Week 1: Introduction to the Course. Review syllabus. Introduction of musical terms.

Week 2: Elements of Music, Families of instruments, Musical Forms, Musical Styles.

Week 3: Review and Test 1

Week 4: The Middle Ages and The Renaissance

Week 5: The Baroque

Week 6: The Baroque

Week 7: Review and Test 2

Week 8: The Classicism

Week 9: The Classicism –continuation-

Week 10: The Early Romantics

Week11:  Piano Music and Program Music

Week 12: Orchestra and Opera, Nationalism

Week 13: Review and Test 3

Week 14: Early 20^th Century Music, Impressionism, American Composers

Week 15: 20^th Century Musical Language

Week 16: Test 4