761/762/763H/764H Concert Band (Grades 9,10,11,12) Alternate day blocks per week - Full year - 1.00 Credit

Membership in this group is open to instrumentalists depending on ability and based on the recommendation of the band director. Music is drawn from intermediate and advanced literature. Students are expected to do "at home" practice to prepare their music for class. Students are required to know the material presented, exercises, scales, etudes, the literature used, composer, form rhythms and keys used. Students will be assessed through tape submissions, preparation for class, attendance, and group performance standards, and performances (evening concerts, festivals, etc). Participation is required at all scheduled events. Private instruction is strongly suggested but not required. (Select 761 first year in band, 762 second year, 763H third year, 764H forth year.)

771/772/773H/774H Concert Choir (Grades 9,10,11,12) Alternate day blocks per week - Full year - 1.00 Credit

Concert Choir is an elective-selective course open to all students. This group meets in harmonic sections during school hours and as an entire group once per week during the music period. In addition to the performance, vocal skills, techniques, rhythms, tone, pitch and group balance, this course offers emphasis on performing choral music of many periods and styles, both in rehearsal and in public concerts and music festivals. Students will be assessed through tape submissions, preparation for class, attendance, and group performance standards, and performances (evening concerts, festivals, etc.). Students are expected to do "at home" practice to prepare their music for class. Participation is required at all scheduled events.

765 Music Appreciation (Grades 9,10,11,12) Five blocks per week - Full semester - 1.00 Credit

Music Appreciation is a tour through the world of music, from Medieval Chant through Classical, Jazz, and ends with Rock. Much listening is involved with a strong emphasis on identification of the historical period from which the music originates. The people and events of the time that influenced the composers and their compositions will be studied.

766 History of Rock and Roll (Grades 9, 10, 11, 12) Five Blocks per week Full semester 1.0 Credit

Prerequisite: Music Appreciation and/or Instructor recommendation

History of Rock and Roll is a continuation of Music Appreciation through the music of 2008. The course begins with the history of how rock music began in the early 1950s with its blues roots and moves through the doo-wop period into the British invasion. We will discover the music of the Beatles, Beach Boys, and many other legends. Led Zeppelin and many others will guide the students through the 1970s and 1980s. The semester will conclude with a look into the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s rock greats.

767/768H Music Theory I, II (Grades 9,10,11,12) Five blocks per week - Full semester - 1.00Credit

Prerequisite: Music Theory I - Instructor recommendation; Music Theory II - Successful completion of Theory I and Instructor recommendation

Music Theory is designed for students with a serious interest in music. Music Theory I provides students with an advanced working knowledge of music theory and harmony. Students who select Music Theory should have a working knowledge of music through the performance and/or playing of a musical instrument. Students must be proficient in reading music before selecting this course. Music theory is the study of scales, intervals, triads, and seventh chords. Harmonizing of a melodic line or bass line, harmonic analysis, figured bass, and voice leading techniques are explored. Students will be assessed on a portfolio of music writing. Students will use a staff notebook for writing. Ear training is stressed. Students will be asked to sing casually to develop listening skills. In Music Theory II emphasis will be on student creativity through composition. Students will continue to develop their music writing skills by writing and harmonizing original melodies, writing chord progressions, recognizing cadences, etc.

988 Independent Study- AP Music Theory (Grades 11,12) 5 blocks per week - Full semester - 1.00 Credit

Prerequisite: Successful completion of Theory I, Theory II, Instructor recommendation, and Independent Study Application required

This course introduces advanced music students to music analysis and composition. Realization of figured bass, and Analysis of repertoire, including study of motivic treatment, examination of rhythmic and melodic interaction between individual voices of a composition, and harmonic analysis of functional tonal passages.

This course will emphasize procedures based in common-practice tonality and functional triadic harmony in traditional four-voice texture (with vocabulary including no harmonic tones and secondary dominants). Chromatic Harmony, techniques of modulation, more distant key relationships, and larger musical forms will be touched upon. A large emphasis will be placed on the development of aural skills. Students should be able to listen to musical works attentively and analytically, developing their musical memory and their ability to articulate responses to formal, stylistic, and aesthetic qualities of the works. Performanceusing singing, keyboard, and students primary performance mediawill also be a part of the learning process. Students taking the course must take the AP Music Theory Exam.

NOTE : The Music Program at Oakmont includes three important co-curricular activities that are an extension of the music curriculum. Students who are serious about developing their musical talents and skills are strongly urged to participate in the following activities: