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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]
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 = [email protected]
Jane Doe = [email protected]
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…
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
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25% of your final grade
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Dates
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Test #1:
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Test #2:
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Test #3:
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Test #4:
Thursday, October 1, 2009 (week 4)
Thursday, October 29, 2009 (week 8)
Thursday, November 19, 2009 (week 11)
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;
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 and study….
Major musical compositions from the following eras:
Medieval & Renaissance
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
and “20th Century”
(1650-1750)
(1750-1800)
(1800-1900)
(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;