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FINE ARTS COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Title: Music Theory I
Department: Fine Arts Department
Primary Course Materials: Merryman, Marjorie. The Music Theory Handbook. Boston: Schirmer, 1997.
Ottman, Robert W. Music for Sight Singing, 4th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1996
Kostka, Stefan, and Dorothy Payne. Tonal Harmony With an Introduction To Twentieth-Century Music, 4th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2000
Laitz, Steven G. The Complete Musician, An Integrated Approach to Tonal Theory, Analysis, and Listening, 3rd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012


Course Description: Music Theory I is designed for students who require it for career study, as a precursor to AP Music Theory, as well as those who desire it for enrichment. Though the main emphasis is placed on music of the Common Practice Period (Western tonality from 1600-1900), music of other stylistic periods and cultures is also studied.


Each class period will open with a short dictation exercise. Students will complete in-class assignments that may be completed as homework if required. Students will be given quizzes inside each unit as well as unit tests at the end of each unit. Students will complete weekly analysis homework assignments. These assignments will be distributed the first class meeting of the week and will be due the final class meeting of the week. Late work will be accepted with a 5 point deduction per day (including days that the class does not meet). Each term, students will be given at least one sight-singing assessment.


Essential Questions: What is improvisation and how is is used as a tool for an actor How can I explore and create characters using improvisation? How can I write scripts using improvisation? What is the historical context of improvisation? 


Course Objectives: At the end of this course, students should be able to:
a. Identify notes on the music staff in both treble clef and bass clef

b. Identify all key signatures in both major and minor keys

c. Identify time signatures

d. Identify, read, and write melodies using basic rhythmic values

e. Identify major, minor, augmented, and diminished intervals

f. Identify and write major and minor scales

g. Identify and harmonize major, minor, augmented, and diminished triads and their inversions

h. Identify and harmonize major, minor, and dominant seventh chords and their inversions

i. Write melodies using first, second, third, fourth, and fifth species counterpoint

j. Harmonize a bass line with appropriate chords using good voice leading

k. Harmonize a melody with appropriate chords using good voice leading

l. Analyze the chords of a musical composition by number and letter name

m. Transpose a composition from one key to another

n. Write simple rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic dictation



Common Goals:
Thinking and Communicating


  1. Read information critically to develop understanding of concepts, topics and issues.

  2. Write clearly, factually, persuasively and creatively in Standard English.

  3. Speak clearly, factually, persuasively and creatively in Standard English.

  4. Use computers and other technologies to obtain, organize and communicate information and to solve problems.

  5. Conduct research to interpret issues or solve complex problems using a variety of data and information sources.

Gain and Apply Knowledge in and across the Disciplines

  1. Gain and Apply Knowledge in:

    1. Literature and Language

    2. Mathematics

    3. Science and Technology

    4. Social Studies, History and Geography

    5. Visual and Performing Arts

    6. Health and Physical Education

Work and Contribute

  1. Demonstrate personal responsibility for planning one’s future academic and career options.

  2. Participate in a school or community service activity.

  3. Develop informed opinions about current economic, environmental, political and social issues affecting Massachusetts, the United States and the world and understand how citizens can participate in the political and legal system to affect improvements in these areas.


Learning Standards from the Massachusetts Curriculum Framework:
A chart is attached identifying which of the standards from the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks will be assessed in this course.

Additional Learning Objectives Beyond the Curriculum Framework:      
Content Outline: 
Unit 1 - Basics of Musical Notation

Suggested sequence of learning:

Identifying notes on a staff



o Treble clef, bass clef

Key signatures



o What is a sharp?

o What is a flat?

o Circle of 5ths

Time signatures and meter

Basic rhythms and note values

o Whole

o Half

o Quarter

o Eighth

o Triplet

o Sixteenth

o Combinations

o Dotted rhythms

Intervals



o Major

o Minor

o Augmented

o Diminished

Scales



o Major

o Natural Minor

o Melodic minor

o Harmonic minor

Chords



o Triads

Major

Minor

Augmented

Diminished

o Seventh

Major

Minor

Dominant


Unit 2 - Species Counterpoint

First Species

Second Species

Third Species

Fourth Species

Fifth Species


Unit 3 - Harmony and Voice-Leading

Vocabulary



o Tonic

o Dominant

o Leading tone

Moving from one chord to another



o 2 common tones

o 1 common tone

o 0 common tones

Role of chords



o Roman Numeral assignments

o Function of chords

Tonic (I or i)

Dominant (V)

Subdominant (IV or iv)

Submediant (VI or vi)

Supertonic (ii or ii-dim.)

