Connect Music, a new web-based assignment and assessment platform, gives students the means to better connect with their coursework, with their instructors, and with the important concepts that they will need to know for success in Music Appreciation. It incorporates interactive listening assignments and quizzes, streaming music examples, video opera and film excerpts, an audio glossary, and much more. Instructors can assign listening exercises online and see the results of student work in their gradebook.