Western Music (forms and analysis of baroque and classical periods)
Students should be able ‘to identify and discuss the characteristics of Baroque and Classical period
African Music(colonial and post-colonial)
Students should be able to: enumerate Nigerian art musicians and their works
discuss the development of art music in Nigeria
Nigerian and Western dance styles
Students should be able to identify the forms of choreography
analyze the fundamental differences between African and western dances
perform a dance from any of the two dance styles
Sight reading/playing
Students should be able to read at sight a given piece of 4 bars.
play the given melody written in 4 bars
Cadence (punctuation in musical language)
Students should be able to: recognize the interrupted cadence when sung or played
write the Roman figures associated with the interrupted cadence
Music dictation
Students should be able to describe the contour of a melody played to them.
write down the melodies played to them
Interval(harmonic)
Students should be able to recognize harmonic intervals
write harmonic intervals when played to them.
gives the given harmonic intervals.
Harmony
Students should be able to define the term modulation.
distinguish between modulation.andtransition.
name the various types of of modulation.
identify the point at which modulation takes place in a piece of music
Triads
Students should be able to build a dominant 7th chord on a giycn root.
spell the tones of a dominant 7’h chord on a given root.
Classical period(1750-1820)
Students should be able to explain the term ‘Classicism’
identify the characteristics of the music of the Classical period.
discus the lives and works of some named composers of the period.
African music(colonial and post-colonial)
Students should be able to identify and discuss the general features of Nigerian vocal and instrumental music
Western dance styles
Should be able to perform the ballet
Nigerian dance styles
Students should be able to: state the place of traditional (cultural) dance in the society
identify nigerian dance styles from various ethnic groups.
Identification of triads
Students should be able to distinguish between the qualities of triads.
write a named triad quality.
Harmony
Students should be able to define the term modulation.
distinguish between modulation.and transition.
name the various types of of modulation.
identify the point at which modulation takes place in a piece of music
Triads
Students should be able to build a dominant 7th chord on a giycn root.
spell the tones of a dominant 7’h chord on a given root.
Baroque period(1600-1750)
Students should be able to explain the term “Baroque’.
identify the characteristics of Baroque music.
discuss the life and works of a named composer e.g. J.S. Bach, G.F. Handel, etc.
African music(colonial and post colonial)
Students should be able to identify the structural changes in ” African (Nigerian) music of colonial and post colonial era”
African/western musical instruments
Students should be able to identify the tones of’ musical instruments (African and Western )played in digital keyboard.
observe the procedure in programming short rhythmic patterns.
Western dance styles
Students should be able to identify the I popular gcnn’s of western dance such like ballet, social and modern dance.