Prerequisites: Open to all students

Level: 9 th-12 th Grade

Credit: 1.0 – Music

Additional: This course is accepted as a music credit toward h.s. graduation

This course is accepted as a music credit for college admission

This class is not eligible for credit by the NCAA

Course Description

This course will acquaint both music and non-music students with the basic fundamentals of music. The course will cover the Basic Elements of Music (pitch, melody, rhythm, and harmony); Instrument Families (woodwind, brass, string, and percussion); and the Musical Time Periods (Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Expressionistic/Impressionistic, 20 th Century). Students will look at the ways music affects their daily lives and culture, as well as the way a culture affects the music within it. Other topics include world music, composer lives, modern music, Broadway, and jazz.

Course Objectives

Students will develop an understanding and acceptance of a wide variety of music.
Students will identify music by genre, musical time period, and musical elements.
Students will explore the lives of musicians and composers through the ages.
Students will recognize music as an important marker of its time and culture
Students will acquire an overview of their own musical heritage and why music is an essential ingredient of all human cultures.

Course Outline

The Pleasure of Music

Music as a Record of Humanity
Music and the Individual
Family and Musical Identity
Music’s Global Reach

Music as a Culture

Culture and Instrument Timbre
Musical Categories
Traditional Music
Popular Music
Classical Music

Experiencing Music

Listening
How We Experience Music
Performing Music
Critiquing Music
Music in Schools

Beat and Rhythm

Rhythm
Accent
Meter
Rhythmic Patterns
Rhythm of Life
Syncopation
Creative Rhythms

Dance

American Tradition
Classical Dance
Popular Dance
Let’s Go Dancing

Vocal Music

The Voice
School
Vocal Performance

Musical Decisions

Composition
Arranger
Theme and Variations
Classic to Popular
Performance Decisions

Creating Music

Composers and Songwriters
American Masters
New Direction

Jazz

Roots
Big Band Era
1940s and Bebop
Cool Jazz, Fusion, and Beyond

Love and Romance

Celebration of Love
Longing for Love
Lost Love

XI. Sacred Music

Aboriginal Peoples
Religious Traditions
Middle East and Europe

Ceremony and Celebration

National Anthems
Legacy and Tradition
Milestones and Recognition
Festivals

Condolences and Commemoration

A Nation Remembers
A Community Mourns
Individual Voices

Opera and Beyond

Introduction
Rent

Musical Theatre

Birth of the Broadway Musical
Classical Broadway
International Trend
Music Theatre Today
Les Miserables

Music in Film

History of Film
Music to Enhance Drama
Film Continuity
Scoring a Film

Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque Music

Western Classical Music
The Renaissance
Baroque Period

Classical and Romantic Periods

Classical Music
Ludwig van Beethoven
Romantic Music
Nationalism

Twentieth Century Classical Music

Impressionism
Expressionism
Nationalist Music and World Influence
Innovations in Composition
Late-Twentieth-Century Music

Music in Political and Social Movements

Social Protest and Racial Equality
Apartheid in South Africa
Political Protest Means Social Change
Protesting War
Environmental Movement

Creating with Technology

Evolving Technology
New Sounds for Old Music
Making, Marketing, and Acquiring
New Roles for Musicians

New Dimensions in Music

Visual Dimension
Urban Dimension
Commercial Dimension
Music of Our World

Grading Policy

Class Participation and Discussion 15%
Written Assignments 40%

-Quick Writes - (10%)

-Unit Reviews - (10%)

-Essays - (10%)

-Listening Responses - (10%)

Assignment Portfolio 10%
Chapter Tests 20%
Midterms 15%

Teaching Methods

Lecture
Listening
Note-taking
Group Work
Homework: worksheets, timelines, and written essays

Assessment

Class Participation and Discussion
Homework: worksheets, timelines, and written essays
Listening Responses
Assignment Portfolio
Chapter Tests
Midterm
Final Exam

Text

DeGraffenreid, George, et al. Music! It’s Role and Importance in Our Lives. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Companies, 2006.



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Prerequisites: Open to all students Level: 9 th-12 th Grade Credit: 1.0 – Music Additional: This course is accepted as a music credit toward h.s. graduation This course is accepted as a music credit for college admission This class is not eligible for credit by the NCAA Course Description This course will acquaint both music and non-music students with the basic fundamentals of music. The course will cover the Basic Elements of Music (pitch, melody, rhythm, and harmony); Instrument Families (woodwind, brass, string, and percussion); and the Musical Time Periods (Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Expressionistic/Impressionistic, 20 th Century). Students will look at the ways music affects their daily lives and culture, as well as the way a culture affects the music within it. Other topics include world music, composer lives, modern music, Broadway, and jazz. Course Objectives Students will develop an understanding and acceptance of a wide variety of music. Students will identify music by genre, musical time period, and musical elements. Students will explore the lives of musicians and composers through the ages. Students will recognize music as an important marker of its time and culture Students will acquire an overview of their own musical heritage and why music is an essential ingredient of all human cultures. Course Outline The Pleasure of Music Music as a Record of Humanity Music and the Individual Family and Musical Identity Music’s Global Reach Music as a Culture Culture and Instrument Timbre Musical Categories Traditional Music Popular Music Classical Music Experiencing Music Listening How We Experience Music Performing Music Critiquing Music Music in Schools Beat and Rhythm Rhythm Accent Meter Rhythmic Patterns Rhythm of Life Syncopation Creative Rhythms Dance American Tradition Classical Dance Popular Dance Let’s Go Dancing Vocal Music The Voice School Vocal Performance Musical Decisions Composition Arranger Theme and Variations Classic to Popular Performance Decisions Creating Music Composers and Songwriters American Masters New Direction Jazz Roots Big Band Era 1940s and Bebop Cool Jazz, Fusion, and Beyond Love and Romance Celebration of Love Longing for Love Lost Love XI. Sacred Music Aboriginal Peoples Religious Traditions Middle East and Europe Ceremony and Celebration National Anthems Legacy and Tradition Milestones and Recognition Festivals Condolences and Commemoration A Nation Remembers A Community Mourns Individual Voices Opera and Beyond Introduction Rent Musical Theatre Birth of the Broadway Musical Classical Broadway International Trend Music Theatre Today Les Miserables Music in Film History of Film Music to Enhance Drama Film Continuity Scoring a Film Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque Music Western Classical Music The Renaissance Baroque Period Classical and Romantic Periods Classical Music Ludwig van Beethoven Romantic Music Nationalism Twentieth Century Classical Music Impressionism Expressionism Nationalist Music and World Influence Innovations in Composition Late-Twentieth-Century Music Music in Political and Social Movements Social Protest and Racial Equality Apartheid in South Africa Political Protest Means Social Change Protesting War Environmental Movement Creating with Technology Evolving Technology New Sounds for Old Music Making, Marketing, and Acquiring New Roles for Musicians New Dimensions in Music Visual Dimension Urban Dimension Commercial Dimension Music of Our World Grading Policy Class Participation and Discussion 15% Written Assignments 40% -Quick Writes - (10%) -Unit Reviews - (10%) -Essays - (10%) -Listening Responses - (10%) Assignment Portfolio 10% Chapter Tests 20% Midterms 15% Teaching Methods Lecture Listening Note-taking Group Work Homework: worksheets, timelines, and written essays Assessment Class Participation and Discussion Homework: worksheets, timelines, and written essays Listening Responses Assignment Portfolio Chapter Tests Midterm Final Exam Text DeGraffenreid, George, et al. Music! It’s Role and Importance in Our Lives. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Companies, 2006.