Classical Music: What is it, who made it, and what does it sound like?
How does this course work?
The course comprises 16 lessons. Each lesson has both required sections as well as many optional sections. This enables you to take the class for half a credit in one semester (16 weeks) or a full credit in one year (32 weeks).
The class is divided into the major periods of music, which generally follow these time periods:
- The Renaissance and Baroque Eras – 15th to early 18th Century
- The Classical Era – Late 18th Century
- The Romantic Era – 19th Century
- The Modern Era – 20th Century
There are multiple lessons in each period that normally cover one composer. Each lesson includes the following steps:
- Watch a complete performance pertaining to the text.
- A Listening step that includes playlists based on the lesson content.
- Numerous optional reading/watching sections.
- One quiz that covers the three reading/watching sections.
Here’s a weekly schedule for the half-credit course, following the basic structure above:
- Reading/Watching sections: 1.5 to 3 hours (they get progressively longer in later lessons)
- Quiz: 30 minutes
- Listening: 1-2 hours
If you want to make the class count for a full credit, just stretch each lesson over two weeks and choose which optional steps you would like to include the second week. Please note that there are easily over 10 hours of reading/watching/listening material for each lesson; you do not need to do all the optional steps, just enough to fulfill the credit requirements.
This would be an elective for fine art, music, art appreciation, or humanities. The course pieces are very flexible and allow you to tailor the amount and difficulty of work to your student. This digital purchase has lifetime access to files and videos. ~Amber