Discovering Music

Discovering Music, a lively and entertaining romp through history, adds a serious study of music and the arts to your high-school or middle-school curriculum. Also suitable for adults who want to expand their understanding of Classical music and the arts.

Module 1Using Music History to Unlock Western Culture
Unit 1Read This First
Unit 2Discovering Music - Module 1 Text
Unit 3Module 1 Video
Unit 4Key Dates
Unit 5Module 1 Terms
Unit 6Listening Exercise 1
Unit 7Listening Exercise 2
Unit 8Listening Exercise 3
Unit 9Listening Exercise 4
Unit 10Structured Listening Plan for Discovering Music
Unit 11Discovering Music - Module 1 Listening
Unit 12Module 1 Quiz
Module 2Music Entwined with Great Events of Western History
Unit 1Discovering Music - Module 2 Text
Unit 2Module 2 Video
Unit 3Module 2 Timeline
Unit 4Module 2 Terms
Unit 5Discovering Music - Module 2 Listening
Unit 6Module 2 Gallery
Unit 7Links to Web Resources
Unit 8Putting It All Together
Unit 9Module 2 Supplemental Materials
Unit 10Module 2 Quiz
Module 3Technology, Terminology, and Cultural Perspective
Unit 1Discovering Music - Module 3 Text
Unit 2Module 3 Video
Unit 3Module 3 Timeline
Unit 4Module 3 Terms
Unit 5Discovering Music - Module 3 Listening
Unit 6Module 3 Gallery
Unit 7Putting It All Together
Unit 8Module 3 Quiz
Module 4Fanfare and Power: The Court of Louis XIV
Unit 1Discovering Music - Module 4 Text
Unit 2Module 4 Video
Unit 3Module 4 Timeline
Unit 4Module 4 Terms
Unit 5Discovering Music - Module 4 Listening
Unit 6Module 4 Gallery
Unit 7Links to Web Resources
Unit 8Putting It All Together
Unit 9Module 4 Supplemental Materials
Unit 10Module 4 Quiz
Module 5Sweeping Away the Renaissance into the Baroque
Unit 1Discovering Music - Module 5 Text
Unit 2Module 5 Video
Unit 3Module 5 Timeline
Unit 4Module 5 Terms
Unit 5Discovering Music - Module 5 Listening
Unit 6Module 5 Gallery
Unit 7Links to Web Resources
Unit 8Putting It All Together
Unit 9Module 5 Supplemental Materials
Unit 10Module 5 Quiz
Module 6Liturgical Calendar, Street Parties, and the New Church Music
Unit 1Discovering Music - Module 6 Text
Unit 2Module 6 Video
Unit 3Module 6 Timeline
Unit 4Module 6 Terms
Unit 5Discovering Music - Module 6 Listening
Unit 6Module 6 Gallery
Unit 7Links to Web Resources
Unit 8Putting It All Together
Unit 9Module 6 Supplemental Materials
Unit 10Module 6 Quiz
Unit 11First Quarter Exam
Module 7A Lively Journey Through the Life of Johann Sebastian Bach
Unit 1Discovering Music - Module 7 Text
Unit 2Module 7 Video
Unit 3Module 7 Timeline
Unit 4Module 7 Terms
Unit 5Discovering Music - Module 7 Listening
Unit 6Module 7 Gallery
Unit 7Links to Web Resources
Unit 8Putting It All Together
Unit 9Module 7 Supplemental Materials
Unit 10Module 7 Quiz
Module 8Enlightenment, Classicism, and the Astonishing Mozart
Unit 1Discovering Music - Module 8 Text
Unit 2Module 8 Video
Unit 3Module 8 Timeline
Unit 4Module 8 Terms
Unit 5Discovering Music - Module 8 Listening
Unit 6Module 8 Gallery
Unit 7Links to Web Resources
Unit 8Putting It All Together
Unit 9Module 8 Supplemental Materials
Unit 10Module 8 Quiz
