This is an online class entirely. You should re-read the S. M. C. Preamble again, if you have not thoroughly read it.
Here it is:
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 DVD.
You can purchase the DVD for this course which is titled OnMusic Appreciation, third edition (b) at the Front Desk of the SMC Bookstore, at the SMC Performing Arts Campus Bookstore, or order it online directly from Connect4Education well in advance of start date of the class. You may only use new, unopened DVDs of the Third Edition. The second edition and previously used DVDs will not work. You will not be able to order it from other online vendors. Be sure to save the enclosed serial number slip which contains your own unique access code. Each DVD has a unique access code that is exclusive to each individual student enrolled in the course. That access code is linked to the Student College ID and records for each semester. Therefore, you will NOT be able to share the DVD and access code with another student who is currently in the class. There is no 'paper text' book for this class so please do not try to purchase the textbook and CDs that are used for our Music 32 ground classes.
If you are an SMC student, you also will not be able to access this class from the SMC computers and the campus network as the SMC firewall may prevent files from being streamed from the internet.
To access this course, please follow these steps:
1. Purchase a clean, new, unused copy of the course DVD titled OnMusic Appreciation, third edition (b)
2. From your computer, go to http://www.connect4education.com. Then:
- Click on 'Students' and then 'Registration.'
- Fill out the Quick DVD 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.
You will also be required to attend a live orchestra concert during the term and submit a Concert Report as a final term paper.
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 2795 - Prof. Parnell - music32@dennisparnell.com
Do NOT try to contact me at smc.edu - the above email is the only email to which I will respond!
PLEASE VISIT THE ONLINE MUSIC APPRECIATION ORIENTATION PAGE:
http://www.connect4education.com/OnMusicOrientation.htm
I will respond to email ASAP whenever
possible, and within 48 hours in all cases. 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 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! (some icons are missing here - just download what you need by going to the appropriate place using GOOGLE or other search engine of your choice) 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. 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. 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 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. Please check
your online Course Preamble for more information. A fixed grade
scale is used, so that it is possible for everyone to do well. 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 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 Have fun! support@connect4education.com music32@dennisparnell.com The answers are timed at 45 seconds apiece, so make sure you have studied, because there is no going back....
you can skip a question and return to it, but the time is cumulative, so the best way to obtain a good grade in this class is to print out any and all text material and have it on hand for those answers which need verbal answers. For some of the quizzes, you will have to rely on your ears to recognize certain aspects of music (i.e. the sounds of certain instruments, whether or not a piece of music is an ensemble or solo work, etc. The best course of action for study is the internet - use it to learn about the sounds of instruments - a good place to start is with "Peter and the Wolf" by Serge Prokofiev or "A Young Musician's Guide to the Orchestra" by Benjamin Britten: these two pieces will help you recognize the various sounds and timbres of the orchestra. This course depends on the terms "unity" and "variety" as basics - for instance: if a melody (sequence of notes in a certain order) repeats itself, that might be an example of "unity." If the melody is embellished or slightly different, then it might be an example of "variety." Also - please look up the word "timbre" and really know what it means BEFORE you begin the course - it will help both you and me. See you "online!"
What hardware and software will be required for
the MUS32 course?
Software Requirements
E-mail Account
How to get a Free Santa Monica College Email
Account
Internet Service Providers
Hardware Requirements
PC
Windows 95/98,
NT, 2000, or XP, VISTA, or System 7
120Mhz or faster Pentium processor (or equivalent)
16X CD-ROM Drive or faster
32MB of RAM or more
28.8 kbps modem or faster
Sound card and speakers
Stereo Headphones
Macintosh
MacOS 8.x or
above
PowerMac or newer (intel chip)
16X CD-ROM Drive or faster
32MB of RAM or more
28.8 kbps modem or faster
Stereo Headphones
Software Requirements
Software Download Center
Internet Explorer for PC
RealPlayer
QuickTime
Shockwave
Flash
Email Account
How do I get a Free Santa Monica College Email
Account?
Internet Service Providers
Course Format
Evaluation and Grading
EVALUATION
GRADING
A..............
90-100%
B..............
80-86%
C..............
70-80%
D..............
65-70%
D-.............
60-65%
F...............
below 60%
Once Inside the Course, Please Remember To Do
These Things
(this icon is missing here - sorry), whenever you are done with a class. You
will find the tracking icon at the bottom of most pages.
(this is a "log out" icon - missing at the moment) at the top of the screen. You can also click
Logout on the bottom right corner of your student control panel.
Now that you have read this (it may be missing a few icons here and there.....) Let me make sure you know that I am available by email - usually every day or two. I check my emails frequently; although I do miss a day now and then.
This course almost runs itself and although I am available to you for questions of a musical nature, I am NOT a technician! So when you have ANY problems dealing with your computer (and they are usually problems regarding hearing selections of music on your laptop or computer at home) you must contact