STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 1.   Define the following basic elements of music and demonstrate the ability to recognize their use in a musical composition:  melody, harmony, texture, rhythm, meter, dynamics, timbre

 2.   Identify most musical instruments by sight and sound

 3.   Define and demonstrate the ability to identify the various genres of musical composition

 4.   Identify various musical forms that are applied to both instrumental and vocal composition

 5.   Characterize music of the following periods in music history:  Renaissance, Baroque, Classical Romantic, 20th Century

 6.   Compare and contrast various attitudes towards music and musical composition in various periods

 7.   Identify representative compositions as to period, genre, instrumentation, and possible composer

 8.   Recall important composers from various historical periods and list their most important achievements

 9.   Read, analyze and apply written material to new situations.

 10.  Write and speak clearly and logically in presentations and essays

 11. Demonstrate the ability to select and apply contemporary forms of technology to solve problems or compile information

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Learning about Music

         A.      Things to be learned in music

         B.      Aesthetic responses

         C.      Receptive mind development

 II.     Learning to Listen

         A.      Attitudinal adjustment

         B.      Listening levels

 III.    The Materials of Music

         A.      Melody

         B.      Harmony

         C.      Texture

 IV.     The Materials of Music

         A.      Rhythm

         B.      Dynamics

         C.      Timbre

 V.      Musical Instruments

         A.      Orchestral instruments

         B.      Band instruments

         C.      Folk instruments

         D.      Popular instruments

 VI.     Form in Music

         A.      Sectional forms (sonata, rondo)

         B.      Variation forms

         C.      Contrapuntal forms (fugue)

 VII.    Songs and Singing

         A.      Folksongs

         B.      Strophic songs

         C.      Through composed songs

 VIII.   Choral Music

         A.      Oratorio, Mass, Cantata

         B.      Motet, Madrigal

 IX.     Orchestral Music

         A.      Concerto Grosso and concertos

         B.      Symphonies

 X       Chamber Music

         A.      Small groups

         B.      Sonata

 XI.     Keyboard Music

         A.      Suite

         B.      Fugue

         C.      Sonata

 XII.    Opera

         A.      Components

         B.      Plots

 XIII.   Music for the Ballet

         A.      Choreography

         B.      Graphic Enhancement

         C.      Suite

 XIV.    Music Periods

         A.      Medieval

         B.      Renaissance

         C.      Baroque

         D.      Classical

         E.      Romantic

         F.      20th Century

 XV.     Music of Different Cultures

         A.      Far East

         B.      South America

         C.      Africa