Music history from sacred song to the modern stage. Students listen, read, and write their way through the tradition — not a playlist of hits, but the story of how worship, art, and culture shaped the sounds we still inherit. Scripture is the foundation: music as worship, not morally neutral.
Chapter map
- 01Music Before MusicAncient & Sacred
- 02The Sound of FaithMedieval
- 03Beauty PerfectedRenaissance
- 04Soli Deo GloriaBaroque
- 05The Hinge of HistoryClassical
- 06Emotion UnboundRomantic
- 07The American Sound20th Century
- 08The Question of BeautyContemporary
8 chapters · required listening and a listening journal for every era. Pairs with Art History and Architecture History.