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Music Theory
Readiness Standards
The following are expected indicators of student readiness for each course.
Students should be able to:
Music Appreciation 9 – 12
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express a desire to experience the development of popular music from antiquity to present
Theory of Music 9 – 12
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participate cooperatively in a group
follow instructor’s directions
AP Music 11 – 12
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demonstrate ability to read music
demonstrate knowledge of high school level skills on chosen instrument
demonstrate knowledge of basic music fundamentals
demonstrate knowledge of basic understanding of musical notation and terms
Ongoing Learner Goals
Students will:
Music Appreciation 9 – 12
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develop a greater understanding of current musical trends through an appreciation of the historical development
of music
increase knowledge of music fundamentals
increase awareness of the social, political, and economic influence on the development of music
learn to enjoy a variety of music activities through participating in or attending performances
Theory of Music 9 – 12
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continue to develop appreciation of the study of music fundamentals with the knowledge gained through
performing and listening
continue to develop and refine abilities through the creative process to write original works or arrange current
published materials for various sized groups and instrumentation
AP Music 11 – 12
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continue to develop appreciation of the study of music fundamentals with the knowledge gained through
performing and listening
continue to develop and refine abilities through the creative process to write original works or arrange current
published materials for various sized groups and instrumentation
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Music Theory Readiness Standards
Ongoing Leaner Goals
Adopted March 2, 2010
Music Appreciation Grades 9-12
Length: Semester
Prerequisite: None
Overview: This course will cover listening and discussion of Western music from the Middle Ages to
the present. Contents include a discussion of musical concepts, evolution of forms, style and media, and
a detailed study of selected works from the concert repertoire.
Concepts
Mastery Core Objectives
Suggested Activities
Students will:
Forms
AK. Content Standards: A.B.3;
CS.B.1
National: 5c; 6b,c
Styles
AK. Content Standards: A.B.2-3;
C.1; CS.B.1,4
National: 5c-3; 6b-c
Mediums
National: 6a
Geographical Areas
AK. Content Standards:
A.B.4,5,7,8,9; CS.B.1
National: 5c; 6b,c
Notation
AK. Content Standards: A.C.2;
CS.B.1; CS.E.7; H.A.1,5,6
National: 5c,d; 6b-c
Historical Connections
AK. Content Standards:
A.B.2,4,5,6,7; H.A.6; H.B.2
National: 8b
 become familiar with the following:
 Rondo, Binary, Sonata, Sonata-Allegro, Concerto, Oratorio, Symphony, Dance
suites, Theme and variation, Mass, Motet, Chanson
 become familiar with the following:
 Jazz, Avant-Garde, Improvisation, Secular, Sacred, Minimalism, 12-tone,
Serialism
 become familiar with the following:
 Instrumental, Vocal, Orchestral, Solo, Chamber music, Concert band, Opera,
Theatre, Electronic
 become familiar with music from the following countries:
 Austria, United States, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, France, England,
Germany, Italy, Russia
 become familiar with the following:
 church modes, modal notation, mensural notation, staff notation, tablature
 explore the following musical time periods:
 Antiquity – 800
 Middle Ages – 800-1400
 Renaissance – 1400-1600
 Baroque – 1600-1750
 Classical – 1750-1820
 Romantic – 1820-1900
 20th Century 1900-Present
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Music Appreciation Grades 9-12
Adopted March 2, 2010
Theory of Music Grades 9-12
Length: 1 semester
Prerequisite: None
Overview: This class is designed to develop students’ abilities to recognize and understand the basic
materials and processes in music. The course offers a solid foundation in intervals, pitch patterns,
metric/rhythmic patterns, chords, musical composition, and the terms, rules, regulations that are a part of
a basic understanding of music.
