Welcome to 6th Grade Music. This year will be spent exploring the history of Western Music. We will study the major time periods, composers, compositions, and historical happenings leading up to the 20th and 21st centuries. We will study the effects music had on culture and culture had on music throughout these time periods, as well as how this historical music has all created the background for the music we know and love today.
We will be studying the six major periods in music and culture. Focusing on two time periods per trimester. Each student will be responsible for taking notes, studying at home, and preparing for quizzes and tests.
FIRST TRIMESTER
The Medieval Period
The Renaissance Period
SECOND TRIMESTER
The Baroque Period
The Classical Period
THIRD TRIMESTER
The Romantic and Impressionist Period
The 20th Century and Modern Period
We will be studying the six major periods in music and culture. Focusing on two time periods per trimester. Each student will be responsible for taking notes, studying at home, and preparing for quizzes and tests.
FIRST TRIMESTER
The Medieval Period
The Renaissance Period
SECOND TRIMESTER
The Baroque Period
The Classical Period
THIRD TRIMESTER
The Romantic and Impressionist Period
The 20th Century and Modern Period