Developing the abstraction level of the individuals
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Geography - Music is common, but unique to every culture on Earth. Each music selection that our
students present utilizes rhythmic patterns and a specified tonality. Both have their origins from other
regions and countries on the globe. When performing these, we raise the awareness of the world around
us.
Promotion of inter-cultural understanding and upholding diversity in harmony
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History - Through an appreciation of music, students study the great composers of the past. When
musicians understand the intentions of the composer’s masterpiece, they gain insight to all historical
eras. Music acts as a blueprint, testimonial, and archive to the people and the events of the Antiquity,
Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary Eras. As musicians, we are
able to experience a piece of history through a performance of a musical selection.
Music and culture with their embedded intrinsic relations, as music being the highest
expression of culture
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Language Arts - When analyzing a music composition, the performer will note the relationship of