Click to proceed to the next page1 Piano/Theory 4 PACING GUIDE Quarter 1

Click to proceed to the next page 2 About the Course This full year course offers continuing instruction in the areas of written theory, keyboard, sight singing, ear training, aural dictation and computer, including work in form and analysis, instrumentation and music composition.

Click to proceed to the next page3 Quarter 1 Aural skills development Aural skills development Basic acoustics Basic acoustics Call and Response Singing Call and Response Singing Chords – seventh, dominant seventh Chords – seventh, dominant seventh Composition - Develop musical compositions in given form using both manuscript paper and computer. Composition - Develop musical compositions in given form using both manuscript paper and computer. Consonance & Dissonance Consonance & Dissonance Dictation (rhythmic and melodic) Dictation (rhythmic and melodic) Dominant seventh chords in root and first inversion Dominant seventh chords in root and first inversion

Click to proceed to the next page4 Quarter 1 (continued) Ear Training – ID intervals, triads, 7th chords Ear Training – ID intervals, triads, 7th chords Expression marks Expression marks Figured Bass Figured Bass Identify, notate, and perform music in small, part, and large forms Identify, notate, and perform music in small, part, and large forms Identify, notate, and perform clefs and ranges for all instruments and voices Identify, notate, and perform clefs and ranges for all instruments and voices Identify, notate, and perform concepts from Piano Theory 1, 2, & 3 Identify, notate, and perform concepts from Piano Theory 1, 2, & 3 Identify, notate, and perform different musical from and style Identify, notate, and perform different musical from and style Intervals/Tetrachords Intervals/Tetrachords

Click to proceed to the next page5 Quarter 1 (continued) Keyboard Keyboard Key signatures Key signatures Listen to musical examples and analyze musical scores in each form Listen to musical examples and analyze musical scores in each form Melodic Skills Development (interval recognition, singing, playing) Melodic Skills Development (interval recognition, singing, playing) Melody writing & analysis Melody writing & analysis Music Terminology Music Terminology Non-harmonic tones Non-harmonic tones Perform various examples on the keyboard Perform various examples on the keyboard

Click to proceed to the next page6 Quarter 1 (continued) Practice writing, listening to and identifying the clefs and ranges of all voices and instruments Practice writing, listening to and identifying the clefs and ranges of all voices and instruments Rhythmic Skills Development (pattern recognition, reading, performing) Rhythmic Skills Development (pattern recognition, reading, performing) Scales/Modes Scales/Modes Sight singing Sight singing Small Forms (Phrase, Period, Phrase group, Double period) Small Forms (Phrase, Period, Phrase group, Double period) Triads Triads Two-part (AB), Three – part (ABA), Two- part form with Trio, Three part form with Trio Two-part (AB), Three – part (ABA), Two- part form with Trio, Three part form with Trio Writing/computer Writing/computer