| A solid Music Education program trains its students in | | | | 4. The Baroque Period (app. 1600-1750) - Toccata |
| understanding Music History. History allows students | | | | (light, fast-moving piano composition), Fugues |
| to appreciate different styles of music. This is really | | | | (composition with re-occurring themes in different |
| important for composition students. Coupled with | | | | voices), Preludes (usually a short introductory piece |
| their understanding of theory, they can draw from | | | | to a more complex composition) |
| various genres to create their own original styles. | | | | 5. The Classical Period (app. 1750-1827) - Sonata |
| Understanding the different time periods in Music | | | | (composition consisting of three contrasting sections |
| History is very important because the students are | | | | called the exposition, the development and the |
| able to see the progression of one style of music to | | | | recapitulation) |
| the next. Also, the students will see the connection | | | | 6. The Romantic Period (1827-1900) - Program Music |
| between styles and the events that occurred during | | | | (music that moves emotions in order to create |
| different time periods. The students will see how | | | | mental images or depict pictures in the imagination) |
| historical events were and still are reflected in music. | | | | 7. Music During the Early to Mid -Twentieth Century |
| The following is a list of European time periods and | | | | (1900-1951) - Impressionism (music that focuses on |
| the type of music that dominated during that time: | | | | an atmosphere rather than arousing emotions using |
| 1.The Ancient Period (app.753 B.C.-336 A.D.) - | | | | non-traditional methods), Expressionism (music that |
| Monophony (music having one voice) | | | | expresses intense emotions using non-traditional |
| 2. The Medieval Period (app. 336-1500) - Polyphony | | | | methods of writing) |
| (music having more than one voice) | | | | Each type of music reflected the era in which it |
| 3. The Renaissance Period (app. 1450-1600) - Musica | | | | flourished. It took on its characteristics and told the |
| Reservata (music that consists of various texts, sung | | | | story of events as they unfolded, making music a |
| simultaneously, that share the same sentiment) | | | | reflection of its time. |