Listening to Music

I. PRELUDE: THE MUSICAL PROCESS. How to Listen to Music. Becoming a Musically Aware Concertgoer. II. THE MUSICAL ELEMENTS. The Interaction of Basic Musical Elements. Performing Media: Instruments, Voices, and Ensembles. III. THE COMMON STYLE PERIODS OF MUSIC. An Introduction to Musical Styles. Music Before 1600. The Baroque Style Period (1600-1750). Baroque Music (1600-1750). The Classical Style Period (1750-1820). Music of the Classical Period. Beethoven: Bridge to Romanticism. The Romantic Style Period (1820-1900). Early Romantic Music. Romantic Opera. Late Romantic Music. Nationalism. Impressionism. The Twentieth Century Style Period (1900-present). Stravinsky: Into the Twentieth Century. Expressionism: Atonal Music. Neo-Classicism: Mainstream Music. Experimental and Technological Music. Music in North America. IV. ADJUNCT MUSIC. North American Popular Music. Broadway Musical Theatre. Music for Films. Contributions of World Cultures.