Course Syllabus

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY – BOYER COLLEGE OF MUSIC & DANCE | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC STUDIES

Course Syllabus
Graduate Aural Review - Online  |  MUST 5004.701 | CRN 42078

Office Hours

Online Office Hours will be held a time to be determined by class availability.

Instructor Information

Dr. Julia Alford  |  Office: Presser 318 & 321
In Person Office Hours: By appointment. Dr. Alford is on campus 2-3 days a week.  If you wish to meet, send her an email to arrange a time.             
Email: Julia.Alford@temple.edu     

Pre-requisites: None

Course Outcomes

• Ability to take a Melodic Dictation that modulates and contains two separate voices
• Ability to take a Harmonic Dictation that modulates using chromatic harmony. Dictation will include notation of the bass line and successful identification of all harmonies

Text

Auralia Software.  Subscription fee required. See note on Technology below

Overview of Online Learning & Required Technology

This course is self-guided by the student.  Each week, the student will be given instructional videos and exercises through Auralia Software and MusicTheory.net.  This course is based on the gradual building of skills and students must make every effort to not fall behind in coursework. Assignments will be listed on the Canvas MODULES page.

Students will need to have a computer with a reliable internet connection and a good pair of headphones or speakers.  Refer to the TECHNOLOGY Page for more information. 

Grading

• Assignments: 45%
• Exams: 55%*

Final grades will be determined based on the following scale:

Pass: 80% and higher*

Fail: 79% and lower

Description of Assignments

Weekly Assignments: Students will be assigned ear-training exercises on a weekly basis to be completed in Auralia as well as on paper and through other applications.  The assignments are designed to exercise cumulative learning and the building of skills over the course of a semester.

Assignments in Auralia are given in two styles.  1. Practice Drills. These are lower pressure and worth less points.  Students will have up to two attempts. 2. Test. Worth more points and students will only have 1 attempt. Students may appeal for a second attempt in extreme circumstances (technical malfunction, for example).

*Exams: A mid-term and final exam will be scheduled by the student to take online through the proctoring service, ProctorU.  There is a small fee of $3.75 dollars for each test. A PASSING GRADE ON BOTH EXAMS IS REQUIRED TO PASS THE CLASS.

Policy on Late Assignments

On time completion of assignments is necessary in order to fully participate in each class session.  Weekly exercises and assignments are to be completed by the given deadline. 

◦All assignments turned in up to a week late will receive a 20% deduction

◦Assignments will NOT be accepted past one week late without prior arrangements. 

Disability Accommodations and Services

Any student who has a need for accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact me privately to discuss the specific situation as soon as possible. Contact Disability Resources and Services at 215-204-1280 in Room 100 Ritter Annex to coordinate reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities.

Student and Faculty Academic Rights and Responsibilities

Freedom to teach and freedom to learn are inseparable facets of academic freedom. Every registered student agrees to abide by an overall set of values, principles and regulations mandated by the University. In order for a student to remain in good standing, it is imperative that each student assumes responsibilities throughout his/her enrollment at Temple. Students also have a number of rights that protect their interests.

The University policy on Student and Faculty and Academic Rights and Responsibilities can be accessed through the following link:

http://policies.temple.edu/getdoc.asp?policy no=03.70.02

Academic Honesty
Please become familiar with the Temple University policies and statements concerning academic honesty: http://policies.temple.edu/getdoc.asp?policy_no=03.70.02

Temple University believes strongly in academic honesty and integrity. Plagiarism and academic cheating are, therefore, prohibited. Essential to intellectual growth is the development of independent thought and a respect for the thoughts of others. The prohibition against plagiarism and cheating is intended to foster this independence and respect.

Plagiarism is the unacknowledged use of another person's labor, another person's ideas, another person's words, another person's assistance. Normally, all work done for courses— papers, examinations, homework exercises, laboratory reports, oral presentations—is expected to be the individual effort of the student presenting the work. Any assistance must be reported to the instructor. If the work has entailed consulting other resources—journals, books, or other media—these resources must be cited in a manner appropriate to the course. It is the instructor's responsibility to indicate the appropriate manner of citation. Everything used from other sources—suggestions for organization of ideas, ideas themselves, or actual language—must be cited. Failure to cite borrowed material constitutes plagiarism. Undocumented use of materials from the World Wide Web is plagiarism.

Academic cheating is, generally, the thwarting or breaking of the general rules of academic work or the specific rules of the individual courses. It includes falsifying data; submitting, without the instructor's approval, work in one course that was done for another; helping others to plagiarize or cheat from one's own or another's work; or actually doing the work of another person.

The penalty for academic dishonesty can vary from receiving a reprimand and a failing grade for a particular assignment, to a failing grade in the course, to suspension or expulsion from the University. The penalty varies with the nature of the offense, the individual instructor, the department, and the school or college.

Students who believe that they have been unfairly accused may appeal through the School or College's academic grievance procedure.