Reflections

I want to thank those of you that left such kind comments on the blog. I am thrilled to hear that you enjoyed the class-and learned something in the process. I meant it last class when I said it was a wonderful semester-and you were such a lively, spirited, and intelligent group. I had a wonderful time teaching-and you made it all the more enjoyable. I also want to thank you for your comments on the course (i.e. blog) and what I can do to improve it-without your feedback I wouldn't be able to strengthen the course and its structure. Good luck on your paper for this course (and don't forget-I'm only an email/appointment away if you need help) and for your other courses this semester. You'll do great! You're almost there-and then its summer vacation! I should have played Alice Cooper's "School's Out" on the last class-my bad.

I know I asked you what you learned from the semester-I thought maybe I should share the knowledge I gained. 1) Jameson really doesn't like pop music, 2) Love for music runs deep from the students of AMS209, 3) Ronald Reagan used Springsteen's "Born in the USA" for his presidential campaign (thank you Andy!), and lastly....that music is indeed a universal language-though we all don't speak the same dialect, we understand its power and its meaning. I have learned more-but perhaps I've bored you enough with my incessant talking all semester long!

Thank you all for a fantastic semester. Take care!