In this 4-week online class, students will listen to The Planets by Gustav Holst, learn about this musical piece, and learn about musical structures. 

This class is designed to cover The Planets by Gustav Holst. In order to understand the material, the student needs to be able to read at a 6th-grade level and write complete sentences. 

Students will receive copies of all the activity sheets they need. Assignments are optional but strongly recommended. Students will receive the most benefit from this course if they complete every assignment and activity. Assignments will include listening to the music, watching videos related to the subject, reading short descriptions, discussions via the message board, and a creative project. 

Material will be posted each Monday by 6:00 AM Chicago time. 

Course syllabus:
--Week 1--
* introduction to Holst + movement 1

--Week 2--
* movements 2-3

--Week 3--
* movements 4-5

--Week 4--
* movements 6-7

Course expectations:
This is a flexible schedule course, meaning that there are no live meetings. Each week, you will listen to the assigned portions, watch the videos, read the material provided, and work on your creative project. There will also be weekly discussion questions for you to answer. There will be a weekly thread where you can post videos or photos or messages asking for help with the assignments. Students are encouraged to help each other, and the instructor will check in regularly to answer questions as well. You should be working through the assignments each week in order to get the most benefit out of the course. 

The instructor will always be available via message and will typically reply within 12 to 24 hours. I am also willing to set up office hours via Zoom video chat if they are requested by a section of the class.