2. TODAY’S AGENDA
• What’s this class all about?
• What materials do I need?
• A look at the syllabus
• How can I be successful in this class?
• Planes of listening
9. HOW CAN I GET THE “A” I DESERVE?
• Show up, participate, stay engaged
• Take the exams and do well on them
• Complete all assignments to a high standard
10. PLANES OF LISTENING
• Aaron Copland, “How We Listen” in What to
Listen for in Music
• Sensuous plane
• Expressive plane
• Purely Musical plane
11. SENSUOUS PLANE
• Sound appeal
• Background, intentionally or not
• “relaxing”, “aggressive”, etc.
12. EXPRESSIVE PLANE
• What does the music “mean” or express?
• Specified and/or Personal
• Difficult to pin down