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1 Alleghany County Schools Curriculum Guide Grade/Course: Piano Class, 9-12 Grading Period: 1 st six Weeks Time Fra me 1 st six weeks Unit/SOLs of the elements of the grand staff by identifying the elements of staves and clefs of the elements of the grand staff by labeling the octaves and pitches of the grand staff. of pitch locations in aural, keyboard, and notation activities by correlating the grand staff pitch locations to placements on the keyboard of pitch locations in aural, keyboard, and notation activities by explaining the symbols for sharp, flat, and natural of pitch locations in aural, keyboard, and notation activities by identifying enharmonic equivalents. SOL # HMT.1.1 HMT.1.2 HMT. 2.1 HMT.2.2 HMT.2.3 Other All-In-One Basic Piano Course CD Alfred Accent on Composers CD Print All-In-One Basic Piano Course Alfred s Essentials of Music Theory: Complete Alfred Accent on Composers Piano Course Greatest Hits: Level 1 Piano Course Greatest Hits: Level 2 Technology IPad games Interactive internet websites Assessments Music theory written Aural training Daily practice Performance HMT.3.1 of the components of rhythmic notation by 1

2 explaining beat (pulse), rhythm, and tempo of the components of rhythmic notation by reading and notating rhythmic patterns that include whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes, and corresponding rests; grouplets; beaming practices; tie vs. slur; dot of the components of rhythmic notation by identifying and explaining anacrusis, syncopation, and hemiola of the components of rhythmic notation by performing simple rhythmic patterns, using a counting system of the components of rhythmic notation by notating simple rhythmic dictation from aural examples. of the components of meter by defining measure, bar line, and time signature of the components of meter by explaining meters, including simple, compound, and complex/asymmetrical. HMT.3.2 HMT.3.3 HMT.3.4 HMT.3.5 HMT.4.1 HMT.4.2 The student will echo, read, and notate music, including identifying, defining, and HIB.1.1 2

3 using basic standard notation for pitch, rhythm, meter, articulation, dynamics, and other elements of music The student will echo, read, and notate music, including singing selected lines from music being studied. The student will echo, read, and perform rhythms and rhythmic patterns, including whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes, dotted half notes, dotted quarter notes, corresponding rests, and syncopations. The student will identify and demonstrate half-step and whole-step patterns. The student will define and apply music terminology found in the music literature being studied. The student will demonstrate preparatory instrumental basics and playing procedures, including identification and selection of an appropriate instrument The student will demonstrate preparatory instrumental basics and playing procedures, including identification of the parts of the instrument HIB.1.2 HIB.2 HIB.3 HIB.9 HIB.10.1 HIB.10.2 The student will demonstrate preparatory instrumental basics and playing procedures, including procedures for care of the instrument HIB

4 The student will demonstrate preparatory instrumental basics and playing procedures, including proper playing posture and instrument position The student will demonstrate proper instrumental techniques, including finger/slide placement, using finger/slide patterns and fingerings/positions The student will use articulations, dynamic contrasts, and phrasing as means of expression. HIB.10.4 HIB.11.1 HIB.14 4

5 Alleghany County Schools Curriculum Guide Grade/Course: Piano Class, 9-12 Grading Period: 2 nd Six Weeks Time Frame 2 nd Six Weeks Unit/SOLs of key signatures by defining key signature of key signatures by identifying the order of sharps and flats in key signatures of key signatures by explaining the circle of fifths of key signatures by explaining relative and parallel major-minor key relationships of key signatures by writing major and minor key signatures in treble and bass clefs. SOL # HMT.6.1 HMT.6.2 HMT.6.3 HMT.6.4 HMT.6.5 Other All-In-One Basic Piano Course CD Alfred Accent on Composers CD Print All-In-One Basic Piano Course Alfred s Essentials of Music Theory: Complete Alfred Accent on Composers Piano Course Greatest Hits: Level 1 Technology IPad games Interactive internet websites Assessments Music theory written Aural training Daily practice Performance of diatonic and chromatic intervals by explaining and notating intervals by size and quality (M, m, P, d, A), including inversions HMT.7.1 Piano Course Greatest Hits: Level 2 of diatonic and chromatic intervals by defining consonance and dissonance HMT.7.2 5

