Course
Faculty Name
Term
Meetings
Advanced Placement Music Theory 6214
Robert K. Matchett III
Full Year 8/28/2013- 6/5/2014
7th period / Monday thru Friday / S.H.S. Band Room/222
Faculty’s Contact Information
Phone 724-452-6041 ext. 1062
Email Address matchettrk@svsd.net
General Course Information
Pre-requisites, Co-requisites,
& other restrictions
This is an A.P./college-level music theory class.
Students are accepted to this class through approval of the
music faculty. Open to students in grades 11 and 12.
This course will be equivalent to that of first-year college
courses in music theory. As a prerequisite to this course, the
student must have the ability to read and write musical
notation. It is also assumed that the student has acquired
advanced performance skills in voice or on an instrument.
This theory course will integrate the aspects of melody,
harmony, texture, rhythm, form, analysis, composition, style,
and some music history. The goal of this course is to develop
a student's ability to recognize, understand, and describe the
basic materials and processes of music. On a weekly basis,
students will be asked to sight-sing, analyze, and musically
Course Description from
dictate. Although the majority of the literature studied in this
Program of Studies
class is from approx. 1600-1900, music of other style periods
is also examined. The primary textbook, “Music in Theory
and Practice”, explores a wide range of musical literature and
emphasizes the connection of the musical examples to the
concept being studied (i.e.- harmonizations, form,
modulations, etc.). Students enrolling in this course must be
serious about musical endeavors and have access to some sort
of keyboard instrument. Students who are not in band or choir
must gain permission from the instructor prior to enrolling in
this class.
Standards/Anchors/Objectives
Required Texts & Materials
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 (National) 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4 (State)
"2 inch" 3-ring binder, tabbed dividers, 50 sheets of blank
manuscript paper, keyboard instrument, pencil, media capable
of CD playback
"Music in Theory and Practice"- Benward and Saker w/CD
Suggested Texts, Readings, &
Materials
“A New Approach to Sight Singing”- Berkowitz, Fontrier,
Kraft
“Progressive Sight Singing”- Krueger
Assignments & Academic Calendar
End of 1st Semester Exam
Final Exam
Notebook Checks (end of each 9 weeks 25 points)
Dictations
Sight Singing
Homework
Unit/Chapter Tests
Quizzes
Compositions
Finale Projects
Chorales
Grand Staff
- Grand Staff
- Treble Clef
- Bass Clef
- Alto Clef
Note names in the following
clefs
- Treble Clef
- Bass Clef
- Tenor Clef
OBJECTIVE
S (PA
standard)
6b. Students
demonstrate
extensive
knowledge of
the technical
vocabulary of
music.
5c. Students
identify and
define
standard
notation
symbols for
pitch,
rhythm,
dynamics,
tempo,
articulation,
and
expression.
5d.
6b. Students
demonstrate
extensive
knowledge of
the technical
PROPOSED TIME /
ACTUAL TIME
RESOURCES
1st 2 weeks
Board/Benward and
Saker Text Chapter 1
NOTATION/
Manuscript/
Musical Examples
Include “All Creatures
of Our God and King”
and additional
Traditional Folk Songs
1st 2 weeks
Board/Benward and
Saker Text Chapter 1
NOTATION/
- Alto Clef
Manuscript/ Musical
Examples Include “All
Creatures of Our God
and King” and
additional Traditional
Folk Songs
vocabulary of
music.
Note values determined by
time signatures
- Duple meter
- Triple meter
- Compound meter
6b. Students
demonstrate
extensive
knowledge of
the technical
vocabulary of
music.
Intervals/Scales/Triads
- Diatonic Intervals
- Chromatic Intervals
- Major Scales
- Natural Minor Scales
- Harmonic Minor
Scales
- Melodic Minor Scales
- Chromatic Scales
- Pentatonic Scales
- Whole Tone Scale
- Modes
- Major Triads
- Minor Triads
- Augmented Triads
- Diminished Triads
- Triad Inversions
6b. Students
demonstrate
extensive
knowledge of
the technical
vocabulary of
music.
1st 2 weeks
Board/Benward and
Saker Text Chapter 1
NOTATION/
Manuscript/Use of
Sight Singing
examples to further
develop skill esp.
related to meter/
Musical Examples
Include “All Creatures
of Our God and King”
and additional
Traditional Folk Songs
3 weeks
Board/Benward and
Saker Text Chapters
2,3, and 4 SCALES,
TONALITY, KEY,
MODES,
INTERVALS
TRANSPOSITION,
AND CHORDS/Use
of Sight Singing to
further develop skill
esp. intervals,triads,
and scales/
Manuscript/
Musical Examples
Include “Oh,
Susanna”, “Dvorak
Sym. #9”, Mozart
“Eine Kleine
Nachtmusik”, plus
additional musical
examples from the c.d.
provided with the text.