Subtonic/Leading Tone (vii-dim. Or VII)

Mediant (iii or III)



o Figured Bass

Cadences



o Full or authentic

Perfect authentic

Imperfect authentic

o Half

o Deceptive

o Plagal

Inversions



o First

o Second

Seventh chord inversions

Nonharmonic tones

o Passing tone (PT)

o Neighbor tone – upper or lower (UN, LN)

o Anticipation (ANT)

o Accented passing tone (APT)

o Suspension (SUS)

o Appoggiatura (AP)

o Echappee or escape tone (ECH)

o Cambiata (CAMB)

o Double neighbor or changing tones (DN)

Chromatics

Secondary Dominants

Tonicization

Modulations
Daily warm-up – Dictation.

Short dictation exercises.
Rhythmic Dictation

Suggested sequence of learning:

Whole notes and half notes

Whole notes, half notes, and quarter notes

Whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, and eighth notes

Whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes, and sixteenth notes

Whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes, and triplets

Whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes, eighth-sixteenth note combinations and sixteenth note-eight note combinations
Tonal Dictation

Suggested sequence of learning:

Melodic Dictation

Sketch contour of line (does the melody move up, down, or remain static)

Melodies that move stepwise

Melodies that include leaps of a third

Melodies that include leaps of a fourth

Melodies that include leaps of a fifth

Melodies that include leaps of a sixth

Melodies that include leaps of a seventh

Melodies that include leaps of an octave

Chordal Dicatation

Unisons and octaves

Major and minor seconds

Major and minor thirds

Perfect fourths

Perfect fifths

Major and minor sixths

Major and minor sevenths

Dictation of two voices at once

Dictation of four voices at once (SATB)



Major Evaluation Strategies:


Name of Assessment

Type of Assessment

Common

Goals

Assessed

Standards

Assessed

Other Objectives

Assessed

Test

Performance

Assessment










     

     

     

Daily in-class assignments





     

     

     

Daily dictation exercises





     

     

     

Weekly analysis assignments





     

     

     

Quizzes





     

     

     

Unit tests





     

     

     

Sight-singing assessments





     

     

     

     





     

     

     

     





     

     

     

     





     

     

     

     





     

     

     

     





     

     

     

     





     

     

     

     





     

     

     

     





     

     

     

     





     

     

     

     





     

     

     

     





     

     

     

     





     

     

     

     





     

     

     

     





     

     

     

     





     

     

     

     





     

     

     

     





     

     

     

     





     

     

     

     





     

     

     

     





     

     

     

     





     

     

     


Learning Standards from the Massachusetts Curriculum Framework:


MUSIC STRANDS AND STANDARDS



PreK–12 STANDARD 1

Singing


Students will sing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.



PreK–12 STANDARD 2

Reading and Notation



Students will read music written in standard notation.




PreK–12 STANDARD 3

Playing Instruments



Students will play instruments, alone and with others, to perform a varied repertoire of music.



PreK–12 STANDARD 4

Improvisation and Composition



Students will improvise, compose, and arrange music.




PreK–12 STANDARD 5

Critical Response



Students will describe and analyze their own music and the music of others using appropriate music vocabulary. When appropriate, students will connect their analysis to interpretation and evaluation.



PreK–12 STANDARD 6

Purposes and Meanings in the Arts



Students will describe the purposes for which works of dance, music, theatre, visual arts, and architecture were and are created, and, when appropriate, interpret their meanings.



PreK–12 STANDARD 7

Roles of Artists in Communities



Students will describe the roles of artists, patrons, cultural organizations, and arts institutions in societies of the past and present.



PreK–12 STANDARD 8

Concepts of Style, Stylistic Influence, and Stylistic Change



Students will demonstrate their understanding of styles, stylistic influence, and stylistic change by identifying when and where art works were created, and by analyzing characteristic features of art works from various historical periods, cultures, and genres.



