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 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=B23

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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…

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…….

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!

The binder….

Find your tab and place all assignments there.

Your responsibility!

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!

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;

cumulative listening;

non-cumulative written.

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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