Unit Four
Music!... To Enhance Expression

Chapter 9 The Power of Emotion

Musical Malaysia: the Malay Gamelan, an Eastern Classical Tradition
http://www.music.upm.edu.my/malaysia/classical/gamelan.html
Catch the excitement of the Malay gamelan! Hear clips of Malay gamelan music, and learn more about its history. Then take an online quiz. Compare your answers with other students.

Gamelan Mitra Kusuma
http://dcgamelan.com/index.html
Visit a Balinese/American gamelan group based in Washington D.C. See excellent pictures of gamelan instruments, and hear audio clips of the group's music. How does Balinese gamelan style differ from Malay gamelan style?

Musical Forms
http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/musical_forms.html
Check out this site for explanations of different types of Western classical music from medieval to modern. Choose two types of music to compare—maybe minuet and march, opera and operetta, or any that appeal to you.

Music History 101: The Romantic Era
http://www.eds.evansville.net/courses/swm/mushist/rom/index.html
Find out about the Romantic period, when music was ruled by "the beautiful, the strange, the sublime, and the morbid." Read short biographies of Romantic composers, and listen to sound clips of these intense, passionate pieces.

Chapter 10 The Beauty of Order

John Philip Sousa
http://www.dws.org/sousa
Hear clips from Sousa's compositions, and find out all about Sousa and his players. Sousa wrote the official march of the United States. Do you know what it is?

Jargon Buster
http://www.futurenet.co.uk/classicalnet/reference/
jargon/jargon_frameset.html
This site explains musical terms in fun, easy-to-understand ways. Check out musical forms, such as rondo, sonata, concerto, canon, or fugue. You can listen to sound clips of each form here as well. Pick two musical forms to compare. How are they alike? How are they different?

Unit Four Encore! Music and the Civil Rights Movement

The National Civil Rights Museum
http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org
Take a virtual tour of the American struggle for civil rights. You'll see Freedom Rides, Brown vs. Board of Education, the March on Washington, and meet some of the heroes of the Civil Rights movement. Why is the location of the National Civil Rights Museum significant?