Music Theory and Appreciation
Music is said to be the speech of angels. Music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart. Music is life; that's why our hearts
have beats. Music is forever. The Church knows what the Psalmist knew: Music praises God. Music can change the world because it can change
people. Music is the art of thinking with sounds. Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music.
I took a music class under Lori Davis. The class was a Music theory and appreciation Piano class at Harmony Hall every Thursday (9:30am - 11:30am). This class
taught you about the Great Musical Composers from periods 1600s to the present, such as:
- Francoia Coupern o Edward McDowell - 1860 -1908
- Johann Sebastian o Igor Starvinsky - 1882-1971
- Domenico Scalette o Sergei Prokofiev - 1891-1953
- Muzio Clementi o Amy Beach - 1867 - 1944
- Franz Joseph Haydn
- Wolfgang Amadeua Mozart
- Ludwig Van Bethoven
- Franz Scfubert
- Fanny Mendelssohn
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Frederic Francois Chopin
- Clara Schumann -
- Stephen Foster - 1826 - 1864
- Enrique Granados - 1867 - 1916
- Peter Tchaikovsky - 1840 - 1893
- Atononi Dvorak - 1841 - 1904
I have learned about different types of music:
Oratorio, Concerto, Mazuka, Ballet, Opera, Humresque, Suite, and 20 century.
Books:
1) Play Piano Now - Alfred Basic Adult Piano course
2) Alfred's essentials Music Lessions - Ear training - Author: Andrew Surmani - Karen Farnum Surmani - Morton Manus