If learners are open and engaged, they will become familiar with the basic elements of the major art forms of Western Civilization and will be exposed to great art and artists (all 3 classes). In Part 1 (this class), they will learn about the creative process (in part to create art and other creative works of their own) and the basics of aesthetic experience and aesthetic judgment. They will understand musical instruments, the orchestra, musical elements and form, opera, and musical theater.

I have bachelor's and master's degrees in Humanities, a study of the arts and literature (among other things--see my profile video). I also have a bachelor's in English Education, which comes into play in the literature section of class 3. I have been a teacher of both Humanities and English. I did most of my Humanities teaching when I was part-time faculty at a university; however, I did substitute for a Humanities class at the high school level and taught high-school English. I also taught art history and English at a middle school. Much of my material is taken from college lecture notes for a Humanities 101 class. I am well aware that college classes need to be modified for younger learners, and I feel I have done that successfully. 

My art song (Lieder) examples come from three 19th-century German women composers: Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn, and Josephina Lang. I wrote my master's thesis on Josephina Lang after doing much original research (for example, reading diaries, letters, and musical manuscripts). Lieder are poems set to music.

Also important to my expertise is that I have traveled a great deal in Europe and to a slightly lesser degree in the United States. I lived in Germany and Austria for about 2 1/2 years total. In these places I visited museums and great buildings and attended concerts and theatrical productions.

I have always been a reader and have learned much about literary elements and analysis from my education, teaching, and my personal reading activities, including in a book club of many years. 

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Homework for Class 1 includes a project, attendance at a musical event (filling out musical event guide), and watching a film on YouTube with a short writing assignment.
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Informal assessments will occur throughout the class, and a letter grade will be given at the end. Informal assessments include quizzes (written and oral), assessment activities of other kinds, thumbs up and down, flash of five, etc. Homework and participation will determine the final letter grade.
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My own college lecture notes for a Humanities 101 class, modified. Unfortunately, I did not write down my source materials.

Books
Coming to Your Senses: Writing about the Arts by Jon Green 
Listen by Joseph Kerman
Encore by Jack Boyd
America's Musical Landscape by Jean Ferris
The History of Western Music by Donald Jay Grout
Norton Anthology of Western Music (2 vol) edited by Claude V. Palisca
Arts and Ideas by William Fleming
Culture and Values: A Survey of the Humanities by Lawrence Cunningham and John Reich
The Western Humanities by Roy T. Matthews and DeWitt Platt

Internet Archive (free use): musical examples and videos.
Sarasate, Zapateado
Saint-Saens, The Swan
Bass virtuoso solo, (yet to be determined)
Mozart, Clarinet Quintet in A Major
Mozart. Oboe Quartet in A Major
Verese, Ionisation
Vivaldi, Spring
Mahler, Symphony Nr. 3
Stravinsky, Rite of Spring
Ravel, Bolero (video)
Orff, Carmina Burana
Schubert, Impromptu in B Flat
Beethoven, Symphony Pathetique Sonata
Schoenberg, Moondrunk
Gregorian chant
Weelkes, As Vesta Was From Latmos Hill Descending
Bach, Little Fugue in G minor
Haydn, Symphony 94
Haydn, Surprise Symphony
Haydn, String Quartet in E-Flat Major, "The Joke" 
Beethoven, Symphony 5
Smetana, Moldau
Chopin, Nocturne
Vivaldi, Winter
Handel, Messiah, "For Unto Us a Child is Born
Schubert, Erlkoenig
Puccini, Love Duet from La Boheme
Rossini, Una voce poco fa
Mozart Don Giovanni
Bizet, Carmen
Verdi, Aida (video) 
Wagner, Die Walkure
Monteverdi, Orfeo 
Mozart, Marriage of Figaro
Cabaret (video)
Brigadoon (video)
West Side Story (video)
Oklahoma (video)
An American in Paris (video)
Les Miserables (video)
Sweeny Todd (video)
Starlight Express (video)

YouTube (Creative Commons, free use)
Small Jazz Combo with Louis Armstrong