Creating and Performing
By the end of the course the student will:
apply the stages of the creative process when performing notated and/or improvised music and composing and/or arranging music;
- Music Composition For Dummies (Book)
- How To Write Songs On Guitar (Book)
- One More Time With Feeling (DVD)
- It Might Get Loud (DVD)
- Stand Out With Musical Phrasing (Website)
- The Creative Process (Five Stages) (YouTube)
- FINNEAS Explains How He Builds Songs For Billie Eilish (YouTube)
apply elements of music when performing notated and improvised music and composing and/or arranging music;
- Berklee Music Theory Book 1, Basic Principles Of Rhythm, Scales, And Intervals (Book)
- The Everything Singing Book With Cd From Mastering Breathing Techniques To Performing Live, All You Need To Hit The Right Notes (Book with CD)
- Don’t Avoid The Rhythm Section Walkerville Centre for the Creative Arts Jazz Ensemble (CD)
- You Can Sing An Interactive Vocal Lesson For Beginners (DVD)
- The Miracle Of Your Voice Class 1, Registrations Sing And Use Your Voice With Confidence And Freedom (Hoopla eAudiobook)
- The Miracle Of Your Voice Class 3, Resonance Sing And Use Your Voice With Confidence And Freedom (Hoopla eAudiobook)
- The Complexities of Musical Rhythm (Kanopy eVideo)
- The Emancipation of Melody! (Kanopy eVideo)
- Musical Building Blocks: Pitch and Timbre (Kanopy eVideo)
- Elements of Music (YouTube)
use a variety of techniques and technological tools when performing music and composing and/or arranging music.
- Wired Musicians’ Home Studios : Tools & Techniques Of The Musical Mavericks (Book)
- Modulations A History Of Electronic Music: Throbbing Words On Sound (Book)
- Piano Essentials Scales, Chords, Arpeggios, And Cadences For The Contemporary Pianist (Book)
- The Addiction Formula A Holistic Approach To Writing Captivating Memorable Hit Songs. With 317 Proven Commercial Techniques And 331 Examples (Book)
- GarageBand For Dummies (Book)
- Blues With Greg Koch A Step-by-step Breakdown Of Guitar Styles And Techniques (DVD)
- The 20th Century and Modern Music Series (Kanopy eVideo)
- Make Music with Your iPad (CloudLibrary eBook)
- MacAddict Guide To Making Music With GarageBand (NetLibrary eBook)
- How to start making music with a computer (YouTube)
Reflecting, Responding and Analysing
By the end of the course the student will:
use the critical analysis process when responding to, analysing, reflecting on, and interpreting music
- How To Listen To And Understand Great Music (Book)
- All You Need Is Love The Story Of Popular Music. Season 1 (Hoopla eVideo)
- How to Listen to Great Music (CloudLibrary eBook)
- The Spirituals – American Spirituals, Music and Slavery (Kanopy eVideo)
- A Brief Analysis of Bohemian Rhapsody (YouTube)
demonstrate an understanding of how traditional, commercial, and art music reflect the society in which they were created and how they have affected communities or cultures
- Icons Of Hip Hop An Encyclopedia Of The Movement, Music, And Culture (Book)
- The History Of Indie Rock (Book)
- Heaven Was Detroit From Jazz To Hip-hop And Beyond (Book)
- The Age Of Bowie How David Bowie Made A World Of Difference (Book)
- Total F*cking Godhead The Biography Of Chris Cornell (Book)
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Music From Rock, Pop, Jazz, Blues And Hip Hop To Classical, Folk, World And More (Book)
- Music Is the Weapon of the Future Fifty Years of African Popular Music (Book)
- Tower Of Song [an Epic Story Of Canada And Its MCusic] (DVD)
- Muscle Shoals (DVD)
- The Story Of Gospel Music The Power In The Voice (DVD)
- The Birth of Rock & Roll (CloudLibrary eBook)
- Komaksiutiksak Inuit Throat Singers (Hoopla eAudio)
- Mississippi John Hurt: Blues (Hoopla eAudio)
- Soundbreaking Stories From The Cutting Edge Of Recorded Music. Season 1 (Hoopla eVideo)
- Jamesie, King of Scratch A Spirited Musical Journey to the U. S. Virgin Islands (Kanopy eVideo)
- Great Music of the 20th Century The Great Courses (Kanopy eVideos)
- Remote Control (Database article)
demonstrate an understanding of how performing, creating, and critically analysing music has affected their skills and personal development
- To A Young Jazz Musician Letters From The Road (Book)
- Why You Love Music From Mozart to Metallica–The Emotional Power of Beautiful Sounds (Book, CloudLibrary e-Book)
- How Music Can Make You Better (CloudLibrary eBook)
- Listening: An Essential Communication Skill for Musicians (Website)
- 10 Life Skills You Gain from Learning Music (Website)
identify and describe various opportunities for continued engagement in music
- Home Recording For Musicians For Dummies (Book)
- Beyond the Music (CloudLibrary eBook)
- Creativity & Entrepreneurship: Berklee Free Online Course (Website)
- What is the Future of Music (Website)
Foundations
demonstrate an understanding of music theory with respect to concepts of notation and the elements and other components of music, and use appropriate terminology relating to them
- Music Theory For Beginners (Book)
- Score Reading A Key To The Music Experience (Book)
- Understanding The Language Of Music (Book)
- An Understandable Guide To Music Theory (Hoopla eBook)
- An Encyclopedia Of South Carolina Jazz & Blues Musicians (Hoopla eBook)
- Arousing Expectations: Melody and Harmony (Kanopy eVideo)
- Introduction To Music Theory; Berklee Free Online Course (Website)
- Learn music theory in half an hour. (YouTube)
demonstrate an understanding of the history of some musical forms and of characteristics of types of music from around the world
- The History Of Modern Music (Book)
- The Long Gone Lonesome History Of Country Music (Book)
- The History Of Rock Music (Book)
- Native American music in eastern North America : experiencing music, expressing culture (Book)
- Music in Ireland : experiencing music, expressing culture (Book)
- Sonata Form Revisited (Kanopy eVideo)
- Sacred Music in a Secular World (Kanopy eVideo)
- The Songs Heard ‘Round The World: Harvard Study Reveals Universal Elements In Music (Website)
- A Complete Introduction to Musical Form (YouTube)
demonstrate an understanding of responsible practices and performance conventions relating to music
- Musicians And The Law In Canada A Guide To The Law, Contracts, And Practice In The Canadian Music Business (Book)
- Bohemian Rhapsody (DVD)
- Clearly Symphony Not All Performances Are On Stage; Windsor Symphony Orchestra (DVD)
- How to Listen to Music on the Internet for Free…Legally (Website)
- Basic Anatomy for Musicians: Addressing Breathing and Posture from the Podium (Website)
- Correct Singing Posture (Website)
- Canadian Copyright FAQ (Website)
- The Basics of Understanding Copyright in Canada (YouTube)