Oklahoma City University Syllabus Fall 2018

Music 4112: Form & Analysis Section 01

Professor: Dr. Erik Heine
Time: MW 1:00-1:50
Room: BC B205

1. How To Reach Me
Dr. Erik Heine, Professor of Music
Office Phone: 208-5219
Office FA 321
Office Hours: August-September: MTR: 2:30-3:30, and by appointment
October-December: MTR: 12:00-12:50, and by appointment
Email: [email protected]

2. Required Texts
William E. Caplin, Classical Form: A Theory of Formal Functions in the Instrumental Music of Haydn, Mozart,
and Beethoven (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998). This text is available at the University
Bookstore. A course packet, which is available at PrintStar, is required.

3. Prerequisites
Successful completion of MUS 2112 (Theory III) and MUS 2122 (Aural Skills III).

4. Course Goals
This course will cover issues of formal, phrase, and harmonic analysis, with emphasis placed on the
theme-types and forms of the late eighteenth century. In addition to the forms of the Classical era,
forms and harmonies of the twentieth centuries will also be discussed. In this class, I expect that you
will gain knowledge of terminology and classification; I expect that you will be able to apply this
knowledge to new circumstances, and that this application of knowledge will be used not only in
analyzing musical examples, but will also inform your musical prose. Several musical examples will
be available to you through the Naxos website: (www.naxosmusiclibrary.com; username &
password: okcumm). Additionally, materials such as short musical examples and PDFs will be
available through our Desire2Learn (D2L) course site: (ocuonline.okcu.edu).

5. Attendance
Course attendance is required. Arriving after 1:00 counts as “late attendance.” Two “lates” are the
equivalent of one absence. After four absences, I will lower your final grade by a letter. On the
eighth absence, you will automatically fail the course. If you miss class, please check the folder
outside my office to see if any handouts were distributed, or any work was returned.

6a. Class Participation

Students should be involved in class at all times. Outside actions, such as reading the newspaper,
checking email, internet surfing, real-time chatting, cell phone text messaging, etc., are not to be
done while in class. At no time may any student video or audio record classroom activities without
express permission from the instructor. Unauthorized posting of classroom activities on the internet
will result in a failing grade for the semester.

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6b. Phones/Technology
With the Wanda L. Bass School of Music mandating that all students must have a laptop, it can be
easy to be distracted by bringing it to class. It will be exceedingly rare that students will need a laptop
in class. If you have a laptop open, I reserve the right to check any open windows or programs on
the computer.
With the ubiquitousness of “smart phones,” the potential for inappropriate uses in a classroom
setting has increased. Phones must be turned off before class. If a phone makes a sound in class
(including vibration, the “three note I-just-received-a-text-message notification,” ring tone, etc.), a
pop quiz of the instructor’s choice will be given. All phones will be collected prior to exams. It is the
responsibility of the student to ensure that the phone is turned off.

7. Grading
92.5 – 100% A
90 – 92.4% A-
87.5 – 89.9% B+
82.5 – 87.4% B
80 – 82.4% B-
77.5 – 79.9% C+
72.5 – 77.4% C
70 – 72.4% C-
67.5 – 69.9% D+
62.5 – 67.4% D
60 – 62.4% D-
0 – 59.9% F

Your final grade will be a combination of your scores on your assignments, exams, final exam, and
paper. The breakdown of your grade is as follows:

Large Assignments: 30%

Small Assignments: 10%
2 Exams: 30%
Final Exam: 15%
Final Paper: 15%

The final exam for this class is on Wednesday, December 12 from 12-2 pm in BC B205.
The potential to receive a failing grade in this class exists.

All large assignments will be due at the beginning of class on Mondays unless otherwise stated. Late
assignments of any kind will not be accepted. If you arrive to class after 1pm, I will only accept
your assignment if you arrive and hand it in between 1:00-1:05. Assignments cannot be made
up. In order to compensate for “the human factor,” the lowest small assignment grade will be
dropped. In the event that you are unable to attend class and have an acceptable documented
excuse (e.g. doctor’s note, police report), the assignment will not count against your grade. Exams
can only be made up with an acceptable documented excuse. A course grade of “incomplete” will
only be given under extreme circumstances (see also pp. 38-39 in the 2017-18 Undergraduate
Catalog). Travel is not an acceptable excuse for missing class.

