a-g Music CP7203

Syllabus Music 2021

M: 11 am - 12 pm 

Instructor: Gina Kuhlmann

Email: gkuhlmann@cwcharter.org 

Phone number: 209-691-0069

Class meets online Monday Online beginning Aug. 17 from 11 am - 12 pm.

 

Course Overview:

Students will discover the world of music through hands-on work with an instrument. Musical terminology, rhythmic figures, and basic reading skills will be learned to further enhance this experience. "Instruments" is considered a performing group. Students are required to participate in all performances and festivals. Instruments may include Piano, Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, Baritone, Tuba, Bass, Percussion, Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, and Voice. 

Students gain an understanding of:

• The Instrument
• Proper Technique and Care
• Posture, Breathing, Bowing, Mouth Position, Optimal Finger Positions
• Theory
• Basic Musicianship, sight-reading, solfege, and rhythmic passages
• Ensemble Playing vs. Solo Playing
• Music History
• Career Opportunities

 

Course Information: Class Time – Monday 12:30pm -1:30pm

1st Semester Class Start Date: 8/24/2020.

2nd Semester Class Start Date: 1/4/2021.

 

Required Textbook and Supplies (see below):

WW Norton & Co Inc, 2017 –The Musician's Guide to Fundamentals Clendinning, Marvin, and Philips, 2017. ISBN: 978- 0- 393- 63916-2 ++++STUDENT TEXTBOOKS FOR CHECK OUT AT THE LEARNING CENTER!

Additional Textbook needed: this can be ordered from Barnes & Noble.

• Music Theory Basic Rudiments Workbook. ISBN-9780981310138 cost $29.99

 

REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS CLASS:

 

• Private Lessons- you must seek out a private teacher in your instrument. Keep in mind; they must be vendor-approved if you are using student EU. 

 

 

Other Technology Requirements:

 

• Google Docs for writing assignments

 

• Printer with scanning capabilities – may be purchase with student funds.

 

 

California's Common Core State Standards:

http://www.scoe.net/castandards/agenda/2010/ela_ccs_recommendations.pdf

 

Requirements:

Class textbook/workbook

Students must have reliable Internet access.

 

Working external headset with mic (computer speakers do not work successfully with the Blackboard setup). After the third week of class and no headset, students will begin to lose participation points for the class. (Class is much more engaging if all students can talk in class using their mic).

 

Suggested: Office Depot Logitech Clear-Chat Item number 607890

Highly recommended: Set up a Gmail account to access Google's features, such as Word and pdf

documents.

 

Other Technology Requirements:

• Printer with scanning capabilities – may be purchase with student funds.

 

Student Responsibilities:

-Below are responsibilities for students who are enrolled in Moodle online classes and their ESs.

-Please be sure that your parents are aware of their student's responsibilities and the support that you will provide. If this is your first Canvas class, attend a training workshop. This helps answer technical questions and is beneficial to new users of Canvas.

-Log on to Canvas and sign up as a class member.

-Have a working headset, and be prepared to use it.

-Each student comes prepared for class and is willing to participate and learn with correct materials. This assures that they receive full credit for attendance/participation in the class.

-Each student should print out their syllabus/pacing guide and refer to the Moodle homepage each week to plan their schedules and be aware in advance of the dates and times of their class and assignments.

-Check Canvas (Weekly Outline) each week for announcements, assignments, and your grade for accuracy. Immediately notify the instructor if a discrepancy is found.

-Attend the online class every week and be on time. Many instructors deduct points for tardiness. If you must miss a session, please email the instructor before missing class for the opportunity to earn full credit with make-up work. If you must miss class, it is your responsibility to communicate with the instructor. For full credit, any class assignments must be turned in within a week (7 days) of the absence. (See Late Work/Absences)

-Complete the assigned workbook pages, additional assignments, quizzes, a midterm, and final by the due date. Any assignment posted on Canvas, or sent via email MUST BE SAVED as a document on their computer, or as a hard copy, until the end of the semester to avoid any technical difficulties.

-Complete and submit all assignments, projects, essays, and quizzes on or before the due date.

 (Absences don't extend any due dates already posted in the syllabus.)

-Homework assignments will be reviewed by your ES and reported quarterly to the instructor. It may count as much as 20% of the final grade.

-Students will need to turn in assignments on time. On-time is before class starts on the due date. After the due date, the assignment will only be worth half credit. The final cut off date for late assignments is 11/30/2021 (Fall Semester) and 4/30/2022 (Spring Semester). All assignments posted in the pacing guide are expected by the due date, even for excused absences.

-If you are unable to access Canvas, please email me and cc your ES to communicate the circumstances.

-Follow the links to access and read the CW Code of Conduct Policy, Plagiarism & Truancy policies.

 

Policies Link

-Highly recommended: Set up a Gmail account to access Google's features (Google Docs >  Word, pdf. You can use your personal account or the one set up by CW (Contact the CW  Library).

 

ES Responsibilities

-Please make sure the headset with mic is ordered early in the semester and given to the student before the 3rd class.

-Remind your parents/students: If this is their first Canvas experience, they must attend a required Parent Canvas Training before the start of their student's first course or watch the recorded video. They should check Moodle weekly for each of their courses for announcements, changes in class meeting dates, or changes in due dates for students' assignments.

-Be sure parent and student information are correct in SIS.

-Read and print for reference to the class syllabus. Go over the syllabus with your student at your first or second learning record meeting of the semester.

