AP MUSIC THEORY
2nd PERIOD: ROOm 3406
Instructor: J. Craig Cantrell Office Phone: 770-967-0080 ext. 748
Email: craig.cantrell@hallco.org Conferences/Tutorials: Before School / By appointment
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
*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
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.
- 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:
Grading
Grades will be weighed as follows:
Grading Penalties:
- 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
- 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!
Sending projects/classwork instructions
- go to www.google.com
- sign in or create a google account
- click on the 9 squares icon in upper right corner
- open google drive (triangle icon from the drop menu)
- click the big red "new" button on the left side
- click on "google docs"
- create your document or copy & past from your Word document
- click the blue "share" button in top right corner of screen
- title the document with your first and last names and your class period (ex: Tom Hanks 1st period)
- Type in <craig.cantrell@hallco.org>
- click "send"
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