Discovering Music Syllabus

Recommended for two semesters; 17 Modules; H.S. credit 1.0 (History, Fine Arts, Humanities)

Module 1 Using Music History to Unlock Western Culture
Unit 1 Read This First  
Unit 2 Discovering Music - Module 1 Text  
Unit 3 Module 1 Video  
Unit 4 Key Dates  
Unit 5 Module 1 Terms  
Unit 6 Listening Exercise 1  
Unit 7 Listening Exercise 2  
Unit 8 Listening Exercise 3  
Unit 9 Listening Exercise 4  
Unit 10 Structured Listening Plan for Discovering Music  
Unit 11 Discovering Music - Module 1 Listening  
Unit 12 Module 1 Quiz  
Module 2 Music Entwined with Great Events of Western History
Unit 1 Discovering Music - Module 2 Text  
Unit 2 Module 2 Video  
Unit 3 Module 2 Timeline  
Unit 4 Module 2 Terms  
Unit 5 Discovering Music - Module 2 Listening  
Unit 6 Module 2 Gallery  
Unit 7 Links to Web Resources  
Unit 8 Putting It All Together  
Unit 9 Module 2 Supplemental Materials  
Unit 10 Module 2 Quiz  
Module 3 Technology, Terminology, and Cultural Perspective
Unit 1 Discovering Music - Module 3 Text  
Unit 2 Module 3 Video  
Unit 3 Module 3 Timeline  
Unit 4 Module 3 Terms  
Unit 5 Discovering Music - Module 3 Listening  
Unit 6 Module 3 Gallery  
Unit 7 Putting It All Together  
Unit 8 Module 3 Quiz  
Module 4 Fanfare and Power: The Court of Louis XIV
Unit 1 Discovering Music - Module 4 Text  
Unit 2 Module 4 Video  
Unit 3 Module 4 Timeline  
Unit 4 Module 4 Terms  
Unit 5 Discovering Music - Module 4 Listening  
Unit 6 Module 4 Gallery  
Unit 7 Links to Web Resources  
Unit 8 Putting It All Together  
Unit 9 Module 4 Supplemental Materials  
Unit 10 Module 4 Quiz  
Module 5 Sweeping Away the Renaissance into the Baroque
Unit 1 Discovering Music - Module 5 Text  
Unit 2 Module 5 Video  
Unit 3 Module 5 Timeline  
Unit 4 Module 5 Terms  
Unit 5 Discovering Music - Module 5 Listening  
Unit 6 Module 5 Gallery  
Unit 7 Links to Web Resources  
Unit 8 Putting It All Together  
Unit 9 Module 5 Supplemental Materials  
Unit 10 Module 5 Quiz  
Module 6 Liturgical Calendar, Street Parties, and the New Church Music
Unit 1 Discovering Music - Module 6 Text  
Unit 2 Module 6 Video  
Unit 3 Module 6 Timeline  
Unit 4 Module 6 Terms  
Unit 5 Discovering Music - Module 6 Listening  
Unit 6 Module 6 Gallery  
Unit 7 Links to Web Resources  
Unit 8 Putting It All Together  
Unit 9 Module 6 Supplemental Materials  
Unit 10 Module 6 Quiz  
Unit 11 First Quarter Exam  
Module 7 A Lively Journey Through the Life of Johann Sebastian Bach
Unit 1 Discovering Music - Module 7 Text  
Unit 2 Module 7 Video  
Unit 3 Module 7 Timeline  
Unit 4 Module 7 Terms  
Unit 5 Discovering Music - Module 7 Listening  
Unit 6 Module 7 Gallery  
Unit 7 Links to Web Resources  
Unit 8 Putting It All Together  
Unit 9 Module 7 Supplemental Materials  
Unit 10 Module 7 Quiz  
Module 8 Enlightenment, Classicism, and the Astonishing Mozart
Unit 1 Discovering Music - Module 8 Text  
Unit 2 Module 8 Video  
Unit 3 Module 8 Timeline  
Unit 4 Module 8 Terms  
Unit 5 Discovering Music - Module 8 Listening  
Unit 6 Module 8 Gallery  
Unit 7 Links to Web Resources  
Unit 8 Putting It All Together  
Unit 9 Module 8 Supplemental Materials  
Unit 10 Module 8 Quiz  
Module 9 Into the Abyss: The Century Struggles with Unfettered Imagination
Unit 1 Discovering Music - Module 9 Text  
