MUSIC
Department-sponsored services
Area of Service
Served
OPEN RECORDING STUDIO HOURS.
The Music Department offers monitored access to its primary recording studio facility (HB 16), during hours when
no classes are scheduled in it. This room is open to students currently enrolled in one of the two studio
recording courses (ME 270/MP 103 and ME 281/MP 205), who need additional studio time for recording
vocalists,
instrumentalists, and ensembles. The room is open approximately 30 hours each week, during the 15-week
duration of both Fall and Spring semesters. CLT support is provided to students who need assistance.
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OPEN DIGITAL AUDIO LAB HOURS.
The Music Department offers monitored access to its primary digital audio computer teaching classroom (H 132)
and to one of its secondary digital audio computer classrooms (HB 26) during hours when no classes are
scheduled in them. The rooms are open to all students taking courses in the Department's ME2/MP2 curriculum.
The
rooms are open approximately 35 hours each week, during the 15-week duration of both Fall and Spring
semesters. CLT support is provided to students who experience technical difficulties, or who need assistance
with log-in procedures.
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TUTORING.
The Music Department offers tutoring services, provided by advanced music students, for all students enrolled
in MU 208, MU 209, MU 210, MU 211, MU 241 and MU 312. Five student tutors provide approximately 20 hours
of available tutoring per week, during the 15-week duration of both Fall and Spring semesters. The hours are
spread out through the entire week, with hours available at some time during each day, Monday through Friday.
350
OPEN PIANO LAB PRACTICE ROOMS.
The Music Department offers monitored access to its piano keyboard classrooms (H 117, H 139 and HB 26) for
use by all students enrolled in the Department's Musicianship, Music Theory, and Piano classes. Students
provide their own headphones and can practice undisturbed and without disturbing others. These rooms are
open approximately 20 hours per week, during the 15-week duration of both Fall and Spring semesters. The
hours are spread out through the entire week, with hours available at some time during each day, Monday
through Friday.
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SUPPORT OF MUSIC SOCIETY (QSA-SPONSORED MUSIC CLUB).
The Music Department offers support to the Music Society, which is an official student club sponsored by the
Queensborough Student Association. The Department provides a full-time faculty member, who serves as the
club's advisor. The Department provides recording and performance equipment for Music Society events
throughout the year, and it provides CLT support where necessary. The Department provides for the use of
available classroom and rehearsal space during Club Hours, and the Society meets weekly in rooms H 110 and
HB 26. The Department's office staff provide clerical support when necessary.
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Department-Sponsored Staff Development Activities
Activity Type
Topic
Date
Total
Guitars for Everybody, Part 4: All About Soul
3/7/2011
75
Wonsun Bae and Luis Casal: The Beethoven Sonatas, Part II
10/19/2011
75
Student Convocation I
11/2/2011
60
Student Convocation II
11/23/2011
60
Music Production Showcase
11/30/2011
50
Queensborough Symphonic Band
12/4/2011
200
Student Instrumental Ensembles Concert
12/7/2011
50
Queensborough Chorus Concert
12/10/2011
150
Student Vocal Ensembles Concert
12/14/2011
50
Student Convocation I
2/29/2012
60
Mirna Lekic in Recital
3/28/2012
75
gave presentations
Department-Sponsored Staff Development Activities
Activity Type
Topic
Date
Total
Student Convocation II
4/4/2012
60
Music Society Event
4/18/2012
100
Music Faculty in Recital
4/25/2012
100
Music Production Showcase
5/2/2012
75
Queensborough Chorus Concert
5/5/2012
150
Queensborough Symphonic Band
5/5/2012
250
Student Instrumental Ensembles Concert
5/9/2012
60
Collegium Musicum and Vocal Classes Concert
5/16/2012
50
Airband Workshop and Performance
10/26/2011
50
Fine Arts Career Panel Q&A
11/9/2011
40
Lunatics at Large Ensemble Performance and Workshop
11/16/2011
75
Music Production Alumni Panel
2/22/2012
60
Arturo O'Farrill in Concert
3/14/2012
150
New York Voices: Workshop and Performance
3/28/2012
150
organized
Individual faculty/staff professional activities
First Name
Last Name
Work Type
Robert
Anderson
Lecture (Invited)
Reference
Electronic Music Technology lecture to York College, CUNY
Chapter of MENC/NAFME
Robert
Anderson
Service as a
reviewer/editor/
consultant
Newport Folk Festival: Quad Stage Broadcast mixer for NPR
Newport Jazz Festival: Main Stage Broadcast A2
Documentary recording of Japan Earthquake relief concert
featuring Charles & Ayako Neidich, Samuel Rhodes, and others.
