The Medieval Era

"Classical Music" is a bit of a blanket term that we use to describe "old" music, but there is a whole load of fascinating styles and periods hiding inside.

It started of in Europe as church music as priests saw how the lifting power of music could be used in prayers and hymns. Monks and abbots sang and chanted hymns now known as Gregorian chants in acapella and in polyphonic rhythm. This was the Medieval Era.