Basic Music Literature

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About This Course

Course Name/Code: Basic Music Literature, FIMU 101
Catalog Description: An introduction of sounds, styles, and characteristics in standard music literature from Renaissance to the present. This course serves as the aural foundation for theoretical and historical studies to follow.
Credits/Hours: 3 (Note: This course is required for music majors, but anyone may take it.)

Instructors and Texts

Instructors Who Teach This Course: Dr. David Ledgerwood
Required Text(s) : Students must purchase and possess the required text(s) by the first day of class. Order early:

  • Machlis, Joseph and Forney, Kristine. The Enjoyment of Music. With 4 CD’s.  W. W. Norton & Company; Shorter 11th Edition.
    • ISBN-13: 978-0393934151

Course Workload Preview

The following preview of anticipated course workload is subject to instructor change.

  • 6 worksheets and a final listening exam.
  • Discussion forums on the listening weekly.
  • Response to the listening assignments for each module.