Analysis
- Macro
- Chord Symbols
- Shorthand
- Micro
- Roman Numerals
(Complete analysis of
given chorales and
hymns using Roman
Numerals)
- Dominant 7th Chords
- Additional 7th Chords
- Secondary
Dominants/Leading
Tone Seventh Chords
- Cadences
- Non-Harmonic Tones
(i.e.- Passing Tones,
Neighbor Tones,
Suspensions,
Appogiatura, etc.)
6b. Students
demonstrate
extensive
knowledge of
the technical
vocabulary of
music.
Figured Bass
- Symbols and
abbreviations
6b. Students
demonstrate
extensive
knowledge of
the technical
vocabulary of
music.
6b. Students
demonstrate
extensive
knowledge of
the technical
vocabulary of
music.
Melodic Organization
- Motives
- Sequences
- Phrase/Period
- Phrase Structure
- Antecedent/Consequent
Form and Texture
- Monophonic
- Homophonic
- Polyphonic
6b. Students
demonstrate
extensive
knowledge of
3 weeks
Board/Benward and
Saker Text Chapters
4,5,11,12,and 14/
Manuscript/Assignmen
ts 4.3-4.8 in Benward
and Saker
text/Supplemental
Hymns and Bach
Chorale examples
(From 101 Chorales
Harmonized by J.S.
Bach compiled by
Buszin)/ Examples
from Collegebound AP
Sample Tests/Musical
Examples Include
“Tallis’s Cannon”,
Mozart “Sonata in C
Major K. 545”, “God
Save The King”,
Corelli “Sonata for
Two violins”, J.S.
Bach “Thy Truth
Which Never Varies”,
and numerous other
chorales and excerpts
from the c.d. provided
with the text
1 week
1 week
1 week
Board/Pages 80 & 81
in Benward and Saker
text/ Assignment 4.9 in
text/ examples from
Sample AP exams
from Collegebound
Board/Chapter 6 in
Benward and Saker
Text MELODIC
ORGANIZATION/
Manuscript/
Musical Examples
Include
“Scheherazade”,
“Appalachian Spring”,
Beethoven “Sym. #9”,
and additional folk
songs.
Board/Benward and
Saker Text Chapter 7
4 Part Writing
- SATB
- JS Bach
- Unbreakable Rules
- “Breakable” Rules
Harmonic Progressions
- Root Relationships
- Chord Progressions
- Harmonic Rhythm
- Harmonizing Tonal
Melody
- Harmonizing a
Chorale and Tonal
Melody Using
Roman Numerals
the technical
vocabulary of
music.
6c. Students
identify and
explain
compositiona
l devices and
techniques.
6b. Students
demonstrate
extensive
knowledge of
the technical
vocabulary of
music.
4a. Students
compose
music in
varying
styles,
demonstratin
g creativity in
using the
elements of
music for
expressive
effect.
6c. Students
identify and
explain
compositiona
l devices and
techniques.
6b. Students
demonstrate
extensive
knowledge of
the technical
vocabulary of
music.
6c. Students
identify and
explain
compositiona
l devices and
techniques.
TEXTURE AND
TEXTURAL
REDUCTION/
Manuscript/ Musical
Examples Include
“Washington Post
March”, Bach
Inventions, Debussy
“The Engulfed
Cathedral”
4 weeks
Board/Benward and
Saker Text Chapter 9
VOICE LEADING
IN FOUR PART
CHORALE
WRITING/
Manuscript/ Additional
Supplemental
Materials/ Musical
Examples Include
Bach Chorales
4 weeks
Board/Benward and
Saker Text Chapter 10
HARMONIC
PROGRESSION
AND HARMONIC
RHYTHM/
Manuscript/Assignmen
ts from Benward and
Saker text Chapter
10/Given a prewritten
Chorale melody,
students will
Harmonize and
provide a Roman
Numeral Analysis of
the Harmonization/
Musical Examples
Include Tchaikovsky
Sym. 5, 12 bar blues,
additional jazz
standards including
Ellington’s “Take the
A Train”
Modulation
- Closely Related Keys
- Common Chord
Modulation
- Additional Modulations
- Analytical Symbols for
Modulations
6b. Students
demonstrate
extensive
knowledge of
the technical
vocabulary of
music.
6c. Students
identify and
explain
compositiona
l devices and
techniques.
Binary and Ternary Forms
- Two Part Form
- Simple vs. Compound
Form
- Three Part Form
- Rounded Binary Form
6b. Students
demonstrate
extensive
knowledge of
the technical
vocabulary of
music.
6c. Students
identify and
explain
compositiona
l devices and
techniques.
Sight Singing Included in
all units of the course.
