IB Music Theory Mr. Curtis Black, Room A101 2015-16 Course Description The IB Diploma Program standard level music course seeks to develop students knowledge and potential as musicians, both personally and collaboratively. Develop aural perception and understanding of music by learning about musical elements, including form and structure, notations, musical terminology and context. The student will learn components music theory, Music forms, musical analysis, Western Music History, and world Music. Aside from the core component of this class students will be able to pick 1 of 3 options, (creating, solo performing, group performing) for the independent research component. Classroom procedures Everyday Theory students will have to do a bell ringer exercise at the beginning of class. These count towards participation and cannot be made up. Students are expected to start the problem when the bell rings, after 5 minutes we will discuss the problems as a class. Assignments are due at the beginning of the following class period. A student can turn in late assignments up to one week after its Due date, but will have 20% reduction for being late. Special projects will be created and given throughout the year, typically students will have a week to work on them before they are due. Students are expected to adhere to the Highland High School attendance policies. Students who are tardy will not be admitted to class without a slip. Cell phones and other electronic devices are not permitted for use in class, unless the assignment or project calls for it and permission is given. If Mr. Black sees a student using their mobile phone in class the phone will be confiscated and sent to the office. Parents will have to come in after school to pick the students phone up from the office. Required materials Students are expected to have a dedicated AP music theory three-ring binder. Section the folder into written notes, handouts, Graded quizzes, and handouts, this folder should contain the following items. Lined note-book paper Loose-leaf 5-line paper (first 10 sheets supplied by the instructor, the students can download or copy their own after that) Pencil and eraser Textbook The students will be provided with Benward, Bruce, and Marilyn Saker. Music in Theory and Practice, Vol. 1. The student will be responsible for taking care of the textbook throughout the year and returning it at the end.
Course objectives By the end of this course, students should be able to: Music theory Notate pitch and rhythm in all clefs and meters, following the standard practices of musical notation Read music in all clefs and meters Write and sing major, natural/harmonic/melodic minor scales and identify scale degree names Identify all modes Write and identify all intervals and their inversions and their qualities Write and identify all major and minor key signatures and the circle of fifths Identify and write triads and seventh chords and their inversions using figured bass symbols Aurally identify triad and seventh chord sonorities Understand functional chord progressions and harmonic rhythm Visually and aurally identify cadences Understand the concept of musical phrases Identify periodic structure and forms Compose original compositions utilizing multiple techniques in the forms of 12 bar blues and periodic structure and be able to perform the composition Identify and realize deceptive resolutions of dominant and secondary dominant chords Understand and identify different techniques of modulation Music History Identify each musical time period including Antiquity, Middle Ages (Medieval), Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and 20th Century, and understand the social/political/religious/economic circumstances/contributions of each Understand and identify typical composition techniques of each time period, the composers that used them, and their evolution Identify composers from each time period and their significance within their own time period, as well as the greater whole of music Compare and contrast time periods, as well as specific composers and pieces within those time periods Understand different media used throughout western history regarding instrumentation Identify world music from specific cultures on each
continent/major region, and be able to understand the contexts in which the music was intended Identify world music s influence on western music, citing specific examples (and vice versa) Discuss and explore the Musical Links Investigation, including acceptable topics and development of topics Course Outline: week Written component History Component IB project component 1 Welcome/Expectations, Pitches and notation 2 Whole steps and half steps, Introduce Major Scales 3 Major Scales Middle ages intro 4 Major Key Signatures Middle Ages timeline Musical Links Paper 5 Minor Scales, Minor key signatures Renaissance intro 6 Intervals up, intervals down Renaissance timeline 7 Rhythm, duple/compound Compare and contrast paper 8 Interval review, compound intervals Baroque intro 9 Triads Bach week 10 Review and Final test -End of Term 11 Triad inversions, the 7 th chord Baroque timeline 12 7 th chord inversions Classical intro 13 Roman Numeral analysis Classical timeline 14 Cadences 15 Non-Harmonic tones Listening paper (practice) 16 Non-harmonic tones cont. Romantic intro 17 Voice leading in four parts Romantic timeline 18 Analysis 19 Review and Final test-end of Semester 20 Review/project 21 Harmonic progression 22 Harmonic Rhythm, Melodic organization 23 Texture, analysis review Listening Paper 24 Dominant 7 th chords, 25 Non-dominant 7 th chords, 7 th chords review 26 27 Modulation, Secondary Dominance 28 Secondary dominance 29 Review and Final -End of Term 30 20 th century scales, modes Listening Paper
31 Small form -Binary Student chosen 32 Small part -Ternary project 33 Devoted time for Aural Practices 34 Review! 35 Practice tests 36 AP music theory Exam 37 Decompress!, 12 bar blues 38 Large score project 39 Large Score project due- End of year Grading Homework 30% Quizzes 30% Projects 20% Final Tests 20% Students are reminded that all homework is due the class after it is assigned. Late work will be accepted up to a week after due date, but at a 20% reduction. IB Final Assessment
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