Piano Tool
Staff Paper

Week 1/2UNIT 1-BASICS OF MUSIC
Elements of Music Discussion a, b, c
1, 2, 3, 4
Elements of Music-Audacity Instruction
Audacity -Favorite Element Song

Chapter 1-Intro to Music Notation
Basics Introduction
Treble Clef-On Staff, with accidentals, with ledger lines
Bass Clef-On Staff, with accidentals, with ledger lines
Grand Staff-On Staff, with accidentals, with ledger lines
*Extra Practice-Tenor Clef
-Alto Clef
Measures and Time Signatures tutorial
Note Duration Tutorial
Piano Keys-Tutorial-Practice
Sibelius-Learn to notate/Opening Project
Piano-Introduction to Right Hand
Beginning Dictation





Garageband-Favorite Sounds
Test Review-Kahoot
Test

Week 3/4 UNIT 1-BASICS OF MUSIC
Chapter 2/3-Intro to Rhythm
Rest duration tutorial
Dots and ties tutorial
Sibelius-Rhythmic Demo
Piano-p. 17-21
Dictation-1-3
Garageband-Rhythm Patterns and Loops

Week 5/6 UNIT 1-BASICS OF MUSIC
Chapter 4/5-Time Continued and Expression
Sibelius-Adding Detail
Piano-p. 23-27
Dictation 4 and Melodic
Garageband-Piano Sequence #1
Quizlet-Review
Quizlet II-Review
Quizlet III-Review
Quizlet IV-Review
Week 7/8 UNIT 2-Melodic Motion
Steps and Accidental review
Chapter 6-Enharmonics,Halfs, Wholes
Piano-p. 33-36
Dictation 5
Garageband-New Clothes

Week 9-12 UNIT 2-Melodic Motion
Chapter 7-Keys, Major Scales
Sibelius-Major Scale Construction
Piano-p. 39-43
Dictation 6 and 7
Garageband-Holiday Production Project

Week 13-15 UNIT 2-Melodic Motion
Chapter 8-Keys cont., Chro Scales, Intervals
Piano-p. 44-45
Dictation-8
Garageband-Podcast

Week 16/17 UNIT 2-Melodic Motion
Chapter 9- Intervals Cont
Piano-p. 49-55
Dictation-9,10
Garageband-DSP Project
Chord/Effect Review

Week 18 UNIT 3-Notation and Meters
Chapter 10- Notation Review
Piano-p. 56-61
Dictation-9,10
Garageband-Scoring a Poem


Week 19 UNIT 3-Notation and Meters

Chapter 11- Other Meters

Piano-p. 65-71

Dictation-11

Audacity-project 2

Sibelius and Garageband-Pedal Point Duet

Test Review

Week 20-22 UNIT 4-Harmonic Motion

Chapter 12- Triads

Sibelius-Yankee Doodle Harmonization

Piano-p. 74-77

Garageband-Importing New Midi with Yankee



Week 23/24 UNIT 4-Harmonic Motion

Chapter 13- Inversions

Sibelius-America/My Country Harmonization

Piano-p. 79-84



Week 25/26 UNIT 5-Melodic Lines and Analysis

Chapter 14- Minor Keys and Scales, Adv. Triads

Sibelius-Minor Scales Project

Piano-p. 91-93

Garageband-Folk Song Setting



Week 27/28 UNIT 5-Melodic Lines and Analysis

Chapter 15- Modes

Piano-p. 94-98

Sibelius-Mode Project

Logic Express and Microphones



Week 29/30 UNIT 5-Melodic Lines and Analysis

Chapter 16- Analysis

Piano-p. 105-112

Sibelius-4 Part Alma Mater

Garageband-Favorite Song Remix

Recording Live Performance-Soundboard



Week 31/32 UNIT 5-Melodic Lines and Analysis

Chapter 17- Blues

Piano-p. 117-120

Garageband-Blues Project



Week 33-35 UNIT 6-Form/Secondary Doms/Modulation

Chapter 18- Composition and Form

Sibelius-4 Part Writing

Piano-p. 127-131

Garageband-Movie Project



Week 36-39 UNIT 6-Form/Secondary Doms/Modulation

Chapter 19- Composition and Arranging

Sibelius-Arrangement or Composition

Piano-p. 133-139

Garageband/Logic-Realize Work



Week 40-45 UNIT 7-Recording Live Sound

Chapter 20- Recording Principals

Piano-p. 142-146

Sibelius-Create Final Composition

Garageband/Logic-Produce BOB/Demo CD