Description
This highly interactive course is worth one history credit or ½ art appreciation + ½ music appreciation credit on a high school transcript. It has been the favorite class among all that I have taught my students. Because of the unique combination of storytelling, class discussion, and multisensory activities, many students have told me that they love history, art, and music for the first time in their lives and that history becomes memorable.
From the perspective of a Biblical worldview, students will listen to music, view art, engage in hands-on activities, and discuss how each era of music and art fit into the bigger picture of history from antiquity to the twentieth century. Assignments will include weekly music listening and art viewing with short-answer questions and occasional creative projects. During the second semester, students will receive step-by-step instruction in how to write music and art analyses. Occasional music and art vocabulary quizzes will be given.
