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Fundamentals of Music Fall 2009

Fundamentals of Music Fall 2009. MUSI 101 Assistant Professor Keith Heimann. My home page…. www.brookdalecc.edu/fac/music/kheimann www.brookdalecc.edu Search + “keith” www.google.com “keith heimann” Add to your favorites for the semester. On my home page, you will find….

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Fundamentals of Music Fall 2009

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  1. Fundamentals of MusicFall 2009 MUSI 101 Assistant Professor Keith Heimann

  2. My home page… • www.brookdalecc.edu/fac/music/kheimann • www.brookdalecc.edu • Search + “keith” • www.google.com • “keith heimann” • Add to your favorites for the semester.

  3. On my home page, you will find… • My schedule and contact information; • Power Point presentations used in class; • Useful links • (First of many disclaimers)

  4. How to contact me…. • My office PAC 117 • My office phone: 732 224-2603 • My e-mail: • kheimann@brookdalecc.edu

  5. How to contact me, part 2… • My office hours • Tuesday • 4:30-5:30PM • Wednesday • 9-11AM • Friday • 9-11AM • If my office hours do not work with your schedule, please let me know immediately and we will find a better time!

  6. If my office hours do not work with your schedule, please let me know immediately and we will find a mutually convenient time!

  7. Additional help….. • Learning Assistant – Mike Conklin • Librarian – Shay Delcurla

  8. Your e-mail address • You have a unique e-mail address which I will use to contact you. • James Doe = jdoe1@mail.brookdalecc.edu • Jane Doe = jdoe2@mail.brookdalecc.edu • Double-check your e-mail address with me before leaving today!

  9. What you will receive in e-mail… • Notices for upcoming events; • Any changes to the syllabus;* • Fun, unusual, interesting stuff!

  10. Your text book…

  11. Web sites we will use,1… • Gary Ewars' Easy Music Theory http://www.musictheory.halifax.ns.ca/lessons.html

  12. Web sites we will use,2… • MiBac http://www.mibac.com/Pages/Theory/Main_Theory.html

  13. Web sites we will use,3… • Think Quest http://library.thinkquest.org/15413/theory/theory.htm?tqskip=1

  14. Next disclaimer I am NOT responsible for vulgar, childish, obscene or otherwise offensive materials that are found on the links I post or the links from sites I recommend.

  15. Bring to every class…. • Multiple sharpened pencils • Additional erasers • Music staff paper, measuring 8 1/2” X 11” • http://www.blanksheetmusic.net/

  16. blanksheetmusic.net • Click “No Clef” • “Scale” • Slide to the far right to create 5 staves • For now…..

  17. Don’t even think about… • …working in pen! • ...using a cell phone or other electronics in my class.

  18. Infraction… • Any work submitted in pen will be an automatic “F.” • “Three strikes and your out” rule for cell phones, texting, etc. This applies to ANY electronic gadgets.

  19. Additional recommendations… $21.45

  20. Your final grade... First, the good news...

  21. Three parts...

  22. Your final grade, part 1... • Attendance/Class Participation* • 25% of your final grade • 15 three-hour classes, or • 30 ninety-minute classes More class room etiquette rules to follow…

  23. Class participation “Do”s… • Do… • Observe start and stop times; • Parking! • Turn OFF all electronics; • Bring water (closed bottle) only!; • Take extensive notes*; • Ask many questions!

  24. The binder…. • Sign in every week by your name; • Place all assignments behind your tab. • Your responsibility! • (Probably two for this class.)

  25. Class participation “Do not”s... • 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!

  26. Your final grade, part 2… Three tests: • September 29, 2009 (Class #5) • November 3, 2009 (Class #10) • December 8, 2008 (Class #15)*

  27. Three tests… • Cumulative; • Thorough review (Class #4, 9, 14) • Make –up available*.

  28. About that Asterisks… • Make up tests will only be available for a grade of 80 or less; • Make up tests will NOT be available for an absence on the day of the test.

  29. Average… • At the end of the semester, your three test scores will be averaged together to form 1/3 of your final grade.

  30. Your final grade, part 3… Eleven quizzes • Every class, starting next week; • 10 points each + 2 extra credit; • Delete the lowest quiz score for your final grade, if you have taken all eleven quizzes.

  31. Your final grade, part 3… • The Eleven Quizzes will…. • begin around 3:30 PM; • primarily focus on that day’s work; • Cumulative nature of the entire course.

  32. Average… At the end of the semester, your ten highest quiz scores will be averaged together to form 1/3 of your final grade. IF: you have taken all 11 quizzes.

  33. And, finally…. • No make-ups for the weekly quizzes.

  34. Our class time together…. • Extensive classroom lecture and demonstration; • Break around 3PM; • Short review; • Quiz.

  35. Notes…. • I don’t have any. • Therefore, take extensive notes and ask many questions.

  36. Your time between classes… • Review classroom work; • Visit the web sites we use in class for further review; • Check your Brookdale e-mail for assignments; • Ask questions!

  37. Help! • If (and when) you need help, ask! • I am here to help! • My door is always open!

  38. 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.

  39. 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 (…wow!)

  40. Safety first… • This campus and building; • Emergency phones; • BCC police.

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