This is an ongoing course that has a 14-week cycle.  Students are welcome to join the class any week, but in order to experience all fourteen weeks, students must begin on or before October 21, 2020.  This class introduces students to various genres/styles of music found around the world including Native American music and other styles of music from North America.  Below is the full schedule in detail.

Unit 1 - North America and the Caribbean (5 Classes)
Monday, Sept. 14, 2020 - Native American/Indigenous Music (USA, Canada, Alaska)
Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020 - United States, Canada, Greenland
Monday, Sept. 21, 2020 - Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica
Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020 - Martinique, Haiti, Puerto Rico
Monday, Sept. 28, 2020 - The Dominican Republic, Cuba, Mexico

Unit 2 - Central and South America (4 Classes)
Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020 - Panama, Columbia, Venezuela
Monday, Oct. 5, 2020 - Brazil, Ecuador, Peru
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020 - Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia
Monday, Oct. 12, 2020 - Chile, Argentina

Unit 3 - Africa (5 Classes)  
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020 - Egypt, Algeria, Morocco
Monday, Oct. 19, 2020 - Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Senegal
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020 - Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia
Monday, Oct. 26, 2020 - The Democratic Republic of Congo (formally known as Zaire), Angola, Zambia
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020 - Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa

Unit 4 - Europe (5 classes)
Monday, Nov. 2, 2020 - Iceland, England, Sweden, Ireland
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020 - Scotland, Austria, France
Monday, Nov. 9, 2020 - Germany, Italy, Spain
***NO CLASS WEDNESDAY, NOV. 11, 2020***
Monday, Nov. 16, 2020 - Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020 - Romania, Greece, Bulgaria

Unit 5 - Asia, Australia, and New Zealand (7 classes)
Monday, Nov. 23, 2020 - Russia, Kazakhstan
***NO CLASS WEDNESDAY, NOV. 25, 2020
Monday, Nov. 30, 2020 - India, Pakistan
Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020 - Iran, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia
Monday, Dec. 7, 2020 - Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020 - China, Mongolia
Monday, Dec. 14, 2020 - Japan, Korea
*Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020 - Australia, New Zealand  *Last class of the 14-week cycle

***NO CLASSES DECEMBER 17, 2020 - JANUARY 3, 2021***

Unit 1 - North America and the Caribbean (5 Classes)
Monday, Jan. 4, 2021 - Native American/Indigenous Music (USA, Canada, Alaska)
Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 - United States, Canada, Greenland
Monday, Jan. 11, 2021 - Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica
Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 - Martinique, Haiti, Puerto Rico
***NO CLASS MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2020***
Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 - The Dominican Republic, Cuba, Mexico

Unit 2 - Central and South America (4 Classes)
Monday, Jan. 25, 2021 - Panama, Columbia, Venezuela
Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021 - Brazil, Ecuador, Peru
Monday, Feb. 1, 2021 - Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia
Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021 - Chile, Argentina

Unit 3 - Africa  
Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 - Egypt, Algeria, Morocco
*Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 - Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Senegal *Last Class

As we explore each type of music, students will build their music vocabulary which will enable us to discuss what we know about the origins of each style/genre that we study and how each style of music compares to other styles.  Students will also learn the different contexts in which the styles are performed and their distinctive rhythmic and melodic traditions.  

Additionally, we will spend some time looking at connections between different styles historically.  In other words, we will talk about things like how here in the United States we moved from big band and doo-wop to heavy metal and Hip Hop in the span of about 50-60 years.  Please note that Zoom Breakout Rooms may be used during class to allow students to have small group discussions.

And Beyond just talking about the music we hear, we will also interact with the music by playing some of the rhythms we hear by clapping and tapping them.  Additionally, instrumentalists and singers can interact with the music by performing some of the things they hear as well. I designed the course to be educational, fun, and Interactive.

*Please note that each class actually comprises of 45 minutes of instruction.  The last five minutes are reserved for the quiz.  Students who don't require a grade do not have to stay for the quiz.