General Music

General Music

Mr. Johnson

Course Description

In the general music course students will explore the wide range of music that exists. Students will build on prior music literacy skills, and they will practice rhythm counting and note reading. We will explore a variety of music from different time periods and discuss what goes into making these different types of music. Students will also have the opportunity to make their own music in a variety of ways. Throughout the course we will listen to a variety of music, and students will learn how to be critical listeners as we explore everything from popular music to obscure experimental music. Throughout all of this course we will look at how music was affected by world events as well. Students will have to demonstrate their knowledge through a series of hands-on projects that they put together. Students will be asked to participate in performance based activities in class such as demonstrating rhythm counting or basic singing, but there is no required concert performance aspect to the course as it stands for now.

Music Objectives

  1. Music Performance: Singing and playing alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music
  2. Music Evaluation & Creation: Listening to, analyzing, & describing music; composing & improvising
  3. Music Literacy: Reading and notating music
  4. Music Appreciation: Understanding music in relation to history, cultures, and other disciplines