Music 122 - Music Theory I
Jim Scully, Instructor

Jim Scully
Office: MUS 107
Phone: 654.2511
Cell: 330.9304
Email: jscully@csub.edu

Days and Times: M, W, F from 12:20 to 1:40 PM in Music Building, room 118.

CSU Employee Furloughs – Impact on Classes: This year across this campus and around the CSU system some class days will be cancelled because of furloughs. A furlough is mandatory un-paid time off; faculty and staff on each CSU campus are being “furloughed” two days per month. These cancelled class days are September 28, October 30 and November 4. It is important to recognize that these days off are not holidays. Instead, they are concrete examples of how massive state budget cuts have consequences for you as students and for me as a faculty member.

Office Hours: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM. I am also available for appointments outside of these times if need be. Contact me by phone or email to request an appointment.

Textbook Information: The Complete Musician by Steven G. Laitz (2007 editions)
(Textbook and Workbook #1 – REQUIRED). The Textbook and Workbook should be available in the Runner Bookstore. I encourage you to shop around when purchasing these books...they can be very expensive.

Daily Attendance: Daily attendance is required in Music 122.

Quizzes:  There are between 10-15 quizzes in Music 122.  The quizzes take place at the beginning of class and will cover material from the previous lecture.  There are NO make-up opportunities for these quizzes.  Quizzes are worth 25% of your final grade.

Homework:  Homework will consist of workbook assignments and composition assignments.  Some assignments will be graded carefully and meticulously while others will be looked over for completeness and conceptual understanding.  Grading for specific assignments will be discussed at the time the assignment is given.  Homework is worth 25% of your final grade.

Midterm Exam:  The midterm exam is worth 25% of your final grade. The Midterm Exam is on Monday, October 19 during class time.

Final Exam:  The final exam is worth 25% of your final grade. The Final Exam is Monday, Nov. 23 @ 2 PM.

Event Attendance:  Students in Music 122 are urged to attend THREE events each quarter while at CSUB.  To make that as easy as possible, music majors are allowed to attend all Music Department events for free. 

Academic Dishonesty: Much can be gained from studying and discussing course material with others, but each student must be responsible for producing her or his own work. Group responses are appropriate only for those assignments designated as group projects. Copying or relying upon another’s work is simply unacceptable, and this obviously includes plagiarism on written assignments. In all cases, University policy regarding academic dishonesty will be enforced.