FINE ARTS Advanced Placement Music Theory Credit: 1 (year) Offered to grades: 11-12 Prerequisites: While there is no formal prerequisite for an AP Music Theory class, students’ ability to read and write musical notation is fundamental to such a course. It is also strongly recommended that the student will have acquired at least basic performance skills in voice or on an instrument. With this in mind, students who are in Band or Chorale and have an extra class available or students who study a musical instrument outside of school, such as piano or violin, may find this class to be of interest. Description: The purpose of this course is to provide opportunities to study music theory in three main areas: written skills, sight-singing, and aural skills. At the end of the course students should be able to: • • • • • • • • • • •
Construct major and minor scales Identify major and minor key signatures Construct and identify intervals and triads Notate rhythm and pitch using accepted practices Harmonize a melody using appropriate chord choices Realize figured-bass or Roman numeral analysis Effectively use non-chord tones Notate a bass line for a melody Sing a short melody in bass or treble clef Notate a short melody upon hearing Notate soprano and bass upon hearing harmonic progression.
Ceramics/Pottery I Credit: 1 (year) Offered to grades: 9-12 Prerequisite: None Description: The purpose of this course is to give students a basic understanding of ceramic processes. The content should include, but not be limited to, the following:
the composition and treatment of clay products qualities of art of clay products in different forms and styles recognition of properties, limitations, and possibilities of clay construction through hand-building techniques use of clay bodies, glazes, tools, and techniques in creating clay products investigation of decorating techniques development of skills with ceramic tools examination of qualities of finished products made by professionals study of vocabulary relating to ceramics and pottery defense of aesthetic judgments about works of art produced in clay
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