Music Return to index Band 1 grades 9-12 Band 2 grades 9-12 Band 3 grades 9-12 Choir 1 grades 9-12 Choir 2 grades 9-12 Choir 3 grades 9-12 Music lab grades 9-12 Advanced Placement Music Theory Orchestra grades 9-12 Understanding, grades 9-12 Adaptive Music

AP Music Theory Grades 9-12 Standard 1: Sings, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music Benchmark Performance will be satisfactory when the learner: Not applicable to this course Standard 2: Performs on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music Benchmark Not applicable to this course Standard 3: Improvises melodies, variations and accompaniments Benchmark Not applicable to this course Standard 4: Composes and arranges music within specified guidelines Benchmark 4.1     Composes music in a distinct style demonstrating creativity in using the elements of music for expressive effect 4.2     Arranges pieces for voices or instruments other than those for which the pieces were written in ways that preserve or enhance the expressive effect of the music 4.3     Uses technology sources when composing and arranging 4.4     Understands the ranges and traditional uses of various sound sources (e.g., voices, acoustic instruments, electronic instruments) 4.5     Knows how to transpose Standard 5: Reads and notates music Benchmark 5.1     Uses standard notation to record musical ideas 5.2     Reads traditional notation in duple, triple, and simple and irregular compound meters 5.3     Demonstrates the ability to read an instrumental or vocal score of up to four staves by describing how the elements of music are used 5.4     Reads at sight simple melodies in both treble and bass clef in major and minor keys Standard 6: Listens to, analyzes, and describes music Benchmark Performance will be satisfactory when the learner: 6.1     Demonstrates knowledge of technical vocabulary of music 6.2     Understands compositional devices and techniques that are used to provide unity and variety, tension and release in a musical work 6.3     Describes significant musical events occurring in a given aural example 6.4     Compares ways in which musical materials are used in given examples of the same genre and style Standard 7: Evaluates music and music performances Benchmark 7.1     Evaluates a performance, composition, arrangement, or improvisation by comparing it to similar or exemplary models Standard 8: Understands the relationships between music, other arts, and disciplines outside the arts                    Benchmark 8.1     Understands music options after graduation including careers in music/music related fields (avocational/vocational) 8.2     Explains ways in which the principles and subject matter of various disciplines outside the arts are interrelated with those of music Standard 9: Understands music as an integral part of history and culture Benchmark 9.1     Classifies by genre or style and by historical period or culture unfamiliar but representative aural examples of music and explains the reasoning behind their classifications