Sound -- Rhythm -- Melody -- Harmony -- Timbre -- Attending performances -- Music of ancient Greece -- Medieval music -- Renaissance: general characteristics -- Religious music of the Renaissance -- Secular music in the Renaissance -- Toward the Baroque -- Baroque: general characteristics -- Dramatic vocal music of the Baroque -- Baroque instrumental music -- Toward the classicism -- Formal design in the classical period -- Vocal music in the classical period -- Toward romanticism -- Romantic style: orchestral music -- Revolutionaries

1. Music appreciation