> The Fred's Head Companion (APH) > Friday, November 30, 2007 > > The Essentials of Music > > By Michael McCarty > > Here's a great website for those who are studying the art of classical > music. Let's break it down by sections, and I'm sure you'll find it to be > useful at home and in the classroom. > > Eras: There are six main periods of music in history: Middle Ages, > Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Twentieth Century. By > clicking into this section from the main page or from the navigation strip > at the top, you'll come to an introduction page that has a side menu. On > the side menu, you will find each era of music. In each section, you will > learn about that era of music and if you'd like, you can click on the > composer link in that section and you'll find out which composers are from > that era as well. > > Composers: Just the idea that there are men and women out there who have > all of this music floating around in their heads and the talent and > ability to put it on paper and write all the different parts for the > different instruments is simply incredible! To navigate this section, I > clicked the link in the introduction text to see the complete listing of > composers. However, you can use the alphabetical navigation strip at the > top of the section. You will find a short biography on each composer, as > well as, a sampling of their work. To listen to the samples, you'll need > Real Player. > > Glossary: Since music has its own terminology, you may find yourself > wondering what they're talking about in the descriptions sometimes. If > that happens, just head right on over to the glossary and use the > alphabetical navigation at the top of the page to find that word. It's as > simple as that! > > Click this link to visit http://www.essentialsofmusic.com. > > Posted by Michael McCarty at 10:03 AM > > > http://fredsheadcompanion.blogspot.com/2007/11/essentials-of-music.html To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes