PLEASE take a moment to doublecheck your grades in D2L Music App gradebook.
Someone has already notified me of an error, and I want to make sure there aren't any others.
DEADLINE: Tuesday May 7, Noonish - because that's when I'm going to be posting the grades.
Email me or send a message inside D2L if you find an error.
Monday, May 06, 2013
Final Exam, Listening, D2L, etc notes
I've just added in the final exam grades to D2L. You'll notice that the number is different from the one you saw earlier - see the gradebook in D2L for the explanation.
I was incorrect when I stated that the listening would be scored by the computer as a zero - it turns out the computer gave you all 36 points for the listening. This means that your score likely went DOWN after I graded the listening.
The scores are all in the D2L gradebook. If you want to know what your grade for the class will be, download the spreadsheet from D2L and type in your scores. The spreadsheet will tell you!
LISTENING
Some of the listening comments were quite intelligent. Others showed a depressing lack of thought. I was looking for 3 correct statements - each got you 3 points. That's why I mentioned that adding more comments rather than fewer would be a good idea.
Listening #1: "The Meal"
20th C. Yes, a piece of mine created using my youngest son's sounds when he was 4 months old, plus a spoon stirring some sweet tea, plus a burp mangled in a variety of ways to create the drum sounds.
Yes, ALL the drum sounds came from the burp you hear at the end.
Listening #2: Solfigietto Jam
EARLY Classical / Jazz.
From my album Accessible Depth.
Original piece by CPE Bach - then transmogrified into jazz in the studio. CPE was JS Bach's son, and this was written EARLY in the Classical period, so it really has a lot of Baroque characteristics, as several of you commented.
Listening #3: Aleatoric Spring 2013
This was recorded in class a few weeks ago. Shame on you, those who didn't recognize it!
20th C - because of when it was "written", the use of noise as a primary element, the use of chance operations.....
Listening #4: Minimalism Spring 2013
ANOTHER one recorded in class! A minimal amount of musical material. most annoying comments on the test: those referring to "the melody, so that makes it Romantic". THERE WAS NO MELODY!
20th C.
I was incorrect when I stated that the listening would be scored by the computer as a zero - it turns out the computer gave you all 36 points for the listening. This means that your score likely went DOWN after I graded the listening.
The scores are all in the D2L gradebook. If you want to know what your grade for the class will be, download the spreadsheet from D2L and type in your scores. The spreadsheet will tell you!
LISTENING
Some of the listening comments were quite intelligent. Others showed a depressing lack of thought. I was looking for 3 correct statements - each got you 3 points. That's why I mentioned that adding more comments rather than fewer would be a good idea.
Listening #1: "The Meal"
20th C. Yes, a piece of mine created using my youngest son's sounds when he was 4 months old, plus a spoon stirring some sweet tea, plus a burp mangled in a variety of ways to create the drum sounds.
Yes, ALL the drum sounds came from the burp you hear at the end.
Listening #2: Solfigietto Jam
EARLY Classical / Jazz.
From my album Accessible Depth.
Original piece by CPE Bach - then transmogrified into jazz in the studio. CPE was JS Bach's son, and this was written EARLY in the Classical period, so it really has a lot of Baroque characteristics, as several of you commented.
Listening #3: Aleatoric Spring 2013
This was recorded in class a few weeks ago. Shame on you, those who didn't recognize it!
20th C - because of when it was "written", the use of noise as a primary element, the use of chance operations.....
Listening #4: Minimalism Spring 2013
ANOTHER one recorded in class! A minimal amount of musical material. most annoying comments on the test: those referring to "the melody, so that makes it Romantic". THERE WAS NO MELODY!
20th C.
FINAL EXAM GRADES - DO NOT PANIC!
The grades you were emailed from EZTestonline counted the listening scores as a ZERO - because they have to be manually graded.
Watch for your ACTUAL grade in D2L - it should show up Tuesday afternoon [earlier if I'm lucky!]
....and because computers are soooooooooooo stupid.
Watch for your ACTUAL grade in D2L - it should show up Tuesday afternoon [earlier if I'm lucky!]
Class Recordings...attempt #2!
Apparently Last.fm hosed the uploads for whatever arcane technical reason.
I HAVE uploaded the mp3 files to d2l. Your browser is SUPPOSED to play them when you click on the Class Recordings link in the Content section.
But if it doesn't - OR if you'd like your own personal nonAutographed copy - just click on the zip file. It has all 4 recordings.
I HAVE uploaded the mp3 files to d2l. Your browser is SUPPOSED to play them when you click on the Class Recordings link in the Content section.
But if it doesn't - OR if you'd like your own personal nonAutographed copy - just click on the zip file. It has all 4 recordings.
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
The Class Recordings have been posted!
You can listen to them at
Feel free to download, use to annoy siblings, pest control, etc.
I've also uploaded the files to D2L - Last.fm is bit flaky this morning.
I've also uploaded the files to D2L - Last.fm is bit flaky this morning.
[You might want to listen to them before the final]
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