Why do we consider music a force in civilization?
What do we mean by Expression in music?
The teacher will cite periods when “Expression” was the chief aim, when
Form was.
Cite periods when intense political and intellectual upheaval reacted
on music.
Give examples of the leading principles of Music.
What kind of facts are of importance to the history of Music?
What is the value of Archæology to the history of music?
Why is Ethnology valuable to the history of music?
Give several theories as to the origin of music.
Is the scale used by us the scale of all nations?
In preparing for recitation, students should get an outline of each
lesson by the use of the paragraph headings and then work out the
lesson by the use of the questions that follow. If the reference books
suggested are available, additional reading should be done. A good
plan is for the teacher to assign one or two paragraphs to a pupil and
have the latter bring in such other information of interest as can be
secured. Some questions may be grouped and pupils directed to prepare
a short essay to be read before the class. In regard to dates, the
suggestion is that pupils take turns, lesson by lesson, in presenting
a plan by which to memorize them. When the period is one that can be
related to some well-known event in general history, as the life of
Charlemagne, the Norman Conquest of England, the Crusades, the Wars of
the Roses, discovery of America, invention of printing, etc., it is
well to do so; or make a well-known musician a contemporary of some
artist, statesman, king, scientist, man of letters, etc. The teacher
should be prepared in this manner for each lesson. Events before the
Christian Era may be related to some event or character in Biblical
history.