Music Learning
Objectives
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Composition and
Improvisation: Students will acquire the ability to compose and/or
improvise at a basic level in one or more musical languages.
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Cultural and Historical Awareness
and Context: Students will become aware of diverse culture, develop
curiosity about American society and about other societies and the art, and
will acquire the ability to place music, including music of various cultures of
the world, repertoires beyond the area of specialization, and music of their
own time, in historical, cultural, and stylistic contexts.
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Elements and Organizational
Patterns of Music: Students will acquire an understanding of the common
elements and organizational patterns of music and their interaction, and the
ability to demonstrate this understanding in aural, verbal, and visual
analysis.
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Historic and Stylistic Performance
Practices: Student will demonstrate a working knowledge of appropriate
historical and stylistic performance practices.
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Independent and Cooperative
Problem Solving: Students will work independently and cooperatively on a
variety of musical problems by combining their capabilities in performance;
aural, verbal, and visual analysis; composition and improvisation; and history
and repertoire.