Identify sounding pitches that correspond to the notated pitches of a transposing instrument when given the specific level and direction of transposition.

DES-2.A

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify performance media and vocal and instrumental timbres in performed music.

PIT-3.C

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify features of melody in—

PIT-3.C.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

performed music

PIT-3.C.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

notated music

PIT-3.C

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify features of melody in—

PIT-3.C.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

performed music

PIT-3.C.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

notated music

DES-1.A

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify texture types in—

DES-1.A.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

performed music

DES-1.A.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

notated music

DES-1.B

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify texture devices in—

DES-1.B.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

performed music

DES-1.B.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

notated music

RHY-3.A

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify rhythmic devices in—

RHY-3.A.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

performed music

RHY-3.A.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

notated music

RHY-1.E

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify irregularities of beat division and/or beat grouping into measures in—

RHY-1.E.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

performed music

RHY-1.E.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

notated music

PIT-1.O

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Describe the quality of a chord in—

PIT-1.O.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

performed music

PIT-1.O.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

notated music

PIT-2.A

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify chords using letters and Roman/Arabic numerals that indicate specific scale degree of the root, quality, and bass note in—

PIT-2.A.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

performed music

PIT-2.A.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

notated music

PIT-2.A

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify chords using letters and Roman/Arabic numerals that indicate specific scale degree of the root, quality, and bass note in—

PIT-2.A.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

performed music

PIT-2.A.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

notated music

PIT-2.B

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Use Roman numerals to indicate the harmonic progression implied by a figured bass.

PIT-2.C

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Describe the quality of a seventh chord in—

PIT-2.C.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

performed music

PIT-2.C.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

notated music

PIT-2.D

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify seventh chords using Roman/Arabic numerals that indicate specific scale degree of the root, quality, and bass note in—

PIT-2.D.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

performed music

PIT-2.D.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

notated music

PIT-4.A

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify and apply the procedures of 18th-century voice leading through—

PIT-4.A.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

score analysis

PIT-4.A.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

error detection

PIT-4.A.c

Learning Objective

Depth 2

writing exercises

PIT-4.A.d

Learning Objective

Depth 2

contextual listening

PIT-2.E

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Compose a bass line added to a given soprano line, following the normative harmonic procedures of 18th-century music.

PIT-2.F

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Use Roman and Arabic numerals to indicate the specific chords and inversions implied by a bass line.

PIT-2.G

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Notate the pitches and rhythms of the outer voices (soprano and bass lines) in a performed harmonic progression that is composed in a major or minor key and may include limited use of chromatically altered pitches.

PIT-3.D

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Compose a bass line added to a given soprano line, following the normative melodic procedures of 18th-century music.

RHY-2.C

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Compose the rhythmic aspects of a bass line added to a given soprano line, following conventions of the 18th-century chorale.

FOR-1.A

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify the beginnings, ends, and lengths of phrases in—

FOR-1.A.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

performed music and

FOR-1.A.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

notated music.

DES-1.C

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Describe relationships among musical lines, including the number of lines present in a passage and the position of a line in relation to other lines in—

DES-1.C.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

performed music

DES-1.C.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

notated music

PIT-4.B

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Apply the procedures of 18th-century chord spelling and doubling through—

PIT-4.B.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

score analysis

PIT-4.B.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

error detection

PIT-4.B.c

Learning Objective

Depth 2

writing exercises

PIT-4.C

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Apply the procedures of 18th-century chord voicing and spacing through:

PIT-4.C.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

score analysis

PIT-4.C.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

error detection

PIT-4.C.c

Learning Objective

Depth 2

writing exercises

PIT-4.D

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Apply the conventions of 18th-century chord spelling, doubling, spacing, and voice leading to progressions that include chords in first inversion.

PIT-2.H

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify and describe harmonic function within a chord progression in

PIT-2.H.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

performed music

PIT-2.H.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

notated music

PIT-2.I

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify cadence types in—

PIT-2.I.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

performed music

PIT-2.I.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

notated music

PIT-4.A

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify and apply the procedures of 18th-century voice leading through

PIT-4.A.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

score analysis

PIT-4.A.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

error detection

PIT-4.A.c

Learning Objective

Depth 2

writing exercises

PIT-4.A.d

Learning Objective

Depth 2

contextual listening

PIT-4.A

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify and apply the procedures of 18th-century voice leading through—

PIT-4.A.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

score analysis

PIT-4.A.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

error detection

PIT-4.A.c

Learning Objective

Depth 2

writing exercises

PIT-4.A.d

Learning Objective

Depth 2

contextual listening

PIT-2.H

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify and describe harmonic function within a chord progression in—

PIT-2.H.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

performed music

PIT-2.H.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

notated music

PIT-2.J

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify and describe harmonic function and progression in—

PIT-2.J.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

performed music

PIT-2.J.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

notated music.