Concepts
Mastery Core Objectives
Suggested Activities
Students will:
Basic Materials of Music:
Time and Sound
AK. Content Standards: A.A.1-6;
A.C.1,2a-d; M.E.3; CS. A.3;
CS.E.4
National: 4a-d; 5a-e
Musical Terminology
AK. Content Standards: A.A.1-6;
A.C.1,2a-d; A.E.3; CS.A.3; CS.E.4
National: 4a-d; 5a-e
Suggested Pacing: first six weeks
Notation Skills
AK. Content Standards: A.A.1-6;
A.C.1,2a-d; A.E.3; CS.A.3; CS.E.4
National: 4a-d; 5a-e
Suggested Pacing: first six weeks
Meter and Rhythm
AK. Content Standards: A.A.1-6;
A.C.1-2a-d; A.E.3; CS.A.3; CS.E.4
National: 4a-d; 5a-e
Suggested Pacing: first six weeks
Scales
AK. Content Standards: A.A.1-6;
A.C.1-2a-d; A.E.3; CS.A.3; CS.E.4
National: 4a-d; 5a-e
Suggested Pacing: second six
weeks
 develop understanding of time and sound:
 sound waves
 pitch
 intensity
 timbre
 harmonic series
 partials and overtones
 define and identify:
 scale degree terms, e.g.,, tonic, supertonic
 common tempo markings
 common expression marking
 Word search puzzles
 See glossary at
http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/
 notate and identify pitches in:
 treble clef
 bass clef
 alto clef
 tenor clef
 notate, identify and understand:
 relative value of notes and rests
 subdivisions of the beat
 simple meters
 compound meters
 notate, hear, and identify the following scales and modes:
 major scale
 natural minor scale
 harmonic minor scale
 melodic minor scale
 chromatic scale
 whole tone scale
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 Use notation software
 Use resources on
http://www.emusictheory.com/practice.html
 See exercises on
http://www.musictheory.net/
 Use notation software
 Use resources on
http://www.emusictheory.com/practice.html
 See exercises on
http://www.musictheory.net/
 Use resources on
http://www.emusictheory.com/
 See fundamentals of scales and key
signatures on
http://www.waybuilder.net/sweethaven/Arts/
Music/Scales01/default.asp
 See exercises on http://www.musictheory.net/
Theory of Music Grades 9-12
Adopted March 2, 2010
pentatonic scale
Dorian mode
Phrygian mode
Lydian mode
Mixolydian mode
 notate, hear, and identify:
 major keys
 minor keys
 relative keys
 enharmonic keys
 draw and understand the circle of fifths
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Key Signatures
AK. Content Standards: A.A.1-6;
A.C.1-2a-d; A.E.3; CS.A.3; CS.E.4
National: 4a-d; 5a-e
Suggested Pacing: second six
weeks
Intervals, Triads, and
Chords
AK. Content Standards: A.A.1-6;
A.C.1-2a-d; A.E.3; CS.A.3; CS.E.4
National: 4a-d; 5a-e
Suggested Pacing: second six
weeks
Tonality
AK. Content Standards: A.A.1-6;
A.C.1-2a-d; A.E.3; CS.A.3; CS.E.4
National: 4a-d; 5a-e
Suggested Pacing: third six weeks
Harmonization and Voice
Leading
AK. Content Standards: A.A.1-6;
A.C.1-2a-d; A.E.3; CS.A.3; CS.E.4
National: 4a-d; 5a-e
Suggested Pacing: third six weeks
 notate, hear, and identify the following intervals:
 perfect
 major
 minor
 diminished
 augmented
 notate, hear, and identify the quality of
 triads
 seventh chords, including inversions
 hear and identify:
 key centers
 key relationships
 modulations
 compose a bass line for a given melody to create simple counterpoint
 realize a figured bass according to the rules of eighteenth century chorale style:
 diatonic triads
 seventh chords
 inversions
 nonharmonic tones
 secondary-dominants
 dominant seventh chords
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 Memorize the Circle of Fifths
 Use resources on
http://www.emusictheory.com/
 See fundamentals of scales and key
signatures on
http://www.waybuilder.net/sweethaven/Arts/
Music/Scales01/default.asp
 See exercises on
http://www.musictheory.net/
 Use resources on
http://www.emusictheory.com/practice.html
 See exercises on
http://www.musictheory.net/
 Use of keyboard
 Use notation software
Theory of Music Grades 9-12
Adopted March 2, 2010
Harmonic Progressions
AK. Content Standards: A.A.1-6;
A.C.1-2a-d; A.E.3; CS.A.3; CS.E.4
National: 4a-d; 5a-e
Suggested Pacing: third six weeks
Aural Skills
AK. Content Standards: A.A.1-6;
A.C.1-2a-d; A.E.3; CS.A.3; CS.E.4
National: 4a-d; 5a-e
Suggested Pacing: ongoing
 identify, hear, and write the following cadences in major and minor keys:
 plagal
 half
 Phrygian half
 deceptive
 develop the following aural skills:
 detect pitch and rhythmic errors in written music
 notate a melody from dictation
 sight-sing melodies
 hear the following nonharmonic tones: passing tones, neighboring tones,
anticipation, suspension, retardation, appoggiatura, escape tone, and pedal tone
 notate the soprano and bass pitches and roman and Arabic numeral analysis of
harmonic dictations
 identify processes and materials in the context of music literature
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 Use of recorded examples
 Instructor play examples
 Use of recorded examples
 Instructor play examples
Theory of Music Grades 9-12
Adopted March 2, 2010
AP Music Theory Grades 11-12
Length: 2 semesters
Prerequisite: Instructor approval
Overview: This course is designed to prepare the student for the AP Music Theory Exam. AP Music
Theory covers the material of first-year college-level theory, including, but not limited to, the
development of fundamental aural, notational, and performance skills. Instructor approval is mandatory
and students are required to be enrolled in another school music ensemble.
