WELCOME! Rocklin High School AP Music Theory Mr. Spiess RHS Choral/Vocal, Piano Lab, AP Theory, AVID12

RHS AP Music Theory at a glance… 1 AP Music Theory Class at RHS 10 students Total/1TA Sophomore-Seniors Students from RHS and WHS 6 Male--4 Female Singers, Instrumentalist and Non-Musicians No musical experience prerequisite but piano skills beneficial.

AP Theory into the future… Continue to offer the class as long as the district allows it. Encourage more freshman and sophomores to take the course Other Courses Offered: Concert Choir Advanced Women's Ensemble Chamber Choir Men's Ensemble ( ) Piano Lab

Course Objectives Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: Notate rhythms and pitches in treble, bass, alto and tenor clef Sing and write all major scales and all types of minor scales Visually identify and compose in modes Perform the whole-tone and chromatic scales on the keyboard Construct a circle of 5ths chart Identify all diatonic and chromatic intervals within the octave both aurally and in print Transpose a melodic phrase Write major, minor, diminished, and augmented chords in all 3 inversions Aurally identify major, minor, diminished and augmented chords in all 3 inversions Write all diatonic 7th chords in all four inversions and resolve them properly

Aurally identify all diatonic 7th chords Identify both aurally and visually the five types of cadences Identify both aurally and visually all ten non-harmonic tones Write Roman numeral analysis for traditional 4-voice texture and label non-harmonic tones Identify the elements of melodic phrase structure Identify visually and aurally the four texture types: monophonic, polyphonic, homophonic, or homorhythmic/chordal texture Given a soprano melody, compose a bass line with Roman numeral analysis Realize short chorale progressions in traditional 4-voice texture given the figured bass line, demonstrating proper voice leading Resolve dominant 7th chords in 4-voice texture using correct voice leading Analyze a 4-voice chorale and identify non-harmonic tones and secondary chords Analyze printed excerpts of standard works and identify the form Be familiar with the 5 major eras of western music through listening examples

Course Materials Always bring a pencil to class. Do not use pen for dictation exercises or compositions. Please use a three- ring binder and organize it into the following sections: Sight-Singing. I will provide a packet for you which we will use throughout the year. Dictation. This section should contain multiple sheets of removable blank staff paper (no clefs, measures, brackets, etc.) Part-Writing. This section should also contain multiple sheets of removable blank staff paper. Handouts. I will be giving you various handouts throughout the year to go in this section. Notes. Regular binder paper or Cornell notepaper for notes on vocabulary, concepts, test-taking tips, etc.

Grading Each student is graded on: A course syllabus is online for you to see Daily Performance and Participation Assignment Completion Attitude (This is a frustrating course) Music Theory Tests Skills Checks Attendance

AP Exams Fee: $89.00 payable at student store or online web store Deadline: February 1st No Extensions! Fee reduction request paperwork available late October. $5 test fee for qualified people. Payment plans are available through the school but must happen before the February 1st deadline. Dates: Currently not posted. Check out for updated info.

RHS Piano Lab Connect New School Website Student/Parent Connection Piano Lab: 7NN7Z-DT5C8 Concert Choir: MTKQ9-HCDDS Women’s Ensemble: XVX9B-HGXDF Chamber: X7C7Z-NVMNT AP Music Theory: G6FDZ-GFTKD Teacher

Thank You For Coming Tonight! Please encourage your student to persevere! Please do not hesitate to contact me for any reason. Mr. Spiess RHS Choral/Vocal, Piano Lab, AP Theory, AVID12