M510:  Women in Music

Spring 2006

Indiana University     School of Music

 

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Instructor:            Dr. Ayana Smith (aosmith@indiana.edu)   

Office Hours:       Wednesdays, 2:00-4:00pm, M325E

Class Meetings:    Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:00-2:15pm, M340

 

 

In this course we will study the achievements of women in music throughout the ages.  Although a majority of the classes will focus on the works of women composers from the Middle Ages to the modern period, we will also discuss women as performers, teachers and patrons of music.  Additional topics will be gender and musicology, feminist aesthetics, historiography, and the representation of women in operatic works.  Materials for study will be drawn from scores, recordings and both primary and secondary source readings.  This class will be similar to a seminar in the sense that students will be responsible for regular contributions to class discussion topics and for giving a presentation accompanied by a written report. 

If any student will require assistance or appropriate academic accommodations for a disability, please contact me after class, during my office hours or by individual appointment. You must have established your eligibility for disability support services through the Office of Disabled Student Services in 096 Franklin Hall, 855-7578.

Textbooks

All textbooks and CDs are available at the IU Bookstore. 

Required:

Briscoe.  Historical Anthology of Music by Women.  (Indiana University Press, 2004)

Neuls-Bates.  Women in Music:  An Anthology of Source Readings from the Middle Ages to the Present.  (Northeastern University Press,  1996)

Bowers and Tick.  Women Making Music:  The Western Art Tradition 1150-1950.  (University of Illinois Press, 1986)

Optional:

Briscoe.  Historical Anthology of Music by Women.  Audio CDs (Indiana University Press, 2004)

The CD set is also available online through the music library's Variations project.

 

Grading

Class Attendance/Participation:      10%

Presentation:                                13%

Written Report:                            13%

Reading Summaries:                     14% (2% each)

Midterm Exam:                            20%

Final Exam:                                 30%

Class Policies

Students will only be allowed to make up exams and in cases of medical emergency.  Students must make arrangements with me as soon as possible, and show evidence of having received medical attention.

If you have a conflict with a scheduled exam as a result of a religious holiday that you observe, please contact me as soon as possible.  Please consult the University’s policy on religious holidays.

It is the student’s responsibility to learn Indiana University’s Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct.   Any student caught cheating on exams may receive a failing grade.

 

Important Dates

Midterm Exam--Thursday, March 2

Final Exam--Thursday, May 4, 2:45-4:45pm

 

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Last revised: Thursday January 05, 2006