Music App Syllabus

Music Appreciation - Autumn 2019
You will need the following:

*A 3-ring binder with pockets and loose leaf paper
*Earbuds or earphones
Mrs. Munsell – [email protected]

www.wcusd5chorus.weebly.com
Google Classroom code - tku533
Welcome to Music Appreciation. This is a non-performance

music class for students, 9th – 12th grades, designed to expose you to music from ~900
AD to current day. You do not need specific musical skills, other than an ability to
appreciate (notice, I did not say “like”…) a wide variety of musical styles. Through this
class, we will expand our knowledge of the performers, composers, compositions and
the culture surrounding our music.
My goal for this class is that it will be a discussion/debate class as opposed to lectures
only. All musical opinions are valid and worth respectful discussion and consideration.
Grades will be determined by the following:

Participation in daily discussions – ~20 pts. per week (4 points per day)
Listening Journal - due every 3 weeks
Chapter/Unit worksheets and handouts – varied point values
Chapter/Unit Quizzes – 20-30 points each (includes listening identification)
Combined Chapter/Unit Tests – 40-50 points each (includes listening identification)
Google Slide “Soundtrack” project – 30 points each
Film Scoring Project - 30 points (dependent upon our school computers...sigh…)
Concert Review (required attendance at a school concert) - 30 points
All assignments will be posted on Google Classroom prior to class introduction

EXTRA CREDIT is available by completing a second Concert Review.
Websites used in Music Appreciation:

www.Pandora.com
www.Musictheory.net
www.Wcusd5chorus.weebly.com
www.Youtube.com
http://Glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078297567/student_view0/
www.Teachrock.org
www.Rollingstone.org
www.Grammy.com
Syllabus
Music! Its Role and Importance In Our Lives TEXTBOOK
Chapter 1 – The Pleasure of Music
Chapter 2 – Music As Culture
Soundtrack Project
Chapter 3 – Experiencing Music
Chapter 4 – Find The Beat, Feel The Rhythm
Quiz
Chapter 6 – Vocal Music
Chapter 7 – Making Musical Decisions
Chapter 8 – Musical Creators
Quiz
Chapter 15 – Musical Theatre
Chapter 16 – Music In Film
Quiz
Youtube Film Scoring Project
Chapter 17 – Medieval Renaissance and Baroque Music
Chapter 18 – The Classical and Romantic Periods
Chapter 19 – Twentieth-Century Classical Music
Test
Chapter 20 - Music in Political and Social Movements
** Midterm**
“The History of Rock and Roll” - Handouts/Powerpoints/Websites

Chapter 1 - The Roots of Rock and Roll
Quiz
Chapter 2 - The Birth of Rock and Roll
In the mid-1950s, Rock and Roll slammed into the consciousness of the
American people. There was no denying that Rock and Roll had arrived. It was the first
American musical tradition constructed from many musical traditions, including Gospel, Blues,
Country, Jazz and R&B. In bringing together these musical bloodlines, Rock and Roll also
brought people together, from across regions, race and class lines, and, finally, across oceans.
It was the beginning of a historical turn that would change daily life in the modern world. This
first section, The Birth of Rock and Roll, explores the roots of Rock and Roll, its emergence and
its entrance into the cultural mainstream of America.
Test
Chapter 3 - Teenage Rebellion
From its raucous beginnings to the time of its mainstream acceptance, Rock and
Roll has been the music of the teenager. Born of postwar affluence and the increased leisure
time, such affluence afforded young Americans, the teenager was something new to the
American landscape. If for some they were an object of anxiety, this had everything to do with
the fact that teenagers defined themselves in opposition to the parent generation. Rebellion was
a part of being a teenager. And Rock and Roll was an expression of that rebellion and of the
growing gap between generations. From the teen surf culture celebrated in the music of the
Beach Boys to the mini-melodramas of the Shangri-Las’ Girl Group sound and teen dances
including the Twist, the Stroll, the Mashed Potato, and the Watusi, the world of the teenager
was made larger and more powerful through the music itself. As 60s Soul and the British
Invasion demonstrated, it would be the teenagers, inspired by their music, who would define
American life moving forward.
Test
Chapter 4 - Transformation
The teenage culture of the fifties and early sixties was the breeding ground for the
youth-driven counterculture of the late sixties and early seventies. This shift toward a
countercultural sensibility among young people was reflected in the music itself. If in the fifties
Rock and Roll had been viewed primarily as a popular entertainment, in the period of
“transformation” it would come to be viewed as an Art. In the hands of Bob Dylan, the Rolling
Stones, the Beatles, and others, music became a “serious” thing. As young people faced the
troubling facts of a war that included them and a country that refused them the right to vote,
music now offered, among other things, a megaphone through which their disillusionment could
be voiced. As the nation saw the rise of the Civil Rights movement and the Black Power
movement that followed, artists like Marvin Gaye, James Brown, and Stevie Wonder used music
to express feelings of frustration about the racial divide and excitement around the possibility of
change. And as the music addressed the world of which it was a part, the music grew more
complex, more varied—but, importantly, that music was also changing the world in ways it
hadn’t previously.
Test
Chapter 5 - Fragmentation
For a brief time, Rock and Roll seemed almost to be building its own utopia. In late sixties Rock
and Roll culture in particular, the walls erected in the wider world – between the races, between
men and women, between nations – seemed to collapse. The record collections of the young
Rock and Roll audience often included R&B, Hard Rock, Blues, Pop, Jazz, Country, and more.
Free Form FM radio mirrored this eclectic but inclusive approach to music by creating inventive
playlists unbound by genre. And, then, as the “Fragmentation” crept in, the old walls seemed to
reassert themselves. Fan communities, radio formats, and, indeed, even personal record
collections came to be defined by genre. Hard lines were drawn. Punks defined themselves in
opposition to the fans of arena rock groups like Led Zeppelin. Grunge borrowed from Heavy
Metal but, more adamantly still, refused the theater of Heavy Metal. Radio was again split down
racial lines. If Rock and Roll culture, in the broad sense, had been connected with youth culture
as a whole, and this brought different genres and traditions into dialogue with one another, now
Rock and Roll culture grew increasingly fragmented. It wouldn’t mean the end of the music. But
some of the promise of late sixties Rock and Roll was, for the moment, compromised.
Test
Final Comprehensive Exam
Extra Resources:
The History of Rock n’ Roll video series
More information - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5278426/
Soundbreaking video series
More information - https://www.pbs.org/show/soundbreaking/
Amadeus - Motion Picture
Preview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIzhAKtEzY0
It is rated “R” so permission slips will be required prior to viewing.

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Mrs. Munsell – [email protected]

Welcome to Music Appreciation. This is a non-performance

Grades will be determined by the following:

All assignments will be posted on Google Classroom prior to class introduction

Websites used in Music Appreciation:

“The History of Rock and Roll” - Handouts/Powerpoints/Websites

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Music Appreciation - Autumn 2019

You will need the following:

Mrs. Munsell – ​[email protected]

Welcome to Music Appreciation. This is a non-performance

Grades will be determined by the following:

All assignments will be posted on Google Classroom prior to class introduction

Websites used in Music Appreciation:

“The History of Rock and Roll”​ - Handouts/Powerpoints/Websites

You might also like

Mrs. Munsell – [email protected]

“The History of Rock and Roll” - Handouts/Powerpoints/Websites