Media Arts & Communication Studies
Music History, Theory & Practice
Course Outline
Upon completion of this course you will be able to answer questions and solve problems involved in music enjoyment and interpretation. This course covers development and characteristics of music from earliest times through the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and baroque, classical, romantic periods to the late 20th Century. Contents of the course are used daily, on the job, by musicians, conductors, sound specialists, performers and interested listeners of all types. This is a single stream course.
Topics covered within this course includes the following:
• Music Around the World
• The Elements of Music
• The Art of Listening
• The Middle Ages: 400-1400
• The Renaissance: 1400-1600
• The Baroque Era: 1600-1750
• The Classic Era: 1750-1800
• Beethoven
• The Nineteenth Century
• The Nineteenth Century II: Mid- to Late-
• Romantic Music
• The Twentieth Century I: The Classical Scene
• The Twentieth Century II: Jazz, an American
• Original
• The Twentieth Century III: Popular Music
Duration
Approximately 20 hours
Text Books
The text books required for this course are outlined below and can be purchased through any online book supplier:
ISBN#: 978-0-13-600682-4
ISBN#: 978-0-13-235657-2
ISBN#: 157222571-8
Prerequisites
None
Cost
$699.00