National Taiwan Normal University Course Outline
Fall , 2024

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Please respect the intellectual property rights, and shall not copy the textbooks arbitrarily.

I.Course information
Serial No. 2340 Course Level Undergraduate
Course Code MUU0456 Chinese Course Name 西洋音樂史(一)
Course Name History of Western Music(I)
Department Department of Music
Two/one semester 1 Req. / Sel. Req.
Credits 2.0 Lecturing hours Lecture hours: 2
Teach in English Y Teach in National Languages
Prerequisite Course
Comment
Course Description
Day & Class Period/Location Tue. 3-4 Main Music 210
Curriculum Goals Corresponding to the Departmental Core Goal
1. To give students a comprehensive concept of the development of Western music College:
 1-2 Possess knowledge of music theory and analysis, musicology, music pedagogy, etc.
 1-3 Possess the knowledge of problem solving and independent research in music professional development
2. To provide students a detailed understanding of the history of music before Baroque period College:
 1-2 Possess knowledge of music theory and analysis, musicology, music pedagogy, etc.
3. Through the knowledge of music history, we can understand better the evolution of art and culture College:
 4-1 Possess the cognition and attitude to respect the intellectual property rights of music
 4-2 Have respect for the academic ethics of music and the cultivation of multicultural viewpoints

II. General Syllabus
Instructor(s) Nathan Seinen/ 司信寧
Schedule

Please see the attached syllabus.


教學進度與主題附件

Instructional Approach
Methods Notes
Formal lecture  
Group discussion  
Case studies  
Grading assessment
Methods Percentage Notes
Midterm Exam 30 %  
Final exam 30 %  
Attendances 10 %  
Shows/ Exhibitions 30 %  
Required and Recommended Texts/Readings with References

Burkholder, J. Peter, Donald Jay Grout, and Claude V. Palisca. A History of Western Music, Ninth edition (London: Norton, 2014)

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