MUS32: Appreciation of Music

WINTER 2009 COURSE INFORMATION

WINTER 2009

Contact Information
Hardware Requirements
Software Requirements
Email Account
How to get a Free Santa Monica College Network Account
Internet Service Providers
Course Format
Evaluation and Grading
Remember To Do These Things

BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING IN THIS COURSE

IMPORTANT: You must first be officially registered for this course through the SMC Admissions Office and pay all applicable fees.

WARNING: DO NOT BUY USED COPIES OF THE COURSE CD-ROMS. Even though you may see used CDs advertised on Amazon.com and eBay, only a new, unused set of CDs will work for this course. Each CD-ROM set has a unique Serial Number that is exclusive to each individual student enrolled in the course. That serial number is linked to the Student College ID and records for each semester. Therefore, you will NOT be able to use copies of the CD-ROM that have been used by previous students in the course.

To successfully access this course, please follow these steps:

1. Purchase a clean, new, unused copy of the course CD-ROMs titled 'OnMusic Appreciation', second edition. You can purchase this two-CD set at the Front Desk of the SMC Bookstore, at the Madison Campus Bookstore, or order it online directly from Connect4Education. Please do not order from other online merchants as they are sometimes unreliable. Be sure to save the enclosed serial number slip. There is no 'paper' textbook for this class.

2. From your computer, go to http://www.connect4education.com. Then:

• Click on 'Students' and then 'Registration.'
• Fill out the Quick CD-ROM Registration Form.
• Click Submit.

If your submission is valid, you will be taken to a confirmation page. On that page:

• Click the button to complete your registration process.

You will also receive a confirmation email message.

After completing the registration process, please follow these steps to access your online course:

• Go to http://www.connect4education.org/serf/
• Type in your login name and password.
• Click the Logon button.

Course Description and Goals

Music is art as well as science. To be able to comprehend it to the fullest we must, therefore, be able to appreciate both its emotional and intellectual content.

The aim of this course is very simple: To provide you with the tools for a basic understanding of music. It will not make you a musician or teach you how to write music. It will, however, give you the necessary background to understand what is going on technically when you are listening to music so that your experience is not limited to a wash of sound that produces a certain feeling.

The course will concentrate on a) The development of an attentive style of listening, b) The introduction and systematic study of the building blocks of music, and c) Enhancing awareness of the main musical styles of selected western and non-western cultures.

OnMusic © 1998-2003  Copyright is the property of Connect For Education, Inc.
This copyrighted material is placed on the Web for purposes of education and research in a non-profit setting and limited to the students enrolled in course MUS32 at Santa Monica College.
All other rights reserved.

How do I contact my instructor?

Section 1554 - Prof. Goodman - goodmuse@earthlink.net

Section 1555 - Prof. Goodman - goodmuse@earthlink.net

Section 1556 - Prof. Holt - smcholt@gmail.com

Section 1557 - Prof. Dodson - dodson_brent@smc.edu

PLEASE VISIT THE ONLINE MUSIC APPRECIATION ORIENTATION PAGE:

http://www.connect4education.com/OnMusicOrientation.htm

Office Location:

Music Department (Madison 211)

Madison Music and Performing Arts Campus

Santa Monica Blvd. (between 10th and 11th Streets)

Santa Monica, CA

Please email in advance to make an appointment.

Your instructor will respond to email within two hours whenever possible, and within 24 hours in all cases.

What hardware and software will be required for the MUS32 course?

There are a number of things you will need in order to take the MUS32 OnMusic course. Look over the following list to make sure that you have everything you need.

Hardware Requirements
Software Requirements
E-mail Account
How to get a Free Santa Monica College Email Account
Internet Service Providers
 

Hardware Requirements

Software Requirements

All the necessary software to run your online course is free! Click any of the links below to download and install the software you need. The great news is that all this software is free!

Software Download Center
Internet Explorer for PC
RealPlayer
QuickTime
Shockwave
Flash

Email Account

Next, you will need an e-mail account. Your email address is established when you sign up with an Internet Service Provider. Check with your ISP if you do not know what your email address is. If you already have an email account at Santa Monica College, you may use this address for your online courses. However, you will still need an ISP to access classes if you plan on viewing this online course off-campus. You must have an email address prior to starting the class.

Note: You will need your own email account to participate in the course. You will not be able to use accounts belonging to other students because of the confusion this causes.

How do I get a Free Santa Monica College Email Account?

If you don't have a Santa Monica College Email Account, make sure you read the instructions on How to get a Free Santa Monica College Email Account, and get one ASAP.

Internet Service Providers

If you are planning on viewing your online course from home, you'll need to obtain internet access through a commercial Internet Service Provider (ISP).

Note: It's very important that you sign up with a service provider as soon as possible. Set up time may take as long as 2-3 weeks and you will need to have this in order, and tested, before the course starts in full force.

The link below gives you many options for choosing an Internet Service Provider.

The List - Comprehensive List of ISPs by State

Course Format

Over the last four semesters, OnMusic has been offered using the incredible resources of the World Wide Web (WWW) for learning purposes. This format has challenged many traditionally held assumptions about teaching and learning. I will not go into the many ways this has happened. I will, rather, let this exciting adventure unfold and reveal its lessons to all of you.

There will be no lectures in this course. Actually, we will be at the opposite pole of the lecture paradigm. In this course, you are expected to communicate constantly with your classmates via electronic mail and Discussion Forums, and to cooperatively learn concepts, solve problems, and complete projects. This will be a major component of the learning experience.

This is a fully paperless class. All course materials, including the musical examples on CD-ROM, will be accessed electronically. Electronic mail and Discussion Forums will be the main source of information and interaction among us.

However, you must be fully conscious that despite its present state of sophistication, computer technology is, for many reasons, quite immature. Expect to encounter some hurdles along the way. Don't be frustrated by them. Learn from your shortcomings and those of the technologies that we will be using.

Evaluation and Grading

EVALUATION

Please check your online Course Preamble for more information.

GRADING

A fixed grade scale is used, so that it is possible for everyone to do well.

Once Inside the Course, Please Remember To Do These Things

Please make sure to listen carefully to all the music examples. These constitute the core of your learning experience in the course.

Please click the Tracking icon , whenever you are done with a class. You will find the tracking icon at the bottom of most pages.

Remember to set up your CD-ROM drive letter to match your computer settings. To do this, you need to know that letter. On a PC, double-click "My Computer" icon on your desktop, and make note of the letter beside the CD icon. The Mac Volume name is OnMusic1. Then, Go to CD-ROM setup, type that letter (or the Mac name) in the appropriate box, and click Setup.

Finally, it is very important that every time you finish a work session you click at the top of the screen. You can also click Logout on the bottom right corner of your student control panel.

Have fun!