Music Appreciation

Music Appreciation Syllabus.docx

Unit 1:

Instrument Families

  • Brass
  • Percussion
  • Woodwinds
  • Strings
  • Keyboard

Use this website to listen to and learn about all the instruments of the Orchestra: www.mydso.com

Unit 2: Note Durations/Rhythm

  • Whole notes, Half notes, Quarter Notes, Eighth Notes, Sixteenth Notes, and Beyond
  • Whole rests, Half rests, Quarter Rests, Eighth Rests, Sixteenth Rests, and Beyond
  • Time Signatures
  • Musical Math

Use these websites to review and practice music theory:

www.musictheory.net

www.musictechteacher.com