Concepts
Mastery Core Objectives
Suggested Activities
Students will:
Basic Materials of Music:
Time and Sound
AK. Content Standards: A.A.1-6;
A.C.1-2a-d; A.E.3; CS.A.3; CS.E.4
National: 4a-d; 5a-e
Suggested Pacing: first six weeks
Musical Terminology
AK. Content Standards: A.A.1-6;
A.C.1-2a-d; A.E.3; CS.A.3; CS.E.4
National: 4a-d; 5a-e
Suggested Pacing: first six weeks
Notation Skills
AK. Content Standards: A.A.1-6;
A.C.1-2a-d; A.E.3; CS.A.3; CS.E.4
National: 4a-d; 5a-e
Suggested Pacing: first six weeks
Meter and Rhythm
AK. Content Standards: A.A.1-6;
A.C.1-2a-d; A.E.3; CS.A.3; CS.E.4
National: 4a-d; 5a-e
Suggested Pacing: second six
weeks
Scales
AK. Content Standards: A.A.1-6;
A.C.1-2a-d; A.E.3; CS.A.3; CS.E.4
National: 4a-d; 5a-e
Suggested Pacing: second six
weeks
 develop understanding of time and sound:
 sound waves
 pitch
 intensity
 timbre
 harmonic series
 partials and overtones
 define and identify:
 scale degree terms, e.g., tonic, supertonic
 common tempo markings
 common expression marking
 Word search puzzles
 See glossary at
http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/
 notate and identify pitches in:
 treble clef
 bass clef
 alto clef
 tenor clef
 notate, identify and understand:
 relative value of notes and rests
 subdivisions of the beat
 simple meters
 compound meters
 Use notation software
 Use resources on
http://www.emusictheory.com/practice.html
 See exercises on
http://www.musictheory.net/
 Use notation software
 Use resources on
http://www.emusictheory.com/practice.html
 See exercises on
http://www.musictheory.net/
 notate, hear, and identify the following scales and modes:
 major scale
 natural minor scale
 harmonic minor scale
 melodic minor scale
 Use resources on
http://www.emusictheory.com/
 See fundamentals of scales and key
signatures on
http://www.waybuilder.net/sweethaven/Arts/
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AP Music Theory Grades 11-12
Adopted March 2, 2010
chromatic scale
whole tone scale
pentatonic scale
Dorian Mode
Phrygian Mode
Lydian Mode
Mixolydian Mode
 notate, hear, and identify:
 major keys
 minor keys
 relative keys
 enharmonic keys
 draw and understand the circle of fifths
Music/Scales01/default.asp
 See exercises on
http://www.musictheory.net/
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Key Signatures
AK. Content Standards: A.A.1-6;
A.C.1-2a-d; A.E.3; CS.A.3; CS.E.4
National: 4a-d; 5a-e
Suggested Pacing: third six weeks
Intervals, Triads, and
Chords
AK. Content Standards: A.A.1-6;
A.C.1-2a-d; A.E.3; CS.A.3; CS.E.4
National: 4a-d; 5a-e
Suggested Pacing: third six weeks
Tonality
AK. Content Standards: A.A.1-6;
A.C.1-2a-d; A.E.3; CS.A.3; CS.E.4
National: 4a-d; 5a-e
Suggested Pacing: fourth six weeks
Harmonization and Voice
Leading
AK. Content Standards: A.A.1-6;
A.C.1-2a-d; A.E.3; CS.A.3; CS.E.4
National: 4a-d; 5a-e
Suggested Pacing: fifth six weeks
 notate, hear, and identify the following intervals:
 perfect
 major
 minor
 diminished
 augmented
 notate, hear, and identify the quality of:
 triads
 seventh chords, including inversions
 hear and identify:
 key centers
 key relationships
 modulations
