Music appreciation
Encyclopedia
Music appreciation is teaching people what to listen for and to appreciate different types of music
. Usually music appreciation classes involve some history lessons to explain why people of a certain era liked the music that they did. "Appreciation," in this context, means the understanding of the value and merit of different styles of music.
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
. Usually music appreciation classes involve some history lessons to explain why people of a certain era liked the music that they did. "Appreciation," in this context, means the understanding of the value and merit of different styles of music.
Further reading
- Roger Kamien, "Music: An Appreciation" (2004). ISBN 0-07-290200-0
- Samuel Lipman, The House of Music: Art in an Era of Institutions, published by D.R. Godine, 1984. ISBN 0879235012
- Percy A Scholes, Music Appreciation: Its History and Technics (2005). ISBN 1-4179-9595-5