Instrument Class Senior Wing (Bruno Tamang, Ashesh Rai)
Classes No of Objectives
periods
VI - VII 2 Introduction to the global music scenario
(Music Appreciation)
Introduction to Instruments being played in
various styles of music
Physical mechanism of an instrument and
overcoming barriers (Motor Skill
Development)
Scale and Chords (Major and Natural Minor)
Ear Training (Recognizing Scale and Chord
Sounds)
Rhythm Reading for easy Transcription
The 12 Bar Blues
Learning songs of students’ choice
Using the Internet for one’s musical benefit
Learning Outcome
Students learn to appreciate
various forms of music
throughout the globe and also
have knowledge of exotic
instruments.
Students learn to overcome
physical barriers while
playing an instrument in
progressive steps, which focus
on cognitive development.
Students learn the blues,
which is the simplest form of
Afro-American music, yet can
be molded into intricate
patterns for further levels.
Students start to develop the
ears to hear the right kind of
music that is being demanded
by a particular setting.
Students learn about the
relationship between music
and culture (Socio-Cultural
aspects).
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VIII-X VIII-IX The Three Minor Scales (Natural, Melodic, Students continue learning the
(2) Harmonic) blues while adding (more)
complex elements.
X Modes from Scales and their application
(1) Students develop the ability to
Chords, their inversions and application hear and respond to what the
music is demanding.
The Blues (contd.) and chord voicings
Students learn about Afro-
Latin-American Music (Afro-Cuban and Afro- American music, which is the
Brazilian), its history and various rhythms in base of most of the genre
the genre. developed today.

Creativity and Improvisation Students learn to study the

playing styles of various
Studying the Greats and Transcribing (Ear musicians, which can fuel
Training Contd.) their own creativity.

Using Western Instruments in Eastern setting Interested students learn to

and vice versa (Introduction to Fusion) create computer based music
and ways to market it if s/he
Electronic Music Production (Making is aspiring to become a
Computer based music) professional musician.

Music Business