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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:
[email protected]
 [email protected]
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How to contact me, part 2…
 My office hours (under construction!)
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Monday
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Tuesday
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1-2PM
10 – 11AM
Wednesday
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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…..
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Learning Assistant – Mike Conklin
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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.
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James Doe = [email protected]
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Jane Doe = [email protected]
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Double-check your e-mail address with me before
leaving today!
What you will receive in email…
 My power point presentations;
 Test reviews;
 Notices for upcoming events;
 Fun, unusual, interesting stuff!
Your text book…
 The Enjoyment of Music
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By Kristine Forney and Joseph Machlis
“Essential Listening Edition”
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Available at the Brookdale book store.
ISBN numbers
 ISBN-10: 039392887X
 ISBN-13: 9780393928877
Included with the text book…
 CD
 “StudySpace”
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www.norton.com/enjoy
My “Youtube.com” account
 www.youtube.com/profkeith
 Or, more specifically:
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http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=B237
A6D5663D6F57
 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*
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25% of your final grade
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15 three-hour classes (except Thursday, November 20,
2008) – or….
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30 ninety-minute classes
More class room etiquette rules to follow…….
Class participation “Do”s….
 Do….
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Observe start and stop times;
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Turn OFF all electronics;
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Bring water (closed bottle) only!;
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Take extensive notes*;
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Ask many questions!
The binder….
 Find your tab and place all assignments there.
 Your responsibility!
Class participation “Do not”s...
 Do not
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Use your cell phone;
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Text message;
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Talk during music and/or lectures;
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Bring any food or beverage other than closed bottle
water into this or any other “Smart Classroom;”
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Use Wikipedia!
Your final grade, part 2…
 Ten weekly listening assignments
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25% of your final grade
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#1 is due next week, Thursday, September 11, 2008.
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The rest are due by Thursday, November 27, 2008.
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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
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Your final grade, part 4
The average score on three tests
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25% of your final grade
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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 ….
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be fully covered by an in-class review;
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will include three essay questions;
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include selections from our listening;
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cumulative listening;
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non-cumulative written.
This course is…
 A history of “classical” music
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vs. “Classical”
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Circa October 31, 1517 – October 10, 1935
 Challenging and fun!
We will listen to and study….
 Major musical compositions from the following
eras:
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Baroque
Classical
Romantic
(1650-1750)
(1750-1800)
(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.
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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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