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Music Appreciation. MUSI 115 Assistant Professor Keith Heimann. My home page is under construction!. www.brookdalecc.edu/fac/music/kheimann www.brookdalecc.edu Search + “ keith ” www.google.com “ keith heimann ” Add to your favorites for the semester. How to contact me….
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Music Appreciation MUSI 115 Assistant Professor Keith Heimann
My home page is under construction! • www.brookdalecc.edu/fac/music/kheimann • www.brookdalecc.edu • Search + “keith” • www.google.com • “keithheimann” • Add to your favorites for the semester.
How to contact me…. • My office PAC 117 • My office phone: 732 224-2603 • My e-mail: • kheimann@brookdalecc.edu • keithheimann@aol.com
How to contact me, part 2… • My office hours (under construction!) • Monday • 1-2PM • Tuesday • 10 – 11AM • Wednesday • 9-10AM • If my office hours do not work with your schedule, please let me know immediately and we will find a better time!
Additional help….. • Learning Assistant – Mike Conklin • Librarian – Shay Delcurla
Your e-mail address • You have a unique e-mail address which I will use to contact you on a regular basis. • James Doe = jdoe1@mail.brookdalecc.edu • Jane Doe = jdoe2@mail.brookdalecc.edu • Double-check your e-mail address with me before leaving today!
What you will receive in e-mail… • My power point presentations; • Test reviews; • Notices for upcoming events; • Fun, unusual, interesting stuff!
Your text book… • The Enjoyment of Music • By Kristine Forney and Joseph Machlis “Essential Listening Edition” • Available at the Brookdale book store.
ISBN numbers • ISBN-10:039392887X • ISBN-13:9780393928877
Included with the text book… • CD • “StudySpace” • www.norton.com/enjoy
My “Youtube.com” account • www.youtube.com/profkeith • Or, more specifically: • http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=B237A6D5663D6F57 • Add to your favorites. • Listen and watch selections weekly.
Sorry! • I am not responsible for vulgar, crude, childish comments that sometimes appear on the youtube.com clips I assign. • You do not need to scroll down and read any comments.
Your final grade, part 1... • Attendance/Class Participation* • 25% of your final grade • 15 three-hour classes (except Thursday, November 20, 2008) – or…. • 30 ninety-minute classes More class room etiquette rules to follow…….
Do…. Observe start and stop times; Turn OFF all electronics; Bring water (closed bottle) only!; Take extensive notes*; Ask many questions! Class participation “Do”s….
The binder…. • Find your tab and place all assignments there. • Your responsibility!
Do not Use your cell phone; Text message; Talk during music and/or lectures; Bring any food or beverage other than closed bottle water into this or any other “Smart Classroom;” Use Wikipedia! Class participation “Do not”s...
Your final grade, part 2… • Ten weekly listening assignments • 25% of your final grade • #1 is due next week, Thursday, September 11, 2008. • The rest are due by Thursday, November 27, 2008. • An excellent example can be found here.
Your final grade, part 3… • Concert attendance & review • 25% of your final grade • Due by Thursday, November 27, 2008 • Disregard all Spring 2008 comments.
Special tickets at special prices… • Information on ticket “deals” can be found here. • New Jersey Symphony Orchestra • “Class Pass” • New! $25 STAR-LEDGER Class Pass Unlimited
Your final grade, part 4 • The average score on three tests • 25% of your final grade • Dates • Test #1: Thursday, October 2, 2008 • Test #2: Thursday, November 13, 2008 • Test #3: Thursday, December 18, 2008
More information on the tests… • The three tests will …. • be fully covered by an in-class review; • will include three essay questions; • include selections from our listening; • cumulativelistening; • non-cumulativewritten.
This course is… • A history of “classical” music • vs. “Classical” • Circa October 31, 1517 – October 10, 1935 • Challenging and fun!
We will listen to and study…. • Major musical compositions from the following eras: • Baroque (1650-1750) • Classical (1750-1800) • Romantic (1800-1900) • and “20th Century” (1900-present)
This course does not…. • require that the student can read music; • require that the student has any previous experience with “classical” music; • include jazz, Broadway , Rock or country music;
Favorite links….. • Here are a few links that I use often. NOTE: I am not responsible for any content found on or linked to/from these or any other links I might suggest. • Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss.
Our class time together…. • will be primarily spent listening to the music in your text and on my youtube.com account; • Extensive classroom lectures and demonstrations.
Notes…. • I don’t have any! • Therefore: take extensive notes!
Your time between classes… • Reading the assigned pages; • Listening to the assigned selections; • Watching and listening to the youtube.com selections.
Help! • If (and when) you need help, ask! • I am here to help! • My door is always open! • Ask for the “good news” now!
Safety first… • This campus and building; • Emergency phones; • BCC police;
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