This course is designed to sharpen the student's listening attention to enrich his/her listening experience. The course attempts to accomplish this by moving from its language components to Western music's masterworks in easy steps. World popular music is also included.
Competency
Humanities and Fine Arts
Course Outcomes
After successfully completing the course, the learner will be able to:
- Define the elements of music.
- Describe how the elements of music work together.
- Identify the major time periods in music history.
- Identify the major genres of music.
- Identify significant composers and performers.
- Describe how musical elements are used in different genres of music.
- Describe the cultural significance of specific genres and selected pieces of music.
- Critique musical performances using vocabulary learned throughout the course.