |
Mozart PC 20, 21, 23, 24, S 39, 40, 41 (all) |
No |
| Finals |
W |
Final Exam |
None |
None |
Final Exam |