6 of diatonic and chromatic intervals by identifying and explaining harmonic and melodic intervals of diatonic and chromatic intervals by identifying and explaining simple and compound intervals of diatonic and chromatic intervals by identifying aural examples of simple intervals of diatonic and chromatic intervals by performing simple intervals. The student will demonstrate aural skills by singing a simple melody at sight The student will demonstrate aural skills by singing simple rhythmic patterns in all meters The student will demonstrate aural skills by notating simple melodies and rhythms from aural examples The student will demonstrate aural skills by notating simple diatonic harmonies and cadences from aural examples. The student will identify, read, and perform HMT.7.3 HMT.7.4 HMT.7.5 HMT.7.6 HMT.10.1 HMT.10.2 HMT.10.3 HMT.10.4 HIB.4 music in simple meters (,,, C, ). 6

7 The student will identify and notate key signatures of scales and literature being performed. The student will read, notate, and perform scales, including one-octave ascending and descending concert C, F, B-flat, E-flat, A-flat, and G major scales; G harmonic minor scale; a chromatic scale HIB.7 The student will identify and perform music written in binary, ternary, and themeand-variations forms. The student will use music composition as a means of expression by composing a fourmeasure rhythmic-melodic variation; and The student will use music composition as a means of expression by notating the composition in standard notation, using contemporary technology. The student will demonstrate ensemble skills at a beginning level, including balancing instrumental timbres The student will demonstrate ensemble skills at a beginning level, including making adjustments to facilitate correct intonation The student will demonstrate ensemble skills at a beginning level, including matching dynamic levels and playing style HIB.5 HIB.6.1 HIB.7 HIB.8.1 HIB.8.2 HIB.12.1 HIB.12.2 HIB.12.3 The student will demonstrate ensemble skills HIB

8 at a beginning level, including responding to conducting patterns and gestures The student will demonstrate ensemble skills at a beginning level, including maintaining a steady beat at various tempos in the music literature being studied. The student will perform simple rhythmic and melodic examples in call-and-response styles The student will create, through playing and writing, rhythmic variations of four-measure selections taken from folk songs, exercises, or etudes HIB.12.5 HIB.15 HIB.16 8

9 Alleghany County Schools Curriculum Guide Grade/Course: Piano Class, 9-12 Grading Period: 3 rd six Weeks Time Frame 3 rd six weeks Unit/SOLs of scales by defining interval as the distance between two pitches of scales by explaining the interval of a half step (m2) and a whole step (M2) of scales by explaining tetrachord patterns; of scales by explaining major, minor, and chromatic scales of scales by notating ascending and descending major, minor, and chromatic scales, using key signatures and accidentals of scales by performing major, minor, and chromatic scales, using the voice and keyboard SOL # HMT.5.1 HMT.5.2 HMT.5.3 HMT.5.4 HMT.5.5 HMT.5.6 Other All-In-One Basic Piano Course CD Alfred Accent on Composers CD Print All-In-One Basic Piano Course Alfred s Essentials of Music Theory: Complete Alfred Accent on Composers Piano Course Greatest Hits: Level 1 Piano Course Greatest Hits: Level 2 Technology IPad games Interactive internet websites Assessments Music theory written Aural training Daily practice Performance of scales by differentiating scale patterns HMT.5.7 9

10 from aural examples The student will identify diatonic scale degrees by relating the names of the scale degrees (tonic, supertonic, mediant, subdominant, dominant, submediant, leading tone, subtonic) to their positions in the diatonic scale The student will identify diatonic scale degrees by using upper-case and lower-case Roman numerals and chord abbreviations to designate triad quality (M, m, d, A) and scale degree The student will identify diatonic scale degrees by identifying I, IV, and V chords as primary chords of triadic structure by identifying root, third, and fifth of a chord of triadic structure by defining tertian harmony of triadic structure by explaining triads by quality (M, m, d, A) of triadic structure by comparing and contrasting the qualities of chords in major and minor keys HMT.8.1 HMT.8.2 HMT.8.3 HMT.9.1 HMT.9.2 HMT.9.3 HMT

