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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…. My office: PAC 117
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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…. • My office: PAC 117 • My office phone: 732 224-2603 • My e-mail: kheimann@brookdalecc.edu
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!
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. For Example: • John 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 from me… • Notices for upcoming events; • Important announcements; • Fun, unusual, interesting stuff!
Your text… • A-Z of Classical Music • 2-CD set • 562 page booklet: “The Great Composers and Their Greatest Works” • Naxos • www.naxos.com • ISBN: 8.555319-20 Available at the Brookdale book store and on line.
My “Youtube.com” playlists • www.youtube.com/profkeith • Or, more specifically: • http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=B237A6D5663D6F57 • Look for “Music Appreciation MUSI 115”; • Add to your favorites. • Listen and watch selections weekly. Selections will be included on the tests.
Disclaimer. • I am not responsible for vulgar, crude, childish comments that sometimes appear with the clips I have in my playlists. • You do not need to scroll down and read any comments. • Sound and video quality can vary wildly!
Your final grade, part 1... • Attendance/Class Participation* • 25% of your final grade • 15 three-hour classes (except Thursday, November 26, 2009) – or…. • 30 ninety-minute classes More class room etiquette rules to follow…….
Attendance and The Binder… • Sign in every week by your name. • Find your tab and place all assignments behind it. Your responsibility!
Class participation “Do”s… • Do… • Observe start and stop times; • Turn OFF all electronics*; • Bring water (closed bottle) only; • Take extensive notes*; • Ask many questions!
Class participation “Do NOT”s... • Do not • Use your cell phone or text message; • Three strikes! • 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!)
Your final grade, part 2… Ten weekly listening assignments • 25% of your final grade; • #1 is due next week, Thursday, September 17, 2009; • The rest are due by, Thursday, November 19, 2009; • An excellent example can be found here.
Your final grade, part 3… • Concert attendance & review • 25% of your final grade • Due by Thursday, December 17, 2009 (Class #14)
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 FOUR tests • 25% of your final grade • Dates • Test #1: Thursday, October 1, 2009 (week 4) • Test #2: Thursday, October 29, 2009 (week 8) • Test #3: Thursday, November 19, 2009 (week 11) • Test #4: Final exam: Monday, December 21, 2009 (week 15)
More information on the tests… The three tests will …. • be fully covered by an in-class review the week before; • 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 and study…. • Major musical compositions from the following eras: • Medieval & Renaissance • 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;