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Twentieth-Century Music
MUS 425-01/525-01, Spring Semester 2005
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00-9:50 A.M., Coulter 374

Instructor: Dr. Bruce H. Frazier, Coulter 254, 227-2400 (MWF), CAT 110B, 227-2733 (TR)
Email address: bfrazier@email.wcu.edu
Office hours, Coulter 254, MWF 10:00-10:50 AM, and by appointment

FINAL EXAM
Wednesday, May 4, 8:30 to 11:00 A.M.

TEXTS
"Twentieth-Century Music" by Robert P. Morgan
W.W. Norton & Company, New York, ISBN 0-393-95272-X
(Rental for undergraduates, purchase for graduate students)

"Anthology of Twentieth-Century Music" by Robert P. Morgan
W.W. Norton & Company, New York, ISBN 0-393-95284-3
(Purchase for both undergraduate and graduate students)
A three compact disk compilation of recordings of these works is on reserve in Coulter 374

"Composers on Modern Musical Culture:
An Anthology of Readings on Twentieth-Century Music"
Compiled and Edited by Bryan R. Simms. Schirmer Books, New York, 1999.  ISBN 0-02-864751-3
(Book on reserve in Coulter 374)
 

Additional compact discs and materials are on reserve in Coulter 374 and in Hunter Library
 

Grading System

A = 93-100
A- = 90-92
B+ = 88-89
B = 82-87
B-  = 80-81
C+ =78-79
C = 72-77
C- = 70-71
D+ = 68-69
D = 62-67
D- = 60-61
F = below 60
(For more information refer to pages 50 and 51 of the WCU Undergraduate Catalog.)

Graded Elements

Participation 10%
Quizzes 30%
Assignments 10%
 Projects 20% 
 Presentations 10% 
Exams 20%

Project Presentation Grading Rubric

A - Outstanding
B - Good
C - Acceptable
 D - Poor
F - Unacceptable
Effective, creative presentation. Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the process and procedures involved in the project.  Generally effective presentation. Some minor erros. Demonstrates a clear understanding of the process and procedures involved in the project. Adequate presentation. Some obvious errors. Demonstrates a basic knowledge of the process and procedures involved in the project. Weak presentation. Serious or persistent errors.  Process and procedures unclear. Did not complete. Unable to demonstrate the process and procedures of the project.

Music Tech Classroom Hours (Coulter 374)
(Subject to Change)

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
7:00-10:00 PM
7:00-10:00 PM
7:00-10:00 PM
7:00-10:00 PM
TBA
Closed
7:00-10:00 PM


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