MUSIC THEORY I (MASTER MAP)

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1 Page 1 of 5 Close Window Print Page Layout Show Standards View Paragraph Format View Course Description MUSIC THEORY I (MASTER MAP) School: Binghamton High School Course #: 815 Teacher: Master Map Grade Level: 9-12 MONTH/YEAR ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS CONCEPTS/SKILLS/STANDARDS CONTENT ASSESSMENT September 2006 September/October Unit 1 (1 week) Unit 2 (1 week) TaKaDiMi - for rhythm familiarity. S.S. basic treble & bass clef. Begin with elementary bassics so even non-music students can take cours. Move into treble & bass clefs, time signs of 4/4, 3/4, 2/4, 6/8. Simple vs. Duple time Course Intro. Basic note reading. Basic time Basic rhythms. TaKaDiMi. sight singing. Class will verbally reproduce basic rhythm patterns in 4/4 time. Students will also recognize basic time signatures and their respective numbers of beats in each measure. AREAS OF INTERACTION Unit 3 (3 weeks) Unit 4 (3 weeks) TKDM-4/4, 3/4 basic S.S. Treble clef, 4-6 mms. Will add accidents w/in lines of music. Order of Sharps F, C, G, D, A, E, B is order of flats in reverse B, E, A, D, G, C, F. Note reading will stretch into use of ledger lines above and below the staves. TDKM - 4/4, 3/4, 2/4, 1/4 basic. S.S. - t clef, 4 mms. adding accendental/key Key signs are the basics for all material to follow throught course. These must be memorized by all students. TDKM - 4/4, 6/8/ 9/8, 12/8. S.S. t/b clef, 6-8 mms. Scales become main focus but continue to reflect upon key Major scales are emphasized, 3 minor scales are intruduced for further exploration later. TKDM now advancing. Treble/bass clef reading adding accidentals. Basic rhythms using TKDM. Order of shaprs/flats/ Continue note reading. Key Signatures. movable C clef and its applications and origins. Sharps/flats applied within key sign, not within lines of music. Continue work with key Major/Minor scales -- non key Class will verbally reproduce TKDM and SS either individually or in pairs for accuracy. Students will demonstrate knowledge of basic time signs with in-class quiz, non graded. Homework 1 & 2 to be handed out Quiz 1 will be on basic rhythms, time signs and order of sharps/flats. Quiz 2 will be one of 5 or so quizzes on key

2 Page 2 of 5 November 2006 November/December TKDM moves into more advanced rhythms and time Homework 3 & 4 to be handed out Quiz 3 is on key Quiz 4 is on all 3 types of minor scales. S.S. quiz 1- individual Unit 5 (2 weeks) Unit 6 - (2 weeks) Unit 7 - (3 weeks) January 2007 January/February TKDM 4/4, 6/8, 3/8, 2/2 S.S. - t/b clef mms. Maj/min/per/dim/aug intervals are crucial for analyzing scales and for the next unit with chord structures. TKDM - 5/4,6/4, 7/4, 7/8, 5/8 SS -t/b/c clefs, 15 + mms. Modes will be added to scale and key signature study. Essentially, we will review all keys and scales in this unit and slowly add in modes. Listening will include Renaissance and Baroque styles. TKDM - 6/8, 6/4, 5/4, 5/8 SS - t/b/c clefs, two parts Key sign memorization plays intricate role in learning chord structure well. Begin with M/m triads Move into D/A triads and briefly into 7th Listening to remain in Renaissance and Baroque -- Palestrina, Tallis, Monteverdi, J. S. Bach, Corelli, Vivaldi, Handel. Continue work with key Major/Minor scales -- non key TKDM moves into more advanced rhythms and time Continue work in movable C clefs. modes and modal music. Begin more historical and cross-curricular listening to recordings. Continue interval chord structure and triads/ Deep intervallic discussions/ analysis Continue to listen to recorded music for analysis. Quiz 6 is recap on all intervals. X-credit quiz/homework is recap of materal from first 10 weeks. Listening will be discussed and analyzed in class by the Homework #1 to entire group. be handed out Individuals are welcome to participate as Quiz #1 will be on they feel modes, some compelled. scale Homework #2 to be handed out Quiz 2 - M/m/D/A triads Continue discussing listening selections with group. Will look for specific musical elements. Unit 8 (3 weeks) Unit 9 (2 weeks) TKDM - 5/4/, 5//8, 7/4, 7/8. S. S. - t/b clefs, two parts. Harmonic sequences in major keys, I, ii, iii, IV, V vi, vii - minor sequence to follow later. Listening will branch from Baroque to Classical period focused mostly on J. S. Bach, Mozart, Haydn. Continue chord work, triads and harmonic sequence/scale numbers. Continue to listen to recorded music for analysis. Homework #3 & #4 to be collected for Quiz 2 on triads, chords and key signatures Quiz 4 on Major harmonic sequence. Continue discussing listening sectons with group.

