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Module 1 Resources

Understanding Music Past and Present
READ CHAPTER 1: MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS

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Clark, N.A., Heflin, T., Kluball, J., Kramer, E. Understanding Music Past and Present. University of North Georgia Press.

Music History 102
A Guide to Western Composers and their Music from the Middle Ages to the Present
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Understanding Music: Past and Present
This open source textbook contains more detailed information on the six periods of music history examinied in Module 4.

Empowering Your Musical Taste by Nolan Gasser
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TED-Talk by Nolan Gasser
How Brahms saved music from Wagner
Article about the historical feud between Brahms, Wagner, and Liszt about the value of the restrained absolute music of Brahms verses highly emotional programmatic music of Liszt and Wagner
The Musical Field by Mike Savage

Music and Politics by Malcolm MIller
The Singing Revolution, Estonia 1991
Trailer for the documentary film, "The Singing Revolution"
Rock's New Protest Era. By: KNOPPER, STEVE, Rolling Stone, 2/23/2017, Issue 1281/1282
This article from Rolling Stone Magazine is a good overview of the resurgance of protest music in the Trump era.
Interview with the director of Singing Revolution
The director of The Singing Revolution is interviewed in this video, explaning more about the event that inspired the documentary film.
What Protest Songs Sound Like in the Trump Era
Article by Spencer Kornhaber published in The Atlantic magazine, May 8, 2017. Outlines protest music of the first 100 days of the Trump administration.

Literary Theories About Program Music
Program Music
An article explaining program music from the Encyclopedia Britannica.

What to Listen for in Music by Aaron Copland; Leonard Slatkin
ISBN: 9781101513149
Publication Date: 2011-02-01
"The definitive guide to musical enjoyment" (Forum). In this fascinating analysis of how to listen to both contemporary and classical music analytically, eminent American composer Aaron Copland offers provocative suggestions that will bring readers a deeper appreciation of the most viscerally rewarding of all art forms.

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