Course at Music Fundamentals I:

Pitch, Major Scales and

Music Fundamentals II:

a Glance
UNIT UNIT Minor Scales and Key
1 2
Key Signatures, Rhythm,
Signatures, Melody,
Meter, and Expressive
Timbre, and Texture
Elements

~16–18 Class
Periods ~20–23 Class
Periods

PIT 1.1 Pitch and Pitch Notation PIT Minor Scales: Natural,
Plan 2.1
+ 1 Harmonic, and Melodic
The course at a glance provides 2

a useful visual organization of RHY 1.2 Rhythmic Values PIT 2.2 Relative Keys:
1 Determining Relative
the AP Music Theory curricular 2
1
Minor Key and Notating
components, including: 2
PIT 1.3 Half Steps and Whole Key Signatures
§ Sequence of units, along with 1 Steps PIT 2.3 Key Relationships:
2
suggested pacing. Please 1 Parallel, Closely Related,
PIT 1.4 Major Scales and Scale and Distantly Related
note that pacing is based 2
1 Degrees Keys
on 45-minute class periods, 2
meeting ve days each week
PIT 2.4 Other Scales:
PIT 1.5 Major Keys and Key 1 Chromatic, Whole-
for a full academic year.
+ Signatures 2 Tone, and Pentatonic
§ Progression of topics within PIT 2.5 Interval Size and
each unit. RHY 1.6 Simple and Compound 1 Quality
1 Beat Division 2
§ Big ideas and course skills 2
across units.
PIT 2.6 Interval Inversion and
RHY 1.7 Meter and Time 1 Compound Intervals
1 Signature 2

Teach 2
PIT 2.7 Transposing
RHY 1.8 Rhythmic Patterns 2 Instruments
SKILL CATEGORIES
Skill categories spiral throughout the course: + DES 2.8 Timbre
1
1 Analyze Performed 3 Convert Between DES 1.9 Tempo
Music Performed and 1 PIT 2.9 Melodic Features
Notated Music 2 1
2 Analyze Notated 2
Music 4 Complete Based DES 1.10 Dynamics and
on Cues PIT Melodic Transposition
+ Articulation 2.10
1
+ Indicates 3 or more skills/practices 2
suggested for a given topic. The individual
topic page will show all the suggested skills.
DES 2.11 Texture and Texture
1 Types
BIG IDEAS 2
Big ideas make connections across topics
and units: DES 2.12 Texture Devices
1
PIT Pitch FOR Form 2

RHY Rhythm DES Musical Design RHY 2.13 Rhythmic Devices

1
2
Assess
Assign the Personal Progress
Checks—either as homework or in
class—for each unit. Each Personal
Progress Check contains formative
multiple-choice and free-response
questions. The feedback from the
Personal Progress Checks shows
students the areas where they
Personal Progress Check 1 Personal Progress Check 2
need to focus their learning
Multiple-choice: ~55 questions Multiple-choice: ~70 questions
and practice. Free-response: 3 questions Free-response: 3 questions
§ Melodic dictation § Melodic dictation
§ Melodic dictation § Melodic dictation
§ Sight-singing § Sight-singing
 Harmony and Voice Harmony and Voice
Music Fundamentals III:
UNIT UNIT Leading I: Chord UNIT Leading II: Chord
3 4 5
Triads and Seventh
Function, Cadence, Progressions and
Chords
and Phrase Predominant Function

~13–15 Class
Periods ~15–17 Class
Periods ~13–15 Class
Periods

PIT 3.1 Triad and Chord PIT 4.1 Soprano-Bass PIT 5.1 Adding Predominant
1 Qualities (M, m, d, A) RHY Counterpoint 1 Function IV (iv) and ii
2 2 (iio) to a Melodic Phrase
FOR
PIT 3.2 Diatonic Chords and
+ PIT 5.2 The vi (VI) Chord
+ Roman Numerals 1
2
DES 4.2 SATB Voice Leading
PIT 3.3 Chord Inversions and PIT PIT 5.3 Predominant Seventh
Figures: Introduction to Chords
+ Figured Bass + +
PIT 3.4 Seventh Chords PIT 4.3 Harmonic Progression, PIT 5.4 The iii (III) Chord
1 Functional Harmony, 1
2 + and Cadences 2

PIT 3.5 Seventh Chord PIT 5.5 Cadences and

PIT 4.4 Voice Leading with Predominant Function
+ Inversions and Figures 1

+ Seventh Chords 2

PIT
PIT 4.5 Voice Leading with 5.6 Cadential 64 Chords
Seventh Chords in +
+ Inversions
PIT
5.7 Additional 64 Chords
+

Personal Progress Check 3 Personal Progress Check 4 Personal Progress Check 5

Multiple-choice: ~25 questions Multiple-choice: ~35 questions Multiple-choice: ~50 questions
Free-response: 3 questions Free-response: 3 questions Free-response: 3 questions
§ Harmonic dictation § Part writing: Figured bass § Composing a bass line
§ Melodic dictation § Part writing: Roman numerals § Harmonic dictation
§ Sight-singing § Sight-singing § Sight-singing
 Harmony and
Harmony and Voice UNIT
UNIT Voice Leading III: UNIT

6 7 8
Leading IV: Secondary Modes and Form
Embellishments, Motives,
Function
and Melodic Devices

~11–13 Class
Periods ~10–12 Class
Periods ~10–11 Class
Periods

PIT 6.1 Embellishing Tones: PIT 7.1 Tonicization through PIT 8.1 Modes
1 Identifying Passing 1 Secondary Dominant 1
Tones and Neighbor 2 Chords 2
2 Tones FOR 8.2 Phrase Relationships
PIT 7.2 Part Writing of 1
PIT 6.2 Embellishing Tones: Secondary Dominant 2
4
Writing Passing Tones Chords
4 FOR 8.3 Common Formal
and Neighbor Tones
PIT 7.3 Tonicization through 1 Sections
PIT 6.3 Embellishing 1 Secondary Leading 2
Tones: Identifying 2 Tone Chords
1
Anticipations, Escape
Tones, Appoggiaturas, PIT 7.4 Part Writing of
2 Secondary Leading
and Pedal Points
+ Tone Chords
PIT 6.4 Embellishing Tones:
Identifying and
Writing Suspensions;
+ Identifying
Retardations
FOR 6.5 Motive and Motivic
PIT Transformation
RHY
1
2

PIT 6.6 Melodic Sequence

1
2

PIT 6.7 Harmonic Sequence

1
2

Personal Progress Check 6 Personal Progress Check 7 Personal Progress Check 8

Multiple-choice: ~40 questions
Free-response: 4 questions
§ Part writing: Roman numerals
§ Melodic dictation
§ Sight-singing
§ Composing a bass line
Multiple-choice: ~20 questions
Free-response: 4 questions
§ Part writing: Figured bass
§ Harmonic dictation
§ Sight-singing
§ Composing a bass line
Multiple-choice: ~20 questions
Free-response: 3 questions
§ Melodic dictation
§ Composing a bass line
§ Sight-singing