Music Appreciation
Music Appreciation1 credit: Students will study the music and lives of major European and American composers throughout history.
Materials (to bring to class every day)
- Three ring binder (1 ½ inch or larger) with paper
- Pen/pencil
- 7 Tabbed dividers
Grading
- Notebook 5%
- Class participation 5%
- Daily grades 30%
- Power point presentations 20%
- Unit tests 40%
- Mid-term/final exams
Units of Study
- Introduction
- Instrument families
- EnsemblesElements of music
- Notation
- Symbols
- Medieval period
- Renaissance period
- Baroque period
- Classical period
- Romantic period
- Early 20th century
- Late 20th century-present