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Film Music Musicology 408 u.grad. (#9092) / 508 grad. (#9103) http://coursetools.ummu.umich.edu/2001/winter/musicol/408/001.nsf film.music@umich.edu (class discussion list) Tuesdays
and Thursdays 9:10 a.m.—10:30 & Professor
Mark Clague Office hours: immediately after Tues/Thurs morning discussions or by appointment Course Materials Required Texts: are available at Shaman Drum Bookstore in downtown Ann Arbor (313 S. State, 2nd Fl. / 662—7407). 1. George Burt, "The Art of Film Music," ca. $20 2. Michel Chion, "Audio-Vision," ca. $20 3. Aaron Copland "What to Listen For in Music," ca. $6 4. Russell Lack "Twenty Four Frames Under," ca. $16 5. Additional readings will be made available as needed via the CourseTools site. Required Listening Listening for the course will be made available online through the CourseTools site. The best location from which to audition these examples is the Listening Lab at the School of Music or any of the other campus computing labs. You will need headphones (available for check out at all labs). Unless we experience unusual problems with the online listening environment, no tapes or CDs of the examples will be made available. If you need a CD or tape, please let me know and I’ll ask the Listening Lab to provide them. Required Viewing Approximately thirteen films will be shown and discussed over the course of the semester. You are expected to view each film when listed on the syllabus, either by attending the Thursday evening screening or by renting the video on your own. You are not required to attend the Thursday screening, although some preliminary discussion may take place. You are required to respond to each film on the discussion page of the class website. Online Discussion Discussion questions will be posted for each film immediately following its screening. You are required to visit the CourseTools site and respond at least twice to each film topic. You may respond directly to the discussion questions or to a colleague’s observations. Questions will also be posted for most listening assignments and readings. You should respond at least once to reading and listening topics. Film Music Cue Analysis (Midterm Project) You may choose to analyze any film cue (a more or less continuous sequence of music associated with a scene or series of scenes) from any of the films seen in the course up to spring break. Your analysis will take the form of two integrated components. The first is a chart describing the sequence of dialogue, imagery, sound, and music in the cue. The second will be an analysis up to five pages long of the relationships among these various components. Accuracy is the primary goal of the descriptive chart, while the goal of the discussion is to suggest the function and interpretive stance of the music in relation to the other components of the scene and the film overall. Final Project For your final project you may choose any analytical project concerning any film. Your topic should be developed in consultation with the instructor and should combine research with analysis. You may also choose a collaborative project to create music for a student film. Proposals for your final project will be due following spring break. Film Introductions Groups of 3-4 students will be asked to prepare an introductory presentation to the class each Thursday prior to that evening’s film screening. Appropriate web links should be forwarded to the instructor prior to class for inclusion on the course site. Project groups will be assigned in the first full week of class and presentations will begin with BIRTH OF A NATION on January 18. Quizzes A brief quiz will be given at the beginning of class every Tuesday during the course. There will be no quiz the first Tuesday of the term or the first Tuesday after spring break. The quiz will reward participants who have completed viewing, listening, and reading assignments on time and have participated in discussions in class and online. Your lowest quiz grade will be dropped. No make-up quizzes will be offered. Timing of Assignments All assignments should be completed by the beginning of class on the day that the assignment is listed. Films should be viewed in advance of the Tuesday discussion for each unit. Grades Grading Scale Course grades will be evaluated using a point system measured against a straight (non-curved) grading scale:
ASSIGNMENT POINTS Regular Assignments 12
Quizzes (25 ea., drop two lowest grades) 250 Extra credit Film
Music report on current films or recordings (2p.) 25 grade on scale of 1000, max. submitted. 1100 NOTE:
Late Work Your grade will be penalized 5% if a project is turned in one class late and 15% if it is two classes late. Work late more than two classes (one week) will not be accepted, unless prior arrangements have been made with the instructor. Make-Up Policy In order to keep the class operating smoothly, quizzes cannot be made up, regardless of the reason for an absence. You can complete extra credit work if your grade has been damaged by an unavoidable absence. Academic Integrity Cheating and/or plagiarism are not acceptable. Collaboration and research are encouraged when such is cited. The University has clear, published policies on this matter that will be followed in this class. (Go to http://www.research. umich.edu/research/policies/um/integrity_policy.html for more information). It is your responsibility to make yourself aware of this policy. Your name or signature on each test or assignment will be taken to be your pledge that you have read, understood, and followed these guidelines. If you have any questions, at any time, do not hesitate to speak with me. The minimum penalty for cheating will be a zero on the assignment and a grade penalty of -5% against your final grade.
Discussion Notes Diversity Statement At the core of this discussion based class is a mutual respect for the ideas, beliefs, and experience of others different from ourselves. I will expect and demand that courtesy be extended to all voices in the class. If an individual threatens to dominate a discussion and thereby silence others, I reserve the right to interrupt the discussion. Please be considerate of and respect such interruptions. Everyone will have a chance to be heard. Email Discussion List (flim.music@umich.edu) An email discussion group has been set up for this course, primarily for last-minute announcements. I will subscribe all class participants to this list using the information on your online course registration form. The email group will allow me to post reminders, questions, and suggestions regarding the class. Students may also post questions, when no appropriate forum exists on the CourseTools site. Although I will try to repeat all important information during class time, please check your email on a regular basis so that you don’t miss these notices.
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