PIT-4.A

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify and apply the procedures of 18th-century voice leading through—

PIT-4.A.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

score analysis

PIT-4.A.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

error detection

PIT-4.A.c

Learning Objective

Depth 2

writing exercises

PIT-4.A.d

Learning Objective

Depth 2

contextual listening

PIT-2.J

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify and describe harmonic function and progression in—

PIT-2.J.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

performed music

PIT-2.J.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

notated music

PIT-2.I

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify cadence types in—

PIT-2.I.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

performed music

PIT-2.I.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

notated music

PIT-2.K

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify the type of 6/4 chord used in notated music.

PIT-4.E

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify and apply the procedures of 18th-century voice leading of cadential 6/4 chords through—

PIT-4.E.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

score analysis

PIT-4.E.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

error detection

PIT-4.E.c

Learning Objective

Depth 2

part-writing exercises

PIT-4.E.d

Learning Objective

Depth 2

contextual listening

PIT-2.L

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Describe the type of 6/4 chord used in notated music.

PIT-4.F

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify and apply the procedures of 18th-century voice leading of passing, pedal (or neighboring), and arpeggiated 6/4 chords through—

PIT-4.F.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

score analysis

PIT-4.F.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

error detection

PIT-4.F.c

Learning Objective

Depth 2

writing exercises

PIT-4.F.d

Learning Objective

Depth 2

contextual listening

PIT-2.M

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify types of embellishing tones, including nonharmonic tones, in—

PIT-2.M.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

performed music

PIT-2.M.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

notated music

PIT-2.N

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Compose a bass line added to a given soprano line that incorporates unaccented passing and/or neighbor tones while following the normative harmonic procedures of 18th-century harmony and voice leading.

PIT-2.M

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify types of embellishing tones, including nonharmonic tones, in—

PIT-2.M.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

performed music

PIT-2.M.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

notated music

PIT-2.M

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify types of embellishing tones, including nonharmonic tones, in—

PIT-2.M.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

performed music

PIT-2.M.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

notated music

PIT-2.O

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Notate embellishing tones, including nonharmonic tones, indicated in a figured bass or Roman numeral progression.

FOR-1.B

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify the basic units of phrases (i.e., motives) and melodic/rhythmic procedures involving these units in—

FOR-1.B.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

performed music

FOR-1.B.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

notated music

PIT-3.E

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify and apply melodic procedures in—

PIT-3.E.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

performed music

PIT-3.E.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

notated music

RHY-3.B

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify and apply procedures used to transform rhythmic patterns in—

RHY-3.B.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

performed music

RHY-3.B.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

notated music

PIT-3.E

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify and apply melodic procedures in—

PIT-3.E.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

performed music

PIT-3.E.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

notated music

PIT-2.P

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify and apply harmonic sequences in—

PIT-2.P.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

performed music

PIT-2.P.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

notated music

PIT-2.Q

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify and describe tonicization in—

PIT-2.Q.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

performed music

PIT-2.Q.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

notated music

PIT-2.E

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Compose a bass line added to a given soprano line, following the normative harmonic procedures of 18th-century music.

PIT-2.Q

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify and describe tonicization in—

PIT-2.Q.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

performed music

PIT-2.Q.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

notated music

PIT-4.A

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify and apply the procedures of 18th-century voice leading through—

PIT-4.A.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

score analysis

PIT-4.A.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

error detection

PIT-4.A.c

Learning Objective

Depth 2

writing exercises

PIT-4.A.d

Learning Objective

Depth 2

contextual listening

PIT-1.P

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify modes in—

PIT-1.P.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

performed music

PIT-1.P.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

notated music

FOR-1.C

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Describe melodic relationships between phrases in—

FOR-1.C.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

performed music

FOR-1.C.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

notated music

FOR-1.D

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify periods in—

FOR-1.D.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

performed music

FOR-1.D.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

notated music

FOR-1.E

Learning Objective

Depth 2

Identify common sections in—

FOR-1.E.a

Learning Objective

Depth 2

performed music

FOR-1.E.b

Learning Objective

Depth 2

notated music

1.A

Learning Objective

Depth 3

Use symbols and terms to describe features of pitch in performed music, including pitch patterns and relationships, melodic features, chords, harmonic progressions, and cadences. (This skill is applied in identification and definition exercises that typically accompany the introduction of new concepts.)