Documentary recordings for the Weil Music Institute at Carnegie
Hall
Documentary Recording of Dawn Upshaw and vocalists from the
Bard Graduate Conservatory at Morgan Library, NYC
Recording of World Premier of "Trumpets of Light" by Dan
Locklair
Robert
Anderson
Other
Stage A2 credit for recording of "Crosby-Nash: In Concert" DVD
Assistant credit for "Donald Harrison: Live at the Blue Note"
featuring Ron Carter and Billy Cobham
Recording Engineer credit: "The Teares of the Muses: Ein
Lammlein"
Robert
Anderson
Conference, workshop,
training attended
Attended 2011 AES Convention, Javitts Center, NYC
Individual faculty/staff professional activities
First Name
Last Name
Work Type
Robert
Anderson
Service to department,
College, University,
community, and/or
professional society
Reference
Sound Design for QCC production of Little Shop of Horrors
Bjorn
Berkhout
Other
Composition Workshop for the students of Libertyville High
School. Guided and assisted students with group compositions
that where then performed on the March 23 concert at Libertyville
High School.
Composition ‘Fugue on a Chromatic Subject’ recorded by
performer Matthew Coley and released on CD titled Circularity. CD
was review in September 2011 in Percussive Notes by Jason
Baker, Director of Percussion Studies at Mississippi State College.
Bjorn
Berkhout
Works
submitted/accepted/in
press or in progress;
works
reprinted/republished
Began composing ‘Overture for a Summer Evening’,
commissioned by the QUO Orchestra in New York. Scheduled for
performance on June 21, 2012.
Began composing Two Poems, commissioned by the St Joseph’s
College Quintet. Scheduled for performance on March 22, 2012.
Bjorn
Berkhout
Conference, workshop,
training attended
Attended Soft Chalk Workshop at QCC on February 18, 2011
Bjorn
Berkhout
Service to department,
College, University,
community, and/or
professional society
Committees served on or chaired:
For the University:
1. Music representative on the Honors Committee
For the Music Department:
1. Chair of the subcommittee on Sight Reading and Ear Training
Curriculum Revision
2. Chair of the Scholarship and Awards Committee
3. Member of the Performance Committee
4. Member of the Curriculum Committee
Joanne
Chang
Performance (music,
dance, theater)
Tenri Cultural Institute of New York: Piano Solo Performance, NY,
NY, March 2011
Joanne
Chang
Grants awarded (title,
awarding agency,
amount and period of
award)
Diversity Grant, City University of New York, Jan. 2011
Individual faculty/staff professional activities
First Name
Last Name
Work Type
Steven
Dahlke
Service to department,
College, University,
community, and/or
professional society
Reference
Club Advisor: Music Society: Queensborough Community College.
2011
Member: Committee on Course and Standing: Queensborough
Community College. 2011
Member: Performance and Lecture Committee: Music Dept.
Queensborough Community College. 2011
Music Teacher Volunteer: Hempstead and Herricks branches,
Harbor Child Care, Nassau County. 2011
Steven
Dahlke
Conference, workshop,
training attended
Faculty Website Creation and Maintenance Workshop participant:
Academic Computing Dept. Bruce Naples, leader –
Queensborough Community College. November 2011
Allan
Kashkin
Direction/
Choreography/
Dramaturgy/Design
(dance, theater, film)
Musical Director for the Nassau Community College Mainstage
Theatre Production of “Cabaret”-1998 Version by Kander, Ebb
and Masteroff. February-March, 2011
Musical Director for the Nassau Community College Mainstage
Theatre Production of “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown”
–Revised by Clark Gesner. September-October, 2011.
Allan
Kashkin
Performance (music,
dance, theater)
Conductor/Pianist for the Nassau Community College Mainstage
Theatre Production of “Cabaret”-1998 Version by Kander, Ebb
and Masteroff. March 17-27, 2011 Performances.
Pianist for the Nassau Community College Mainstage Theatre
Production of “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” –Revised by
Clark Gesner. October 14-23 Performances.
Allan
Kashkin
Curriculum or
laboratory
development, workshop
conducted
Supervisor of the “Music Electronic Technology Program” 2011
curriculum modification. Program was Modified and received QCC,
80th Street and State Approval with name changed to the
Associate In Applied Science Degree in Music Production.
