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Middle School Middle School Exploring Music I

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Suggested Prerequisites

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Description

Ever wonder how people make music? In this course, you’ll not only investigate musical instruments, composers, styles, and concepts, you’ll explore how it’s used all around the world! You will learn about how musical genres have developed throughout time and in different places, and you’ll dig into how music is created, performed, and experienced. You’ll even have the chance to make some tunes of your own!

Module One: Music and Me

-Why people create music

-Timbre

-Instrument families

-How people use music to express ideas

-How personal identity is expressed through music

-Laws that protect intellectual property


Module Two: Music and the Mind

-Pitch

-How composers notate music for musicians

-Use a virtual instrument

-Explore soundwaves and arrange pitches

-How music is connected to memory and emotions

-How music is used in ceremonies

-How people use music to remember history, people, and events

-The benefits of music therapy


Module Three: Music and Information

-Melody

-The effects of technology on the development of music

-How music is combined with other types of media

-How technology has contributed to the accessibility of world music

-How the internet has influenced copyright law


Module Four: Music and Movement

-Harmony

-Analyze simple harmonies

-How music and dance are connected

-Cultural influences on music and dance

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