Designed to be used for middle and high school students, including special needs classes, this music appreciation course will provide students with experiences that foster a basic understanding of music theory and connections between the music performed during historical periods from the Middle Ages to the present. The course is complete with a student textbook, accompanying CD with musical examples, detailed lesson plans, an easy to follow pacing guide, and all quizzes, tests, and answer keys providing out-of-field and less experienced teachers with the tools they can use for successful instruction. Students will leave this course, which can be paced for one semester or a full year, with a basic musical vocabulary, knowledge of some of the great musicians of past eras such as Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, and Stravinsky, and connections with music and historical time periods. They will also be able to identify musical styles from listening to examples of music from the Middle Ages through the present. Bring classical music back into the lives of teenagers at your school!

Teacher Review:

Thank you so very much for the password for the teacher manual DVD! I do so enjoy the Music Appreciation material.  It is a wonderful  instructional package and look forward to utilizing all the materials this coming school year as well. I also had no problem opening up the PDF files and all is good.

Many thanks, Ulli Reiner
Twin Peaks Middle School, CA

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction to Music Appreciation

2. Elements of Music
   1. Pitch
   2. Dynamics
   3. Timbre
   4. Rhythm
   5. Voices and Instuments
   6. Melody and Harmony
   7. Texture
   8. Style

3. Music in History
   1. Music in the Middle Ages
   2. Music in the Renaissance
   3. Music in the Baroque
   4. Music in the Classical Period
   5. Music in the Romantic Period
   6. Music in the 20th Century
   7. Jazz

Course materials cover one semester with daily support for all aspects of instruction. The Teacher’s Edition includes a syllabus; correlation to standards; pacing guide; daily lesson plans; teacher’s workbook; CD with daily class notes in PDF (for use as color overheads) and/or PowerPoints; complete assessments. Classroom sets includes 25 Student Workbooks and Teacher Edition with CD. After purchase of Teacher’s Edition, additional Student Workbooks are available for individual purchase. Click here for details.