Course Syllabus Americas High School



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Course Syllabus

Americas High School

Music Theory 2014-2015

7th Period

Instructor: Mr. Joshua Lott, I126

Email: jlott@sisd.net

Conference Period – 8th
Welcome to Music Theory! This course is designed to give the students the necessary skills to excel as a college freshman. This class is very different from all other classes in the music department in that it is not a performance-based class, but is a discipline-based study. The majority of the course will be centered on music theory but will also include a unit on piano and aural skills. You will learn about the theoretical foundations that make up music, sight singing, ear training, and basic piano skills. It is a highly focused course of study that will require you to think rationally, clearly, and in an organized fashion. The goal of this course is to get you through your first two semesters of Music Theory in college as well 1st semester of ear training.
Pre-requisite:


  • Student needs to be currently enrolled in Band, Choir, Orchestra, or guitar 2-4


Required Materials:

  • Pencil (not pen) to complete assignments

  • 1 Three Ring Binder


Grades:

  • Daily Grades (50%) - Homework, classwork, Ear Training evaluations, and quizzes

  • Test Grades (30%) – Tests and Projects

  • 9 weeks test (20%) – 70% - Written, 30% Aural/Sight Singing Test


Confused?

What happens when you get confused and lost? This is normal in Music Theory. You will be lost at times as we move quickly through the material. Do NOT be afraid to ask for help as we move through concepts. Please visit me during my conference period if available or any time I am not rehearsing for assistance.


Classroom Expectations:

The student is expected to stay on task and complete the work assigned to him or her during class time. If the student is assigned homework, he or she is expected to complete the assignment in a timely manner by the due date. Because students in music are only allowed to have homework on Fridays, there will be a hefty amount of work given. This homework will be due the following Monday unless otherwise stated. The student is expected to come to class prepared and ready to work by the time the bell rings with a pencil and their binder daily.



Course Guideline

Mondays: Aural Skills/Theory

Tuesdays: Theory

Wednesdays: Piano/Theory

Thursdays: Aural Skills/Theory

Fridays: Theory/Quiz




Unit 1 - Fundamentals

Chapter 1: Elements of Pitch

July 28 –Aug 1 – Pitches, Major Scales, Major Key Signatures

Homework: 1-1, 1-2

Aural Skills: Matching Pitch while Singing
Aug 4 – Aug 8 – Minor Scales, Minor Key Signatures, and Intro to Intervals

Homework: 1-3, 1-4

Aural Skills: Matching Pitch while Singing

Aug 11- Aug 15 - Perfect, Major, Minor, Augmented, and Diminished Intervals

Homework: 1-5, 1-6

Aural Skills: Singing Major Scales

Review August 18

Chapter Test: August 19
Chapter 2: Elements of Rhythm

Aug 20 – Aug 22 – Beats, Tempos, and Meter, Division of the Beat

Homework: 2-1, 2-2

Aural Skills: Recognizing Major and Minor Intervals
Aug 25 – Aug 29 – Simple and Compound Time Signatures

Homework: 2-3, 2-4

Aural Skills: Recognizing Time Signatures
Chapter 3: Intro to Triads and Seventh Chords

Sep. 1 – Sep 5 – Triads and Seventh Chords

Homework: 3-1, 3-2

Aural Skills: Recognizing Major and Minor Triads, Folk Song Sight Reading
Sep 8 – Sep 12 – Inversions, Inversion Symbols, and Figured Bass (Skipping lead sheet symbols)

Homework: 3-3, 3-4

Aural Skills: Recognizing Major and Minor 7th chords, Folk Song Sight Reading

Review September 15

Chapter 2 & 3 Test: September 16
Chapter 4: Diatonic Chords in Major and Minor Keys

Sep 17-19 – Diatonic Triads in Major and Minor

Homework: 4-1

Aural Skills: Recognizing Triad Inversions, Singing with basic intervals, Folk Song Sight Reading
Sep 22-26 – Diatonic Seventh Chords in Major and Minor

Homework DUE FRIDAY Sep 26 – 4-2

Aural Skills: Recognizing Triad Inversions, Singing with Basic Intervals, Folk Song Sight Reading

Review September 25

Unit Final (9 Weeks Final) September 26
Unit 2 – Diatonic Triads

Chapter 5: Principles of Voice Leading

October 13 – 17 –Review, the Melodic Line

Homework: 5-1

Aural Skills: Recognizing Major and Minor Seventh Chords, Folk Song Sight Reading

October 20 – 24 – Notating Chords, Voicing a Single Triad, Parallel Motion

Homework: 5-2, 5-3

Aural Skills: Recognizing Diminished, Half-Diminished and minor seventh chords, Folk Song Sight Reading
Chapter 6: Root Position Part Writing

Oct 27-Oct 31 – Root Position Part Writing

Homework: 5-1, 5-2, 5-3

Aural Skills: Singing with basic intervals, Folk Song Sight Reading
Nov 3 – Nov 7 – Root Position Part Writing, Transposition

