Spring 2018 - CA 104 C100

Music Fundamentals (3)

Class Number: 12623

Delivery Method: Distance Education

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Distance Education

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Apr 12, 2018
    Thu, 3:30–6:30 p.m.
    Burnaby

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

This course is designed to provide a basic understanding of the elements of music and teaches the skill of reading music notation. An introduction to music theory and exposure to the application of music materials in a wide spectrum of music literature will be accompanied by practical exercises. The course is designed for students with no formal music training. May be of particular interest to students in other departments. Students with credit for FPA 104 may not take this course for further credit.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course is an intensive course in the fundamentals of music theory and practice. The skills to be developed include reading music notation, ear training, sight singing, rhythm and practice and harmonization. Theoretical work includes the study of scales and modes, the identification of intervals and chords, the study of rhythm, musical structure, and basic harmony. The culmination of the work will be preliminary exercises in composition and musical analysis.

The course will serve as a thorough review of music skills necessary for those intending to take further music courses at SFU.  It is also available as an elective to students in other departments who seek a solid foundation in music fundamentals.

A detailed outline of grading will be provided in the first week of classes.

Grading

  • Unit Tutorials 25%
  • Quizzes 20%
  • Creative Assignments 15%
  • Final Exam 40%

NOTES:

FPA 104 has been re-named to CA 104.

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Basic Organization of Music (2010, 4th ed.), Danielson.
ISBN: 9780973991727

Centre for Online and Distance Education Notes:

All CODE Courses are delivered through Canvas unless noted otherwise on the course outline.
https://canvas.sfu.ca

Required Readings listed on the course outlines are the responsibility of the student to purchase. Textbooks are available for purchase at the SFU Bookstore on the Burnaby campus or online through the Bookstore's website.

All CODE courses have an Additional Course Fee of $40

Exams
If applicable, please refer to Canvas for the most updated Take Home Midterm/Final exam times. Exams are scheduled to be written on the SFU Burnaby campus at the noted time and date (unless noted as a take-home exam).

Students are responsible for following all Exam Policies and Procedures (e.g., missing an exam due to illness).

This course outline was accurate at the time of publication but is subject to change. Please check your course details in your online delivery method, such as Canvas.



*Important Note for U.S. citizens: Effective Summer 2016, as per the U.S. Department of Education, programs offered in whole or in part through telecommunications, otherwise known as distance education or correspondence are ineligible for Federal Direct Loans. This also includes scenarios where students who take distance education courses outside of their loan period and pay for them with their own funding, and attempt to apply for future Federal Direct Loans. 

For more information about US Direct Loans please visit and to read our FAQ on distance education courses, please go here: http://www.sfu.ca/students/financialaid/international/us-loans/federal-direct-loan.html

 

Registrar Notes:

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