This course is designed to acquaint students with the elements of music and enhance the students experience in listening to music from a global perspective. By drawing attention to the wide variety of music and the place/role of music in different cultures, students will develop an awareness of the diverse musical styles and cultures in the United States and throughout the world.
Quarters Offered
Fall,
Winter,
Spring,
Summer
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to demonstrate the following knowledge or skills:
- Apply substantive music listening skills through guided listening activities and journaling.
- Define and describe vocabulary for discussion of music in the role of an active listener through written examinations.
- Identify and articulate the historical background, and the social/political/economic environment of a society that influences musical creation and performance through cooperative learning activities.
- Demonstrate through a research presentation, a technical understanding of the building blocks of sound and organize the elements of music.
- Explain and interpret various composers, compositions, genres, and styles of each time period through research projects and presentations.
Course Content Outline
- Preparation for Listening
- Introducing the World of Music
- The Nature of Music: Vocabulary for Listening and Understanding
- Listening to American Music
- Folk Music Traditions
- Religious Music Traditions
- Jazz Styles
- Popular Music
- Listening to World Music
- Music of the Americas
- Music Beyond the Americas
- Listening to Western Classical Music
- Music to 1600
- Music of the Baroque Period (1600-1750)
- Music of the Classical Period (1750-1820)
- Music of the Romantic Period (Nineteenth Century)
- Music of the Twentieth Century