music curriculum
School melody syllabus
A music curriculum is the structured plan of what students learn in music education—encompassing theory, history, performance, and listening skills.
Schools design music curricula to progress from basic concepts like rhythm and pitch to more advanced study of composition and musical traditions: The new music curriculum emphasizes world music alongside Western classical training.
- BaroqueOrnate artistic period
- chordsSimultaneous note combinations
- repertoireWorks ready to perform
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
intervals · orchestration · Kodály method · choir rehearsal · sight-reading · notation · dynamics · ethnomusicology · arranging · harmony · folk traditions · songwriting · articulation · rhythm · counterpoint · sound design · studio recording · fingering
- school subjectsmath, English, science, history, reading
- music lessonslessons, technique, jam session, cello lessons, flute lessons
- musicologymusicology, ethnomusicology, counterpoint, scholarly articles, comparative analysis
music curriculumplaying by ear
Performing without written music
musical improvisation · jam session · apprenticeship · busking
music curriculummath curriculum
Planned course of study
science curriculum · history curriculum · STEM curriculum · mathematics curriculum · vocational training
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