Welcome to MUS 715! William Wieland
Time Commitment — Please budget 4 hours per week. If MUS 715 was face to face, it would meet 2 hours per week and include at least 2 hours of homework. This online course should require approximately the same amount of time. Please inform me if any week is unreasonably time-consuming. Thanks!
Course Content — Overview (the entire course on a single page)
  • Music Fundamentals — I begin by ensuring that you have a solid foundation in music rudiments.
    1. First 5 Weeks — Take self-tests I, II, III, IV, V, & VI. (Reload the page or refresh the screen for a new quiz.)
    2. Next 5 Weeks — Review for the following exam.
    3. One of the Last Weeks — Take the Proctored Comprehensive Music Fundamentals Exam.
  • Weekly Short Analyses — Analysis is the focus of MUS 715. (You will submit a Short Analysis or two every week.)
  • Discussions — We will discuss learning and teaching music fundamentals and theory.
    1. Post in D2L one week. (You will Share every 3rd week.)
    2. Respond the next week—not earlier. (Give others a chance to make their first post.)
    3. The third week is a learning game, either “I Spy” or a “Scavenger Hunt”.
  • Two R’s — Reading and writing are sprinkled throughout the term.
    1. Reflection Essay 1 — Write this essay after you have completed all assignments through week 5.
    2. Reflection Essay 2 — Write this essay after you have completed all assignments through week 11.
    3. Reflection Essay 3 — Write this essay after you have completed all assignments through week 14.
    4. Reflection Essay 4 — Write this essay after you have completed all other coursework.
Email — william.wieland@northern.edu
Biography — William Wieland's Long Biography (You can pick and choose what you read.)