Music

45 hours

Classical music                                  

- The various forms & their characteristics

- Its main composers & performers

- Definitions & history of the main styles: Gregorian chant, Opera, Requiem, Polyphony, Baroque music, Suites, Sonatas, Concertos, Fugues, Toccatas, Contemporary music

- Prospects for the future, discography & bibliography

- Listening & analyzing instruments & audio recordings

 

Jazz

- Main trends from the its origins to today

- Main composers & performers

- Definitions & history of the main styles and trends: Dixieland, Free Jazz, Gospel, Bebop, Hard Bop, -New Orleans Jazz, Jazz rock, Nu jazz, Ragtime, Swing, Cool jazz, West Coast Jazz, Western Swing

- Musical forms & their characteristics, instruments

- Prospects for the future, discography & bibliography

- Listening & analyzing audio recordings

 

The Blues                                          

- Main trends from its origins to today

- Main composers and performers

- Definitions ands history of the main styles and trends : Delta Blues, R’n’B, Chicago Blues, Jump Blues, British Blues, West Side Blues, Blues Rock, Texas Blues, Tuareg Blues, Malian Blues

- Musical forms and their characteristics, instruments

- Prospects for the future, discography & bibliography

- Listening & analyzing audio recordings

           

World music                          

- Main evolutions in traditional music & their where it is taking place

- The various musical forms & their characteristics

- Main composers, performers & their instruments

- Identification of main styles & trends / Geography, sociology & ethnomusicology

- Prospects for the future, discography and bibliography

- Listening & analyzing audio recordings, a musical tour of world music

 

French Popular Songs                       

- Main styles and trends of the French popular song genre

- Main artists, composers, authors and repertories

- Definitions and history of its main trends: lyrics based songs, exotic songs, idiotic songs, realistic songs, musicals, light opera, Ye Ye (French R’n’R influenced songs of the 60’s)

- Musical forms, their characteristics & their instruments

- Prospects for the future, discography & bibliography

- Listening to audio recordings & analysis of lyrics

 

Hip Hop                                             

- Main trends, styles & tendencies identified in the Hip Hop movement

- Its origins, characteristics & recognition of sources of inspiration

- Main artists, their music, their lyrics & their tools and techniques used in creation

- Definitions & History of main musical trends: Breakbeat, Gangster Rap, East Coast Hip Hop, Battle rap, New jack, R’n’B, Hardcore ragga, Slam, Abstract

- Musical forms & their characteristics

- Hip hop culture & its means of expression: Graffiti, Deejaying, Break Dance & Rap

- Prospects for the future, discography & bibliography

- Listening & analyzing audio recordings

 

Electronic music                                            

- Main trends, styles & tendencies of electronic music

- Their origins, characteristics & recognition of sources

- Main DJs & mixers, their tools for creation

- Definitions & History of main trends: Acid jazz, Ambient, Dance floor, Drum & bass, House, Jungle, Techno, Trance

- Musical forms & their characteristics

- Prospects for the future, discography & bibliography

- Listening & analyzing audio recordings

 

Rock & Pop                                        

- Main trends from its origins to today

- Main composers, performers & their instruments

- Definitions and history of main trends, styles & tendencies : Rockabilly, Hard rock, Punk, Garage, Grunge, Death Metal, Industrial music, New Wave, Alternative Rock, Psychedelic Rock

- Local scenes, musical forms & their characteristics

- Prospects for the future, discography & bibliography

- Listening & analyzing audio recordings.