MUS 253 : Elementary Music in Action

This course examines the fundamental elements of music: time, pitch, performance media, musical expression and form, and how these elements interact within the musical experience. These elements are explored and applied through singing and the playing of percussion instruments, ukulele, autoharp, piano, and other classroom instruments; listening; movement; notation of music; performing from notation; and analysis of music both aurally and from musical scores. The creative uses of musical elements as a means of understanding music is an integral component of this course. (Required of UH Mānoa elementary education majors.)