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About Me

I'm a full time professor at Los Angeles City College. I'm getting older every year, but I still get carded now and then. I'm a huge nerd and bookworm, but I also love to rock out. I teach voice and some music theory and music ed classes. I have a masters degree in voice from Hunter College (NYC) and a Ph.D. from USC in historical musicology. I wrote my dissertation on the novel, film, and play A Clockwork Orange. If you've ever seen the movie or read the book, you can probably accurately predict that I'm a little...eccentric.I'm a wacky person and I love to make my students laugh as well as teach them about music. My classes tend to be both fun and challenging. My philosophy is: if you're laughing, you're listening and if you're listening, you're probably learning. If you take a class with me, you'll know that underneath all the jokes, I really know my stuff.I was born and raised in Queens, NY. I went to undergrad in Manhattan and I've lived in three of the five boroughs. Although I miss my hometown of NYC, I've been enjoying L.A. for the last seven years. Outside of music, I love to read, see films, and write fiction. I also love TV. My fave shows are: the Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad, Big Love, Entourage, HIMYM, Grey's Anatomy, Supernatural, Survivor (yes, I still watch this), and I am a total sucker for AFV. Moviewise, I love art films and big budget blockbusters. Favorite movies include: Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Ice Storm, A Clockwork Orange (naturally), Star Wars (episodes 5 and 2 are my faves), and like a million others.As for reading, I'll pretty much read anything awesome people recommend to me, but I'm quite fond of the Harry Potter and Narnia series. Some of my favorite authors are: Donna Tartt, Rick Moody, Nick Hornby, and William Faulkner. My writing style is very Nick Hornby. I am in the process of trying to publish my first novel. We shall see what happens there.I live near LACC with my boyfriend of eight years (we've been together 8 years, he's not 8 years old) and our cat, Torgo (who is 9).

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Member Since: 9/27/2006
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CD REVIEW DIRECTIONS

CD Review Assignments (For MUS 400) During the course of the semester, you will be writing two (2) CD reviews. For each one, you will choose an album by a single artist or band (no compilations or ...
Posted by christine gengaro on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 01:59:00 PST

Interval Cheat Sheet

After chatting with you folks in MUS 200, I put together an almost all-new interval cheat sheet for your learning pleasure. Feel free to help me add to it by adding songs in the comments! I plan to ke...
Posted by christine gengaro on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 03:57:00 PST

Sample Review for MUS 401

I chose to review Voyage a Paris, an album of songs by Francis Poulenc sung by Felicity Lott. Felicity is an English soprano who was ...
Posted by christine gengaro on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:51:00 PST

Sample Review for 400, 431, 432/3

For this review, I have chosen Rufus Wainwrights's self-titled 1998 debut album. Rufus was born in 1974, which, it just so happens, is the same year I was born. His father, Loudin Wainwright III was a...
Posted by christine gengaro on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 07:57:00 PST

CD Review Assignments for all classes

Here are the CD review assignments for all classes. Make sure you are viewing the directions for your particular class. Each one has slightly different requirements. The first review is due in Week 7....
Posted by christine gengaro on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:20:00 PST

Phonetic Sounds of Singing

The Phonetic Sounds of Singing Adapted from Berton Coffin's Sounds of Singing: Principles and Applications of Vocal Techniques with Chromatic Vowel Chart. Second ed. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 198...
Posted by christine gengaro on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 07:55:00 PST

Italian Pronunciation Handout

The rules of Italian pronunciation are simple and without many exceptions. If you study these rules, you should be able to sing Italian with ease. Wesley Abbott's Guide to Italian Pronunciation: VOW...
Posted by christine gengaro on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 07:48:00 PST

Coaching Procedures for 401, 431, 432/3

Accompanist/Coaching Procedures and Obligations For students in Music 401, 402, 403, 431, 432, 433, 453 All students enrolled in any of the above voice classes are expected to schedule coaching times...
Posted by christine gengaro on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 07:42:00 PST

Singing Journal and Comment Cards

Singing Journal and Comment Cards During the semester, I encourage all of you to keep a journal of your progress in the class. You will find that you will be better able to see changes and improvemen...
Posted by christine gengaro on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 07:39:00 PST

MUSIC 431 (Mondays) Syllabus

LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE Music Department COURSE INFORMATION SHEET COURSE: Music 431, Commercial Voice I ; MEE...
Posted by christine gengaro on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 07:35:00 PST