A Thousand Years of Listening | Syllabus | Hunter College | Fall 2021
This is a non-major, online and synchronous introduction to Western art music. The workload of the course consists of a combination of blog […]
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Introduction to Music | Sacred Music Group Activity | Queens College | Fall 2019
In-class activity for small groups of 3-4 students; intended to review the musical characteristics associated with four genres of sacred music: plainchant; […]
Introduction to Music | Collected Blog Prompts | Queens College | Spring 2021
A collection of nine blog prompts developed for an introductory music course that incorporates world music, popular music, and Western art music […]
Introduction to Music | Syllabus | Lehman College | Fall 2021
Chronological survey of Western art music taught online (synchronous). Assigned Textbook: Cohen, Doud, Music: Its Language History, and Culture (OER, Brooklyn College). […]
Music Theory Fundamentals | Clefs and Accidentals Lesson Plans | Hunter College | Spring 2022
Lesson plan for the entirety of Days #2–3, covering the topics of note naming in treble and bass clefs as well as […]
Music Theory Fundamentals | First Day Lesson Plan | Hunter College | Fall 2021
Lesson plan for the entire first day of class. After the instructor introduces themselves and attendance is taken, an open-ended activity meant […]
Music Theory Fundamentals | Introductory Assignment | Hunter College | Spring 2022
Variety of question formats (short answer, multiple choice, fill in the blank, etc.) on syllabus content, musical staff, and keyboard. Assigned during […]
Introduction to World Music | “What Is Music?” First Day Activity | City College | Spring 2020
First day activity in which students are challenged to answer the question “what is music?”. Helps students identify their assumptions about what […]
Music in Global America | Podcast Research Project | Brooklyn College | Spring 2020
Students engage in-depth with a new or previously discussed musical topic by conducting research and recording an “audio-documentary” podcast on it. Students […]
Introduction to Music | Musical Elements Assignment | Queens College | Spring 21
A definition-focused worksheet about the musical elements based on vocabulary from the textbook Music: A Social Experience, 2nd ed. by Steven Cornelius […]
