AP Music Theory Fall Semester1st Six Weeks

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FIRST 6 WEEKS -Assess the students
current music knowledge.
Introduction to the brand -Intro solfege (w/ posters)
new AP Music Theory Tonal Harmony Chapter 1
course. -Octave registers (book
Go through Syllabus, pg. 1-3)
classroom expectations, - Cover clefs: Treble, Bass,
and materials needed. Alto & Tenor (from book &
handout)
HW: I Thought That I Was HW: solfege worksheet 1 2nd & 3rd (major & minor)
Crazy worksheet
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-introduce 15 Major key -complete key signatures
signatures (using mt.net) worksheet no. 1
and put them on all clefs (book pg. 6-7)
-note name recognition for -ear training 2nd, 3rd, 4th
all 4 clefs -virtual piano website to
-intro interval of P4th show visual of distance on
-major scale pattern, use keyboard
key sig &/or accidentals -mention relative and
HW: note recognition parallel Minor Keys
worksheet
HW: WS 10: Major Scales HW: WS 11: Key Sigs in
1 Major
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-Intro Circle of 5ths (with
Labor Day handout and book pg. 8)
Holiday -ear training
-whisper whistle
HW: solfege worksheet 5
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-Grand Staff, clefs & ledger -Self test 1-1 (book pg. 3 -Continue solfege
lines (mt.net) &/OR **workbook EX 1-1) worksheet 1
-Begin solfege worksheet -Major scale (mt.net) -ear training 2nd & 3rd
1 which names pitches in -Note recognition on
letter name, solfege & Treble & Bass and
scale degree keyboard
-steps & accidentals (book pg. 4-6)
(mt.net) -Continue solfege
- introduce intervals of a worksheet 1
-ear training 2nd & 3rd
HW: note recognition HW: Treble Note HW: Bass Clef Note
worksheet Recognition & Ledger Line Recognition & Ledger Line
2 3 4
-complete key signatures -continue to drill key sigs Key Signature Quiz
worksheet no. 2 -teach tricks and shortcuts
-ear training 2nd, 3rd, 4th using the order of
Last flat =Fa, last sharp = Ti flat/sharps
Penultimate flat =Do (YouTube video: Key
Signatures Made Easy)
HERE
-ear training 2nd, 3rd, 4th
HW: Treble Note -chart on pg 10 in book HW: finish solfege
Recognition & Ledger Line HW: Bass Clef Note worksheet no 1
HW: solfege worksheet Recognition & Ledger Line HW: solfege worksheet
#2 HW: solfege wkst #3 #4
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-self test 1-2 (book pg. 8-9 -Intro Minor scales: Quiz blank Circle of 5ths
&/OR **workbook EX 1-2) Natural, Harmonic & Interval Dictation Quiz on
-ear training Melodic (mt.net) (book pg. m2, M2, m3, M3, P4 (int
9-10) & relative Minors dic #1)
HW: solfege worksheet 6 HW: **workbook EX 1-3 HW: workbook EX 1-1&2