- Solfege
- Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La,
Ti, Do (Diatonic
Major)
- May, Lay, Tay (
Diatonic Minor)
- Modal
- Chromatic
1d. Students
demonstrate
the
mechanics of
proper and
safe singing.
1 week
Board/Benward and
Saker Text Chapter 15
MODULATION/
Manuscript/Assignmen
ts from Benward and
Saker text Chapter 15/
Musical Examples
Include Mozart
“Sonata in A Major”
K. 331, Greig “The
Last Spring”, Schubert
“Variations on a
Theme by
Huttenbrenner”, and
excerpts from the c.d.
provided with the text
1 week
Board/Benward and
Saker Text Chapters 16
and 17 TWO- PART
FORM AND
THREE-PART
FORM/
Manuscript/Examples
and Assignments from
Benward and Saker
text Chapters 16 and
17/Musical Examples
Include “Londonderry
Air”, “Gavotte I” from
English Suite no. 3 by
Bach, Chopin
“Mazurka” in C major,
“Memory” from Cats,
etc.
Ongoing/Weekly/Included
in all units of the course.
Texts include: “A New
Approach to Sight
Singing” by
Berkowitz, Frontrier,
and
Kraft…”Progressive
Sight Singing” by
Carol Krueger… and
- Single Melodic Lines
- Duets
- Composing melodies to
use for Sight Singing
Practice
Finale
- Layout
- Icons
- Tools
- Manual Entry
- Speedy Entry
- Transposing
- Symbols
Transcriptions
- Choosing Appropriate
- Getting Started
- Rhythm
- Notes
- Instrumentation
Arranging/Orchestration
- Transposition
- Range of Instruments
- Duets
- Trios
- Small Ensemble
College/University
Placement Exams
- Music Education
- Music Performance
- Music Therapy
- Music Business
- Music
additional
supplemental
handouts./piano
6b. Students
demonstrate
extensive
knowledge of
the technical
vocabulary of
music.
6b. Students
demonstrate
extensive
knowledge of
the technical
vocabulary of
music.
6b. Students
demonstrate
extensive
knowledge of
the technical
vocabulary of
music.
6c. Students
identify and
explain
compositiona
l devices and
techniques.
4a. Students
compose
music in
varying
styles,
demonstratin
g creativity in
using the
elements of
music for
expressive
effect.
6b. Students
demonstrate
extensive
knowledge of
the technical
vocabulary of
music.
2weeks
Computer/
Keyboard/
Printer
5 weeks
Computer/
Keyboard/
Printer/
Mp3 player
3 weeks
Board/Text/
Manuscript
2 weeks
Handouts
Recording/Engineerin
g
Music History
- Medieval
- Renaissance
- Baroque
- Classical
- Romantic
- Contemporary
9a. Students
classify by
genre or style
and by
historical
period or
culture
unfamiliar
but
representativ
e aural
examples of
music and
explain the
reasoning
behind their
classification
s.
Dictation
- Rhythmic
- Diatonic Intervals
- Chromatic Intervals
- Diatonic Melodic
Major
- Diatonic Melodic
Minor
- Chromatic
1 week
Supplemental
Text/Stereo
ongoing
Piano/
Manuscript/
Computer
Course Procedures
Weekly evaluation will include the following: (10 points per grading "lab")
- Sight Singing
- Dictation
Grading
(credit) Criteria Homework Assignments: 5-10 points depending on length and difficulty
Chapter Tests: Usually 25 points
Comprehensive Unit Exams: Usually 50 points
Notebook Check: 25 points at the end of each grading period
Additional assignments will include: An original chorale, Finale project, etc.
Class begins exactly one minute after the late bell.
Course
Expectations
This class does not always meet in a traditional classroom with desks. Many
times, students will be using the music stands as "desks". Please do not abuse
these stands. We unfortunately are using them in a manner other than their
intended use.
Please resist the urge to play, touch, bump, breath on, stare at, or manipulate
in any way... the instruments in the band room. Any damages caused by a
student (for whatever reason) will be billed to you.
Each student is responsible for providing himself or herself with the
necessary materials for class. Therefore, items such as: a pencil (NO PENS),
manuscript paper, binder, etc. are the responsibility of the student.
Additionally: NO FOOD IN THE BAND ROOM
OBSERVE THE SCHOOL DRESS CODE
OBSERVE THE CODE OF CONDUCT
Late Work
Make-up
Exams
Incomplete
Grades
When students are legally absent from classes, it is his/her responsibility to
arrange with his/her teachers to make up work missed in each class. The
amount of time given to make up this work depends on the amount of time
that the student was absent and the circumstances surrounding the absence.
