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Music Appreciation
2022-2023 Syllabus
Instructor: Paul Prewo
pprewo@logan326.net
(785) 689-7574
Course Description
Music Appreciation is a course open to grades 9-12 that is designed to introduce representative musical masterworks to high school students. A study of the materials of music, including basic elements, mediums, styles, and form is presented as an aid to understanding and enjoying music. The listening to and analysis of recordings is included. The topics studied will include basic music terms, musical time periods, the history of jazz, musicals, origins of today's pop music, and discussing the aesthetic values of music.
Resources
Understanding Music: Past & Present (online)
by Alan Clark, Thomas Heflin, Jeffery Kluball, & Elizabeth Kramer
Musician of the Month (online)
Music Appreciation by OER Commons (online)
Guitar Methods Book 1 & 2
Course Objectives
1. To explore the various elements of music: Musical sounds, rhythms, melodies, harmonies, timbres, formal designs, and performances.
2. To study the way music is reflected in our society and other cultures.
3. To become familiar with the music of various time periods.
4. To understand the progression of music from a historical perspective.
5. Above all, to develop a greater appreciation of music and to begin to recognize the role that music plays in today's society.
Course Requirements
1. Complete all assigned readings and assignments. If you are absent, it is YOUR responsibility to come and get the assignments from ME! I will not come find you. You have, as the handbook, the number of days plus one day to complete the missing work.
2. Attend class!!!!
3. Complete all tests and quizzes. If you are absent the day of a test, YOU are responsible for making arrangements to make up the test.
4. Complete an assigned research project and presentation each semester.
5. Attend two concerts and write a response. Response sheets are available from me.
Classroom Behaviors
1. I will report to class on time with materials and a positive attitude.
2. I will follow directions the first time they are given.
3. I will respect the rights of property of the school, the teaching staff, and fellow classmates.
4. I will behave in an appropriate and respectful manner at all times.