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Class Syllabus and Grading Policy:

Mr. LaBenne’s Music Appreciation

Topics to be covered:

1)       Music Around the World

2)       Fundamentals

3)       The Art of Listening

4)       The Middle Ages: 400-1400

5)       The Renaissance: 1400-1600

6)       The Baroque Era: 1600-1750

7)       The Classic Era: 1750-1800

8)       Beethoven

9)       The Nineteenth Century

10)    The Twentieth Century I: The Classical Scene

11)    The Twentieth Century II: Jazz, an American Original

12)    The Twentieth Century III: Popular Music


Prerequisites:


None


Grading Policy:


This class will be scored on a total points system.

The Students will receive one 100-point grade on a test covering each of the topics listed above.

The students will receive one 100-point grade for a project where they will present to the class their favorite piece of popular music.  They will be expected to include a short biography of the composers and performers as well as explaining it’s significance in it’s genre and to them personally. 

The students will have a written comprehensive final, which will count a percentage of the semester grade as per school board policy.


If for any reason you would like to speak with me, please email me at klabenne@gcs.k12.al.us or leave me a message through the front office and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

Teacher: Keith LaBenne
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