The Relevance of Music



AP MUSIC THEORY SYLLABUS

Teacher: Mr. Drew Welkie

Phone: 410-266-5240 Ext: 216

E-mail: awelkie@

Planning periods: A Day: First Period 7:17am-8:55am

B Day: Third Period 10:35-12:50

Link to the AP Courses homepage:

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***It is the expectation that any student enrolled in an AP course will register for and take the AP exam***

ALL students taking AP Music Theory will register for the 2016 AP Music Theory Exam. It will take place on Monday, May 9th, 2016 @8:00 am. Register now with Mrs. Rebecca Hogan rhogan@ or call the Counseling Office.

**Here is a link to the Course Description found of the College Board Website:



Course Overview

The AP Music Theory course corresponds to two semesters of a typical introductory college music theory course that covers topics such as musicianship, theory, musical materials, and procedures. Musicianship skills including dictation and other listening skills, sight-singing, and keyboard harmony are considered an important part of the course. Through the course, students develop the ability to recognize, understand, and describe basic materials and processes of music that are heard or presented in a score. Development of aural skills is a primary objective. Performance is also part of the learning process. Students understand basic concepts and terminology by listening to and performing a wide variety of music. Notational skills, speed, and fluency with basic materials are emphasized through individual and group composition as well as improvisational activities.

PART I: ELEMENTS OF MUSIC

1. Pitch and Pitch Class

2. Simple Meters

3. Pitch Collections, Scales, and Major Keys

4. Compound Meters

5. Minor Keys and the Diatonic Modes

6. Intervals

7. Triads

Primary focus will be Figured Bass

Inversions of Triads

Realizing figured bass in musical examples and scores

8. Seventh Chords and inversions

9. Connecting Intervals in Note-to-Note Counterpoint

10. Melodic and Rhythmic Embellishment in Two-Voice Composition

PART II: DIATONIC HARMONY AND TONICIZATION

11. Soprano and Bass Lines in 18th Century Style

12. The Basic Phrase in SATB Style

13. Dominant Sevenths, the Predominant Area, and Melody Harmonization

14. Expanding the Tonic and Dominant Areas

15. Diatonic Harmonies and Root Progression

16. Embellishing Tones in Four Voices

17. The diminished 7th chords and Other Voice Leading Chords

18. Phrase Structure and Motivic Analysis

19. Diatonic Sequences

20. Secondary Dominants and Leading Tone Chords to V

21. Tonicizing Scale Degrees Other Than V

PART III: CHROMATIC HARMONY AND FORM

22. Modulation to Closely Related Keys

23. Binary and Ternary Forms

24. Invention, Fugue, and Other Contrapuntal Genres

25. Modal Mixture

26. The Neapolitan Sixth and Augmented Sixth Chords

27. Vocal Forms

28. Popular Music

29. Chromatic Harmony and Voice Leading

30. Chromatic Modulation

31. Variation and Ronda

32. Sonata and Related Forms

PART IV: THE TWENTIETH CENTURY AND BEYOND

33. Modes, Scales, and Sets

34. Music Analysis with Sets

35. Sets and Set Classes

36. Ordered Segments and Serialism

37. Twelve Tone Rows and the Row Matrix

38. New Ways to Organize Rhythm, Meter, and Duration

39. New Ways to Articulate Musical Form

40. Recent Trends

PART III: CHROMATIC HARMONY AND FORM

PART IV: THE TWENTIETH CENTURY AND BEYOND 

AP SCORE QUALIFICATION (AP Music Theory Test: Monday May 9th, 2016 @8:00am)

The Readers’ scores on the free-response questions are combined with the results of the computer-scored multiple-choice questions; the weighted raw scores are summed to give a composite score. The composite score is then converted to a grade on AP’s 5-point scale:

5 - Extremely well qualified - College Credit granted at all institutions accepting AP scores-3 college credits or more

4 - Well qualified - College Credit granted at all institutions accepting AP scores-3 college credits/rarely more

3 – Qualified -College Credit granted at MOST institutions accepting AP scores-up to 3 college credits

2 - Possibly qualified -College Credit rarely granted at institutions accepting AP scores-up to 3 college credits

1 - No recommendation -College Credit not granted

AP Exam grades of 5 are equivalent to A grades in the corresponding college course. AP Exam grades of 4 are equivalent to grades of A–, B+, and B in college. AP Exam grades of 3 are equivalent to grades of B–, C+, and C in college.