 compose a bass line for a given melody to create simple counterpoint
 realize a figured bass according to the rules of eighteenth century chorale style:
 diatonic triads
 seventh chords
 inversions
 nonharmonic tones
 secondary-dominants
 dominant seventh chords
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 Memorize the Circle of Fifths
 Use resources on
http://www.emusictheory.com/
 See fundamentals of scales and key
signatures on
http://www.waybuilder.net/sweethaven/Arts/
Music/Scales01/default.asp
 See exercises on
http://www.musictheory.net/
 Use resources on
http://www.emusictheory.com/practice.html
See exercises on
http://www.musictheory.net/
 See “Introduction to Tonality” at
http://www.tonalityguide.com/introoverview
.php
 See exercises on
http://www.musictheory.net/
 Do exercises at
http://www.tonalityguide.com/template1.ph
p?whichquestion=exerciseone
 See exercises on
http://www.musictheory.net/
AP Music Theory Grades 11-12
Adopted March 2, 2010
Harmonic Progressions
AK. Content Standards: A.A.1-6;
A.C.1-2a-d; A.E.3; CS.A.3; CS.E.4
National: 4a-d; 5a-e
Suggested Pacing: fifth six weeks
Basic Composition
Techniques
AK. Content Standards: A.A.1-6;
A.C.1-2a-d; A.E.3; CS.A.3; CS.E.4
National: 4a-d; 5a-e
Suggested Pacing: sixth six weeks
Musical Texture
AK. Content Standards: A.A.1-6;
A.C.1-2a-d; A.E.3; CS.A.3; CS.E.4
National: 4a-d; 5a-e
Suggested Pacing: sixth six weeks
Aural Skills
AK. Content Standards: A.A.1-6;
A.C.1-2a-d; A.E.3; CS.A.3; CS.E.4
National: 4a-d; 5a-e
Suggested Pacing: ongoing
 identify, hear, and write the following cadences in Major and Minor keys:
 plagal
 half
 Phrygian half
 deceptive
 analyze Roman numeral and figured bass lines that include:
 non-harmonic tones
 Seventh chords
 Secondary dominant chords
 identify and hear melodic and rhythmic organization and developmental procedures:
 melodic patterning
 motivic development and relationships e.g., inversions, retrograde, sequence,
imitation
 rhythmic devices and procedures e.g., augmentation, diminution, hemiola
 Use chord calculator on
http://www.musictheory.net/
 http://harmony.org.uk/
 Do exercises at
http://www.tonalityguide.com/template1.ph
p?whichquestion=exerciseone
 See exercises on
http://www.musictheory.net/
 identify the following types of musical texture:
 monophony
 homophony
 polyphony
 Use resources on
http://www.emusictheory.com/practice.html
 develop the following aural skills:
 detect pitch and rhythmic errors in written music
 notate a melody from dictation
 sight-sing melodies
 hear the following nonharmonic tones: passing tones, neighboring tones,
anticipation, suspension, retardation, appoggiatura, escape tone, and pedal tone
 notate the soprano and bass pitches and roman and Arabic numeral analysis of
harmonic dictations
 identify processes and materials in the context of music literature
 Practice dictation on Melody a Day at
http://www.calpoly.edu/~lfose/mad/index.ht
ml
 Use resources on
http://www.emusictheory.com/practice.html
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 Use resources on
http://www.emusictheory.com/practice.html
AP Music Theory Grades 11-12
Adopted March 2, 2010