Course Description

This is a two semester mandatory course of music; it will be geared towards studying music theory, performance and appreciation. The students will be guided towards significant elements of music which are rhythm, melody, scales, chords and different musical instruments. It consists of a two period practical class and two one period class (theory) each week. It is therefore expected that each student after gaining the basic knowledge should chose an instruments to study and practice for the school year whether it be that of the Trumpet, Trombone, Clarinet, Saxophone and the flute after acquiring a good knowledge with the piano. The first step to different musical instrument is the piano which leads the main concept of scales, chords, arpeggios, and the transposition of different notes to the different musical instruments.