Required materials

Textbooks and Resources:

-The Musician’s Guide to Theory and Analysis Second Edition

-The Musician’s Guide to Aural Skills Second Edition Volumes 1-2

-The Musician’s Guide Workbook

-The Musician’s Guide Anthology

Assessments (address formative & summative)

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Grading/Assessment

A (90-100%) - Outstanding level of achievement

B (80-89%) - High level of achievement

C (70-79%) - Satisfactory level of achievement

D (60-69%) - Low level of achievement

E (59% -50) - Failure {0 – If student does not attempt the work}

Grades will be assessed in the following weighted categories:

85-90%--Assessments (please break up into other academic categories)

10-15%--Homework

Minimum: A minimum grade of 50% will be given for all assignments or assessments for which the student made a good faith effort, as determined by the teacher. If a student does no work on an assignment or assessment, the teacher shall assign a grade of zero.

Approximate expectations for assignments and assessments:

➢ Homework- daily

➢ Classwork- every other day

➢ Major Projects- once per unit (every two weeks)

➢ Major Unit Tests- once per unit (every two-three weeks)

Parent Notification: Parents will be notified at least three weeks prior to the end of a marking period if a student is currently earning a failing grade. At any time, parents may check parentconnect. to see their student’s grade. Please contact the guidance office if you do not already have a login.

Late Work/Redo’s:

Late Work: Please endeavor to turn all work in when due. If you have a reason that the work must be late please meet with me.

Redo’s: Students shall have ONE additional chance to improve their score on a major test or assessment (as designated by the teacher). In order for this to happen the student MUST have submitted the original assignment ON TIME and set up a time with the teacher for re-teaching within 5 days of getting the graded assignment back. After the re-teaching, the student will have 10 days to resubmit the assignment. The higher grade will be the grade of record.

All student re-teaching will take place after school Tuesdays or Wednesdays please endeavor to schedule this meeting in advance so that we both are prepared.

Attendance/Tardiness:

• IF YOU ARE ABSENT, PLEASE CONTACT Mr. Welkie at awelkie@ to receive your make up work.

• All effort will be made to facilitate students when absent. Please make prior arrangements, if possible, to collect work from the instructor for days that are to be missed.

• It is the Annapolis High School expectation that all students will be on time. The policies for the tardy table will be followed.

Academic Integrity:

In order to promote the pursuit of academic excellence and learning, Anne Arundel County Public Schools expects its students to conform to specific standards of academic integrity. Academic integrity is an integral part of promoting self-respect, trust, student achievement, and positive relationships among all stakeholders in our school community. Academic integrity means exhibiting honesty in all academic exercises and assignments. Academic dishonesty refers to any form of misconduct that occurs in relation to all formal academic exercises.

Cell Phone Expectations:

Teachers need to outline the green/red expectations in their class using positive language.

|Self |Others |

|Be prepared |Listen when others are talking |

|Use appropriate school language |Participate in class activities |

|Have respect for yourself |Use language appropriate for school |

|Try your best! |Avoid conflict in class |

|Have a “Can Do” Attitude! |Offer and accept constructive criticism |

|Learning |Property |

|Come to class daily and on time |Keep an organized notebook complete with quality notes |

|Bring all required materials |Keep your space clean |

|Participate in class |Stay in your seat and keep the desk clear |

|Study for tests and quizzes by doing practice problems | |

|Ask for help when needed | |

|Follow instructions and stay on task | |

|Complete all assignments on time | |

Behavioral Expectations:

Annapolis High School students, staff, and visitors will make a pledge and commitment to their school and its mission. In doing so, students show respect for themselves, learning, others, and property.

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Students are expected to bring the following materials to every class every day:

1. 3” Binder (with dividers)

2. Lined Paper

3. Music Staff Paper

4. Pencil and/or Pen

5. Agenda (given out on Day 1, kept in binder)

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