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-scale degrees (mt.net) &
names (book pg. 15-16)
-self test 1-3 (book pg. 13-
14 &/OR **workbook EX
1-3)
-practice Minor scales
- ear training adding P5 &
tri-tone
21
-generic intervals (mt.net)
(book pg. 16-17)
-self test 1-4 pg. 17
HW: **workbook EX 1-4
28
Elements of Rhythm Tonal
Harmony Chapter 2
-note duration (mt.net) &
beat, tempo, meter (book
pg.24-25)
-rest duration (mt.net)
-dots & ties (mt.net)
-self test 2-1 pg. 26
HW: **workbook EX 2-1
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-complete WS 12: Major
Scales II
- ear training
HW: WS 13: Scale
Degrees in Major
22
-specific intervals (mt.net)
Quantity vs. Quality
-writing intervals (mt.net)
Perfect, Major & Minor
Intervals (book pg. 17-19)
-self test 1-5 pg. 19
HW: **workbook EX 1-5
29
-measures & time
signatures (mt.net)
& (book pg. 27)
-self test 2-2 pg. 27
HW: **workbook EX 2-2
(& 2-3?)
16
-parallel Minor keys
(YouTube video: Finding
Parallel & Relative Minor
Keys) HERE
-complete WS 14: Minor
Scales I
- ear training
HW: WS 15: Key II
Signatures in Minor
23 HALF DAY
-Augmented & Diminished
Intervals (book pg. 19..)
-self test 1-6 A
HW: **workbook EX 1-6 A
31
-simple & compound
meter (mt.net)
-odd meter (mt.net)
& (book pg. 28-31)
-self test 2-3 pg. 29
-self test 2-4 pg. 31
-try to get to book pgs. 32-
34
HW: use self test 2-5 to
study for Quiz!! (answers
on pg 558)
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-Name The Scale Quiz Major & Minors
worksheet write the specified scales
- ear training Interval Dictation Quiz on
m2, M2, m3, M3, P4, P5 &
Tri-tone (int dic #2)
HW: WS 16: Minor Scales
HW: WS 17: Scale
Degrees in Minor
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-Inversion of Intervals Interval Quiz using
-Consonant & Dissonant workbook EX 1-6
Harmonic Intervals
(book pg. 20-21)
-Interval Inversion (mt.net)
-self test 1-6 B, C, D, E
HW: finish self test 1-6
B, C, D, E (answers on pg
555)
October 1 2
Meter Quiz using
workbook EX 2-4
Student Holiday/
Staff Development
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SECOND 6 WEEKS
-Re-teach simple,
compound, odd, duple,
triple & quadruple meters
-Chapter 2 from Barrons -teach conducting patterns
book (pg 15-17)
HW: **WS 02
12 solfege dictation wkst 2
-Introduction to Triads &
Seventh Chords Tonal
Harmony Chapters 3-9
&13-15
-Intro to MAJOR CHORDS
(mt.net)
-Barrons Chapter 5 -funny Chord stories from
-Music Theory (packet)
Fundamentals Chapter 4
HW: Major Triad Search
19
-Intro to root position 7th
Chords: Mm7th, MM 7th,
mm7th, half dim 7th, full
dim 7th (mt.net)
-Music Theory (packet)
Fundamentals pg. 56
HW: WS 32 Section A, first
3 on each line
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-solfege dictation wkst 1
-interval exercises (mt.net)
-Continue Chapter 2
Barrons (pg 18-19)
for 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/8, etc
-WS 07
HW: **WS 03
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-solfege dictation wkst 2
-chord exercises (mt.net)
-Continue Chapter 5
Barrons (pg 110-112)
-Intro to MINOR CHORDS
(mt.net)
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HW: Major/Minor Maze
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-Solfege dictation wkst 3
-7th chord exercises
(mt.net)
-YouTube video on How To
Build 7th Chords HERE
HW: WS 32 finish Section A
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-solfege dictation wkst 1
-interval exercises (mt.net)
-Continue Chapter 2
Barrons (pg 20-21) Barrons (pg 22-24)
-asymmetrical meters
-triplets & duplets
-anacrusis
-WS 08
HW: **WS 04
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-solfege dictation wkst 2
-chord exercises (mt.net)
-Continue Chapter 5
Barrons Barrons
-Intro to AUGMENTED
CHORDS (mt.net)
Chord demo using Oreos!
-Chord quality audio from
gmajmt.net
HW: **WS 25
21
-Solfege dictation wkst 3
-7th chord exercises
(mt.net)
- 7th Chord demo using
Oreos!
-7th Chord quality audio
from gmajmt.net
HW: **workbook EX 3-2
A 1-15 & B 1-7
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-solfege dictation wkst 1
-interval exercises (mt.net)
-Continue Chapter 2
students will notate the
-stem direction
-syncopation
-hemiola
-WS 09
HW: **WS 05
15
-solfege dictation wkst 2
-chord exercises (mt.net)
-Continue Chapter 5
-Intro to DIMINISHED
CHORDS (mt.net)
HW: **WS 26
22
-Solfege dictation wkst 3
-7th chord exercises
(mt.net)
-T.H. pg 41 Checkpoint!
-7th chord aural analysis
using Self-Test 3-2 pg 41
-lead sheet symbols HERE
HW: put lead sheet
symbols on EX 3-2 A
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Meter Quiz AURAL
-listen to musical examples
in various meters, and
pattern & meter used.
(gmajormusictheory.org)
HW: **WS 06
16
Triad Quiz using 10.7 from
gmajormusictheory.org
HW: Treble & Bass Chords
Worksheet
23
Triad & 7th Chord Quiz
using MHIS145 worksheet
HW: read Barrons pg 48-
59 & answer 15 questions
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-Solfege dictation wkst 4 -Solfege dictation wkst 4 -Solfege dictation wkst 4 - Quiz on Inversions
-rhythmic dictation -interval/triad dictation Half Day -7th chord exercises
-Intro to Triad Inversions -Intro to 7th Chord (mt.net)
(mt.net) Inversions (mt.net) -Solfege dictation wkst 4 -complete gmajmt.net HW: morph triad & 7th
-YouTube video HERE 8min -7th chord inversions HERE -7th chord dictation Chapter 12! worksheets in to a quiz
-Music Theory (packet) - finish YouTube video -gmajmt.net Chapter 12!
Fundamentals pg. 53 HERE last 5 mins
-Captain Broccoli explains -M.T.F. (packet) pg. 56 HW: WS 29 HW:
inversions HERE
HW: WS 27 HW: 32 B&C

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