Desert Mountain High School – Music Appreciation

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

The purpose of this course is to extend the middle school Humanities program into the high school with particular emphasis on developing greater scope and depth in the area of music. The student will develop greater understanding of the critical, historical, and aesthetic contexts of music, as well as listening skills. This course is for the student who desires a higher appreciation of music, who desires to fulfill half of the Fine Arts credit requirement through a non-performance course, or for the music student who desires to enrich his/her performance skills with a greater understanding of musical styles, musicians and composers, and the civilizations that created great musical works – from Gregorian Chants to modern and contemporary music.