In this course, students gain an understanding of the core fundamentals of music, including the basic elements of pitch, rhythm, notation, scale structure, tonality, intervals, chords, melody, harmony, and musical terminology and score reading. Students will apply these concepts to analyzing various examples of music, creating original music, and performing various styles of music.
The study of the fundamentals of music develops listening, creative, and analytical skills, as well as encouraging cultural understanding and international mindedness. Musical study encourages inquiry into creative practices and performance processes. In this way, music is a catalyst for the expansion of critical thinking.