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As part of the requirement for this course, all students will write an analytical paper of 5-8 pages. As
this is an analysis paper, the analysis should be your own; the only citation you should need is the
Caplin book. The online source Wikipedia is not an acceptable scholarly source due to its high level
of unreferenced material. Any source other than the Caplin book for your analysis will result in
a failing grade for the paper. At least two musical examples created digitally using, Sibelius, Finale,
or any other additional program (including cropping PDF files), must be included either in the body
of the paper or attached as an appendix.

8. Nondiscrimination Policy
The Nondiscrimination Policy prohibits discrimination in the University community,
including students, faculty, staff, guests, and visitors. Acts of discrimination, including
harassment based on a protected category, may limit, deprive, or deny educational/employment
access, benefits, and opportunities. This policy prohibits discrimination based on race, ethnicity,
national origin (including ancestry), religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual
orientation, pregnancy, age, disability, domestic violence victim status, veteran or military status, and
other protected categories under federal law. For a complete list of prohibited forms of
discrimination, definitions, and examples, please visit University Policies - Oklahoma City University
to access the Nondiscrimination Policy.
The University’s Compliance Coordinator, Ms. Joey Croslin, oversees prevention and response
programs addressing discrimination in our community. To make a report, ask questions, or learn
more, please contact Ms. Croslin at (405) 208-5075 and [email protected].

9. Students with Disabilities (ADA / Section 504)

If you believe that you need reasonable accommodations for a documented physical, psychiatric,
and/or learning disability or attention disorder, please make sure to register with Campus
Disability Services by filling out the New Student Application at the following link: OKCU
Disability Information Form - DSV4-LionHead. The Senior Coordinator for Access and Academic
Support is responsible for coordinating student disability-related accommodations and, if approved,
will issue students a Letter of Accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may require early
planning and are not provided retroactively, so please start this process as soon as possible. If you
have general questions about reasonable accommodations, you may contact the Senior Coordinator
for Access and Academic Support, Jenny Minsberg, at [email protected] and in DBL 106C.

Students with approved reasonable accommodations are expected to meet with me during the first
two weeks of class so that we can discuss how we can work together to meet your needs in this
course.

10. Sexual Harassment and Misconduct (Title IX)

The Nondiscrimination Policy also prohibits a number of forms of sex discrimination, including
sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, intimate partner violence, and stalking. That policy includes
definitions and examples of these terms as well as the procedures for the investigation and
resolution of Complaints. Many of these issues are also prohibited by Oklahoma criminal law and
may be reported to campus or local police in addition to the University.
When the University receives a report, the reporting party will be contacted by a Title IX
administrator to discuss options for confidential support, interim measures to address safety/access
concerns, and formal and informal procedures for resolving Complaints as appropriate.
To make informed choices, it is important to be aware of mandatory reporting requirements for
campus resources. Nearly all University employees, including faculty, are required to report

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known/suspected discrimination to the Compliance Coordinator within 24 hours. Confidential
options including University Counseling and advocacy services can maintain privacy. They do not
disclose information about reports to university officials without explicit permission.
Please visit Title IX Information - Oklahoma City University for more information about
confidential resources, reporting options, policies and procedures, and contact information for
University Title IX administrators. For emergencies, please call campus police at (405) 208-5911 or
local police at 911.

11. Academic Honesty Policy and Academic Complaints

Oklahoma City University was founded upon strong values and high standards. Honesty in
academics is a high priority. Any form of academic dishonesty is considered a serious matter.

Students are advised that cheating and plagiarism are not tolerated. The university expects all
students to maintain a high standard of ethics in their academic activities. In this context, forms of
academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to: cheating on tests, examinations or other
class/laboratory work; involvement in plagiarism (the appropriation of another’s work and/or the
unacknowledged incorporation of that work in one’s own); collusion (the unauthorized
collaboration with another person); misrepresentation of actions; and falsifying information.

