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Music 201 Fundamentals of Music, Cuesta College

CRN 73279 FALL 2020 Start date: 8/17/20 - 10/16/20

9 WEEK condensed semester course

John Knutson, Instructor

This course is completed entirely online including your assignments, discussions, quizzes, and exams. There are no class face to face meetings, however there may be comments shared via video conferences.

The main goal of this course is to teach you the building blocks of music composition, music reading and music notation. If you master this class you should have the necessary tools to write simple songs (pop/folk/rock). You will also have the music theory background necessary to continue as a Music Major.

This online course will require as much time as a traditional course, yet allow some flexibility to complete the work during times convenient to your schedule. Please be aware of calendar deadlines and due dates and pace yourself throughout the semester.

Pro Tip: Be organized, maximize your time management skills, and spend extra time up front getting familiar with our Canvas learning platform.

Contacting the instructor

When the semester begins, I am available to answer questions online during office hours as well as via email. Emails will be answered within 24 hours Monday - Friday, but not on the weekends. When emailing, please include MUS201DE and include your name on the subject line of your emails. My email address is jknutson@cuesta.edu

Online Office Hours: Mondays/Wedesdays, 9 am - 11 am

Email: jknutson@cuesta.edu

Instructor Contact Expectations

Please note that Email is the best and fastest way to reach me.
I will generally respond within 24 hours M-F.
I generally log off around 5pm every day and do not respond to emails on the weekends.

Student Learning Outcomes

Write and recognize in staff notation the elementary components of diatonic tonal music, including pitch and rhythm.
Construct major and minor scales and key signatures; intervals up to the octave; and commonly used diatonic triads and seventh chords.
Identify simple and compound meters; intervals up to the octave; major and minor key signatures; and commonly used diatonic triads and seventh chords.
Play triads and scales on a keyboard and sing basic solfege syllables on the correct pitches.
Connect musical elements with examples of great works of music and aesthetic expression.
Place music making, study and notation in the context of our culture.
Create music and express it using correct notation, key signatures, time signatures and rhythms.

Accommodations:

This course is designed using an accessible Learning Management System, and course materials have been created with ADA compliance in mind. If you have a disability and might need accommodations in this class such as extended time on exams or other resources. Please contact the instructor as soon as possible so that you can receive appropriate accommodations in a timely manner. You should also contact DSPS (Disabled Student Programs & Services)Links to an external site. at 805-546-3148.

College & Course Policies:

Academic Honesty Policy: Please note all students attending San Luis Obispo County Community College District at any district site and when representing Cuesta College in any off-campus activity, assume an obligation to conduct themselves in an acceptable manner compatible with the Student Code of conduct. Please review the Cuesta College Student Code of conductLinks to an external site. at:

Add / Drop Policy: In addition to my policy, please review the Cuesta policy for drops

Waitlist Policy: Please review Cuesta’s waitlist procedure and instructionsLinks to an external site.

Technical Support

Cuesta students are encouraged to direct all technical support inquiries to support@my.cuesta.edu. If you are having issues with Canvas, you should contact the Canvas Support Hotline at (877) 921-7680, or click on the help button on the Canvas Navigation to report a problem.

If you are having difficulty viewing the course or logging in, it may be because you are not using the correct url: https://cuesta.instructure.com or you are using your phone or using an unsupported browser.

Your learning environment is best accessed from a desktop or laptop computer, using Firefox or Chrome. This may solve your problem! Please review the browser requirements and minimum computer specificationsLinks to an external site..

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