Cape Fear High – GENERAL MUSIC (Music Specialization-Beginning)

Apr 2026 · 2nd Semester

Students develop knowledge and skills in musical literacy, response and relevancy. Course content is aligned to the Essential Standards curriculum for music at the beginning level. Students gain musical literacy through singing and playing simple instruments, reading and notating music, improvising, composing, and arranging music. For musical response, students focus on listening to, describing, analyzing, critiquing, and evaluating music. Students understand musical relevancy by applying musical knowledge in relation to history, culture, heritage, other content areas, concepts, $2 1 ^ { \\mathsf { s t } }$ century skills and lifelong learning.