Dear Student:

You have signed up for Music 112, section # 70520 or 70521, the Online Music History (OMH) at College of the Canyons, so I want to welcome you.  My name Bernardo Feldman and I will be your instructor for this course.

 The entire course will be done on-line.  You need the CD-ROM called On Music History (OMH), by Icubed, for the on-line class.

(Please note that we do not use “BLACKBOARD” nor any other software program besides OnMusic History for this online course).

The CD-ROM includes all the material you will need and it contains the equivalent of thirty CDs worth of music from the Naxos Catalogue, 188 graphics and 10 Quick time movies.  Do not buy a second hand CD-ROM because each one gets assigned a unique number that links up with your grades.  You can get this CD-ROM at the COC bookstore.   Please try to buy it by the time our class begins and be ready to start.  We will move quite rapidly through the material and I do not allow students to fall behind. 

Inside the CD-ROM box that you buy there should be a printed page with detailed instructions on how to login and register your CD-ROM.   Read the instructions and follow them carefully.  Logging in and getting your computer to play the music extracts is frequently the biggest hurdle of the course.  Once you do that, it should be a most enjoyable experience, full of wonderful music to listen to.  (Note:  make sure you register for the correct course (OMH) and no other.  The mouse here tends to play tricks on you and 50% of the students end up in the wrong course!)

Here is a link that might help you if you need more information than the one provided by the printed sheet inside the CD-ROM box:

http://www.icubed.org/oma/OMHCourseIntro.htm

Once you login, you can go to the section labeled Brief Index.  You will then see the layout of the course, the topics we will cover and the deadlines for quizzes and essays.  All of this will be clearer when you have the page in front of you.  Take time to explore the site.  Click on the various tags to see what they contain, but do not try to open any quizzes or exams for it will force you to take them there and then. 

Please login in within the next three days, otherwise you might will be dropped from the course.  Detailed instructions on how to login can be found in two places: 

1)     the printed sheet that comes inside your CD-ROM box

2)     the e-mail address that is given in this letter or orientation.

If all fails, you may contact the server via telephone or via e-mail:

Tel (703) 880 1180   from 9 am to 5 pm Eastern Time

Support@connect4education.com

For all technical questions, please contact the above number/address.  For all instructional questions, please contact me at:

bernardo.feldman@canyons.edu

You should have your own email account by our starting date.  Sharing accounts is not a good idea.  If you do not have one, the College can help you set one up free of charge.  Go to the TLC and they will be glad to help. 

I can be reached by email.  My address is:  bernardo.feldman@canyons.edu.  Please contact me if you have any questions.  I will respond within 48 hours. 

You can also contact Renee Drake at the Distance Learning Office at (661) 362.3600.

See you soon!

Bernardo Feldman

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Music 105, section # 74515

Dear Student:

You have signed up for Music 105, section # 74515, the Online Music Course (OMA) at College of the Canyons, so I want to welcome you.  My name is Bernardo Feldman and I will be your instructor for this course.

 The entire course will be done on-line.  You need the CD-ROM called OnMusic Appreciation, 2^nd Edition (OMA), by Icubed, for the on-line class (ISBN 978-0-07-721271-1).

(Please note that we do not use “BLACKBOARD” nor any other software program besides OnMusic Appreciation for this online course).

 The CD-ROM includes all the material you will need and it contains the equivalent of thirty CDs worth of music from the Naxos Catalogue, 188 graphics and 10 Quick time movies.  Do not buy a second hand CD-ROM because each one gets assigned a unique number that links up with your grades.  You can get this CD-ROM at the COC bookstore.   Please try to buy it by the time our class begins and be ready to start.  We will move quite rapidly through the material and urge students not to fall behind. 

Inside the CD-ROM box that you buy there should be a printed page with detailed instructions on how to login and register your CD-ROM.   Read the instructions and follow them carefully.  Logging in and getting your computer to play the music extracts is frequently the biggest hurdle of the course.  Once you do that, it should be a most enjoyable experience, full of wonderful music to listen to.  (Note:  make sure you register for the correct course (OMA) and no other.  The mouse here tends to play tricks on you and 50% of the students end up in the wrong course!)

Here is a link that might help you if you need more information than the one provided by the printed sheet inside the CD-ROM box:

http://www.icubed.org/oma/OMACourseIntro.htm

Once you login, you can go to the section labeled Brief Index.  You will then see the layout of the course, the topics we will cover and the deadlines for quizzes and essays.  All of this will be clearer when you have the page in front of you.  Take time to explore the site.  Click on the various tags to see what they contain, but do not try to open any quizzes or exams for it will force you to take them there and then. 

Please login in within the first three days of the start day for the course, otherwise, you might be dropped from the course.  Detailed instructions on how to login can be found in two places: 

1)    the printed sheet that comes inside your CD-ROM box

2)    the e-mail address that is given in this letter or orientation.

If all fails, you may contact the server via telephone or via e-mail:

Tel (703) 880 1180   from 9 am to 5 pm Eastern Time

Support@connect4education.com

For all technical questions, please contact the above number/address.  For all instructional questions, please contact me at:

bernardo.feldman@canyons.edu

You should have your own email account by our starting date.  Sharing accounts is not a good idea.  If you do not have one, the College can help you set one up free of charge.  Go to the TLC and they will be glad to help. 

I can be reached by email.  My address is:  bernardo.feldman@canyons.edu  Please contact me if you have any questions.  I will respond within 48 hours. 

You can also contact the Distance Learning Office at (661) 362.3600.

See you soon!

Bernardo Feldman

Updated: BM 2010SP 12/18