Early Sacred Music

This history of early sacred music and the forces that shaped it takes you deep into Old Testament times, ancient Greece and Rome, Medieval kings and conquests, and the establishment of Christianity in the Western World.

Module 1 Introduction to Gregorian Chant
Unit 1 Before You Begin  
Unit 2 Credo  
Unit 3 Names, Places, Terms  
Unit 4 Assignments on the Credo  
Unit 5 Module 1 Quiz  
Module 2 Jerusalem
Unit 1 Jerusalem  
Unit 2 Names, Places, Terms  
Unit 3 Assignment on Jerusalem  
Unit 4 Module 2 Gallery  
Unit 5 Module 2 Quiz  
Module 3 Into What World?
Unit 1 Into What World?  
Unit 2 Names, Places, Terms  
Unit 3 Assignments on Ancient Greece  
Unit 4 Module 3 Gallery  
Unit 5 Module 3 Quiz  
Module 4 The Roman Empire
Unit 1 The Roman Empire  
Unit 2 Names, Places, Terms  
Unit 3 Assignments on the Roman Empire  
Unit 4 Module 4 Gallery  
Unit 5 Module 4 Quiz  
Module 5 Pray Without Ceasing
Unit 1 Pray Without Ceasing  
Unit 2 Names, Places, Terms  
Unit 3 Assignment on the Daily Offices  
Unit 4 Module 5 Quiz  
Module 6 The Mass
Unit 1 Word and Sacrament  
Unit 2 Terms  
Unit 3 Assignment on the Mass and Codex  
Unit 4 Module 6 Quiz  
Unit 5 Midterm Exam  
Module 7 From Barbarians to Charlemagne
Unit 1 From Barbarians to Charlemagne  
Unit 2 Names, Places, Terms  
Unit 3 Assignment on the Carolingian Era  
Unit 4 Module 7 Quiz  
Module 8 Elaboration
Unit 1 Elaboration  
Unit 2 Names, Places, Terms  
Unit 3 Assignment on Manuscripts  
Unit 4 Assignment on Organum  
Unit 5 Module 8 Quiz  
Module 9 Eastern Orthodoxy
Unit 1 Eastern Orthodoxy  
Unit 2 Names, Places, Terms  
Unit 3 Assignment on Orthodoxy  
Unit 4 Module 9 Quiz  
Module 10 Polyphony, Pilgrimage, and Crusade
Unit 1 Polyphony, Pilgrimage, and Crusade  
Unit 2 Names, Places, Terms  
Unit 3 Assignment on Polyphony, Pilgrimage, and Crusade  
Unit 4 Module 10 Quiz  
Module 11 The Innovative 13th Century
Unit 1 The Innovative 13th Century  
Unit 2 Names, Places, Terms  
Unit 3 Assignment on Innovation  
Unit 4 Module 11 Quiz  
Module 12 The Turbulent 14th Century
Unit 1 The Turbulent 14th Century  
Unit 2 Names, Places, Terms  
Unit 3 Assignment on 14th Century  
Unit 4 Module 12 Quiz  
Unit 5 Course Completion Survey