Unit 2 Module 9 Video  
Unit 3 Module 9 Timeline  
Unit 4 Module 9 Terms  
Unit 5 Discovering Music - Module 9 Listening  
Unit 6 Module 9 Gallery  
Unit 7 Links to Web Resources  
Unit 8 Module 9 Supplemental Materials  
Unit 9 Module 9 Quiz  
Module 10 Beethoven as Hero and Revolutionary
Unit 1 Discovering Music - Module 10 Text  
Unit 2 Module 10 Video  
Unit 3 Module 10 Timeline  
Unit 4 Module 10 Terms  
Unit 5 Discovering Music - Module 10 Listening  
Unit 6 Module 10 Gallery  
Unit 7 Links to Web Resources  
Unit 8 Putting It All Together  
Unit 9 Module 10 Supplemental Materials  
Unit 10 Module 10 Quiz  
Unit 11 Second Quarter Exam  
Module 11 Salons, Poetry, and the Power of Song
Unit 1 Discovering Music - Module 11 Text  
Unit 2 Module 11 Video  
Unit 3 Module 11 Timeline  
Unit 4 Module 11 Terms  
Unit 5 Discovering Music - Module 11 Listening  
Unit 6 Module 11 Gallery  
Unit 7 Links to Web Resources  
Unit 8 Putting It All Together  
Unit 9 Module 11 Quiz  
Module 12 A Tale of Four Virtuosi and the Birth of the Tone Poem
Unit 1 Discovering Music - Module 12 Text  
Unit 2 Module 12 Video  
Unit 3 Module 12 Timeline  
Unit 4 Module 12 Terms  
Unit 5 Discovering Music - Module 12 Listening  
Unit 6 Module 12 Gallery  
Unit 7 Links to Web Resources  
Unit 8 Putting It All Together  
Unit 9 Module 12 Quiz  
Module 13 Nationalism and the Explosion of Romantic Opera
Unit 1 Discovering Music - Module 13 Text  
Unit 2 Module 13 Video  
Unit 3 Module 13 Timeline  
Unit 4 Module 13 Terms  
Unit 5 Discovering Music - Module 13 Listening  
Unit 6 Links to Web Resources  
Unit 7 Putting It All Together  
Unit 8 Module 13 Quiz  
Module 14 The Absolutely New World of Wagner
Unit 1 Discovering Music - Module 14 Text  
Unit 2 Module 14 Video  
Unit 3 Module 14 Timeline  
Unit 4 Module 14 Terms  
Unit 5 Discovering Music - Module 14 Listening  
Unit 6 Module 14 Gallery  
Unit 7 Links to Web Resources  
Unit 8 Putting It All Together  
Unit 9 Module 14 Supplemental Materials  
Unit 10 Module 14 Quiz  
Unit 11 Third Quarter Exam  
Module 15 Imperial Russia - A Cultural Odyssey
Unit 1 Discovering Music - Module 15 Text  
Unit 2 Module 15 Video  
Unit 3 Russian History Timeline  
Unit 4 Module 15 Timeline  
Unit 5 Module 15 Terms  
Unit 6 Discovering Music - Module 15 Listening  
Unit 7 Module 15 Gallery  
Unit 8 Links to Web Resources  
Unit 9 Putting It All Together  
Unit 10 Module 15 Supplemental Materials  
Unit 11 Module 15 Quiz  
Module 16 Load Up the Wagons: The Story of American Music
Unit 1 Discovering Music - Module 16 Text  
Unit 2 Module 16 Video  
Unit 3 Module 16 Timeline  
Unit 4 Module 16 Terms  
Unit 5 Discovering Music - Module 16 Listening  
Unit 6 Links to Web Resources  
Unit 7 Putting It All Together  
Unit 8 Module 16 Supplemental Materials  
Unit 9 Module 16 Quiz  
Module 17 Turning the Page on Western Tradition with the Explosion of War
Unit 1 Discovering Music - Module 17 Text  
Unit 2 Module 17 Video  
Unit 3 Module 17 Timeline  
Unit 4 Module 17 Terms  
Unit 5 Discovering Music - Module 17 Listening  
Unit 6 Module 17 Gallery  
Unit 7 Links to Web Resources  
Unit 8 Putting It All Together  
Unit 9 Module 17 Supplemental Materials  
Unit 10 Module 17 Quiz  
Unit 11 Fourth Quarter Exam  
Unit 12 Course Completion Survey