Course Requirements & Attendance Policy
Course Requirements
Regular class attendance. Please read Attendance Policy below.
Timely completion of listening and reading assignments.
Submission of all written work in accordance with the deadlines stated in the syllabus (in boldface); late submissions will be subject to grading penalties. Always back up your work. Hard drive crashes, etc. do not constitute an excuse for late submission of an assignment.
Completion of 2 self-scheduling quizzes and take-home final.
Attendance at required Hopkins Center/Music Dept. concerts, as follows:
Saturday, April 7, 8:00 PM: Altan (Spaulding)
Saturday, April 28, 8:00 PM: Marlui Miranda (Spaulding)
Thursday, May 24, 9:00 PM: George Ruckert and Samir Chatterjee (Top of the Hop)
Recommended but not required: Fri. May 11: Lakota Sioux Dance Theater (Spaulding)
Course Materials
Books to be purchased: The Hammond Odyssey Atlas of the World (purchase from Dartmouth Bookstore).
Reading Assignments: Reading assignments will be posted on the course web site or photocopied and handed out in class.
Listening assignments: Listening assignments will be available in audio streaming format over the course web site as well as on CD at the Reserve Desk in Paddock Music Library. Each listening assignment is accompanied by "liner notes" that provide an inventory and description of the recorded music examples. Liner notes are available on the course web site as well as at Paddock in hard copy.
Grading
Criteria for grading are those stated on page 81 of the ORC.
Calculation of grades:
2 self-scheduling quizzes @10/15% 25%
take-home final 25%
record review 20%
2 concert reviews at 15% 30%
Attendance Policy
The Dartmouth ORC states the College's policy on class attendance: "Regular class attendance is expected of all students. Though academic schedules may sometimes conflict with College-sponsored or College-recognized extra-curricular events, there are no excused absences for participants in such activities." (p. 96) The emphasis on live musical performance in Music 4 makes regular class attendance particularly critical. Students who anticipate missing a significant number of classes due to conflicts with athletic events, corporate recruiting, or graduate school interviews are strongly advised not to take the course.
Following are the specific policies and procedures regarding attendance in Music 4:
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Students are expected to occupy one and the same seat in Faulkner throughout the term. This seat will be noted on a seating chart.
Attendance will be taken at random times throughout the term. Students not sitting in their usual seat will be marked as absent.
All absences will be regarded as unexcused unless the student submits a letter from a class dean or a medical professional providing a bona fide reason for the absence.
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Students with 3 or more unexcused absences during the term will be penalized a full grade on their final grade report: that is, a grade of A would become a B, a B+ would become a C+, and so on.
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