Welcome to Texarkana College's

 Music Appreciation Online

I am Mary Goode Smith, your cyberteacher. I prefer to think of myself as your guide in a fascinating journey through the history of music in our culture. We will learn about monks and troubadours, emperors and clerics, composers and conductors. We will hear shawms and lutes, pianos and violins, orchestras and singers, and yes, even drums and electric guitars.

It is imperative that you become familiar with the Course Instructions (in the list on the left, or behind the big arrow) as they contain the information you need to understand how things work in this course.  I am here to help you succeed, so let me know if you have any questions about those instructions or completing your assignments. However, very often students ask questions that have already been covered there, so please check before you contact me.

You can email me at marygoode.smith@texarkanacollege.edu or call 903-823-3371.  Our communication will primarily be through your TC email, so check it daily.

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything."    Plato