The complete policy can be found on pp. 30-32 of the 2017-18 Undergraduate Catalog. Students are
held accountable for all information regarding academic policy and any penalties will come directly
from this policy. Based on the severity of the offense, penalties may range from no credit on an
assignment to failure in the course.

Students are encouraged to utilize Oklahoma City University’s internal complaint policies through
the Office of the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs prior to filing a complaint with any
external entity. Students may submit an official Academic Complaint at
http://www.okcu.edu/academics/complaints. Academic complaints submitted will be received by
the Office of the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs, and will be investigated by that
office for action or further resolution. Submitting an academic complaint via this form does not
initiate a formal appeal process under the student handbook or University catalogue.

12. Food and Beverage

You may have a beverage in class, as long as it is not disruptive. However, please eat your meals at
home, the dining hall, or some other socially acceptable eating facility. Class is not a socially
acceptable eating facility.

13. Additional Information

If you are experiencing difficulties with the material in this course, I strongly suggest that you come
in and see me in order to receive additional help. Students are encouraged to use office hours, not
just for course-based assistance, but for other types of discussions as well. Improvement over the
course of the semester is in some ways more important than the final grade, although improvement
will not necessarily override a numerical grade. Grades are not negotiable; they are assigned based
on the work submitted for the class; extra credit will not be offered. Questions regarding
information that can be found on the syllabus (e.g. office hours, dates of exams, etc.) will not be
answered; instead, you will be directed to the syllabus for that information. Email is a written (read:
formal) form of communication, and I expect that the tone of emails will be professional at all times.
“Professional” means that the email will begin with an appropriate greeting, conclude with an

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appropriate closing, and be substantive in the body, and will be sent from your OCU account; do
not begin an email with the word “Hey.” Emails that do not adhere to a professional format will not
be answered. If you send an appropriate email, please expect a response; if you do not receive a
response by the following business (M-F) day by 9am, please send the email again. The tornado
shelters in the building are located in the north lower level hallway (the practice room area of the
Bass Building) and the Fine Arts basement hallway by Room 14. The evacuation locations for this
building are the Meinders lawn and the lawn east of the Fine Arts building (the “quad”). Emergency
Preparedness Resources can be found at: http://www.okcu.edu/main/emergency/shooter

“Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind.” – Johannes Brahms

“To play without passion is inexcusable!” – Ludwig van Beethoven

“People whose sensibility is destroyed by music in trains, airports, lifts, cannot concentrate on a
Beethoven quartet.” – Witold Lutosławski

“Music is given to us with the sole purpose of establishing an order in things, including, and
particularly, the coordination between man and time.” – Igor Stravinsky

“All the good music has already been written by people with wigs and stuff.” – Frank Zappa

“I’ve outdone anyone you can name – Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Strauss. Irving Berlin, he wrote
1001 tunes. I wrote 5500.” – James Brown

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 Class Outline (Subject to change/amendment)

Week Monday Wednesday

1 Course Introduction; Harmonic
Chapter 1
Functions (Chapter 2)
2 Chapter 3 (Sentence) Chapter 4 (Period)
3 Chapter 5 (Hybrids and Compound
No Class – Labor Day
Structures)
4 Chapter 5 (continued); Chapter 6 (Small
Chapter 6 (continued)
Ternary)
5 Chapter 7 (Small Binary); Review for
Exam 1
Exam
6 Cover MTs in Course Packet Chapter 8 (Subordinate Themes)
7 Cover STs in Course Packet Chapter 9 (Transition)
8 Chapter 10 (Development) Cover Developments in Course Packet
9 No Class – Fall Break Chapter 11 (Recapitulation)
10 Cover Recaps in Course Packet Chapter 12 (Coda)
11 Exam 2 Chapter 17 (Concerto); Mozart K488
12 Mozart K191 Chapter 16 (Rondo); Mozart K545
13 Chapter 16 (Sonata-Rondo);
Beethoven Symphony No. 3
Mozart K333
14 Beethoven Pathétique Sonata No Class – Thanksgiving Break
15 Chapter 15 (Minuet & Trio); Chapter 14 (Slow Movement Forms);
Haydn Symphony No. 104 Beethoven 2/1
16 Mozart K550 Haydn XVI:52

Final Exam: Wednesday, December 12, 12-2 pm, BC B205