11 of triadic structure by explaining and notating root-position, first-inversion, and second-inversion triads of triadic structure by explaining the figured bass system for triads of triadic structure by explaining lead sheet symbols of triadic structure by analyzing chord progressions from classical and popular musical scores HMT.9.5 HMT.9.6 HMT.9.7 HMT.9.8 of triadic structure by recognizing and explaining types and uses of non-chord tones The student will identify and define common music symbols and terminology, including those for dynamics, form, tempo, texture, and melody. The student will apply the theory concepts studied by composing a two-phrase diatonic melody HMT.9.9 HMT.11 HMT.12.1 The student will apply the theory concepts HMT.12.2 studied by setting a text to an original melody 11

12 The student will apply the theory concepts studied by harmonizing a melody The student will apply the theory concepts studied by following the general rules of voice leading and tendency tones The student will apply the theory concepts studied by arranging existing musical material The student will apply the theory concepts studied by using contemporary technology, including notational, theory, and aural skills programs of the principles of acoustics and the overtone series by relating pitch to frequency of sound waves, amplitude to volume, and timbre to tone quality. The student will demonstrate musicianship and personal engagement by identifying the characteristic sound of the instrument being studied The student will demonstrate musicianship and personal engagement by monitoring individual practice through the use of practice records or journals that identify specific musical goals HMT.12.3 HMT.12.4 HMT.12.5 HMT.12.6 HMT.13 HIB.17.1 HIB.17.2 The student will demonstrate musicianship and personal engagement by participating in HIB

13 school performances and local, district, or regional events, as appropriate to level, ability, and interest The student will demonstrate musicianship and personal engagement by describing and demonstrating rehearsal and concert etiquette as a performer (e.g., using critical aural skills, following conducting gestures, maintaining attention in rest position). The student will explore historical and cultural aspects of music by identifying the cultures, musical styles, composers, and historical periods associated with the music literature being studied The student will explore historical and cultural aspects of music by describing ways in which culture and technology influence the development of instruments, instrumental music, and instrumental music styles The student will explore historical and cultural aspects of music by describing the relationship of instrumental music to the other fine arts and other fields of knowledge The student will explore historical and cultural aspects of music by describing career options in music HIB.17.4 HIB.19.1 HIB.19.2 HIB.19.3 HIB.19.4 The student will explore historical and cultural aspects of music by describing ethical standards as applied to the use of HIB

14 social media and copyrighted materials The student will explore historical and cultural aspects of music by demonstrating concert etiquette as an active listener. The student will analyze and evaluate music by describing the importance of composers use of style, cultural influences, and historical context for the interpretation of works of music The student will analyze and evaluate music by describing and interpreting works of music, using inquiry skills and music terminology The student will analyze and evaluate music by describing accepted criteria used for evaluating works of music The student will analyze and evaluate music by describing performances of music, using music terminology The student will analyze and evaluate music by describing accepted criteria used for critiquing musical performances of self and others The student will investigate aesthetic concepts related to music by proposing a definition of music and supporting that definition HIB.19.6 HIB.20.1 HIB.20.2 HIB.20.3 HIB.20.4 HIB.20.5 HIB.21.1 The student will investigate aesthetic HIB

15 concepts related to music by identifying reasons for preferences among works of music, using music terminology The student will investigate aesthetic concepts related to music by identifying ways in which music evokes sensory, emotional, and intellectual responses, including ways in which music can be persuasive The student will investigate aesthetic concepts related to music by describing aesthetic criteria used for determining the quality of a work of music or importance of a musical style The student will investigate aesthetic concepts related to music by explaining the value of musical performance to the school community. HIB.21.3 HIB.21.4 HIB

Alleghany County Schools Curriculum Guide

Alleghany County Schools Curriculum Guide Grade/Course: Beginning Guitar, 9-12 Grading Period: 1 st six Weeks Time Frame Unit/SOLs The student will echo, read, and notate music, including identifying,