Music has a unique power to order the passions in accord with right reason, bringing them into a
beautiful integration that removes inner conflict and allows their full expression. Good music
teaches us to feel deeply for the right reasons, an essential step on the road to becoming
great-souled. We sing because there is no other way to fully express what we feel and know in our
hearts.
Through the practice of singing together, students will be introduced to the fundamental elements of
music – melody, harmony, rhythm, tone, form, tempo, and dynamics. The study of music will also
include an introduction to music theory, notation, and composition, the history of music, ear training
and sight singing, harmony, and the pride of place that Gregorian chant holds in sacred music. In
addition to the songs that students will sing together, students will also study and listen to
masterpieces and master performers, taking advantage of live performances in and around the metro
area when possible.
