MUS421D

Popular Music Performance (MUS421D) provides students the opportunity to explore various genres, styles, cultural contexts and connections through their music making as individuals and/or in small groups. Students will explore their own musical interests using the creative learner-centered process to achieve goals they have designed while also learning the skills needed within a professional music scene. Musical concepts, skills and knowledge will be learned through the popular music performance curriculum outcomes – creating & composing, musical elements, musical artistry, cultural context & connections, sharing & performing, and reflecting, responding & analyzing.

Prerequisites: Intermediate StoMP (Styles of Musical Performance) program or permission from the teacher based on skill and knowledge