Music Appreciation: Course Syllabus
Course Code: MUG3010T
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Course Description
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.
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Course Objectives
Upon completion of the Music Appreciation course, students should be able to:
- Identify basic musical elements.
- Analyze elements of music and compare and contrast elements in different musical genres.
- Identify key musical time periods and the characteristics of music from those periods.
- Identify significant composers and musicians from different time periods.
- Describe different instrumentations in music.
- Develop critiques of musical pieces based on information in the course.
DoDEA Music Standards may be viewed by clicking the link.
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Course Outline
Module 1: Basic Elements
Section A – Music Notation
Section B – Creating Melody
Section C – Expression and Listening
Module 2: Music Time Periods
Section A – Medieval Era
Section B – Renaissance Era
Section C – Baroque Era
Section D – Classical Era
Section E – Romantic Era
Section F – Twentieth Century
Section G – Popular Music
Module 3: Musical Instruments
Section A – String Instruments
Section B – Woodwind Instruments
Section C – Brass Instruments
Section D – Percussion Instruments
Module 4: Listening
Section A – Quality Assurance
Section B – Listening Preferences
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Textbook
Title: Discover Music
Author: Jeremy Yudkin
ISBN 978-0-13-091578-8
Publisher Prentice Hall PTR
Publication Date November 19, 2003
Binding Trade Paper
Type Print
Price $65.40
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