3 Page 3 of 5 March 2007 Unit 10 (2 weeks) March/April TKDM - 9/8, 10/8, 12/8, 13/8, 15/8, 2/8, 3/8, 6/8. S. S. - t/b/c clefs, 20 + mms in two and three parts. Review of prior material. Most all topics covered will be reviewed in this unit and most topics should be memorized. Listening will focus entirely on Mozart and Haydn and their compositional similarities. TKDM - 4/4, 6/8 syncopation and tied rhythms S. S. - t/b three parts. 4-part writing requires use of chords/triads. R 3 5 R writing, doubling, tripling. Dictation will be basic 4/4, 2- measure lines. Listening will focus mainly on Beethoven. Also Liszt, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Schumann, Chopin. chord major H.S. More in depth work on S.S. and TKDM. Mostly review of key signs, chords, triads, H.S. and scales. listening to recorded music for analysis and for deeper historical elements. 4-part harmon and 4- part writing. chord Listening moves into Romantic period. Intro to rhythmic Quiz #5 on review of entire course - double credit quiz. X-credit quiz on scales and modes. S.S. quiz #2 - individual in-class listening quiz, not for Homework #2 to Quiz #2 on chord inversins and V7 non- Unit 11 - (2 weeks) Unit 12 - (2 weeks) Unit 13 -(3 weeks) TKDM - 3/4, 3/8, 6/8, 9/8 S. S. - t/b three and four parts. V7 chords and their inversions to be applied to current 4-part writing projects. Chord inversions to also be applied in harmonic progressions. Listening will move to Brahms, Wagner, Tchaikovsky. TKDM 5/4, 5/8, 7/8, 10/8 S. S. t/b/c clefs, four parts. 4-part writings remains basically the same, adding rules for doubling roots & 5ths, no doubled 3rds, no parallel 5ths or 8ths, no part crossing and occasionally tripling roots. Dvork, Mahler, Borodin, others. TKDM - 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 7/4. S.S. - t/b/c clefs, four parts. 4-part writing V7 chord inversions Listening remains in Romantic period. work with rhythmic 4-part writing chord & V7 inversions. More complex rhythmic Listening completes late Romantic period. Homework #2 to credit Quiz 2 on chord inversions and V7 rhytmic dictation, non - Homework #3 to Quiz 3 on 4-part writing with inversions and V7 non-

4 Page 4 of 5 Figured bass to be used along with inversions. Begin to harmonize melodies in the bass line. Minor keys and their harmonic sequences and progressions to be presented. Use of cadences - half (HC), perfect authentic (PAC), imperfect authentic (IAC), deceptive (DC) and plagal (PC). figure bass. 4-part writing in minor keys. Cadences rhythmic Listening moves into 20th century and impressionsit classical music. Homework #4 to Quiz 4 on figured bass and 4-part writing in minor keys. Quiz 5 on Cadences. X-credit quiz to recap past 7 weeks. non- S. S. quiz #3, individual and final S. S. quiz. May 2007 May/June Unit 14 - (2 weeks) Unit 15 - (2 weeks) Unit 15 - (1 week) Unit 15 (1 week) Unit 16 (1 week) Unit 17 (3 weeks) TDKM - 4/4, 6/8 X chords are secondary dominants, Neapolitan chords are built on a flat major II. Current 4-part writing is in preparation for arranging and composition projects. Listening covers Host, Vaughan, Williams, Rachmaninoff, Debussy, Faure, Ravel, Stravinsky, Bruch, Satie, Britten, Copland, Berstein. TKDM 3/4, 3/8, 6/8 Non-chord tones to be applied to melodies, also to add harmonies to inner voicings. Listening includes Berg, Schoenburg, late Stravinsky, Babbit, Cage. Arranging project 1 to cover basic music arranging for string quartet. Voice leadings, part writing and harmonization must be present in composition. Arranging project #2 to cover music arranging for trombone quartet. cover Miles, Coltrane, Wes Montgomery, Dizz, other major jazz influences of the hard bop period. Arranging project #3 to cover music arranging for saxophone quartet, which requires X Neapolitan major/minor key 4-part writing. include 20th century and impressionist. nonchord tones with 4- part writing cover serialism, minimalism, atonal music, late 20th century. arranging. cover the music of the Beatles. working on music arranging. Homework #1 to Quiz 1 on X and Neapolitan chords only. Brief in-class listening quz. Quiz #2 on nonchord tones and correct melody/harmony writing. Project #1 to be quiz grade. by the BHS String Quartet. Project #2 to be a quiz grade. by the BHS Trombone Quartet.

5 Page 5 of 5 transposition. cover several contemporary influential jazz musicians/groups. Final comp/arranging project discussed and worked on in class. cover rock, country, folk, world dance, techno, rap. Compositional techniques. cover the genre of Jazz - hard bop. Transposition. work on comp techniques. cover contemporary jazz. Project #3 to be a quiz grade. by the BHS Saxophone Ensemble. Recap of course materia.l Final project issued. vary.

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