MUT 6624
Seminar in Set Theory

Syllabus - Fall 2002
preliminary

Prereq: MUT 6629.
Advanced study in set theory for analysis of music.

Required Texts:
    (available online via numerous vendors)
Forte, Allen. The Structure of Atonal Music.
(Yale University Press, 1977). ISBN: 0262182157
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Optional/Supportive Texts(not required):


Materials Required:

    photo copy tranparancies
    colored highlighters/tranparancy markers
    folders/binding for presentations and analyses
Grading:
    20% Class Participation (see Remember #4)
    30% Presentations
    30% Analyses
    20% Final Project

Office: Office 304/Lab 147/Studio 340
Office Phone No.: 392-0223 ext.240
Office Hours: see schedule
Contact: Dr. James Paul Sain [email]
Policies:

Policies:

1) All listening assignments are selections from the Music Library Listening Area; please plan your time accordingly. A lack of planning on your part does not necessarily constitute an emergency on the part of the library support staff.

2) All exams are comprehensive.

3) Late work is not accepted.

4) Attendance is required at all classes. Should a class be missed, it is the student's responsibility to see the lecture notes from the missed class are obtained from a classmate and any work assigned completed by their return (a class list will be supplied to help facilitate this policy). After three (3) class absences your grade will be lowered one grade increment for each absence after three (ie A to B+, or C to D+). Your grade will be lowered one grade increment for each Unbalanced Connection concert missed.

5) All students of The University of Florida are expected to conduct themselves in a reasonable and professional manner at all times as described in the Student Honor Code; please refer to The Code for specifics.

6) Plan early for your projects...things have a way of happening at the last minute.

7) Each student is required to obtain an email account through either the university, the Alachua Freenet, or a private service provider (i.e. America On Line, CompuServe, et al.).

8) The requirements, emphasis, and timing of this course may be changed or adjusted to meet the specific needs of the class as determined by the instructor.

9) My office door is always open; please feel free to drop by to discuss class issues as the need arises. UF provides professional counselling services should the need arrise.

Grading Scale:

    A100-94%
    A-93-90%
    B+89-87%
    B86-83%
    B-82-80%
    C+79-77%
    C76-73%
    C-72-70%
    D+69-67%
    D66-63%
    D-62-60%
    E59-0%


Course Outline

    Week 1
    • Getting Started (Dr. Sain at Sonoimégenes 2002 festival in Buenos Aires: please read the assigned material and be prepared to discuss beginning week two
      Forte: Preface & 1.0 - 1.4(pp. ix -11)

    Analysis 1 (pre-set theory)

    Week 2

      Forte: 1.5 - 1.7 (pp. 11-18)

    Week 3

      Forte: 1.8 - 1.12 (pp. 19-46)

    Week 4

      Forte: 1.13 - 1.14 (pp. 46-73)

    Presentation 1

    Week 5

      Forte: 1.15 (pp. 73-83)

    Week 6

      Forte: 1.16 (pp. 83-92)

    Presentation 2

    Week 7

      Forte: 2.0 - 2.6 (pp. 93-113)

    Week 8

      Forte: 2.7 (pp. 113-123)

    Presentation 3

    Week 9

      Forte: 2.8 (pp. 124-177)

    Week 10

    Analysis 2

    Week 11

    Week 12

    Analysis 3

    Week 13

    Week 14

    Analysis 4

    Appointments for discussion of Final Project

    Week 15

    • Review and individual assistance on finishing touches of Final Project

    Week 16
    • Presentation of final projects


      Additional Resources
    TBA
      Synthesizer Resources
    TBA


    Presentations: Presentation of assigned material; grade based on content as well as presentation quality to include handouts, excerpts, and multi-media (PowerPoint, etc.).

    Final Project: Major analysis to demonstrate an understanding and application of the principles and aesthetics discussed during the course of the semester; grade based on content as well as presentation quality to include handouts, excerpts, and multi-media (PowerPoint, etc.). Do not hand in your only copy.


- last update 1 September 2010 -