Allan
Kashkin
Service to department,
College, University,
community, and/or
professional society
Director—Music Electronic Technology Program at Q. C. C.
Director—Music Production Program at Q.C.C.
Member—Curriculum Committee of the Q. C. C. Music Department
Member—P & B Committee of the Q. C. C. Music Department
Individual faculty/staff professional activities
First Name
Last Name
Work Type
Reference
Kip
Montgomery Service to department,
College, University,
community, and/or
professional society
Department Chairperson.
Curricular Changes - Course
Program Change
Course Number
Course Title
Semester
Comments
MP 206
Virtual Instruments
Virtual
Instruments
This is a new course, added to the
revised curriculum in Music
Production (A.A.S.)
New Course
This course offers advanced
instruction in sound design,
synthesis, and digital audio using
virtual instruments and digital
music recording applications. This
advanced course will provide
students with a comprehensive
overview of the use of virtual
instruments and digital audio in the
recording process.
MP 207
Microphones and
Amplification Systems
Microphones
and
Amplification
Systems
This is a new course, added to the
revised curriculum in Music
Production (A.A.S.).
This class introduces students to
the specifications and uses of
microphones, power amps, and
loudspeakers. Students learn the
techniques of microphone
placement. They also learn about
the selection and setup of power
amplifiers and match speakers for
ideal system performance in
studios and sound reinforcement.
Curricular Changes - Program
Course Change
Program
Semester
Comments
ME2, A.A.S. in Music
Electronic Technology
is now MP2, A.A.S. in
Music Production
Spring 2012
The revised curriculum offers a strong
foundation in technology and practical
recording studio experience, together with
a broad base of general education in the
liberal arts, sciences, and music. In addition
to preparing students for careers, the
A.A.S. degree in Music Production prepares
students who choose to transfer their
credits to baccalaureate degree programs
at four-year institutions both inside and
outside the City University of New York.
Modified
Personnel or organizational structure changes, newly developed projects
Changes
NONE
Facilities/space changes
Facility modification
Purpose
Semester
NONE
NONE
Fall 2011
NONE
NONE
Spring 2012
Facility Evaluation
Equipment changes
Equipment Changes
Purpose
Semester
Evaluation
NONE
NONE
Fall 2011
NONE
NONE
NONE
Spring 2012 NONE
Resource changes
Other Resources Purpose
Semester
Resource Evaluation
NONE
NONE
Fall 2011
NONE
NONE
NONE
Spring 2012 NONE
Other changes affecting department
NONE
Departmental procedures for conducting assessment
1. Clearly articulated statements of expected student learning outcomes at all levels (institution, degree/program, course) and
for all programs that aim to foster student learning and development. Music Department procedures: All course syllabuses
utilize the QCC Course Syllabus template and the QCC Course Outline template (found on the QCC website, Assessment-Academic Program Review--Templates and Guidelines), which insures that all Music courses clearly spell out expected student
learning outcomes within a class and within one of the two degree programs in the Music Department.
2. A documented, organized, and sustained assessment process to evaluate and improve student learning. Music Department
procedures: The Department Chairperson makes assessment assignments for all full-time faculty. Full-time faculty perform an
assessment exercise in one course each semester. Faculty coordinators have been created in different areas (e.g.,
Musicianship and Music Theory, Piano, Music Technology) who will begin to draft assessment protocols to be used by all faculty
(full-time and adjunct) in courses with multiple sections. In addition, all faculty have access to the Assessment Handbook and
all faculty have been given instruction in the use of the Assessment website, found on the QCC homepage. Finally,
subcommittees of Music Department faculty have been formed to establish uniform expected student learning outcomes in all
Music Department courses.
Departmental procedures for conducting assessment
3. Evidence that student learning assessment information is shared and discussed with appropriate constituents and is used to
improve teaching and learning. Music Department procedures: One Music Department faculty meeting each semester is
devoted to assessment. At these meetings, faculty share their experiences with all stages of the assessment process (from the
development of rubrics to the interpretation of results). The Department Chairperson receives all copies of assessment reports
done by individual faculty members and reports summary results to all faculty at department meetings. Finally, select faculty
members participate in the VAPA faculty cohort for assessment (joining colleagues in Art and Design, Speech Communication
and Theater Arts, and Dance) and report their work and experiences to their colleagues at faculty meetings. Finally, Music
Department subcommittees will begin to develop instructional materials, including information designed to assist all faculty in
improving teaching and student learning, which will be disseminated to all faculty.
