SECTION 1

Section 1 explores the concepts that underlie the music listening experience with emphasis on the ideas of the performer’s role, the structure of music, and the purpose of music.
The building blocks of sound lays out technical music concepts in an approachable, easy to grasp way for students, so they can start using them to express their musical insights in accurate and relevant musical language such as duration, pitch, and volume. Instrumental and orchestral timbres prepare the groundwork for an overview of the different families of the traditional symphony orchestra.
Finally, the section ends with the organizing elements of music which goes deeper into the music parameters that students need to grasp as intelligent, perceptive music listeners.