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IF you left something in PSC109, it's in my closet office...er...cubbyhole.

The score you saw on EZtest is NOT complete - the listening hasn't been added to it. Your test score will be [questions answered correctly] + [listening score] / 69.. which will give you your score out of 100 points.

Each listening example is worth a half-point each.

Apologies for the blank question. Oh, well, more work for me...D'oh! That one won't count at all on your test score.

When will it be scored? I will be grading them over the next day or so, between lessons and rehearsals and meetings and and and..... I'm hoping to get them posted to the D2L gradebook by end of day Friday.

Have an excellent weekend - See you Monday, ready to dive into the Baroque period!

Pix from Fall 2012 posted

If youa re still on the email list from Fall 2012 - you might like to know that the pix from our recording session have been posted at

http://on.fb.me/VPd3n4

FYI!

Free Concert: Thursday night in Rehearsal Hall

Since "Classical" music is more complex than Popular styles, it is often helpful to know a bit about what you are going to hear, and to actually get familiar with the piece beforehand. It is FAR more interesting that way [and thus it'll be easier to write the concert report!].

Below the graphic are some notes and links.

CONCERT ETIQUETTE

1. If the concert has already started, DO NOT ENTER until you hear applause.
2. TURN OFF THE ELECTRONIC GIZMOS before you enter the room!
3. You generally applause only at the end of the ENTIRE piece [ie. NOT between movements] - thought somebody may go ahead and applaud anyway.
4. This material is extraordinarily difficult, and requires a tremendous amount of concentration by the performer.....so out of respect for the several thousand hours of preparation [yes, that number is correct], do nothing to distract the performer!

The Beethoven Waldstein Sonata is a 3 movement piece - that means that there are 3 primary sections to it, and Dr. Altman will pause in between each one and "reset". Each movement is a difference mood and speed.

Wikipedia article - Youtube search [pick any of them towards the top of the list]

The Stravinsky piece

is renowned for its notorious technical and musical difficulties. All three movements include wild and rapid jumps which span over two octaves, complex polyrhythms, extremely fast scales, multiple glissandos, and tremolos. [Wikipedia]

i.e. you are going to see and hear some incredibly difficult music. Watch Dr.Altman's hands - they will be flying!   Youtube search

Chopin wrote many pieces for piano, most of them shorter in length than the other pieces on this program. These are all meant to capture the character of a moment, as opposed to the epic Beethoven sonata. Mazurkas and Polonaises are Polish folk dances - Chopin has written music that would remind you those dances [if you were Polish!] but that goes well beyond just the simple folk dance music.

• Ballade - recording available on the wikipedia page
• Mazurka
• Polonaise

Kamien Connect problem - FIXED!

If you tried to setup teh Kamien Connect account, and were told that the class was no longer open for registration.......my apologies!

I missed a setting. It has now been [presumably] fixed!

WELCOME TO SPRING 2013

Just a post to get things started for the new semester.

If you're done with the class, you might want to UNSUBSCRIBE to keep your inbox from getting cluttered - there's a link down at the bottom of the email.