Fall 2023,  BHCC MUS133     Dr. Laura Stanfield Prichard  lspricha@bhcc.edu      laura@prichard.net     508-423-1423      
                           

Purpose of Class:
Listen to a lot of classical music from the years before 1800, including live concerts during class.

Read & write about the roots of the classical tradition (including music of the Americas).

Required Textbook: 
Russano Hanning, Barbara. Concise History of Western Music. 5th edition. New York: Norton, 2014. 
Free Music Listening List:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXtepoOoQnoi9ohvZBf1HKVvaeWJxWDG3

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DAYS WE DO NOT MEET IN PERSON = DO NOT COME TO CLASS !!
Wed     Sept 6
Mon     Oct 9 BHCC campus closed for holiday

Wed     Oct 16 (choose an individual Zoom meeting time)
Wed     Nov 1 (choose an individual Zoom meeting time)

Wed     Nov 22 (day before Thanksgiving holiday)
Mon     Dec 11 (work on take home final)

Wed     Dec 13 (work on take home final)

Mon     Dec 18  (take-home Final Due, last day to accept any assignment late)

DAYS WE DO MEET IN PERSON AT BHCC

Sept 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27
Oct 2, 4, 11, 18, 23, 25, 30

Nov 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 27, 29
Dec 4, 6 

How will this class be graded?
You will have 9 writing assignments (one is the Take-Home Final). 10% each x 9 = 90%

You will do one presentation for the class (10% in class on November 6, no makeups).

You will be asked to stay awake, take notes, read, listen, sing (in a group),

and dance (in a group) a bit during the 22 classes.
(If you are absent, or you refuse to participate, I deduct 5% each day).

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