This one-semester course introduces students to the elements, instrumentation, and historical periods of music. Students will learn the significance of surroundings and time periods and how they both influenced the music of the day. Students will listen to and evaluate several types of music, and will be assessed through projects, presentations, and exams on the knowledge and understanding of music.

After completing the course, students will be able to:

1. Identify basic musical elements.
2. Analyze elements of music and compare and contrast elements in different musical genres.
3. Identify key musical time periods and the characteristics of music from those periods.
4. Identify significant composers and musicians from different time periods.
5. Describe different instrumentations in music.
6. Develop critiques of musical pieces based on information in the course

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One Semester

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Unit I: Music Elements

Section 1 - Basics
Section 2 - Melody and Harmony
Section 3 - Listening/Compare and Contrast

Unit II: Music Time Periods

Section 1 - Renaissance (1450-1600)
Section 2 - Baroque (1600-1750)
Section 3 - Classical (1750-1820)
Section 4 - Romantic (1820-1910)
Section 5 - Modern (1910-present)

Unit III: Instrumentation

Section 1 - Strings
Section 2 - Winds
Section 3 - Brass
Section 4 - Percussion

Unit IV: Listening

Section 1 - Response and Evaluation
Section 2 - Listening Pleasure

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