COURSE NAME: Music Appreciation

SCHOOL DISTRICT: St. Regis Falls Central School

INSTRUCTOR: Dana Beyer

Full Year

Maximum Total Class Enrollment - All Sites: 24

Course Prerequisites: Junior High General Music

Brief Course Description/Outline:

Introduction to music in Western civilization: materials of music (melody, harmony, rhythm, tempo,
dynamics, musical structure and design, and musical style). Major composers of each musical epoch
discussed, musical examples listened to in class. Covers 19th Century Romanticism, 18th Century
Classicism, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, the 20th Century, and the American Scene (Black Music of the
19th Century, Jazz, Rhythm and Blues, Country Music, Pop Music, the Big Band Era, Broadway and Rock 'N Roll).

Basic Music Theory will be covered (how to read and compose music). Students will also have the
opportunity to perform on a variety of instruments.

Other Notes/Miscellaneous:

Open to high school students (grades 9-12)

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