Glendale High School AP-Music-Theory SYLLABUS

7/30/2019 Glendale High School AP-Music-Theory SYLLABUS

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CourseOutline

3rd

and

4th

Quarter

(January

May)

Second

Semester

Week Chapter Concepts AuralSkills PerformanceSkills CompositionalSkills

1 2

Rhythm&Meter

Relative symbols of duration

Beat/Tempo markings

Simple/Compound meters

Time signatures

Rhythmic Dictation

Identification of beat and meter

Sightreading rhythms in a

variety of meters

Original rhythmic

compositions

Notate given rhythmic

pattern using different time

signatures.

2 1

PitchNotation

Treble/Alto/Tenor/Bass Clef(s)

Moveable clefs

Octave registers/keyboard

Rhythmic and pitch notation of

simply 4measure melodies

Performance on keyboard

in multiple clefs, with

correct octave register

Notate exercises in multiple

clefs, with correct octave

registers

3 1

Keys/Scales/Modes

Major/minor key signatures

Major/minor scale construction

Modal scales

Scale degree names

Conjunct, tonal melodic dictation

Identification of mode

Sightsinging conjunct,

tonal melodies in a variety

of modes

Performance of scales on

keyboard

Original melodic

compositions in a variety of

modes

4 1

Intervals

Major/minor/augmented/diminished

/perfect intervals

Identification of intervals played

melodically and simultaneously

Singing intervals;

individually by step/leap

and simultaneously as a

group

Begin Species I Counterpoint

Motivic treatments

(inversion/tonal and real

transpositions)

53, 4, 5, 6,

8, 9

Triads


Inversions

Roman numerals

Begin figured bass notation

Identification of chord quality

Identification of I, IV, and V

chords

Continued melodic dictation,

including arpeggiated chordsBegin harmonic dictation

Singing arpeggiated chords

Continued melodic sight

singing, including

arpeggiated chords

Group singing of triads

Continue counterpoint

Root position 4part part

writing

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3, 4, 5, 6,

8, 9, 13,

14, 15

SeventhChords

M, Mm, m, half, and fullydiminished

Identification fo chord quality

Identification of V vs. V7 chord

Continued melodic/harmonic

dictation

Continued melodic sight

singing

Group singing of seventh

chords

Partwriting, including

inversions

7 7, 10

HarmonicProgression&Cadences

Circle of 5ths Progressions

Authentic/Plagal/Half/Deceptive/

Phrygian Cadences

Continued melodic dictation

Continued harmonic dictation

Identification of cadences

Continue sightsinging

Performance on keyboard

of simple cadences

4part writing using original

progressions

Demonstrate cadences in a

variety of keys/voicings


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Week Chapter Concepts AuralSkills PerformanceSkills CompositionalSkills

8 11, 12

Non-HarmonicTones

Passing and neighboring tones

Suspensions and retardations

Anticipations

Escape Tones and Appoggiaturas

Pedal Point

Harmonic dictation

incorporating NHTs


Identify NHTs

Continued sightsinging

Group performance of

NHTs

Counterpoint using NHTs

(invertible counterpoint)

4part writing using NHTs

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Phrases,Period,andForm

Repeated phrase, parallel periods,contrasting periods, two & three

phrase periods, and doubleperiods.

Binary and Ternary form

Identification ofphrases/cadences and form

Continued sightsinging Binary form composition ofharmonized melody

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17

SecondaryChords


/perfect intervals

Harmonic dictation including

secondary dominantsContinued sightsinging

4part writing incorporation

secondary dominants and

leading tones

1123, 24,

22

OtherNon-DiatonicChords

Augmented 6th chords (It. Fr. Gr.)

Neopolitan chord

Picardy Thirds


Identification of nondiatonic

chords

Continued sightsinging4part writing incorporating

nondiatonic chords

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2-PartInventions

Motive, countermotive, and sequence

Augmentation and diminution

Closely related keys

Real and tonal sequences

Identify real/tonal sequences

Identify motive/countermotive

and form within inventions

Melodic dictation using

invention motives

Continued sightsinging

Performance of motive, etc.

on keyboard

Composition of a 2part

invention

13 APExamVocabularyIdentify examples using exam

terminology

Sing examples, as

appropriate

Short examples of terms, as

appropriate

14

APFree-Response

Roman numerals

Figured bass

Bass line composition scoring

Melodic/harmonic dictation and

analysis

Sightsinging released exam

items

Analysis of released

examples

Completion of released items

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18, 19,

20, 21,

22, 23,

24, 25,

26

ChromaticismandModulations

Modal changes and tonicization

Common chords and altered chords

Use of modulations in binary and

ternary forms

Identify modulations



Continued sightsingingExamples of types of

modulations

16 APExamReview Complete released exams Complete released exams Complete released exams

17Final

Composition

Project

Motive/Theme

Performance of final

projectsComposition of final projects


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Form/Modulation

Instrumentation/Transposition

18 27, 28

20thCentury

Serialism/12tone technique

Minimalism

12tone composition

AcademicDishonestyandConsequences

Academicdishonestyisunacceptableandwillnotbetolerated.Cheating,forgery,plagiarismandcollusionindishonestactsunderminetheeducationalmissionand

thestudents'personalandintellectualgrowth.Glendalestudentsareexpectedtobearindividualresponsibilityfortheirwork,tolearntherulesanddefinitionsthat

underliethepracticeofacademicintegrity,andtoupholditsideals.Ignoranceoftherulesisnotanacceptableexcusefordisobeyingthem.Anystudentwhoattempts

tocompromiseordevaluetheacademicprocesswillbesanctioned.Violationsofacademichonestyinclude,butarenotlimitedto,copying,allowingsomeonetocopy

yourpaper,usingcheatsheets,usingtechnologytotransmitorreceiveinformationwiththeintenttocommitacademichonesty,notgradingcorrectly,plagiarizing,

andself

plagiarizing.

Plagiarism

is

the

theft

of

ideas,

writings,

or

words

of

another

person

and

passing

this

information

off

as

one's

own.

Self

plagiarism

is

completing

anoriginalpaperforoneclassassignment,thenturninginthatsamepapertoanotherteacherforanotherclassassignmentwithoutpermission.Anystudentcheating

willbesubjecttoacademicand/ordisciplinarypenalties.Consequencesmayinclude: reductioningradeonassignment,repeatassignment,nograde(zero)on

assignmentorothersasdeemedappropriate.Academicdishonestywillbereportedtoaschoolcounselorandaparentwillbenotified.

(Cut-offandreturntoteacher)

Ihave

read

and

understand

the

guidelines

in

the

AP

Music

Theory

Course

Syllabus.

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