Syllabus: MUSI-2327.

501, ENS, UTD COMMUNITY CHORALE

Spring 2006, M 7:00 – 9:45, JO 2.604
http://ah.utdallas.edu/UTDlinks/UTDchorale

Hoyt Neal, (214) 334-5205, JO 1.206, Office hours: 6:30 – 7:00 M, hoyt.neal@utdallas.edu

This syllabus is subject to change at the discretion of the instructor. Changes will be announced in class
and in writing.

WELCOME TO UTD COMMUNITY CHORALE!

COURSE DESCRIPTION AND REQUIREMENTS: This class is designed for student singers at UTD.
Singers from the surrounding communities are invited to join. All singers should have basic vocal skills,
such as the ability to match pitch and produce sound easily and artistically and the ability to learn their
part to enjoy this choral experience.

Required Text/CD: Choral Score: Vesperae Solennes De Confessore (K.339), Solemn Vespers of the
Confessore, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart., Kalmus, K 06347. CD: Mozart Vespers, EMI CDC 7 49672 2,
EMI Records Inc. Hilliard Ensemble and Choir of King’s College Cambridge.

We will be rehearsing and performing Mozart’s Solemn Vespers de Confessore and his Ave Verum
Corpus for the Spring Choral Concert on Sunday, April 23, 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. An additional, required
rehearsal with the orchestra is tentatively scheduled for Thursday evening, April 20. Please clear these
dates immediately. We may rehearse additional works. Singing for this concert is an absolute
requirement to pass this course. It is your final.

Approximately two to three hours practice time outside of class per week will be needed unless you can
learn your part faster. Singing involves mastering the coordination of breath, muscle coordination,
posture, ear training, the music and text to be performed, and the theatrics of entertainment to really
move an audience. Just learning the notes is not enough.

The chorale website has the Solemn Vespers broken out individually and as a complete work (midi files)
for your study. Additional websites may be found for the same purpose. Additional aid may be available
through our staff accompanist, Michael McVay, JO 1.206, mjmcvay66@msn.com.

GRADING POLICY: Grading is based on attendance (50% or more), participation in the performance
(30%), and written reports (20%). The Concert will be your final. The grading scale is as follows: A =
100 - 90, B = 89 - 80, C = 79 - 70, D = 69 – 60, and F = 59 - 0. You may ask about your grades at any
time during the semester.

ATTENDANCE AND CLASS PARTICIPATION ARE REQUIRED. One absence is the equivalent of
missing one week’s work. You are allowed one (1) absence in the semester without any grade penalty.
Each additional absence or unexcused absence may result in a reduction in your final grade by one full
letter grade for each occurrence (i.e., an A will be lowered to a B, and so forth). You should notify me
within 24 hours of a missed class the reason why you missed to have any chance of the absence being
excused. A doctor’s note will be required for medical excuses. Sore throat, can’t sing? Come anyway
you can learn by listening. Two other acceptable reasons for an excused absence are a legitimate UTD
Activity or a Family Emergency with appropriate documentation. Singers will be expected to arrive on
time and stay until dismissed.

RESEARCH REPORT: Due one week before mid-term, submit a two-page report on Mozart and any
piece he composed for a chorus. Tell me about Mozart, why you picked the work, and the circumstances
surrounding the composition of the work you chose. If the paper is less than two full pages, your grade
will be reduced. Your grade will be reduced if your paper is submitted after the deadline.
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9:45, JO 2.604, Office hours: 6:30 P.M. Mondays, Hoyt Neal, (214) 334-5205, hoyt.neal@utdallas.edu.

UTD will be free to students if arrangements are made for free tickets in advance. You can review
concerts outside of UTD. Just clear them with me. The review is due no later than 2 (two) weeks after the
date of the concert, or Monday before the Spring Arts Festival. Your grade will be reduced if your paper
is submitted after the deadline.

PENCILS: You must acquire a pencil, bring it to class, and USE it to make notes in the score.

MUSIC: Music issued by UTD for this course is the property of UTD and must be returned in good
condition. You will be expected to pay the replacement cost of any missing or damaged music. Please
remember that music scores are very expensive and can be difficult to replace. Please be careful! Use
pencil only to mark scores; no pens or highlighters! The Mozart Vocal Score will be provided.

GENERAL POLICIES

INCOMPLETE OR MISSED (LATE) Assignments will be subject to a lowering of the grade up to a grade
of “0.” Please review the university catalogue for more information.

DROP/WITHDRAWL: If you are unable to complete this course, you must withdraw from it by the final
withdrawal date listed in the college catalogue. If you stop attending class and do not withdraw, you will
fail the course. CENSUS DAY is January 26. It is the last day to drop a class without a ”W.” University
policy regarding drop and withdrawal has changed, effective Fall 04. This is a dynamic change. Students
should review the requirements in the university catalogue on line.

ACADEMIC HONESTY: Student Handbook for specifics regarding academic dishonesty--which includes
cheating and plagiarism: The University may initiate disciplinary proceedings against a student accused
of scholastic dishonesty. Scholastic dishonesty includes but is not limited to statements, acts, or
omissions related to application for enrollment, the award of a degree, and/or the submission of one’s
own work of material that is not one’s own. Scholastic dishonesty may involve one or more of the
following acts: cheating, plagiarism, collusion, and falsifying academic records.

The term “cheating” includes, but is not limited to, (1) use of any unauthorized assistance in taking
quizzes, tests, or examinations; (2) dependence upon the aid of sources beyond those authorized by the
instructor in writing papers, preparing reports, solving problems, or carrying out other assignments; (3) the
acquisition, without permission, of tests or other academic material belonging to a faculty member or staff
of the university. If you are uncertain whether or not something constitutes cheating, ask Instructor Neal
for clarification.

The term “plagiarism” includes, but is not limited to, the use of paraphrase or direct quotation of the
published or unpublished work of another person without full and clear acknowledgment (this includes
information taken from web-sites). It also includes the unacknowledged use of material prepared by
another person or purchased from an agency engaged in the selling of term papers or other academic
materials.

Penalties: If you engage in academic dishonesty related to this class, you will receive a failing grade on
the test or assignment and you may receive a failing grade in the course. In addition, the case may be
referred to the Dean of students for appropriate disciplinary action.

SPECIAL SERVICES: If you feel you may need an academic adjustment because of any type of physical
disability or learning difference, please talk with the instructor or call the Office of Disability Services at
ext. 6104.

RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS: Students desiring to observe a religious holiday which will result in a class
absence must notify their instructor in writing and will be required to complete any assignment/exams
which may have been missed.
** All cell phones and pagers must be turned off at the beginning of rehearsal. A student facing the