James Domine, Instructor, Pierce College

Maestro James Domine, conductor of the San Fernando Valley Symphony brings his unique insights to a general historical survey of the development of musical style. The main style periods will be explored in chronological order, involving listening examples, discussion of the repertoire, as well as the composers and genres associated with each.

Lectures will discuss the role of significant composers in the historical development of musical style. Students will learn elements of music such as formal compositional structure, melody and harmony, instrumentation, and basic terminology as they apply to specific genres and style periods. 

This course is taught in a two-semester sequence. The first semester will cover the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and Classical periods, and the second will cover the Romantic and Modern style periods. No grades are given for Encore-Oasis courses.