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AP MUSIC THEORY

2nd PERIOD: ROOm 3406

Syllabus / Course Calendar
Instructor:      J. Craig Cantrell                             Office Phone:          770-967-0080 ext. 748
​Email:              craig.cantrell@hallco.org             Conferences/Tutorials: Before School / By appointment

OVERVIEW

The AP Music Theory course emphasizes advanced study of musical structure, form, analysis, part-writing, and advanced terminology.  This college level course is fast-paced and rigorous, which is designed to prepare students to take the Advanced Placement Exam for college credit.

OBJECTIVES

By the end of this course, students should have a mastery of the rudiments and terminology of music, including hearing and notating: pitches, intervals, scales and keys, chords, meter, rhythm.  Also, the student should be competent in melodic and harmonic dictation, composing using specific part-writing rules, realizing a figured bass and Roman numeral progressions, analysis of repertoire, and sight-singing.

TEXTBOOK

Kostka, Stepfan, and Dorothy Payne. Tonal Harmony: With an Introduction to Twentieth-Century Music. 5th ed. New York: McGraw Hill, 2004

REQUIRED CLASS MATERIAL

All students are required to have the following materials daily:
*Pencils (all work & exams submitted to the instructor MUST be written in pencil unless your work is completed in a music notation program)
*Notebook Paper
​*Standard 1" 3-ring Binder

Recommended Class Material

Clipboard
​Manuscript Paper

Major projects and exams

  • Unit Tests (Affirmation of Knowledge) - at least two each nine-weeks
  • Class Recital
    • A test grade for the first nine-weeks will be a recital for your classmates and invited guests.  All students will be expected to participate.  More information will be given in ample time to prepare for the recital.
  • Concert Attendance 
    • Another one of your Affirmation of Knowledge grades will be based on your attendance at a concert.  Beginning after the Class Recital, each student is required to attend four (4) live performances of classical/mainstream music over the course of the year.  There are five categories that must be fulfilled.  You must attend a concert:
      • Featuring a professional ensemble
      • Featuring a collegiate ensemble
      • One each of high school band or chorus concert
        • NOTE: You cannot count any concert in which you had a role, even a small role.  Middle School concerts do not count.  You can finish this requirement early, but you must have at least one or two categories filled each nine-weeks.   The procedure for filing these concerts and a rubric will be reviewed in class.

Grading

​Grades will be weighed as follows:
  • 45% Daily Assignments (Quizzes, Homework, In-Class Assignments)
  • 35% Assessments of Knowledge (Chapter Tests, Unit Tests)
  • 10% Compositions & Projects (two projects/compositions each semester)
  • 10% Concert Reports (two reports each semester)

Grading Penalties:
  • 1 day late = 25 points deducted from the grade
  • 2 days late = 50 points deducted from the grade
  • 3 days late = no credit 
Compositions & Project Assignments
  • Minus 20 points per day late
  • Assignment must be turned in no later than the nine-week grading period for 50% credit.

Classroom Expectations

As an AP Music Theory student you are expected:
  • To listen and pay attention
  • To be respectful while others are talking or working
  • To refrain from eating during class
  • To abstain from any cell phone use (cell phones should not be out or seen)
  • To raise your hand before asking relevant questions or leaving the room
  • To have your materials daily and take notes
  • To be accountable and responsible for your work and success
  • To be the BEST student you can be!
AP MUSIC THEORY INFORMATION SHEET

Sending projects/classwork instructions

  1. go to www.google.com
  2. sign in or create a google account
  3. click on the 9 squares icon in upper right corner
  4. open google drive (triangle icon from the drop menu)
  5. click the big red "new" button on the left side
  6. click on "google docs"
  7. create your document or copy & past from your Word document
  8. click the blue "share" button in top right corner of screen
  9. title the document with your first and last names and your class period (ex: Tom Hanks 1st period)
  10. Type in <craig.cantrell@hallco.org>
  11. click "send"

CURRICULUM MAP - PACING GUIDE - COURSE CALENDAR

​THEORY RESOURCES
www.openmusictheory.com
www.musictheory.net
​EAR TRAINING RESOURCES
www.good-ear.com
www.teoria.com
​SIGHT-SINGING RESOURCES
www.thepracticeroom.net

Location

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6603 Spout Springs Road
Flowery Branch, GA 30542
(770) 967-0080

Cherokee Bluff Band Association
7380 Spout Springs Road STE 210-218
Flowery Branch, GA 30542

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