Daniel Dehaan

FA-25 MUSC-174 Syllabus

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FA-25 MUSC-174: Syllabus

Course Information:

Course Title: Applied Music I Laptop

Course Code: MUSC-174

Section Number: 04 & 05

Location: 1014 S. Michigan Avenue, Room 201 (The Digital Music Lab)

Door Code: 25366

Schedule: Monday & Wednesday

  • Section 04: 2:00 PM - 3:20 PM
  • Section 05: 3:30 PM - 4:50 PM

Course Description: This course provides an applied experience contemporary instrumental students need before enrolling in private lessons. Students will study the foundational knowledge, techniques, skills, and repertoire essential to their chosen instrument. Students will apply their Foundations of Music skills to develop an improvisational approach to their instrument.

Learning Outcomes: Through this course, students will

  • Develop a technical understanding of their instrument/voice and related tools;
  • Identify and reproduce essential musical patterns and styles;
  • Apply foundational musical concepts through musical performance and improvisation;
  • Establish core music technology skills and workflows as related to their instrument/voice;
  • Cultivate a practice routine that will support them throughout their professional career.

Instructor Information:

Instructor: Daniel Dehaan

Preferred Name: Dr. Dan

Pronouns: he/him/his

Email: ddehaan@colum.edu

Office Hours: By appointment only

Required Materials:

Hardware:

Software:

  • One recent copy of one the following digital audio workstation program:
    • Logic Pro
    • Pro Tools
    • Reaper
    • Ableton
    • FL Studio
    • Cubase
    • Digital Performer
    • Bitwig

Course Policies:

Grading Policy:

  • Class Preparedness/Attendance (40%): The success of this class relies upon all its members taking active ownership of their own educational and creative goals. Everyone should arrive at each class prepared to engage with their peers and with a current work for demonstration and critique. Students will be evaluated on their readiness for each class. See ATTENDANCE POLICIES below for more details.
  • Assignments/Discussions (40%): Assignments and discussion prompts will be posted regularly to Canvas. These assignments and discussions are designed to be an opportunity for students to engage with one another and to further explore topics covered in class and required reading/viewing materials. Students must make an initial post to each prompt/assignment before thoughtfully reading, considering, and responding to at least two of the peer’s posts. See each assignment or discussion prompt for a rubric of how you will be evaluated.
  • Final Project (20%): While the students are expected to constantly apply the concepts and techniques learned in class to their own creative work, each student will produce a final project. This project will be conceived, developed, and executed by the student and approved and evaluated by the instructor.

Attendance Policy:

  • Punctual attendance at each class meeting is mandatory.
  • Each unexcused absence results in an automatic reduction of the final grade for the entire semester.
  • An email notification must be sent to the instructor in case of illness. Failure to do so can result in an unexcused absence. A doctor’s note may be requested at the discretion of the instructor. If so, failure to provide one can result in an unexcused absence.
  • Travel or similar non-emergency absences during the semester must be requested and approved by the instructor via email at least a week before the intended absences. Failure to do so results in unexcused absences for all classes missed. Approved travel or similar non-emergency absences result in one excused absence for each class missed. Please note that requests for excused absences can be denied at the instructor’s discretion. Classes missed despite a denied request for excused absence result in unexcused absences for all classes missed.
  • More than three absences per semester, whether excused or unexcused, result in a failing grade for the entire course. Exceptions to this policy have to be requested from the class instructor via email and will be reviewed in a personal meeting with the instructor. Such requests may be denied at the instructor’s discretion.
  • If such an exception is granted, it may carry additional conditions (such as a target grade and/or attendance record) and may involve substantial additional assignments and/or tests at the discretion of the class instructor and program director. These additional assignments and/or tests will be delivered and/or administered at a time set by the course instructor.
  • The grade of these additional assignments and or tests will then make up a substantial portion of the final grade, with the exact proportion to be determined by the course instructor and the program director.
  • Class begins promptly at the designated time. As is professional practice, students are encouraged to arrive early. Any arrival later than 20 minutes past the official class start time will be considered an excused absence; see attendance policy above. However, consistent late arrivals of less than 20 minutes will still adversely affect final grades, to an extent at the course instructor’s discretion.

Assignment Policy:

  • Assignments are due at the date & time provided by your instructor.
  • Due dates are available on the master schedule for this class and/or announced by the instructor.
  • Late assignments will only be accepted with prior approval from the instructor for a 1% per day grade reduction.
  • Requests for an assignment extension must be made 24 hours before their posted due date and time.
  • Any unapproved late assignments will not be accepted and will automatically receive a zero grade (F).
  • All assignments are to be submitted electronically unless otherwise stated by the instructor.
  • Personal absence, whether excused or unexcused, is not an excuse for late or missed work.
  • Exceptions to this policy have to be requested from the class instructor via email. Such requests may be denied at the instructor’s discretion.

Additional Academic Policies and Procedures:

  • See the “Academic Policies and Resources” page for all school-wide policies and resources.
  • The course policies listed above supersede any school-wide policies.