Homework: 5-4, 5-5

Aural Skills: Singing with basic intervals, Folk Song Sight Reading

Chapter 5 & 6 Review: November 11

Chapter 5 & 6 Test: November 12
Chapter 7: Harmonic Progression

Nov 13 – Nov 14 – Sequences and the Circle of Fifths

Homework: NONE

Aural Skills: Singing with Basic Intervals, Folk Song Sight Reading

Nov 17 – Nov 21 – Sequences and the Circle of Fifths

Homework: 7-1 A-I (due after Thanksgiving Break)

Aural Skills: Singing Test
Chapter 8: Triads in First Inversion

Dec 1 – Dec 5 – Triads in First Inversion

Homework: 8-1 A-J (Due December 10)



Piano: NONE

Aural Training: NONE

December 8-9 – Triads in First Inversion

Homework: 9-1 A-F (Due December 19)



Piano: NONE

Aural Training: NONE
Chapter 9: Triads in Second Inversion

December 10-12 – Triads in Second Inversion

Homework: 9-1 A-F (Due December 19)



Piano: NONE

Aural Training: NONE
December 15-19 – Triads in First Inversion

Homework: FINISH 9-1 (Due December 19)



Piano: NONE

Aural Training: NONE

Review December 17 & 18

Chapter 7 & 8 Test (9 weeks Final)

ENJOY WINTER BREAK!
Chapter 10 – Cadences, Phrases, and Periods

January 5-9 – Cadences and Harmonic Rhythm

Homework: 10-1 A

Aural Skills: Recognizing Cadences, Folk Song Sight Reading
January 12-16 – Motives and Phrases, Period Forms,

Homework: 10-1 B (1-7)

Aural Skills: Recognizing Cadences, Folk Song Sight Reading
Chapter 11 – Non Chord Tones 1

January 19-23 – Non Chord Tones, Embellishing a Simple Texture

Homework: 11-1 A-D

Aural Skills: Singing with intermediate intervals, Folk Song Sight Reading
January 26-30 - Non Chord Tones, Embellishing a Simple Texture

Homework: 11-1 E-G

Aural Skills: Singing with intermediate intervals, Folk Song Sight Reading
Chapter 12 – Non Chord Tones 2

February 2-6 – Non Chord Tones, Special Problems in Analysis

Homework: 12-1 A-F

Singing: 90 Days of Sight Reading, Folk Song Sight Reading

Chapter 10-12 Review: February 9

Chapter 10-12 Test: February 10
February 11-13 – Review chapters 1-12, practice piano skills, practice aural skills, practice part writing. (TMEA)

Homework: NONE

Aural Skills: Singing with accidentals, Folk Song Sight Reading
Unit 3 – Diatonic Seventh Chords

Chapter 13 – The V7 Chord

February 16-20 – The V7 in Root Position, Other Resolutions of the V7 Chord

Homework: 13-1 A, B, C (odds), D (1-5), E, F, G



Due March 2

Aural Skills: Recognizing Triads and Seventh Chords with multiple qualities, 90 days of sight reading


February 23-24 – Workbook 13-1 H&I

Due February 25 for a test grade

Aural Skills: Recognizing Triads and Seventh Chords with multiple qualities, Folk Song Sight Reading


February 25-27, Mar 2-6 – The Inverted V7 Chord

Homework: 13-2 A, B, C (odd), D (Even), E



Due March 6

Aural Skills: Recognizing Triads in inversion, Folk Song Sight Reading



Chapter 13 Review: March 5

Chapter 13 Test (9 weeks Test grade): March 6

Chapter 14 – The II7 and VII7 Chords

March 23-27 – The II7 and VII7 Chords

Homework: 14-1 A & B

Aural Skills: Folk Song Sight Reading
March 30-April 3 - II7 and VII7 Chords

Homework: C (odds), D (evens), E

Aural Skills: Folk Song Sight Reading

Chapter 15 – Other Diatonic Seventh Chords



April 6-April 10 – Other Diatonic Seventh Chords

Homework: 15-1 A & B

Aural Skills: Folk Song Sight Reading
April 13-17 – Other Diatonic Seventh Chords

Homework: 15-1 C, D, E (odds), F (skip G)

Aural Skills: Folk Song Sight Reading
During Time away at UIL, complete 15-1 G –I. Will be collected as a test grade.
Unit 4 – Chromaticism

Chapter 18 – Modulations Using Diatonic Common

Chords

April 20-24 – Entire Chapter (18-2 G, H, and I in class)

Homework: 18-1 A-C (evens), 18-2 A (Odds), B (evens) C, D, E, and F

Aural Skills: Folk Song Sight Reading
Chapter 19 – Some Other Modulatory Techniques

April 27-May 1 – Entire Chapter (19-1 D and E in class)

Homework: 19-1 A (odds), B, C

Aural Skills: Folk Song Sight Reading
Chapter 20 – Binary and Ternary Forms

May 4-May 6 – Touch on major points of chapter

Homework: NONE

Aural Skills: Folk Song Sight Reading
May 7-May 8 – Review All Music Theory

Aural Skills: Folk Song Sight Reading


May 11-May 22 – Final 9 weeks project

Student will create own 64 bar composition including at least one modulation, triads and seventh chords, and all other components learned in the course.



Aural Skills: Folk Song Sight Reading
May 26 – May 29 – Score Study


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