Music is the art form that combines rhythm and sound to form a functional melodic line. Music itself transcends time, space, and cultures. Music can carry a mood without speaking any specific words. It can also be captured and recorded in a written universal language unique unto any other art form.
The history of music is a lengthy topic which requires much depth and time. Music is an ancient art form that began during prehistoric times. It carries with it a history for each human culture throughout time. Although there are many varied definitions of music, it is a cultural universal because every culture throughout time and history has made music a primary component of life. For ages, music was passed down through oral tradition on a fundamental level; but for formal purposes, recorded music began with the written tradition by medieval monks during 500 AD to 1400.
There are millions of human beings around the world. As such, humans have formed culture groups within society and each one expresses characteristics through a form of music. On a whole, there are roughly fourteen basic genres of music that are recorded widely from around the world.
The purpose of music education is to prepare students for a lifetime of active, satisfying
involvement with music in a variety of forms. Contemporary life is filled with musical
encounters. Music education should empower students to create, refine and notate their own
original music: read, interpret and perform music literature created by themselves and others; and respond with understanding to others’ musical works and performances.
CREATE:
Musicians generate ideas through innovative combinations of musical elements,
structure, expression, and purpose. Planning new music involves experimentation in the
processes of improvisation, arranging, and composing. Constructing a work from generated
ideas involve creating an organization for structures, making choices about form,
RESPOND:
Musicians generate ideas through innovative combinations of musical elements,
structure, expression, and purpose. Planning new music involves experimentation in the
processes of improvisation, arranging, and composing. Constructing a work from generated
ideas involve creating an organization for structures, making choices about form, documenting the musical piece. The design process includes evaluation and refinement of the work using an applied criterion. The culmination of creation and communication is sharing the work with others in a presentation and performance.
