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COURSE SYLLABUS: Music Education Fundamentals I: Philosophy and History

Course Title: MU601 - Music Education Fundamentals I: Philosophy and History
Department: Music
Instructor: George Gonzalez, Ph.D., M.B.A. E-Mail -- Vita
Credits: 4 Semester Credits


Course Description:

Music Education Fundamentals covers the imparting of Western Music through musical styles based on aspects of history, psychology, and philosophy. This inclusive course includes popular music and modern performers.

Textbooks: Online Bookstore

An Outline History of Western Music, Ninth Edition,
by Milo Wold, Gary Martin, James Miller, and Edmund Cykler. McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 1997/1998. ISBN-13: 978069734056
ISBN #: 0697340562

Suggested Reading:
Philosophy of Music
by R. A. Sharpe. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2005. (Acceptable Paper ISBN: 0773529284) ISBN-13: 9780773529274
ISBN #: 0773529276

Assignments: Read the Chapters in the book.

Examinations: You are required to write a 10-page summary for each chapter. The summary is to be APA Style using at least 5 sources from the book/or chapter.

Also do a 10-page summary from the Appendix 1: Musical Instruments from the same book at the end of the book. The summary is to be APA Style using at least 5 sources from the book/or chapter.

Recommended Schedule for the course completion:

Read:
Week 1: Chapter 1
Week 2: Chapter 2
Week 3: Chapter 3
Week 4: Chapter 4
Week 5: Chapter 5
Week 6: Chapter 6
Week 7: Chapter 7
Week 8: Chapter 8
Week 9: Chapter 9
Week 10: Chapter 10