Veterans Memorial High School Choral Department

AP Music Theory

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COURSE OUTLINE

Six Weeks Schedule (approximate)
Module 1: August 28 
Module 2: September 30 
Module 3: November 12 
Module 4: January 27 
Module 5: March 17 
Module 6: May 12

Module 1
Fundamentals of Music
o    Clefs
o    Grand Staff
o    Notation
Key Signatures and Scales
o    Circle of 5ths
o    Major scales
o    Minor scales
          Relative minor 
          Parallel minor  
          Harmonic minor
          Melodic minor
Modes: Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian,  Mixolydian,  Aeolian, Locrian
Keyboard Skills
o    Scales on Piano
Intervals
o    Major, minor, Perfect, Augmented, diminished
Aural Skills/Ear Training
o    Major and Perfect Intervals
o    Melodic dictation in Major keys utilizing mainly step-wise motion and simple meter

Module 2
Rhythm and Meter
o    Simple meters and rhythms
o    Compound meters and rhythms
Chords
o    Diatonic chords in Major and minor (including 7th chords)Inversions
Piano Performance
o    Scales
o    Chords
o    Inversions
Harmonic Analysis
Figured Bass
Aural Skills/Ear Training
o    Minor, Augmented, and diminished intervals
o    Melodic dictation in Major keys utilizing simple and compound meter

Module 3
Instrumental Transposition: Key C, Bb, Eb, F
Harmonic Progression
Part Writing with Figured Bass
o    Simple examples
Non-harmonic Tones
Cadences
Harmonizing a Melody
Dominant and Secondary Dominant chords
Aural Skills/Ear Training
o    Melodic and Harmonic Dictation – chords and their inversions (including 7th chords)

Module 4
Leading Tone Chords and 7th Chords
Harmonic Analysis
Score Study
Texture
Form
Harmonizing a melody and part-writing
Practice AP Test
Aural Skills/Ear Training

Module 5
Modulation
Non-Dominant 7th Chords
Leading Tones and Secondary Leading Tones
Harmonizing a melody and part-writing
AP Exam Review
Aural Skills/Ear Training

Module 6
Preparation and completion of the AP Music Theory Exam
20th Century Music
Compositions and Projects
Aural Skills/Ear Training

Please note that depending of the strength of the class we may move at various speeds during any given six-weeks grading period. The pace taken will be a reflection of how well individual students can demonstrate mastery over AP concepts.
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