Departmental participation in self-study/program review
Program(s): Reviewed NONE
External Agency: NONE
Date: 09/01/2011
Conclusions of Self Study: NONE
Conclusions of External Reviewers: NONE
Action Plan: NONE
Program Review Follow-up
Action Item
Timeline
Accomplishements
NONE
NONE
NONE
Course Objectives and Course Assessment
Course Assessed: MU 120, 140, 180, 241, 261, 290, 423; ME 250, 251, 270
Educational Objectives: All 10 (see Assessment reports for details, which will be uploaded to Assessment website)
Curricular Objectives: All (see Assessment reports for details, which will be uploaded to Assessment website)
Results: Report forthcoming
Action Plan: Report forthcoming
Results of certification exams, employer and alumni surveys, student surveys, advisory board
recommendations
Data Source
Results
Action Plan
Other assessment activity
NONE
Goals/objectives for year just completed
Goals
Strategic
Plan
Evaluation of achievement
Action Plan
Implemented in Spring 2012
Implemented in Spring 2012
False
Implement new MP2
curriculum.
Goals/objectives for year just completed
Goals
Strategic
Plan
Evaluation of achievement
Action Plan
Create a Music Department
Alumni
organization.
Not achieved.
We will attempt further progress on
this in AY 2012-13.
Continue to work towards a
dual-joint degree program in
Music
with Queens College.
No progress to report.
Efforts will continue in 2012-2013,
and it is expected that Pathways
will have some positive effects on
achieving this goal.
Develop new courses in Music
Literature (MU 1-- series) to
enhance and broaden WI
offerings
and choices to the general QCC
student.
No progress to report.
Efforts will continue in 2012-13.
Help to make the Music Society
a
more socially responsible
organization, by developing
and
promoting performance
opportunities at community
organizations, nursing homes,
health care facilities, etc.
Achieved.
Through the leadership of Dr.
Steven Dahlke, the Music Society
has evolved into a socially
responsible organization, one that
has made a number of positive
contributions to the quality of life
on campus, and at a number of
venues (senior homes, etc.) in our
local Queens community.
Develop a certificate program
in
Music Production, or work with
Continuing Education to
develop a
series of courses, which would
lead
to professional certification in
Pro
Tools.
Not achieved.
We will attempt further work on
this goal in 2012-13.
Establish a Music Production
Advisory Council.
Not achieved.
We will work to establish this
Council sometime in 2012-13.
Fully participate in the College's
assessment activities.
Some progress has been made.
Dr. Melanie Sehman, a full-time
faculty member, has recently been
named the Faculty Coordinator for
the VAPA Academy, and she has
begun to work with Dr. Ian
Beckford on developing appropriate
assessment activities across the
VAPA curriculum.
Continue work to establish a
greater number of articulation
agreements with CUNY
partners.
Some progress achieved.
The department chairperson will
continue his work with the CUNY
Music Discipline Council (which,
after years of dormancy, began
meeting again in the Fall 2011
semester) to achieve greater
articulation possibilities with our
sister schools. We also expect the
Pathways initiative to assist with
this goal.
True
Goals/objectives for coming year
Upcoming Goals
Related Strategic Plan
Objective
Planned Method of Evaluation
Create a Music Department Alumni -organization.
See that there is a workable group formed by the
end of AY2012-13.
Continue work to establish a
greater number of articulation
agreements with CUNY partners.
--
Evaluate success at end of AY2012-2013.
Continue to work towards a
-dual-joint degree program in Music
with Queens College.
Evaluate success at end of AY2012-2013.
Develop new courses in Music
-Literature (MU 1-- series) to
enhance and broaden WI offerings
and choices to the general QCC
student.
See that at least two new courses were written
and approved by the end of AY2012-13.
Develop a certificate program in
-Music Production, or work with
Continuing Education to develop a
series of courses, which would lead
to professional certification in Pro
Tools.
See that some kind of program (whether
certificate or through Continuing Education) could
be up and running by Fall 2013.
Establish a Music Production
Advisory Council.
--
See that the council is established and ready to
meet by Spring 2013.
Revision of FA1-Music
Concentration A.S. degree
program.
--
A department subcommittee will be established to
work on the program revision.
Participate in the development of
-strategies for assessment activities
at the curriculum level.
We will work with our colleagues in the Speech
Communication and Theater Arts; Art and Design;
and Health, Physical Education and Dance
departments on developing methods of
evaluation.