Because in early 2000, I received a letter on EMKA letterhead from Steve O'Rourke (Pink Floyd's manager from 1968 until the time of his death in 2003) in which he stated:
"The members of Pink Floyd would be very pleased for you to use this material in teaching your courses."
By virtue of this letter, not only did the members of the band know that I was teaching these courses, but also, by providing material for it and authorizing its use, did endorse my courses.
That's about as OFFICIAL as you can get, unless one of the members of Pink Floyd were teaching the course themselves!
Some of the material provided to me by the band --through Steve O'Rourke -- cannot be acquired anywhere else!
The course is presently designed in 30 sections, or modules. Each module focuses on the specific topic relating to Pink Floyd. Included in these are....
* Individual and in depth bios of all five band members
* An in depth examination of each single and every album
* The meaning behind EVERY song, and what inspired them
* Album art
* Collecting memorabilia
* An in depth look at Pink Floyd issues
* A Review of Radio Show recordings
*Discussion of Landmark Live Performances
* Artists who influenced the band
* The Final Reunion
* Recommended reading
This means "material you can only access as a registered student in this course."
Registration for the complete course is $25.
The tuition for each module (section) is $50. There are a total of 34 modules.
A student receives each successive module as they pay for it. These are sent via e-mail (one at a time) if a student has a PC, or if not, may be sent via "snail mail" through the U.S. Postal Service.
Each module is accompanied by a written examination (usually between 50 and 100 questions) which must be answered and submitted to me (either by e-mail or snail mail). I then score the answers, record the score in a database, and return the score to you. Once that has happened, you are then eligible to proceed to the next module, and so on and so forth.
A passing score is defined as "any score of 75% (correct) or higher."
A graduate of the course is defined as "any registered student who has successfully passed all sections with a passing score of 75% (correct) or higher."
A student is given a maximum of four (4) weeks to complete the reading of each module and submit their answers to the corresponding questions for that module.
The names of all graduates will be posted on this website as they successfully graduate.
And all graduates also receive an awesome Certificate of Completion!
Will you be among the first 200 to graduate from the only Official Pink Floyd Course in the world? If you are, you will be a part of the continuing history of Pink Floyd!
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Some of the material provided to me by the band --through Steve O'Rourke -- cannot be acquired anywhere else!
This means "material you can only access as a registered student in this course."
Will you be among the first 200 to graduate from the only Official Pink Floyd Course in the world? If you are, you will be a part of the continuing history of Pink Floyd!
