The courses introduce to students the history of Armenian music and present the main components and features of the music culture. Students will be familiarized with folk music, works of musical folklore, and works of “gusan” and “asugh” of Medieval Armenia. They will gain knowledge about the Medieval Armenian musical ritual manuscripts, the notation system and its further developments, Armenian compositional art of the 19th century, as well as national Armenian classical music and compositional works of famous Armenian musicians. The course is rich with various samples of Armenian musical culture, as well as the musical fragments of famous Armenian composers.