The Story of Great Music | History and Appreciation
- Half Credit
$25.00 / month
Turn music history from a daunting subject to an entertaining part of your homeschool with the engaging performances and accessible writing of this course.
Class only available in monthly subscription format.
We need your input on a new type of class we are developing. It incorporates written materials and videos within our online learning environment. The first four classes are complete; please try them out and let us know your thoughts in our Music Group.
Description
NOTE: This class is in progress and will be finished by August. You are welcome to start the sample lessons now; more will be added week-by-week. This is an experimental class for us in that we are combining videos, written materials, and quizzes in a new way. We would appreciate you giving feedback about your experience in our Music subject group or on this brief survey.
Take an exciting tour through the development of Western music. This new online class merges the history of composers and their works with engaging video performances. It also provides audio playlists and recommendations for building your own listening library of classical music.
We designed this course for students without any musical training. But it can also provide a robust historical guide for music students wanting to connect the dots between periods, composers, instruments, and performance styles.
The course could fill a fine arts elective for high school students, provide a handy chronological reference for parents who want curated playlists for family listening, or serve as a pre- or post-concert guide to your next family musical outing.
- In-depth written materials on each musical period and composer of note through the beginning of the twentieth century
- High-quality performances of the music
- Quizzes and research projects
- Audio and video playlists and recommended recordings
Credit: 1/2 HS Elective Credit (fine art, music, art appreciation, humanities)
License: This product is licensed per family. For group or coop usage, each family will need to purchase a subscription.
Additional information
| Age | 13+ |
|---|---|
| Age/Grade | |
| Lessons | 16 |
| Teacher | Thomas Purifoy, Jr. |
| Format | Streaming |
| Type | |
| Credit Amount |
Lessons
- The Renaissance
- The Early Baroque Era
- Handel and Bach: Vocal Music
- Handel & Bach: Instrumental Music
- The Classical Era: Haydn and Mozart
- The Classical Era: Haydn and Mozart, cont.
- The Classical Era: Beethoven
- The Romantic Era: Early Romantic
- The Romantic Era: Piano & Composers
- The Romantic Era: Wagner & Opera
- The Romantic Era: Chamber Music & Symphony
- The Romantic Era: National Composers
- The Romantic Era: Italian Opera
- The Modern Era: Austrian Late Romanticism & French Impressionism
- The Modern Era: Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev & Shostakovich
- The Modern Era: Sibelius & Elgar & Gershwin
Lessons include some or all of the following steps in our Learning Management System:
- Read a background essay which takes you through the development of music over the centuries
- Watch live video performances curated from the web
- Review a Summary of the lesson and new Vocabulary
- Complete Quizzes in listening and vocabulary
- Complete a project or research
- Go deeper with video and audio playlists for continued learning on the go
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