Welcome to my Mission College Web page
Faculty at Mission College since 1997
M.M., San Francisco Conservatory of Music; 1992
B.M., San Jose State University; 1989 Contact Information:
Office: Main Building, S1-601
Hours (SPRING 2010):
Monday 2 - 3 PM, Wednesday 3-4 PM, Thursday 2-3 PM
Phone: 408-855-5276
 E-mail: joseph_ordaz@wvm.edu Visit the Music Department Web site for additional information: http://www.missioncollege.org/depts/music
GO TO www.YouTube.com and enter "Mission College Music" for the latest promo video
MY CURRENT COURSES AND INFORMATION LISTED BELOW:
(all course syllabi and documents are in PDF format)
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MUSIC 5A (Music Fundamentals)
Helpful links:
GREAT Music Theory training: http://www.musictheory.net
Music Theory info: http://www.csupomona.edu/~dmgrasmick/mu100/wb/
MUSIC 10 (Music Appreciation)
NOTE: Required text is "Music, An Appreciation", 6th edition by Roger Kamien(comes with set of 4 CD's), available at the Mission College Bookstore.
For information on concerts in the area, go to the Music Dept. "Links" page:
http://www.missioncollege.org/depts/music/links.html Links to Composer websites and information:
Composers Online: http://www.wwnorton.com/classical/composers/
The Classical Music Pages: http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/
Composers index: http://www.classical.net/music/mstrindx.html
Early Music: http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/music.html
Textbook Publisher Website: http://www.alfred.com/frameset.cfm?sub=theory Interesting Piano Links:
The Benefits of Playing the Piano: http://www.pianonet.com/discover_benefits.htm
The Piano Education Page: http://pianoeducation.org/
PianoToday Magazine: http://www.pianotoday.com/
MUSIC 31A(Intermediate Piano/1st Semester)
MUSIC 31B(Intermediate Piano/2nd Semester)
MUSIC 31C(Intermediate Piano/3rd Semester)
MUSIC 31D(Intermediate Piano/4th Semester) Music 31 A,B,C,D Syllabus
Interesting Piano Links: See links above for Music 30A/B
Interesting Websites:
National Piano Foundation: http://www.pianonet.com
Composer bios and music: http://www.classicalarchives.com/ 
MUSIC 48(Symphony Orchestra)
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VISIT THE NEW MISSION COLLEGE SYMPHONY SITE: http://www.missioncollegesymphony.org
Next Concert: Sunday, April 25, 2010
3:00 PM, Mission College Main Building - Center Space
MUSIC 90 (Music Lab - room W1-205)
Hours for SPRING 2010: Go to the following website for current hours, http://www.missioncollege.org/depts/music
Did You Know?
A ten-year study, tracking more than 25,000 students, shows that music-making improves test scores. Regardless of socioeconomic background, music-making students get higher marks in standardized tests than those who had no music involvement. The test scores studied were not only standardized tests, such as the SAT, but also in reading proficiency exams.
Source: Dr. James Catterall, UCLA, 1997 Did You Know?
College-age musicians are emotionally healthier than their non-musician counterparts. A study conducted at the University of Texas looked at 362 students who were in their first semester of college. They were given three tests, measuring performance anxiety, emotional concerns and alcohol related problems. In addition to having fewer battles with the bottle, researchers also noted that the college-aged music students seemed to have surer footing when facing tests.
Source: Houston Chronicle, January 11, 1998 The information above provided by PianoNet.com "Music is to me the perfect expression of the soul."
-Robert Schumann "Where words leave off, music begins."
-Heinrich Heine 
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