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MUS 469-01 Fall Semester 2017 MWF 10:10-11:00 AM, Coulter 357 (Choir Room) |
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MUS 469-01 Fall Semester 2017 MWF 10:10-11:00 AM, Coulter 357 (Choir Room) |
Instructor: Dr. Bruce H. Frazier, Coulter 254, 828-227-2400 (office), 227-2733 (studio)
Office Hours by Appointment
Email address: bfrazier@email.wcu.edu - Web address: http://paws.wcu.edu/bfrazier
Link to Blackboard: https://wcu.blackboard.com/
FINAL EXAM
Wednesday, December 13, 8:30 to 11:00 AM, in Coulter 357
TEXTS
"Listening to Movies: the Film Lover's Guide to
Film Music," by Fred Karlin
1994, Schirmer Books, Macmillan Publishing Company, New
York. ISBN 0-02-873315-0.
(Rental from the WCU Bookstore)
ADDITIONAL REFERENCE TEXTS
"The Art of Film Music," by George Burt. 1994,
Northeastern U. Press. ISBN 1-55553-270-5
"Film Music: A Neglected Art - A Critical Study of Music
in Films." By Roy M. Prendergast.
1992, Norton (2nd edition, paperback) ISBN 0-393-30874-X
"Music for the Movies." By Tony Thomas. 1997, Silman-James
Press (2nd updated edition, paperback) ISBN 1-879505-37-1
"The Soul of Cinema: An Appreciation of Film Music."
By Larry M. Timm, 2003, Prentice Hall (paperback) ISBN 0-13-030465-4
(Articles posted
on Blackboard)
Grading System (for Undergraduates)
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Grading System (for Graduate Students)
B = 80-89 |
Graded Elements
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COURSE OBJECTIVES
After successful completion of the course, the student
will be able to demonstrate the following:
* Discuss the personnel and procedures involved in the post-production
process of adding music and audio to film.
* Analyze and describe the significant musical elements in a film
score cue.
* Demonstrate critical listening skills by identifying the composer,
title, salient musical characteristics or compositional style of a
musical cue choosing among specified film scores.
* Evaluate and critique musical scores in
selected films.
* Write effectively about prominent film composers and discuss their notable contributions
to film music within historical context.
* Demonstrate scholarly biographical, historical and
analytical research covering selected contemporary composers and film
scores since 1994, with accompanying class presentation.
COURSE ACTVITIES
* View selected film clips and discuss the the dramatic and musical characteristics.
* "Spot" musical cues in a film and prepare a list of spotting notes.
* Prepare listening guides highlighting the synchronization of important musical and dramatic moments in a film score cue.
* Complete reading assignments and quizzes drawn from reading material and class presentation.
* Complete a research paper on an assigned composer and film score.
NOTE: audio and video viewing and editing facilities are available in CO 374, schedule below
Music Tech Classroom Hours
(Coulter 374)
(Subject to Change)
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