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Understanding Music and Culture to 1850 - Part I
(An on-line program)
 

Dr. Christopher Kachian

Department of Music, University of St. Thomas
 

January 7 to February 15, 2008

 

 

Understanding Music and Culture will be taught in two parts
beginning this January and continuing in January, '09.

 

Part I will explore the classics of European and American music in their historical, cultural, and social contexts, beginning with the fundamentals of music and its development up to approximately 1850.  It is designed to enable students, regardless of musical background, to increase their understanding of music.  This highly interactive program will teach you the fundamentals of music and give you opportunities to test your knowledge, compose your own tunes, and learn from an expert.  The listening skills and knowledge acquired will provide a foundation for being a more critical and discerning listener of music of all types.  (Part II will take participants from 1850 to the present.)

 

During the designated six weeks of this program, Dr. Kachian will meet with participants on-line synchronously on two specific evenings; he will also be available via e-mail for questions and discussion. 
These on-line 'class meetings' will be Tuesday, January 15 and Monday, February 4, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. CST

 

Cost:   $50 Registration Fee + $97 for required text and 5 CD’s
                      Usable for both Part I and Part II and a valuable addition to your library.

 

               Machlis, Joseph & Forney.  The Enjoyment of Music, 10th edition. WW Norton.   ISBN: 978-0-393-9288-4

 

Understanding Music can be accessed on a Windows machine only (not Macintosh)

 

Technical Requirements: to participate in this on-line program, you must have the following technical capabilities:

- regular access to a computer with Windows 98 (or later)

- at least 128 MB of RAM; 100 MB of free hard drive space

- CD-ROM drive

- color monitor with a screen resolution of at least 800x600

- sound card and speakers

- internet connection, with a minimum connection speed of 56K or a broadband (cable modem, DSL) connection

- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher

- e-mail
- Real One plug-in to view streaming video files

 

For additional information, call 651.962.5175

To register, mail your completed registration form and check, payable to the University of St. Thomas, to:

            Center for Senior Citizens' Education

            LOR 309

            University of St. Thomas

            2115 Summit Avenue

            St. Paul, MN. 55105-1096

 

REGISTRATION FORM: Understanding Music and Culture (Part I)
                          Jan. 7 to Feb.15, 2008                                                                                                                                                                                    

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