Telstar HS Music Theory Class

The more you get into Music, the more you'll get out of life!

Course Name: MUSIC THEORY I

Grade Level: 9-12

Credit Value: 1 Fine Arts

This is a beginning course in the fundamentals of music notation and is designed to develop basic

Music literacy. The course consists of a study of notation, melody, harmony, rhythm, and technical musical language. Students will learn basic musical structures, analysis, and beginning composition. Students will study simple musical structures and compose a variety of music using Manuscript, Finale and Garageband.

5/12/08 Continue working with Blues Scales and integrating them in composition techniques.

5/19/08 Working with Cadences and experimenting with Internal and Final Cadences in Composition work.

5/27/08 This is the last week for Seniors. Your Notebooks are due for grading on Wednesday and your final exam will be a Compilation of knowledge composition on Finale. Underclassmen will have a review & test on Cadences.

6/2/08 Working with Melodic Elaborations

6/9/08 Continued work with Melodic Elaborations, Review, and test.

6/16/08 Underclassmen notebooks are due for grading on Monday. Final will be on Wednesday. Friday will be year-end review, class evaluations, and we will burn CD's of your Compositions for you!