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High School Music Appreciation
High School Music Appreciation
Best suited for 9th-12th Graders
Guided Listening Units
Students will listen to music from a variety of genres and time periods. Along the way they will explore instrument families, composers, and musical notation. Students with or without musical knowledge will benefit from this class. All units will be presented via a slideshow with follow-along worksheets. Students will have work to complete at home. All presentations will be available via Google Classroom or printed at request. At the end of the school term, students will have a new appreciation for the music around them and a 0.5 CP Fine Arts Credit. Members of SCAIHS are eligible for 0.5 CP Fine Arts Credit. Honors Credit can also be requested and awarded with additional assignments
Schedule & Supplies
Schedule & Supplies
Classes run August to May on Tuesdays for 50 minutes. Approximately 33 class meetings.
Location: Grace Presbyterian Church, 49 Varden Dr, Aiken
Cost: $30 one-time material fee, $20 a month (payments begins in September, no May fee)
Supplies needed: 2 inch binder, pencil pouch, 2 pencils, color pencils, loose leaf paper
Curriculum included in materials fee:
2025-2027
Curriculum C & D
Music and Culture in the US 1900-2020
2024-25 Curriculum B
Music in Film
2023-2024 Curriculum A
Music Theory
Music Appreciation I
Instrumental Families
Reviews:
"I have loved this class!" - Marie P.
"Thank you for teaching me about music. I have enjoyed it a lot!" - Michael P.
"Thank you so much for teaching us and all the effort you put into making lesson plans [to] teach us new concepts!" - Ada P.
"I have loved this year's music class! We have all learned a lot! You have managed to make class fun by incorporating different forms of music in films... You have increased my knowledge in music drastically!" - Stephen P
"[My son] took Music Appreciation at Aiken Tech and mentioned that much of the beginning felt like review because he had already learned several concepts in your class. I think that really shows how well your class prepares your students if they end up taking Music Appreciation in college as part of their general education requirements for a bachelor's degree." - Amy H
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FAQ's Answered:
There is no singing required
No prior musical knowledge is needed
Musicians will have a deeper understanding of materials
Great supplement to instrumental lessons
Homework assignments & grade reports will be given to student seeking credit
CP or Honors Fine Arts/Elective Credit
SCAIHS approved
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Assignments:
(this information will be updated by the end of the day on Wednesdays)
September 9
FYI Topics discussed this week:
Music of 1900s
Gustav Mahler
Giacomo Puccini
Fashion
Inventions & Firsts
Next Spirit Day: September 16 - Sports Day - Wear your favorite sports team gear
September payment due
Assignments due September 16
Assignment -
Daily listening log - Slide 33 "Danny Boy"
Complete notes - Slides 33-end
Journal entry - None
Worksheet - The 1900s, What I've Learned"
Project - Complete slideshow for "Mixtape of Your Life" & prepare to present
Slideshow is available in Google Classroom
September 2
FYI Topics discussed this week:
Music of 1900s
Ford Motor Company
Creation of NAACP
"Silent" Movies
Albert Einstein
Buddy Bolden
Next Spirit Day: September 16 - Sports Day - Wear your favorite sports team gear
September payment due
Assignments due September 9
Assignment -
Daily listening log - Slide 23 "You're A Grand Old Flag"
Complete notes - Slides 24-33
Finish watching Wizard of Oz
Journal entry - None
Project - Complete worksheets for "Mixtape of Your Life"
Slideshow is available in Google Classroom
August 26
FYI Topics discussed this week:
Music of 1900s
How did people listen to music?
What was going on in the US
George Cohan
John Philip Sousa "The March King"
Next Spirit Day: September 2 - Cartoon Day - Represent your favorite cartoon character with a shirt or costume
September Payment Due
Assignments due September 2
Assignment -
Daily listening log - Slide 8 "The Entertainer"
Complete notes - Slides 9-22
Journal entry - How do you think the invention of the phonograph affected musicians during the 1900s?
Slideshow is available in Google Classroom
August 19
FYI Topics discussed this week:
Classroom Rules & Syllabus
Music of 1900s - Ragtime
Next Spirit Day: September 2 - Cartoon Day - Represent your favorite cartoon character with a shirt or costume
Assignments due August 26
Assignment - Complete notes and worksheet on Ragtime
Journal entry - "What do you want to learn about in music this year?" 5 sentence paragraph minimum
Slideshow is available in Google Classroom
Assignments due August 19
Next Spirit Day: August 19: Hawaiian Day - Wear a Hawaiian or floral shirt
Return signed parent letter
Register for google classroom
Get supplies and binder ready for class
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