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Chester Academy Music Department
2008-2009 of literature, an advanced system of notation and literacy, and a challenging form of cognition. In the study of music, students create
meaning and expression through the use of listening, composing and
improvisational skills. Students attain skill in vocal and instrumental
performance as well as critical thinking and assessment. Understanding of
musical elements and how people in different places and at different times
have manipulated them is important in learning how meaning is derived from
sound. A knowledge of exemplary
musical works is also important.
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