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Course Syllabus
Course Information MUSI 3381.501, Wind Ensemble Fall 2011 7pm until 9:45pm, Tuesdays Classroom: AH1 1.104 Important Events: Dress Rehearsals for final exam: 7pm Tuesday, Nov. 22nd and Nov.29th. Mid-term: Mall Concert*: Time and Date TBA Final Exam: Tuesday, December 6th 2011- 7pm Final Concert! University Theater Professor Contact Information Winston Stone, Ph.D. Arts and Humanities Office JO 4.628 Mail JO-31 Office Hours: Most Mondays and Wednesdays, 12:00 PM 1:00 PM, and by appointment. Email: Winston.Stone@utdallas.edu Phone: 972-883-6398 Graduate Conductor: Ruben Rosales ***For email communication with instructors you MUST use UTD email. Please do not use the email on eLearning.*** Course Pre-requisites, Co-requisites, and Restrictions An audition is necessary to participate in MUSI 3381, which is an upper-level music performance class. Prior musical knowledge is necessary; a pre-requisite would include previous performance competence, the ability to play in both a solo an ensemble setting on a wind instrument.

Course Description This is a performance class. This course will introduce students to wind music in the European tradition and through rehearsal, instruction, and practical assignments, prepare a selection of works to present for concerts. Students in MUSI 3381 will perform in two required concerts. Students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the descriptive, interpretive, and evaluative elements of criticism in music in the works performed.

2 Student Learning Objectives/Outcomes Students will be expected to identify and discuss the major elements of Western Music such as harmony, melody, form, timbre, interpretation, texture, and dynamics as they pertain to performance practice. Students will be expected to compare and contrast the fundamental characteristics of the styles and elements of music and will be evaluated through a final concert, class participation, and analyses of three musical performances. This should result in a better understanding, and in turn, a greater appreciation of performing music in a concert setting. Students of MUSI 3381 must attend at least three music events and complete a critique form for those events. Critique forms will be available on eLearning under Course Content. These critiques will address the interpretive aspects of music, as well as an ability to describe and evaluate the content of a musical work, usually one performed during the semester.

Required Music: Will generally be provided for by the instructor. In some cases students may wish to provide their own sheet music. Suggested Textbooks and Materials: The Unanswered Question Leonard Bernstein Readings on eLearning Notebook for in-class information, pencil for editing music Other Suggested Course Materials:
Music Data Base: Naxos Music Library Online You can get to the Classical Music Library database by going to the librarys webpage (www.utdallas.edu/library). Under Collections, click on Find Articles and Databases; then

click on N (for Naxos Music Library Online) and scroll down in the database title list. If youre off-campus, you will be prompted for your id. Assignment Schedule MUSI 3381 Fall 2011
Week 1: Tuesday, August 30st: Introduction, Syllabus and Course Overview, Elements of Music including melody (pitch), harmony, rhythm, form, timbre, texture, dynamicsFundamentals of notation, key centers, acoustical properties of music instruments; Major Scales; Selection of Chamber music groups. Week 2: Tuesday, Sept. 6th Fundamentals Major Scales; Music selection; seat selection. Week 3: Tuesday, September 13st- Music preparation and rehearsal Week 4: Tuesday, Sept.20th: Music preparation and rehearsal Week 5: Tuesday, Sept. 27th: Music preparation and rehearsal Week 6: Tuesday, Oct.4th Lecture: Criticism- Description Week 7: Tuesday, Oct.11th Bernstein Intro- p. 53 Lecture: Criticism- Interpretation

Week 8: Tuesday, Oct. 18th Lecture: Criticism- Evaluation Wed. Oct. 19th,12 Noon: Possible Mall Concert* Week 9: Tuesday, Oct. 25^Critique #1 is due^ Descriptive criticism, Bernstein pp.I54-119 Music preparation and rehearsal Week 10: Tuesday, Nov. 1st Music preparation and rehearsal Week 11: Tuesday, Nov. 8h Bernstein pp.120-193 Music preparation and rehearsal Week 12: Tuesday, Nov.15th ^Critique #2^ Interpretative criticism Week 13: Tuesday, Nov. 22th Music preparation and rehearsal (Dress Rehearsal #2) Week 14: Tuesday, Nov. 29th (Dress Rehearsal #1) ^Critique #3^ Evaluative criticism Week 15: Final Concert: Tuesday, December 6th, 7pm, University Theater. Week 16: Tuesday, Dec. 13th Last Day for ^Critiques^ #2 and #3.

Dress rehearsal: 7pm, Tuesday, Nov.22th. Also, Tuesday, Nov.29th Final Exam: Final Concert, Tuesday, December 6th, 7pm, University Theater. Additional Mall Concert performance and dress rehearsal TBA

Check the UTDallas Academic Calendar for Drop/Withdrawal Deadlines.

http://www.utdallas.edu/student/registrar/calendar/documents/AcademicCalendarFall20112.pdf

Grading Policy
Class Participation- Including preparation for at least two performances, one of which will act as the final exam (see below): (This grade includes attendance and rehearsal decorum.) Mid- Term Exam: preparation for (1) one 12 noon Mall Concert* Final Exam: Final Concert Tuesday, December 6th, 7pm University Theater Critiques (3): 20% 20% 30% 30%

Critiques #1 & #2 should be live concerts, and mostly classical in nature. The piece that you will critique should be written by a composer of the common practice period, or one approved by the instructor. Critique #3 may be a live or recorded performance, and may be used for an optional presentation. *This is the second of your required performances. At times, a student may request an alternate Mall Concert performance (with rehearsals). This must be approved by the instructor prior to the Mall Concert.

4 Extra credit: A presentation of an additional critique will add two to four points to the final grade. Pieces for presentations must be in electronic media and no longer than four minutes in length. Grading Policy 98 100 93 97 90 92 88 89 83 87 80 82 78 79 73 77 70 72 68 69 63 67 60 62 Below 60 A+ A AB+ B BC+ C CD+ D DF

Course & Instructor Policies

Attendance and Class Participation: Attendance is mandatory and roll is taken at each class. An absence or lateness will only be considered if excused by email prior to the class, except in cases of emergency or as noted below. Reading selections will be discussed in class. This syllabus is subject to change at the instructors discretion. Critiques: Students are required to critique three musical performances. Critique forms will be provided. The first two critiques should be live classical concerts. With the permission of the instructor, the third critique may be a live concert or any recording of your choice. Free concerts are available throughout the year on campus as well as at other off-campus venues. Concert information will be posted on eLearning.

Decorum, Classroom Citizenship, and Extra-curricular matters: All written work and class discussion for this course must employ gender-neutral, nonsexist language, and rhetorical constructions. Such practice is part of a classroom environment according full respect and opportunity to all participants by all others.
Students may request to do one extra credit assignment at the instructors discretion. Late assignments will be accepted no later than the next class and the grade will be reduced by 10%.

Field Trip Policies There are no scheduled off-campus field trips although students are encouraged to attend off-campus concerts.

UT Dallas Syllabus Policies and Procedures

http://coursebook.utdallas.edu/syllabus-policies/

These descriptions and timelines are subject to change at the discretion of the instructor.