Module 9Into the Abyss: The Century Struggles with Unfettered Imagination
Unit 1Discovering Music - Module 9 Text
Unit 2Module 9 Video
Unit 3Module 9 Timeline
Unit 4Module 9 Terms
Unit 5Discovering Music - Module 9 Listening
Unit 6Module 9 Gallery
Unit 7Links to Web Resources
Unit 8Module 9 Supplemental Materials
Unit 9Module 9 Quiz
Module 10Beethoven as Hero and Revolutionary
Unit 1Discovering Music - Module 10 Text
Unit 2Module 10 Video
Unit 3Module 10 Timeline
Unit 4Module 10 Terms
Unit 5Discovering Music - Module 10 Listening
Unit 6Module 10 Gallery
Unit 7Links to Web Resources
Unit 8Putting It All Together
Unit 9Module 10 Supplemental Materials
Unit 10Module 10 Quiz
Unit 11Second Quarter Exam
Module 11Salons, Poetry, and the Power of Song
Unit 1Discovering Music - Module 11 Text
Unit 2Module 11 Video
Unit 3Module 11 Timeline
Unit 4Module 11 Terms
Unit 5Discovering Music - Module 11 Listening
Unit 6Module 11 Gallery
Unit 7Links to Web Resources
Unit 8Putting It All Together
Unit 9Module 11 Quiz
Module 12A Tale of Four Virtuosi and the Birth of the Tone Poem
Unit 1Discovering Music - Module 12 Text
Unit 2Module 12 Video
Unit 3Module 12 Timeline
Unit 4Module 12 Terms
Unit 5Discovering Music - Module 12 Listening
Unit 6Module 12 Gallery
Unit 7Links to Web Resources
Unit 8Putting It All Together
Unit 9Module 12 Quiz
Module 13Nationalism and the Explosion of Romantic Opera
Unit 1Discovering Music - Module 13 Text
Unit 2Module 13 Video
Unit 3Module 13 Timeline
Unit 4Module 13 Terms
Unit 5Discovering Music - Module 13 Listening
Unit 6Links to Web Resources
Unit 7Putting It All Together
Unit 8Module 13 Quiz
Module 14The Absolutely New World of Wagner
Unit 1Discovering Music - Module 14 Text
Unit 2Module 14 Video
Unit 3Module 14 Timeline
Unit 4Module 14 Terms
Unit 5Discovering Music - Module 14 Listening
Unit 6Module 14 Gallery
Unit 7Links to Web Resources
Unit 8Putting It All Together
Unit 9Module 14 Supplemental Materials
Unit 10Module 14 Quiz
Unit 11Third Quarter Exam
Module 15Imperial Russia - A Cultural Odyssey
Unit 1Discovering Music - Module 15 Text
Unit 2Module 15 Video
Unit 3Russian History Timeline
Unit 4Module 15 Timeline
Unit 5Module 15 Terms
Unit 6Discovering Music - Module 15 Listening
Unit 7Module 15 Gallery
Unit 8Links to Web Resources
Unit 9Putting It All Together
Unit 10Module 15 Supplemental Materials
Unit 11Module 15 Quiz
Module 16Load Up the Wagons: The Story of American Music
Unit 1Discovering Music - Module 16 Text
Unit 2Module 16 Video
Unit 3Module 16 Timeline
Unit 4Module 16 Terms
Unit 5Discovering Music - Module 16 Listening
Unit 6Links to Web Resources
Unit 7Putting It All Together
Unit 8Module 16 Supplemental Materials
Unit 9Module 16 Quiz
Module 17Turning the Page on Western Tradition with the Explosion of War
Unit 1Discovering Music - Module 17 Text
Unit 2Module 17 Video
Unit 3Module 17 Timeline
Unit 4Module 17 Terms
Unit 5Discovering Music - Module 17 Listening
Unit 6Module 17 Gallery
Unit 7Links to Web Resources
Unit 8Putting It All Together
Unit 9Module 17 Supplemental Materials
Unit 10Module 17 Quiz
Unit 11Fourth Quarter Exam
Unit 12Course Completion Survey