One of my goals for this blog is to briefly cover a very important part of learning to play the piano, and one of my favorite parts, which is music history. This is a large subject which covers hundreds of years, but we'll keep it short and sweet to get a brief overview. Understanding music history really helps students understand the background of the pieces they are learning, especially as they begin to play what are known as "Classical" pieces. There are 4 major periods that cover the span of what we know as Western Music.
These are:
-Baroque
-Classical
-Romantic
-Contemporary
Each period has its own unique sound and style, which changes over time. However, there are even more differences among musicians within each period, but overall, music historians identify these 4 eras. Over the next few months, I will (hopefully!) create posts on each era, and my goal is to incorporate each periods style of music into my students' lessons. So first up...Baroque!!!
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