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Sample Lessons - The Story of Great Music
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Introduction
What You Need to Begin4 Steps -
The Renaissance to the Baroque Era1. Renaissance8 Steps
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Early Church Music, Minstrels & Madrigals (35 min)
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{+} Minstrels to Madrigals
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Palestrina & Church Music
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Palestrina and Monteverdi (40 min)
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English Music in the Renaissance (35 min)
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Listening Journal, Research Papers, and Projects
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Listen: Renaissance Recordings
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Research & Projects: Renaissance (Optional)
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Early Church Music, Minstrels & Madrigals (35 min)
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2. Early Baroque8 Steps|4 Quizzes
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3. Handel6 Steps|1 Quiz
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For your second journal entry, you will introduce a family member or friend to one of the musical forms discussed in this lesson that is new to you, i.e. opera, sonata, chorale, etc.
- Provide a clear definition of the musical form you are going to discuss;
- Select a piece of music in that form and from the time period covered by this lesson (16th through the early 18th centuries).
- Explain how it is a representative example of the musical form you chose.
- Explain why that piece of music is important.
Hopefully, you both will learn something and want to listen to more!