Lessons of Musical Literature: First Year of Study

This textbook is intended for studying the subject of musical literature by 4th grade students in the first year of training at children's music schools and art schools. The material of the textbook fully corresponds to the Program, contains all the necessary information, and is presented in a concise, visual, and accessible manner. Compared to existing textbooks, this material has the following additions. The introduction contains a new paragraph on What Emotions Music Expresses; a paragraph on Melody Intonations has been added to the section Means of Musical Expressiveness, and various ways of applying Harmony are discussed in the Harmony paragraph; paragraphs on Musical Forms, Instruments of the Symphony Orchestra, and Singing Voices have been added; the educational material on the topic of Opera is presented in more detail. As additional material, the chapter P. Tchaikovsky. Ballet Swan Lake is included. The text of the textbook is supplemented with tables. The most important of them are: Musical Forms, Plan for Analyzing a Musical Work, Dances from Different Countries, Ballets that Gained Worldwide Fame, Singing Voices. For middle school age.