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Piano/Theory 4 Piano/Theory 4

PACING GUIDEPACING GUIDE

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About the CourseAbout the Course

This full year course offers continuing instruction in the This full year course offers continuing instruction in the areas of written theory, keyboard, sight singing, ear areas of written theory, keyboard, sight singing, ear

training, aural dictation and computer, including work in training, aural dictation and computer, including work in form and analysis, instrumentation and music form and analysis, instrumentation and music

composition.composition.

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Aural skills developmentAural skills development Basic acousticsBasic acoustics Call and Response SingingCall and Response Singing Chords – seventh, dominant seventhChords – seventh, dominant seventh Composition - Develop musical Composition - Develop musical

compositions in given form using both compositions in given form using both manuscript paper and computer.manuscript paper and computer.

Consonance & DissonanceConsonance & Dissonance Dictation (rhythmic and melodic)Dictation (rhythmic and melodic) Dominant seventh chords in root and first Dominant seventh chords in root and first

inversioninversion

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Ear Training – ID intervals, triads, 7th Ear Training – ID intervals, triads, 7th chordschords

Expression marksExpression marks Figured BassFigured Bass Identify, notate, and perform music in Identify, notate, and perform music in

small, part, and large formssmall, part, and large forms Identify, notate, and perform clefs and Identify, notate, and perform clefs and

ranges for all instruments and voicesranges for all instruments and voices Identify, notate, and perform concepts Identify, notate, and perform concepts

from Piano Theory 1, 2, & 3from Piano Theory 1, 2, & 3 Identify, notate, and perform different Identify, notate, and perform different

musical from and style musical from and style Intervals/TetrachordsIntervals/Tetrachords

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KeyboardKeyboard Key signaturesKey signatures ListenListen to musical examples and to musical examples and

analyzeanalyze musical scores in each form musical scores in each form Melodic Skills Development (interval Melodic Skills Development (interval

recognition, singing, playing)recognition, singing, playing) Melody writing & analysisMelody writing & analysis Music TerminologyMusic Terminology Non-harmonic tonesNon-harmonic tones Perform various examples on the Perform various examples on the

keyboardkeyboard

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Practice writing, listening to and identifying Practice writing, listening to and identifying the clefs and ranges of all voices and the clefs and ranges of all voices and instrumentsinstruments

Rhythmic Skills Development (pattern Rhythmic Skills Development (pattern recognition, reading, performing)recognition, reading, performing)

Scales/Modes Scales/Modes Sight singingSight singing Small FormsSmall Forms (Phrase, Period, Phrase (Phrase, Period, Phrase

group, Double period)group, Double period) TriadsTriads Two-part (AB), Three – part (ABA), Two-part Two-part (AB), Three – part (ABA), Two-part

form with Trio, Three part form with Trioform with Trio, Three part form with Trio Writing/computer Writing/computer