This course aims to develop student’s skills in the creative process of music. In addition to gaining hands-on experience in music theory activities that include rhythm, melody, notation, scales, improvisation, composition, and arrangement, students will learn the functions and connections of music to communities, cultures, arts, and technology. Students will engage in multiple modes of learning and internalization through musical listening activities, discussions, composition projects, quizzes, interactive applications, and performances.
This course aligns with the Virginia Standards of Learning for Music.