-Workbook/homework to be graded by parent or ES (if AESS)

-Complete two progress reports. These reports make up a portion of the student's grade. To determine an accurate progress report grade, evaluate textbook and workbook assignments that you see at the LR meetings.

-Contact HQT if a student is dropping the course, or having any difficulties.

-The ES Timetable lists the last date to add or drop a class for each semester, and students cannot drop after this date without Instructor, Advisor, and Executive Director's approval. If a student is removed from the class before this date, then there will be no charge to the instructional funds. Contact the instructor if a student is dropping the course or having difficulties understanding assignments or submitting homework, quizzes, tests, or essays online.

-Per school policy, students receiving D's or F's will be reported to the Waterford Office.

-At each learning record meeting, have your student log in and show his/her grades and missing assignments.

-Unless it is an extreme instance if a student drops after the deadline, the student is charged the full amount for the course; the fee will be deducted from the IF (even if it is a partial LCAP funded course).

 

Parent Responsibilities:

-Late Work/Absences (School-Related vs. Personal Absences):

-Late work will be accepted for half-credit unless otherwise noted.

 

Excused School-Related Absence

- If you are absent for a school-related function (Ex- SAT, CAASPP, Student Council, etc.) or have a sickness that can be verified by a parent or doctor, you must contact me via email before class to excuse the absence. You will have one week to complete any missed in-class assignment for full credit, up to the posted deadline. Email a summary of the class to receive full attendance/participation credit.

 

Excused Personal Absence

- For other personal-related absences (vacation with no wifi, appointments, family event),  students will only receive full attendance credit with a summary. Students who do not contact me to excuse their absence will receive a 0 for that week's attendance/participation grade.

 

Unexcused Absence- If the teacher has not been notified by the student or parent of an absence at least 24 hours before the time the class meets, the student's absence will be "unexcused". An unexcused absence may result in truancy. Class Recording Summary Emails: Email me and cc your ES a 5-6 -sentence summary of the class. In the Subject line, type your name, music summary, and date of the class. This should be done within 48 hours of class to receive credit.

 

Grading:

Attendance/Participation 20%

Homework (from ES Progress report and Submitted work) 20%

HQT Quizzes and Midterms 20%

Projects, papers (HQT created) 20%

Final 20%

 

Highest Lowest Letter

100.00 % 93.00 % A

92.99 % 90.00 % A-

89.99 % 87.00 % B+

86.99 % 83.00 % B

82.99 % 80.00 % B-

79.99 % 77.00 % C+

76.99 % 73.00 % C

72.99 % 70.00 % C-

69.99 % 67.00 % D+

66.99 % 60.00 % D

59.99 % 0.00 % F

PLEASE NOTE: The pacing guide is subject to change. If students do not understand a concept, I may adjust assignments. The changes will be posted on our Canvas page. Students in Canvas classes should read the Canvas homepage for up-to-date and detailed assignments. Students who are not in Canvas classes and are using the course syllabi can follow the pacing guide's weekly assignments.

Pacing Guide and Assignments

Fall 2021

 

• 8/16-- Overview of Class
• 8/23 -- Music Genre Project - Due Oct 3rd, Start Lesson 1    
• 8/30 -- Basic Rudiments Lesson 1 Notes, Rests, and Values 
• 9/6 -- No School

• 9/12 -- Basic Rudiments Lesson 1

• 9/20 -- Basic Rudiments Lesson 2 Accidentals - Sharp, Flat, and Natural Signs   

• 9/27 -- Basic Rudiments Lesson 2

• 10/4 -- Presentations of Music Genre Projects

• 10/11 -- Basic Rudiments Lesson 3 Semitones, Enharmonic Equivalents, and Whole Tones

• 10/18-- Basic Rudiments Lesson 4 Major Scales and the Circle of Fifths - Major Keys

• 10/25 -- Basic Rudiments Lesson 4

• 11/1 -- Basic Rudiments Lesson 5 Intervals - Perfect, Major, and Minor

• 11/8 -- Basic Rudiments Lesson 5

• 11/15 -- Basic Rudiments Lesson 6 Circle of fifths - Minor Keys and Minor Scales
• 11/22 -- No School

• 11/29 -- Basic Rudiments Lesson 6 / Review for Final

• 12/7or 12/9 Proctored Final Exam. Your ES will let you know more about this.

 

Spring 2022

 

• 1/3 -- Welcome Back!  Review Basic Rudiments Lesson 6
• 1/10 -- Final Project: Historical Timeline Project Due 5/1/22;  Start Lesson 7
• 1/17 -- No Class

• 1/24 --  Basic Rudiment Lesson 7 Triads - Major and Minor: Tonic Subdominant and dominant 

• 1/21 -- Basic Rudiment Lesson 7

• 2/7 -- Basic Rudiment Lesson 8 Simple Time - Duple, Triple, and Quadruple

• 2/14 -- Basic Rudiment Lesson 8 

• 2/21 -- No School

• 2/28 -- Basic Rudiment Lesson 9 Identifying the Key of a Melody - Major or Minor

• 3/7 -- Basic Rudiment Lesson 9

• 3/14 -- Listening Activity: John Williams

• 3/21 -- No Class

• 3/28 -- Listening Activity: John Williams

• 4/4 -- Listening Activity: John Williams

• 4/11 --  Listening Activity: John Williams

• 4/18 -- Listening Activity: TBD

• 4/25 -- Listening Activity: TBD

• 5/2 -- Presentations of Final Project: Historical Timeline