AD Advanced Placement II:

Complete Review of AP I
Complex Meters with all beat values through the 2nd Subdivision and the 2nd Multiple
Conducting, articulating, and dictating rhythms in Duple, Triple, and Quadruple Meters (Simple, Compound, and Complex)
Beat equals Beat and Division equals Division Metric changes
Improvisation of rhythmic patterns
Dictation of intermediate level rhythmic patterns and phrases

Complete Review of AP I
Chord quality and function along with Chord descriptors
All varieties of triads and their inversions (sung and written)
All varieties of 7th chords and their inversions (sung and written)
Sight-singing that includes more leaps, including arpeggiation of the tonic, the dominant, and intermediate harmonies. We sing using scale degree numbers for function and letter names for pitch.
Intermediate Harmonic Analysis using Roman Numeral and Figured Bass
Intermediate harmonization techniques and chord progressions including progressions of descending 5ths, 3rds, and some sequences.
Harmonic function as passing chords, neighbor chords, pedal chords, arpeggiated chords, and use of the cadential 6-4
Realization of a Figured Bass and/or Roman Numeral Analysis in 4 part chorale style
Improvisation of melodic patterns and motifs
Basic analysis of more advanced forms: Rounded Binary forms, Rondo forms, Sonata Rondo forms
Non-harmonic tones: Analysis, Dictation, and Notation of
Passing Tones
Neighbor Tones (complete and incomplete, chromatic and diatonic, double)
Escape Tones
Appoggiaturas
Changing Tones
Cambiata
Trills and Turns
Suspensions (4-3, 7-6, 9-8)
Retardations
Anticipations

Advanced Placement 2 Tuesdays 6:30pm- 7:45pm (Sept 2024 - May 2025)