PreK–12 STANDARD 9

Inventions, Technologies, and the Arts



Students will describe and analyze how performing and visual artists use and have used materials, inventions, and technologies in their work.



PreK–12 STANDARD 10

Interdisciplinary Connections



Students will apply their knowledge of the arts to the study of English language arts, foreign languages, health, history and social science, mathematics, and science and technology/engineering.

THEATRE STRANDS AND STANDARDS



PreK–12 STANDARD 1

Acting


Students will develop acting skills to portray characters who interact in improvised and scripted scenes.



PreK–12 STANDARD 2

Reading and Writing Scripts



Students will read, analyze, and write dramatic material.




PreK–12 STANDARD 3

Directing



Students will rehearse and stage dramatic works.




PreK–12 STANDARD 4

Technical Theatre



Students will demonstrate skills in using the basic tools, media, and techniques involved in theatrical production.



PreK–12 STANDARD 5

Critical Response



Students will describe and analyze their own theatrical work and the work of others using appropriate theatre vocabulary. When appropriate, students will connect their analysis to interpretation and evaluation.



PreK–12 STANDARD 6

Purposes and Meanings in the Arts



Students will describe the purposes for which works of dance, music, theatre, visual arts, and architecture were and are created, and, when appropriate, interpret their meanings.



PreK–12 STANDARD 7

Roles of Artists in Communities



Students will describe the roles of artists, patrons, cultural organizations, and arts institutions in societies of the past and present.



PreK–12 STANDARD 8

Concepts of Style, Stylistic Influence, and Stylistic Change



Students will demonstrate their understanding of styles, stylistic influence, and stylistic change by identifying when and where art works were created, and by analyzing characteristic features of art works from various historical periods, cultures, and genres.



PreK–12 STANDARD 9

Inventions, Technologies, and the Arts



Students will describe and analyze how performing and visual artists use and have used materials, inventions, and technologies in their work.



PreK–12 STANDARD 10

Interdisciplinary Connections



Students will apply their knowledge of the arts to the study of English language arts, foreign languages, health, history and social science, mathematics, and science and technology/engineering.

VISUAL ARTS STRANDS AND STANDARDS



PreK–12 STANDARD 1

Media, Materials, and Techniques



Students will demonstrate knowledge of the media, materials, and techniques unique to the visual arts.



PreK–12 STANDARD 2

Elements and Principles of Design



Students will demonstrate knowledge of the elements and principles of design.



PreK–12 STANDARD 3

Observation, Abstraction, Invention, and Expression



Students will demonstrate their powers of observation, abstraction, invention, and expression in a variety of media, materials, and techniques.



PreK–12 STANDARD 4

Drafting, Revising, and Exhibiting



Students will demonstrate knowledge of the processes of creating and exhibiting artwork: drafts, critique, self-assessment, refinement, and exhibit preparation.



PreK–12 STANDARD 5

Critical Response



Students will describe and analyze their own work and the work of others using appropriate visual arts vocabulary. When appropriate, students will connect their analysis to interpretation and evaluation.



PreK–12 STANDARD 6

Purposes and Meanings in the Arts



Students will describe the purposes for which works of dance, music, theatre, visual arts, and architecture were and are created, and, when appropriate, interpret their meanings.



PreK–12 STANDARD 7

Roles of Artists in Communities



Students will describe the roles of artists, patrons, cultural organizations, and arts institutions in societies of the past and present.



PreK–12 STANDARD 8

Concepts of Style, Stylistic Influence, and Stylistic Change



Students will demonstrate their understanding of styles, stylistic influence, and stylistic change by identifying when and where art works were created, and by analyzing characteristic features of art works from various historical periods, cultures, and genres.



PreK–12 STANDARD 9

Inventions, Technologies, and the Arts



Students will describe and analyze how performing and visual artists use and have used materials, inventions, and technologies in their work.



PreK–12 STANDARD 10

Interdisciplinary Connections



Students will apply their knowledge of the arts to the study of English language arts, foreign languages, health, history and social science, mathematics, and science and technology/engineering.




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