Welcome to the wonderful world of music! In this music history course we will explore composers from the baroque, classical, romantic, and contemporary music periods. This class will dive into the history of his/her life, inspirations, and music. Each lesson we will learn about a composer and listen to a few selected pieces of his/her music. This class is designed to introduce learners to important composers through the centuries and expose them to music of these different musical time periods. 

Week 1 - Week of January 29: Bach
Week 2 - Week of February 4: Haydn
Week 3 - Week of February 11: Handel
Week 4 - Week of February 18: Mozart
Week 5 - Week of February 25: Beethoven
Week 6 - Week of March 3: Schubert
Week 7 - Week of March 10: Clara Schumann
Week 8 - Week of March 17: Fanny Mendelssohn
Week 9 - Week of March 24: Chopin
Week 10 - Week of March 31: Franz Liszt 
Week 11 - Week of April 14: Edvard Grieg 
Week 12 - Week of April 21: Tchaikovsky 
Week 13 - Week of April 28: Giacomo Puccini 
Week 14 - Week of May 5: Richard Strauss
Week 15 - Week of May 12: Amy Beach 
Week 16 - Week of May 19: Maurice Ravel 
Week 17 - Week of May 26: Claude Debussy
Week 18 - Week of June 2: John Cage
Week 19 - Week of June 9: George  Gershwin
Week 20 - Week of June 28: Stephen Sondheim
Week 21 - Week of July 19: John Williams