MUSIC HISTORY BUNDLE a High School Music Curriculum

This bundle of music history units is everything you need to teach your high school students about the music and composers of western music history. From the middle ages through the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th Century eras, students will see how classical music as we know it today came to be. 

Each unit includes:

• An extensive PowerPoint about each era
• A PDF version of each presentation
• Student note sheets with answers provided
• A listening library of examples from each era
• An assessment for each unit with an answer key

Concepts covered include:

• The historical and societal context for each era
• General musical characteristics and developments
• Notable composers of each period
• Standard forms and practices of each era

This course is designed to last one semester (90 class days of 40-minute periods). The length can be adjusted by eliminating or adding content to suit your curricular needs.  

Note: PPT presentation is too large open or convert in Google Slides, but the PDF version can be uploaded and shared through Google Classroom.

The PDFs are protected from editing for copyright purposes. The PPT includes matching blank slides for any information or embedded videos you would like to add. You cannot edit the slide content, but you can add information.

The unit assessments do not contain point values to provide flexibility in grading. Assessments are also sectioned by page, so you can eliminate assessment elements as desired.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to reach out in the Q&A section of TPT.