Fall 2019 Course Syllabus Course: MUSI-1310- Section: 71 American Music

Instructor Information
Instructor	Blas Canedo Gonzalez
E-mail	canedoba@lamarpa.edu
Phone	(409) 984-6547
Office	Location: Sam and Linda Monroe Performing Arts Center - Room: 138 Hours: Sam and Linda Monroe Performing Arts Center - Office: 155; Hours: Friday 9-11am
Department	Commercial Music Program Chair: Dr. Michelle Davis E-mail: davisml1@lamarpa.edu Phone: (409) 984-6341 If you have a grievance, complaint, or concern about this course that has not been resolved through discussion with the Instructor, please consult the Department Chair.
Course Information
Description	General survey of various styles of music in America. Topics may include jazz, ragtime, folk, rock, and contemporary art music which promotes the appreciation of cultural expressions.
Prerequisites	None
Learning Outcomes	? Summarize the history and development of popular musical styles as related to social trends. (PSLO 1abcd; 3abcd) ? Summarize the history and development of popular musical styles as related to technological trends. (PSLO 1abcd; 3abcd; 4abc) ? Summarize the history and development of popular musical styles as related to cultural trends. (PSLO 1abcd; 2abc;3abcd)
Core Objectives
Program Student Learning Outcomes	PSLO ALPHA: Reading skills - Demonstrates comprehension of content-area reading material. Identifies all main ideas, supporting details, and vocabulary in reading material; demonstrates a full understanding of the reading. PSLO 1: Critical Thinking Skills ? Uses creative thinking, innovation, inquiry and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information. Creatively identifies problem, argument, or issue (to determine extent of information needed); differentiates the facts from opinions as relates to situation; constructs possible solutions or prediction or consequences; uses logical, sound reasoning to justify conclusion. PSLO 2: Communication Skills ? Demonstrates effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral and/or visual communication. Expresses a strong thesis; organizes information with effective transitions & sequencing of ideas; uses substantial, logical & specific development of ideas; details are relevant, original, credible and correctly documented when appropriate to show an effective development and interpretation of ideas; and presents ideas in appropriate mode of expression for the task. PSLO 4: Teamwork Skills- Shows the ability to consider different points of view and to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal. Helps the team move forward by discussing merits of alternative ideas; Treats team members respectfully; uses positive facial, vocal or written tone, or language to convey a positive attitude; Motivates teammates by expressing confidence about the importance of the task; Provides assistance/encouragement to team members; Completes all assigned tasks by deadline; Addresses conflict constructively; or helps the group avoid conflict completely. PSLO 5: Social Responsibility Skills - Expresses intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities. Identifies cultural characteristics (including beliefs, values, perspectives and/or practices); demonstrates knowledge of civic responsibility; provides evidence of experience in civic- engagement activities; and describes what she/ he has learned as it relates to a reinforced and clarified sense of civic identity in local, regional, national, or global communities; and shows awareness of one?s own culture in relation to others.
Textbooks	American Popular Music: From Minstrelsy to MP3, 5th Ed. Larry Starr and Christopher Waterman Oxford University Press, 2018 ISBN-13: 978-0190632991 ISBN-10: 0190632992 https://www.amazon.com/American-Popular-Music-Minstrelsy-MP3/dp/0190632992
Lecture Topics Outline
Major Assignments Schedule	Quizzes and assignments TBA on a weekly basis. Week 1: Course Introduction; Syllabus Review; Chapter 1: Themes and Streams of American Popular Music; Pretest Week 2: Chapter 2: Popular Music of the 19th and Early 20th Centuries; Quiz 1 Week 3: Chapter 3: Social Dance and Jazz, 1917-1935 page 2 pdfcrowd.com Week 4: Chapter 4: The Golden Age of Tin Pan Alley; Test 1 Week 5: Chapter 5: Race Records and Hillbilly Music Week 6: Chapter 6: The Swing Era, 1935-1945; Quiz 2 Week 7: Chapter 7: The Postwar Era 1946-1954 Week 8: Chapter 8: Rock 'N' Roll 1954-1959; Test 2(Midterm) Week 9: Chapter 9: American Pop and the British Invasion of 1960's Week 10: Chapter 10: Country, Soul, Urban Folk, and the Rise of Rock 1960's; Quiz 3 Week 11: Chapter 11: Rock Music, Disco and the Popular Mainstream Week 12: Chapter 12: Progressive Country, Reggae, Salsa, Punk, Funk, and Hip-Hop 1970's; Test 3 Week 13: Chapter 13: Digital Technology, MTV, and the Popular Mainstream 1980; MTV and its impact on how America discovers new music Week 14: Chapter 14: Hip-Hop, "Alternative" Music, and the Entertainment Business; Quiz 4 Week 15: Chapter 15: The Internet Age, 2000- Conclusion; Final Exam Review Week 16: Final Exam Academic Honesty: Academic honesty is expected. No copy and paste from an original source will be accepted and will be graded zero (0). This applies to everything: assignment, quiz, and test.
Final Exam Date	December 5, 2019 - 9:00 AM   Through  December 7, 2019 - 1:00 PM
Grading Scale	90 - 100=A    80 - 89=B    70 - 79=C     60 - 69=D    Below 59 = F
Determination of Final Grade	Final Exam 35% Quizzes 35% Class Participation 30% (Participation means submitting your assignments and participating in the discussion board on time).
Course Policies
Instructor Policies
Attendance Policy	This is an online course and you are required to assist and actively participate in every session. Participation is graded. Participation means that you have to actively write on the discussion board, do your listening exercise and follow up at least two times a week with every assignment. We will study different chapters per week. You will have assignments every week and they count as your class participation grade. You will have at least one quiz every two weeks. You will have one exam every month (September, October, and November). The last week of classes (December) you will not have a quiz but the Final Exam. What count as an absence? This an online course. Not doing one assignment counts as an absence. More than 5 absences will make you fail this course. Absences will count against your final attendance grade as well. Attendance is tracked via blackboard.
Academic Honesty	Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSC-PA policies (Section IX, subsection A, in the Faculty Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty.
Facility Policies	No food or tobacco products are allowed in the classroom. Only students enrolled in the course are allowed in the classroom, except by special instructor permission. Use of electronic devices is prohibited.
Important Information
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