Many of us spend our life listening to music, whether aware or unaware. Music surrounds us, fills the airwaves and influences us in so many ways. What is the definition of music? After all, what is “music” to one's ears may not be music to another's. Where does music come from? Why does music sound the way it does? How is the music of today linked to the past? Why should pop musicians be grateful to Bach?

This class provides an overall understanding of music, an overall appreciation for its past, present and potential future. Music has always had an impact on its listeners and has been used to promote the ideals of different civilizations. Like architecture, literature and art, music has evolved over the centuries…a living mirror and history of man's evolution and philosophy which has the power to reveal to our “modern” ears the sounds of the past: mysticism, reverence, love, passion, joy, sorrow and celebration…

Come and share this common musical thread and discover how much we have in common with those of long ago. It is in understanding this past that we can put into perspective our musical present.

To be purchased at the College Bookstore: OnMusic Appreciation 2nd Edition CD-ROM packet of McGraw-Hill
The Music Appreciation DVD-ROM will be sent to you from the Distance Education office. Log in to Blackboard Click “Distance Education Students Click Here” Scroll to this course and follow the instructions. That is all there is to it!

Getting Started

Once you have acquired the course materials from the Bookstore and Distance Ed then you can proceed.

Please go to the following website for Student Orientation Information:
http://www.connect4education.com/OnMusicOrientation.htm

The first thing that you should do once you have your material from the Bookstore is to open the CD-ROM case. Do know that once it has been opened, it cannot be returned.

Follow the instructions for setting up the CD-ROM found within the case of the OnMusic Appreciation CD-ROM and on the “Important Information and Download Center” screen that will appear. Make sure that you follow ALL instructions and set up everything that you need to before starting this course. If you fail to do one or more set-ups, your access to the course material will be impeded.

If you have any questions in the process, or any difficulty whatsoever during the course set-up or later, contact Technical Support at support@connect4education.com. They will respond within 24 hours, if not sooner.

When setting up the course, be sure to use your email address of New River Community College to communicate. I will use no other, so make sure that you enter your New River Community College email address when you set-up the course.

The rest of the information will be through your CD-ROM, so I encourage you to get going and if there are any questions that arise, other than technical ones, feel free to contact me at 540-674-3600x4351 or through “Email Teacher” button already in your course.