For instance, if the student is legally absent for two school days, the student
shall receive two school days to make up the work, if necessary. If this
work is not completed within the given time period, a student may receive
an “incomplete” grade. At the end of the grading period, or at the interim
report, the “incomplete” grade is changed to a failing grade for work that
has not been completed. Students will not receive credit for any class work
that takes place during unexcused class absences. Students are required to
make up any missed assignments. If a student is missing due to a pre
approved vacation/field trip they must follow district policy.
Special
PLEASE SEE PREVIOUSLY LISTED ASSIGNMENTS
Assignments
As per Seneca Valley School District Policy #204, a student shall not be
granted credit for any semester course if absences from that course total
more than ten (10) periods per semester or for any full year courses that
total more than twenty (20) periods for the year. Class period absences may
include but not be limited to illness, truancy, vacations, parent sponsored
educational experiences, college visitations, service related tests or
Class physicals, and doctor appointments.
Attendance In addition, student(s) will not receive credit towards graduation for any
class(es)from which the student(s) is illegally absent (confirmed truancy or
class cut) more than three times during a semester class or more than 6 times
during a full year course. The lack of sufficient credits in any particular
school year could result in a student being denied promotion to the next grade
level/building and/or graduation. If a student loses credit, he/she will remain
in the class and the grade earned will impact the students GPA.
Field Trip The Seneca Valley School District recognizes the value and encourages the
Policies opportunities for students to participate in pre-planned trips and educational
Off-Campus experiences during the regular school year. Pre-approval forms are
Instruction & available from the building principal, to be completed by the school-
Course approved adult supervisor of the trip.
Activities
If a proposed trip has been approved by the principal, written permission
from a parent or guardian must be obtained. This permission must indicate
understanding of the date, time, cost (if applicable), method of travel, and
purpose of this trip. Pupil participants are subject to the supervision of the
school-approved adults, who may require a dress code for the occasion. At
all times the school code of conduct will be enforced.
Each month throughout the school year a list of those students who have
been absent or tardy 15% of the days is generated. The principal or
designee will determine individual student participation on the basis of
prior attendance records, previous requests, frequency of such requests,
academic progress to date, and the educational value of the requested
experience.
If you experience any problems with your account you may send an email to:
Technical
robertsoncj@svsd.net or call the SHS Technology Facilitator at 724-452Support
6040 X455
Students are expected to observe proper classroom procedures. Failure to
comply with the procedures will result as follows.
Student st
1 offense- Verbal Warning
Conduct, nd
2 offense- Parental Contact
Discipline, and rd
3 offense- Discipline referral to the Dean of Students (Mr. Ceh)
Behavior
Management
The Seneca Valley School District has a strict anti-bullying policy. This
policy will be observed at all times in this class.
Plagiarism is defined as taking or imitating the ideas, thoughts or language
of another to represent them as one’s original work. It is imperative that all
work submitted by a student be representative of his/her own ideas,
thoughts and especially language capability. Therefore, plagiarism is
strictly prohibited in all work pertaining to school. A grade of “F” or zero
will be awarded for any submitted work which is found to be the work of
Academic
another (student, author, encyclopedia, internet, etc.) and subsequent
Dishonesty
offenses will be dealt with accordingly.
If the ideas, thoughts or language from another source must be used in the
work being done, it is the student’s responsibility to footnote or annotate
the information appropriately. Plagiarism software will be used in various
classes.
There are computer labs in the building for student use. Students whose
teachers use the lab in their curriculum use courseware specifically
designed for that curriculum during scheduled class times. Students are
Technology
also permitted to use the labs for class or research during study halls as
Usage
space is available. In addition, there are computers in the library for
research purposes plus a workstation in every classroom for teacher and/or
student use. The labs are monitored at all times.
All enrolled students have an account on the networked system for file
storage and software access. All student accounts are password protected.
These passwords are to be kept confidential to protect unauthorized use.
The labs are a privilege provided for the students to enhance the academic
curriculum. Games that are not specifically used in the curriculum are not
allowed on the system. Individual files are not considered to be personal
property. These files may be accessed at any time by teachers,
administrators or the system manager. Students are not permitted access to
other students’ files. Tampering with files, copying of copyrighted
software, downloading or installing games, password tampering, accessing
unauthorized directories or removing equipment or software will be
considered theft. Tampering with any hardware or equipment or violating
policies and/or guidelines governing the use of networks, Internet or
software programs are also considered offenses and will be dealt with Per
Seneca Valley policy #218. Violators may also be prosecuted under
applicable local, state or federal civil or criminal law. Students must show
their ID card to gain access to the computer lab.
Email Use n/a
Prepared by
and Date Robert K. Matchett 8/24/13
prepared
Faculty members must submit copies of the syllabus for each course to the department
chairperson. Departments will keep a copy of each syllabus. The department will submit copies
of all course syllabi to the Administration upon request as well as post them on the share drive.