Out of the Blues and into Rock


COURSE MUSI 104
TIME/LOCATION 2:00 PM to 2:50 PM, MWF/Steinman 214
INSTRUCTOR Pandel Collaros
OFFICE 210 Steinman
HOURS by appointment
PHONES (office) 829-7331, (home) 740-264-5739
E-MAIL collaros623@comcast.net
WEB PAGE http://home.comcast.net/~collaros623/index.htm
TEXT Katherine Charlton.  Rock Music Styles:  a history.  New York:  McGraw-Hill.
DESCRIPTION This course focuses on the impact of the African American genre of music known as blues on popular music as it developed in North America and Britain during the 1960s and 1970s.  Activities include lectures, readings, watching DVDs, listening to CDs, live in-class performances, and writing.
ATTENDANCE POLICY
Attendance is highly recommended.  Much of the course material is presented in class and may not be found in the text or materials outside the class.  Quizzes and exams missed for whatever reason may not be made up.  The instructor is the sole arbiter of whether an absence is excused or unexcused; the instructor will make such a determination in a fair and objective way on an ad hoc basis.  For quizzes and exams missed because of such excused absence, no grade will be entered.  For quizzes and exams missed because of an unexcused absence, the grade will be a 0 for the missed assignment(s).
ASSESSABLE LEARNING
   GOALS

Quizzes and exams will assess the student's success in absorbing the content of the course, recognizing relationships among the different topics, synthesizing new and appropriate content appropriate to the subject matter, and expressing all these goals in scholarly written communication.
ASSIGNMENTS POLICY
If two or more assignment are missed for whatever reason, it is highly recommend that the student meet with the intstructor to discuss withdrawal from the course.
OBJECTIVES
The student is expected to acquire a comfortable familiarity with the course content.  The student should be able to approach the material in a critical and scholarly fashion as demonstrated by proficient writing and appropriate responses to quiz and exam questions.  An affective objective is that the student develops an appreciation for the blues and its historical ramifications for music and culture in general.
PREREQUISITES
Permission of instructor
GRADING
25% Quizzes
25%
Exam 2
25%
Exam 1
25%
Final Exam
SCALE
A 93-100% B- 80-82% D+ 67-69%
A-
90-92% C+ 77-79%
D 63-66%
B+
87-89% C 73-76% D- 60-62%
B 83-86% C- 70-72% 
F 00-59%
EVERYONE IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A WORKING BETHANY E-MAIL ADDRESS, AND TO GIVE IT TO ME IMMEDIATELY IF IT VARIES FROM THE STANDARD FORM, AND TO CHECK IT DAILY
Any student in this course who has a disability that may prevent him/her from fully demonstrating his/her abilities should contact me personally as soon as possible so we can discuss accommodations necessary to ensure full participation and facilitate the educational opportunity.
The instructor reserves the right to change this syllabus at any time.
cc: Dean Michael Mihalyo

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