Instruction will be primarily by lecture, enhanced by audio and visual materials. Flexibility in class presentation will allow for students to engage actively through question, comment, and discussion. Students will be assigned listening and reading for each class. Lectures will provide general contexts for detailed study of representative pieces of music. Supplementary library and online resources will be recommended. Students will be informed of live performances by professional organizations such as the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Opera, Early Music Vancouver, or Vancouver New Music, which might serve as curriculum enrichment. One or more appropriate field trips may be planned.
|Regular short quizzes (6-8)||10%|
|Short library assignments (3-5)||10%|
|Research and writing project(s)||20%|
|Major listening tests (2)||20%|
|Major written tests (2)||20%|
|Final examination (listening and written)||20%|
At the end of the course, the successful student will be able to articulate ways of thinking about music, to demonstrate knowledge of stylistic developments in western art music through selected examples, and to show practical skill in the basics of music research and writing.
The student will also be able to discuss general social, cultural, and political aspects of the periods studied.
Finally, the student will be able to demonstrate working knowledge of available resources for research in music, familiarity with standard documenting procedures, and critical skill in using research materials for writing projects.
Materials for the course will be drawn from a range of sources including any or all of the following: introductory texts to the study of western music and to music writing and research; a course pack of readings appropriate to the course; reserve library books, scores, and recordings; online resources related to course content.
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
|Institution||Transfer Details||Effective Dates|
|Capilano University (CAPU)||CAPU MUS 120 (3)||2004/09/01 to -|
|Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU)||KPU MUSI 1153 (3)||2008/09/01 to -|
|Simon Fraser University (SFU)||SFU CA 1XX (3)||2004/09/01 to -|
|Thompson Rivers University (TRU)||TRU MUSI 1XXX (3)||2010/09/01 to -|
|Thompson Rivers University (TRU)||TRU MUSI 1XX (3)||2004/09/01 to 2010/08/31|
|Trinity Western University (TWU)||TWU MUSI 1XX (3)||2004/09/01 to -|
|University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO)||No credit||2005/05/01 to -|
|University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV)||UBCV MUSC 120 (3)||2004/09/01 to -|
|University of Northern BC (UNBC)||UNBC HUMN 1XX (3)||2004/09/01 to -|
|University of the Fraser Valley (UFV)||UFV MUSC 3XX (3)||2008/09/01 to -|
|University of the Fraser Valley (UFV)||UFV GE 1XX (3)||2004/09/01 to 2008/08/31|
|University of Victoria (UVIC)||DOUG MUSC 1120 (3) & DOUG MUSC 1121 (3) = UVIC MUS 116 (1.5) & UVIC MUS 1XX (1.5)||2018/05/01 to -|
|University of Victoria (UVIC)||UVIC MUS 116 (1.5)||2018/05/01 to -|
|University of Victoria (UVIC)||UVIC MUS 120A (1.5)||2008/09/01 to 2018/04/30|
|Vancouver Island University (VIU)||VIU MUSC 111 (3)||2004/09/01 to 2014/12/31|