An introduction to the cognitive domain of music through the synthesis module of the complete course; it includes standards, discussion questions, variable content, tasks, criteria and test questions. 

Written by active musician and educator Kelvin Sholar, The Sholar System was created in response to schools, teachers and students asking for a comprehensive and modern introductory text that focuses on musical knowledge as it intersects with performance and emotions. This extensive text guides the reader from knowing nearly nothing about music up through learning how to read and write, and learning how to think of western music in terms of 18th-century through 20th-century concepts and techniques.

By focusing on six behaviors arranged from most simple to most complex, (i.e. appreciation, apprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation), The Sholar System allows students to systematically develop musical knowledge. The Sholar System focuses on the cognitive domain of music education and serves as a foundation or supplement for further study on any academic level.

Learning Goals

Upon completing this book, readers will be able to:

• To develop the intellectual abilities and skills needed to perform and enjoy music on the highest levels

About Kelvin Sholar

Kelvin Lamar Sholar, (born May 22, 1973), is a Black American pianist, keyboardist, vocalist, bandleader, composer, arranger, musical director, model and educator. Over the course of his career, Sholar’s compositional and performance technique has primarily drawn on jazz, classical, afro and electro influences. Novelist Adam Mansbach writes: “Sholar employs broad instrumentation, augmenting his musicians with a spoken word artist and, at times, a sampler. The results sound like a kind of updated version of Herbie Hancock’s landmark Mwandishi Band, crossbred with Funkadelic, tutored by early-seventies Pharoah Sanders, and aesthetically engaged to the sounds of early ’90s hip hop”. Kelvin Sholar has performed on over 100 recordings. He has composed over 300 compositions in various styles, many of which have been performed or recorded by dozens of musicians; including The Roots, Q-Tip, Lenny White, Norma Jean Bell, Kevin Michael Jones, Unity6, Nesin Howhannesijan, Kevin Jones And Tenth World, Esoterica, Kelvin Sholar Group, Transcendence and Babatunde Lea. Sholar has been awarded over ten musical awards, and he has personally appeared in dozens of international live interviews, media articles, radio and TV shows. Sholar is dubbed a “modern-day Leonardo Da Vinci” (2013 Deutschland Radio Kultur/ Ilke Butzmann-Lorenzon). He has lectured on modern music at the Philipos Nakas Conservatory (Athens, Greece), Cité de la Musique (Marseilles, France), North Carolina Central University (Durham, NC, USA), Kyo Rei Hall (Tokyo, Japan), Escola International (São Paulo, Brazil) and Columbia University (New York, USA) and has developed a unique method of music theory outlined in his book The Sholar System.

Product Details

Publisher: Kasmavtsu Music; 1st edition (May 2021)

• Language: English
• Print Length: 181 pages
• Dimensions: 8.5 x 11 inches
• File Size: 6 MB