Module 1 Assignment 1: geology is fun! – gif1—Settling of Pebbles, Sand and Mud [Observation & Description & Categorization]

These are links to student activities or other happenings in Dr. Ken Galli’s Classes.

http://shenstephens.weebly.com/

Link to DROUGHT IN WASHINGTON weebly web page created by BC Experience students Dylan Shen and Charlotte Stephens in Dr. Ken Galli’s summer session 2, 2015 EESC116301 Environmental Issues and Resources science core course. All student groups produced their own web sites about extreme drought or excessive flooding in the United States at the time.

https://www.youtube.com/user/CVshorey

(Above) Colorado School of Mines Activities

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“Astronomy Professor Plays Guitar for Students” article written by Heather, one of my Astronomy students for her Writing Class!

On Tuesday, February 6, 2001, Professor Kenneth Galli played the guitar for his astronomy class at Boston College after he noticed a student’s guitar case.

“It was a nice break from the lecture and quite a surprise!” said Kelley, a freshman in Galli’s class.

Galli’s class meets Tuesday’s from 6:30 until 9pm in Devlin 008, a large lecture hall. Approximately 250 students take the course, which fills the core requirement for science in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Galli had just announced that it was time for the class’s usual break when he shouted to a student, “What kind of guitar is that?”

Students yelled for the young man with the guitar to play something. They cheered loudly as he began to descend the steps of the room.

When he reached the bottom, Galli urged him to show him the guitar. Galli then sat on the table at the front of the class and began to play. Students laughed at first, then realized Galli actually knew what he was doing.

Galli learned his first song, “Mrs. Brown You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter,” in 1970. During the 1970s he played in bands named Nemesis, Stonewall Jackson and Dynasty. The latter, “a three-man ‘supergroup’ type rock band,” played at high school dances and parties for graduating nurses in nearby Lynn. “A typical set might include Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix, every song written by the Rolling Stones, Allman Brothers songs, Eagles, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, and Eric Clapton songs when he was in Cream and Blind Faith,” Galli remembered.

“You never think that teachers do anything besides teach. It was wonderful to see that one of one of my professors is multi-talented,” commented Kimberly.

Not only did Galli play in various rock bands, but also from 1978-81 he was a member of an 18-piece big band that a co-worker organized. After that stint, he moved to New Orleans where he worked for Chevron as an exploration geologist. Monday nights he moonlighted at the Children’s Hospital playing guitar. In his spare time he took guitar lessons from Hank Mackie, “who’s written some books with Mel Bay, one of the ‘giants’ in writing guitar books.”

He moved back to the Boston area in 1984 and taught guitar lessons part-time for two years. Since then, he has only had the opportunity to jam with various bands and friends.

At Tuesday’s class, Galli opened with “Drive In,” an instrumental he learned while in New Orleans. He then began playing and singing the words to “Melissa” by the Allman Brothers, a favorite of his. His third and final song of the night was another of his favorites, “From the Beginning,” by Emerson, Lake and Palmer.

“I thought his performance was awesome, and I especially like the fact that he felt comfortable enough to sing along with his guitar playing …. playing the guitar and singing are two very different things to me, and one takes a lot more guts than the other,” noted freshman Kristin.

Galli was pleased with the reaction to his music. “To be honest I didn’t think about how the class was going to react, I just thought it would be fun to play a little.”