1.B

Learning Objective

Depth 3

Use symbols and terms to describe features of rhythm in performed music, including meter, note values, and rhythmic patterns and devices.

1.C

Learning Objective

Depth 3

Use symbols and terms to describe melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic relationships in performed music. (This skill is applied in describing these elements in a full musical context.)

1.D

Learning Objective

Depth 3

Use symbols and terms to describe and apply procedures for melodic and rhythmic transformation in performed music.

1.E

Learning Objective

Depth 3

Use symbols and terms to describe and apply harmonic, melodic, and rhythmic procedures of 18th-century voice leading (up to 4 voices) in performed music. (This skill is applied in tasks dealing specifically with music of the Western European common practice era, or music that uses commonpractice techniques.)

1.F

Learning Objective

Depth 3

Use terms and symbols to describe formal features and relationships in performed music, including motives, phrases, and phrase relationships.

1.G

Learning Objective

Depth 3

Use terms and symbols to describe aspects of musical design in performed music, including texture, timbre, and instrumentation, and expressive elements, including dynamics, articulation, and tempo.

2.A

Learning Objective

Depth 3

Use symbols and terms to describe features of pitch in notated music, including pitch patterns and relationships, melodic features, chords, harmonic progressions, and cadences. (This skill is applied in identification and definition exercises that typically accompany the introduction of new concepts.)

2.B

Learning Objective

Depth 3

Use symbols and terms to describe features of rhythm in notated music, including meter, note values, and rhythmic patterns and devices.

2.C

Learning Objective

Depth 3

Use symbols and terms to describe melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic relationships in notated music. (This skill is applied in describing these elements in a full musical context.)

2.D

Learning Objective

Depth 3

Use symbols and terms to describe and apply procedures for melodic and rhythmic transformation in notated music.

2.E

Learning Objective

Depth 3

Use symbols and terms to describe and apply harmonic, melodic, and rhythmic procedures of 18th-century voice leading (up to 4 voices) in notated music. (This skill is applied in tasks dealing specifically with music of the Western European common practice era, or music that uses common-practice techniques.)

2.F

Learning Objective

Depth 3

Use terms and symbols to describe formal features and relationships in notated music, including motives, phrases, and phrase relationships.

2.G

Learning Objective

Depth 3

Use terms and symbols to describe aspects of musical design in notated music, including texture, timbre, and instrumentation, and expressive elements, including dynamics, articulation, and tempo.

3.A

Learning Objective

Depth 3

Notate the pitches and rhythm of a performed melody (in treble or bass clef; in a major or minor key; may include chromatically altered pitches).

3.B

Learning Objective

Depth 3

Notate the soprano and bass pitches of a performed harmonic progression in a major or minor key (may include chromatically altered pitches).

3.C

Learning Objective

Depth 3

Identify the harmonic function of chords in a performed harmonic progression by providing an analysis using Roman and Arabic numerals.

3.D

Learning Objective

Depth 3

Apply knowledge of musical symbols and terms to sing the pitches and rhythms of a notated melody (melody may be in treble or bass clef, in a major or minor key, or in simple or compound meter, and it may include chromatically altered pitches).

3.E

Learning Objective

Depth 3

Apply knowledge of musical symbols and terms to detect discrepancies in pitch and rhythm when comparing notated and performed music in one or two voices.

4.A

Learning Objective

Depth 3

Apply knowledge of common-practice tonality to spell chords and to follow procedures of 18th-century voice leading to connect chords in harmonic progressions.

4.B

Learning Objective

Depth 3

Complete a four-part harmonic progression by realizing a figured bass line and providing a Roman numeral analysis of the completed progression.

4.C

Learning Objective

Depth 3

Complete a four-part harmonic progression based on the Roman numeral analysis provided.

4.D

Learning Objective

Depth 3

Compose a bass line to harmonize a given melody, implying appropriate harmony, and identify the implied harmony using Roman and Arabic numerals.

Framework metadata

Source document: AP Music Theory (2020)
Normalized subject: The Arts