Music

Lesson Unit

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Here is a brief overview of music and how it was conceived and practiced in ancient Greece.

The following lessons examine some of the underlying issues that surround this domain of practice. They are posed as examples (cases) of ancient Greek education, practices, and artifacts in this domain.

By considering these cases and comparing them with our contemporary practices and notions, you should be able to draw useful contrasts and parallels to your own learning and teaching interests and practices.

Music and Education
How was music and its associated arts and sciences taught and learned from ancient to contemporary Greece.
Music Performance and Practice
How was music practiced and performed from ancient to contemporary Greece?
Music as Artifact
What function does the artifacts of music play from ancient to contemporary Greece? How does the music evoke the familiar and express additional notions of it? How does the icon tell and re-tell a story and teach through its images and settings? How was the teaching, learning, and practice of music depicted in the artifacts of this and other domains such as poetry, drama, physical arts, and elementary education?

Elementary Education ||  Physical Arts  || Poetry  || Painting  ||  Music